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BMW Club
June 7-9 |
Road Racing |
North Star Chapter of the BMW Car Club of America. Contact the North Star BMW Car Club of America for more information. |
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Bracket Drag Racing Series
May 10-12, June 7-9, June 29-30, July 20-21, Aug 2-4, Sept 28-29
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Drag Racing |
| An exciting drag racing series! Six weekends (each weekend including one race held on Saturday and another on Sunday) of amateur racing. Two vehicles of varying performance potentials race on a leveled basis by adjusting the start times for the vehicles based on the anticipated elapsed time. Street cars and bikes are welcome; many racing categories available. |
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ChumpCar World Series
July 20-21
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Road Racing |
| Rain or shine, these cars will be on the track for an endurance racing event. Teams of at least 4 drivers race 7-hours on Saturday and 7 hours on Sunday in cars with values that cannot exceed $500. Spectators will enjoy watching this unique racing event as the ChumpCars rattle around the course! |
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Central Roadracing Association (CRA) Superbike Racing
May 10-12, June 14-16, July 5-7, August 2-4, Sept 13-15 |
Road Racing |
| Motorcycle racing on the two road courses, alternating between the short course and long course, at BIR will provide 5 weekends of excitement at BIR. Fans have access to the pit areas and riders. |
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Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals - 32nd Annual Event
August 15-18
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Drag Racing |
BIR will be full throttle on this 32nd annual Brainerd International Raceway - NHRA Nationals, Minnesota's largest motor-sports event. NHRA Nationals is a collection of the biggest names in drag racing: John Force, Brandon Bernstein, Tony Schumacher, Tony Pedregon, Larry Dixon, Antron Brown, Jason Line, Greg Anderson, Warren Johnson, Kurt Johnson. These superstars of drag racing will be joined by many others as they converge at BIR in an awesome show of speed, color and pageantry. 330-mph nitro-burning Top Fuel Dragsters and Funny Cars. Every ticket includes a pit pass, where fans get access to drivers for autographs and can stand within feet of the race crews as they disassemble and re-assemble race cars. Live music will be provided.
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MAP Import & Sport Compact Weekend
June 21-23; Sept 6-8 |
Drag Racing |
Brainerd International Raceway will be buzzing with activity two weekends in 2013 with Modern Automotive Performance Sport Compact Proving Grounds showcases drag racing, drifting and autocross competitions, open lapping on the Competition Road Course, a car show and a lot more. This year's event will take place over three days instead of two and should attract about 200 cars and bikes. The Proving Grounds features a wide variety of front-wheel, rear-wheel and all-wheel-drive cars, some of which are turbo charged and can cover the quarter mile in 8-9 seconds. Import bikes will have their own classes on the drag strip as well.
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Muscle Car Shootout
Aug 30-Sept 1
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Drag Racing |
| Brainerd International Raceway will be hosting this 3-day, fun-filled event! This is the Most Beautiful Show of the Year with some 400 plus Muscle Cars converging on BIR and will wrap-up the 3-series Muscle Car race series.. These same cars and more are on display for viewing and judging during the classic car show. Watch the bad boys of blacktop battle it out in the King Street, Real Street, Pro Outlaw and Outlaw classes, which feature cars that can cover the quarter-mile in 6-7 seconds & top out at over 200 mph! |
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NASCAR K&N Series
May 25 |
Road Racing |
| NASCAR will share the 2.5 mile Competition Road Course with the Sports Car Club of America's (SCCA) Double National Race. The NASCAR race will be Saturday only. Practice sessions, qualifying and the race will all take place. |
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BIR Performance Driving School - Open Driving
May 6, 20, 31; June 10, 24; July 15, 29; Aug 5, 26; Sept 9, 23, 30; Oct 7 |
Road Racing |
| Everything you will need for your High Performance Driving Experience is provided. All you need to do is arrive and drive!
Your day will start with a classroom instruction session followed by a driving tour of the track with an experienced instructor.
Please bring thin soled, closed toe, comfortable shoes. The thrill of driving a purpose built race car around a famous, historic race track, at speed, and with confidence, is a driving experience that you will never forget! All these events will be run on the 2.5-mile Competition Road Course except for four split-track days where we will run a half day on the 3.1-mile Donnybrooke Road Course and a half day on the Competition Road Course. The split dates are May 20, July 15, Sept. 23 and Oct. 7. |
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Powercruise
July 12-14
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| Powercruise is a wild cruising sensation that has been sweeping Austrailia and New Zealand. BIR is once again set to host this unique car and driving event. Events during a Powercruise may include cruising sessions, powerskids, off-street drags, drifting, burnouts Aussie-style, show & shine, Miss Powercruise stage show, and more. |
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SCCA Competition School
May 22-24 |
Road Racing |
| Start your road racing career by completing the SCCA Competition School at BIR. Both classroom and on-track instruction are part of the course, which is taught by experienced SCCA drivers. |
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SCCA Double National Race (Harvey West Classic)
May 24-26 |
Road Racing |
| The SCCA Harvey West Classic will share the track with the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race. The NASCAR race will be Satruday only. When NASCAR is not on the track, SCCA will bring tremendous wheel-to-wheel racing action featuring National and Regional drivers in a variety of classes. The wide range of high performance race cars will include Formula card, Spec Racer Fords, GTs, Morgans, TVRs, Lolas, muscle cards and more! |
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SCCA Jack Pine Sprints
Aug 31-Sept 1 |
Road Racing |
| The SCCA Jack Pine Sprint will return to BIR for an exciting weekend of road racing. High performance sports cars will take the track as drivers compete for series point. |
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SCCA Trans-Am Series
Sept 1 - 2 |
Road Racing |
| The SCCA Trans-Am Series returns to Brainerd International Raceway with as a doubleheader weekend for the series. Expect this series to bring a high energy motorsport racing as a variety of powerful sports cars take the track for full races on Saturday and Sunday. Two new classes will be added to this year's event: Trans-Am2 and Trans-Am3. The Trans-Am Series will be held rain or shine. |
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Show & Go
July 4-7
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Drag Racing |
| This 27th annual event features classic car drag racing on 1/4-mile strip. This event is the 2nd race in the 3-series Muscle Car races at BIR. Over 400 cars, trucks, bikes and snowmobiles compete throughout this exciting race weekend. The same classic cars and more are on also display for your viewing and judging during the car show. On Saturday night, you can enjoy the local Fourth of July celebration and double your pleasure with BIR's Fireworks and Festivities. |
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Slowpokes Club Racing
June 1-2 |
Road Racing |
Club racing for those who have completed a high-speed driving school. Otherwise, anyone 18 or older can drive. Contact the Slowpokes Club for more information. |
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Street Car Showdown
May 24-26 |
Drag Racing |
| The 5th Annual Street Car Showdown will kick-off the 3-series Muscle Car race series at BIR! The Street Car Showdown features Real Street (Unlimited & Natural), King Street, Outlaw and Pro Outlaw racing, plus eight Index Classes, the Truck Eliminator and Strip Eliminator (1, 2, & 3) classes! |
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StreetSmart Teen Driving School
June 11, 25; Aug 6, 27 |
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| The StreetSmarts Advanced Defensive Driving Course for Teens program provides teen drivers with the tools they need to stay safe on the roadways. Among the topics taught: emergency braking, tire blow-outs, hydroplaning, driver distraction, skidding, wildlife avoidance, alcohol awareness, night driving and more. |
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Thunder at the Lakes
June 1-2 |
Drag Racing |
| The Division Points race brings in all the top racers from the NHRA Division Five, which includes eight states in the Midwest and part of Canada. Here you will see the Top Alcohol Dragsters and Funny Cars plus a number of other race classes competing in the division circuit annual points race. Lightning-fast racing action! |
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Wednesday Night Drags
May 8, 22; June 5, 19; July 10, 31; Aug 21; Sept 4 |
Drag Racing |
| Anyone who shows up on Race night with a street legal car (including trucks and motorcycles), a helmet and a valid drivers license can race on the track.
The light tree, burn-out box and scoreboard (which allows you to see your elapsed time at the finish line) are available for use, and an announcer will be calling the action. Gates open at 4 pm. Racers can race until dusk. Racer and spectator fees apply. |
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Zalusky Advanced Riding School
June 30 |
Road Racing |
| Motorcycle riders, ZARS is your opportunity to improve your riding skills. ZARS is an opportunity for advanced riders to improve their skills, become more proficient, confident riders. ZARS will provide instruction and training geared towards advanced riding while learning critical skills necessary to minimize the risk involved. All bike types are welcome from sport touring to sportbike and everything in between! Contact ZARS for more information. |
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