RALLY! and RACING!!
02-22-12, 04:57 PM
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aheadau
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RALLY! and RACING!!
I really need to find the time to visit here more often, or wish I could. In case you haven't heard, the St. Louis track, "Gateway" Motorsports Park (was "International Raceway") has re-opened! They also have a new website up: http://www.gatewaymsp.com/en/ and also have a FaceBook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gatew...75659139179911
And since it's Feb. in the Midwest, it's time for the "100 Acre Wood Rally"! Please forgive that the following was copied from the GMP Page - short of time
Copied from the Gateway Page.
As you all know having watched this page, there is a great diversity of racing interest in the St. Louis Area. So I thought I would let you know about yet another motorsport that does NOT take place at Gateway, but in the next few days, so there is no conflict with any schedule.
The "Rally in the 100 Acre Wood" takes place this week (activities begin Thursday) and is Headquartered in Salem, MO.. This event is known as "Stage Rally" and includes racing on multiple days and nights, Sanctioned by "Rally America", and drawing the biggest names in the sport (like Ken Block) with a record entry of over 65 so far, with a half dozen or so local teams.
If you ever wanted to see cars "get big air", or sliding sideways on gravel roads, and going a million miles an hour through the woods day and night, this is the local event of what you have seen on TV! ALL of the activities for spectators are FREE, Parc Expose (Grid and Show before the days racing starts), Service (Scheduled Pit Stops between certain "Stages") and of course the RACING - ALL FREE!
Visit the various links for information for spectating, bring all you pixel devices and plenty of storage, be prepared for whatever weather and to follow maps to the various venues and to travel when roads are open, (This event takes place primarily on closed public roads so you will need plenty of time and the info to navigate around.) and racing and such scheduled at times not usually found at other events.
This event has been growing every year and is fully supported by the communities in which it is run. It is unlikely you will find any lodging close by at this late date unless there is a cancellation; but fast food places and restaurants get geared up for it and many times there are "portable" food concessions at some places - or simply pack your own, as you will likely be in the "woods" to spectate! Just think of it as the preseason event of Racing in St. Louis!
http://100aw.org/index.html
http://rally-america.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rally...65579906809470
https://www.facebook.com/RallyAmerica
100 Acre Wood Rally
www.100aw.org
The 2012 "Rally in the 100 Acre Wood" serves as the second event on the Rally-America national championship calendar. Teams from coast to coast will come to race head-to-head in the foothills of the Ozarks to crown winners in 3 national a...
And since it's Feb. in the Midwest, it's time for the "100 Acre Wood Rally"! Please forgive that the following was copied from the GMP Page - short of time
Copied from the Gateway Page.
As you all know having watched this page, there is a great diversity of racing interest in the St. Louis Area. So I thought I would let you know about yet another motorsport that does NOT take place at Gateway, but in the next few days, so there is no conflict with any schedule.
The "Rally in the 100 Acre Wood" takes place this week (activities begin Thursday) and is Headquartered in Salem, MO.. This event is known as "Stage Rally" and includes racing on multiple days and nights, Sanctioned by "Rally America", and drawing the biggest names in the sport (like Ken Block) with a record entry of over 65 so far, with a half dozen or so local teams.
If you ever wanted to see cars "get big air", or sliding sideways on gravel roads, and going a million miles an hour through the woods day and night, this is the local event of what you have seen on TV! ALL of the activities for spectators are FREE, Parc Expose (Grid and Show before the days racing starts), Service (Scheduled Pit Stops between certain "Stages") and of course the RACING - ALL FREE!
Visit the various links for information for spectating, bring all you pixel devices and plenty of storage, be prepared for whatever weather and to follow maps to the various venues and to travel when roads are open, (This event takes place primarily on closed public roads so you will need plenty of time and the info to navigate around.) and racing and such scheduled at times not usually found at other events.
This event has been growing every year and is fully supported by the communities in which it is run. It is unlikely you will find any lodging close by at this late date unless there is a cancellation; but fast food places and restaurants get geared up for it and many times there are "portable" food concessions at some places - or simply pack your own, as you will likely be in the "woods" to spectate! Just think of it as the preseason event of Racing in St. Louis!
http://100aw.org/index.html
http://rally-america.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rally...65579906809470
https://www.facebook.com/RallyAmerica
100 Acre Wood Rally
www.100aw.org
The 2012 "Rally in the 100 Acre Wood" serves as the second event on the Rally-America national championship calendar. Teams from coast to coast will come to race head-to-head in the foothills of the Ozarks to crown winners in 3 national a...
