Last Chance to Run Brainerd
05-22-2005, 11:00 PM
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Last Chance to Run Brainerd
Ever wish you had had the opportunity to race at one of the great old race tracks like Bridgehampton or Riverside before they were shutdown? Does video of Dan Gurney swinging the back end of that old Ford Fairlane through the esses at Riverside leave a little hollow spot in the pit of your stomach?
This year’s Loonacy Club Race may be your last chance to race at historic Brainerd International Raceway, arguably the fastest track in North America. The current owners of the track, Sports Resorts International, have put the track up for sale. They are honoring their commitments through the 2005 season, but after that it’s anyone’s guess what will happen. Since the track has lost money for many years, it continuing as a race track is very much up-in-the-air.
The track opened in 1968 and still retains the configuration from that era. It hosted races in the early days of both the Trans-am and Can-Am series. Mark Donohue held the track record for many years in the 917-30. BIR prospered in the hey-day of IMSA with Peter Gregg being dominate in his various 935’s. The list of drivers who have raced at Brainerd is impressive. Shouldn’t it include you?
For more information go to:
http://www.nordstern.org/ClubRace/loonacy/index.html
Sorry for the second post on the Brainerd Race, but there is two different topics here so I decided to split the posts into two.
Roger Johnson
Brainerd Club Race Chair
This year’s Loonacy Club Race may be your last chance to race at historic Brainerd International Raceway, arguably the fastest track in North America. The current owners of the track, Sports Resorts International, have put the track up for sale. They are honoring their commitments through the 2005 season, but after that it’s anyone’s guess what will happen. Since the track has lost money for many years, it continuing as a race track is very much up-in-the-air.
The track opened in 1968 and still retains the configuration from that era. It hosted races in the early days of both the Trans-am and Can-Am series. Mark Donohue held the track record for many years in the 917-30. BIR prospered in the hey-day of IMSA with Peter Gregg being dominate in his various 935’s. The list of drivers who have raced at Brainerd is impressive. Shouldn’t it include you?
For more information go to:
http://www.nordstern.org/ClubRace/loonacy/index.html
Sorry for the second post on the Brainerd Race, but there is two different topics here so I decided to split the posts into two.
Roger Johnson
Brainerd Club Race Chair
