2010 Holiday Lights Tour

The 2010 Christmas Lights Tour is an annual event hosted by members of RallyMaster Pro and other rally clubs.  It was a low-key informal rally tour open to anyone, no clubs, no sanction fees and no trophies.

Registration was at the starting point at 6:00 pm on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at the Shoreview Community Center in Shoreview, MN.  There was also a small $2.00 fee to cover printing costs of maps and instructions. Registrants received a list of instructions, a map and questions to be answered at each Christmas light display.

The tour began at 6:30 pm and and traversed 24.3 miles through several residential neighborhoods in northern Ramsey County, MN.  In several instances many participants had to get out of their cars to answer questions such as the number of snowmen, elves, Santas stars, trees and penguins on display in front of residences.  In some situations flashlights came in handy to find answers.  Some displays were buried by a recent snowstorm that dumped over 18 inches of snow making it difficult to see over snow banks.

The tour end about 9:00 pm at Acapulco restaurant in Blain, MN where everyone gathered for dinner and to tally points for the correct number of answers provided by Mark Larson, the event master. 

2010 SCCA Runoffs at Road America

2010 SCCA Runoffs at Road America are now in the books.  Three days of racing  started Friday, September 24th and finished on Sunday.  Weather was cool partly-mostly cloudy and very windy on Friday and Saturday.  The cool dense Wisconsin air helped engines to perform well, while the wind presented some challenges for a few drivers.  Lots of good racing and great online coverage by SpeedCastTV.   See Race Results

GT-3 drivers at Turn 2 at start of 2009 Runoffs at Road America.

SCCA Trans-Am Race Results at Brainerd

Ave Earns Fifth Win of Terrific 2010 SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series Season at Brainerd

Tony Ave (No. 4) took his fifth victory of the season at Brainerd. Credit: Willa Stein/SCCA

BRAINERD, Minn. -In the first SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series race at Brainerd International Raceway in 21 years, championship leader Tony Ave, of Maiden, N.C., added another victory in an already outstanding season on Sunday afternoon.  See Results

SCCA Trans-Am Series returns to Minnesota

 

Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Pro Racing is returning to Brainerd International Raceway when the 2010 Trans-Am Series headlines a race Sept. 4-5 on BIR's new 2.5-mile, 13-turn Competition Road Course.  Land O' Lakes Region SCCA will be on hand.  See race Schedule.

If you want to work track-side, volunteers are still needed in all specialties.  Just sign up here: Registration

Healey Hillclimb IX 2010

Healey Hillclimb IX was at Afton Alps recreation area Afton, MN.  Hosted by the Minnesota Austin-Healey Club the the autocross style event with timed runs was on a nice hot, humid and sunny Saturday, August 14, 2010.  Video Clip - Photos by Stacy

AC Cobra

2010 LoL-SCCA Jack Pine Sprints Race Results

Here are the final results of Land O' Lakes Region SCCA's quad regional the 2010 Jack Pine Sprints at BIR for July 2-3, 2010.

Jack Pine Sprints

Final Race Results

Photos and video

2010 Land O' Lakes Region SCCA Jack Pine Sprints

This club racing event was the first for Land O' Lakes Region SCCA in 10 years at Brainerd International Raceway (BIR).  Great effort and time was had by all who attended.  Arrived and helped setup on Friday morning and worked in TS through Sunday.  Some 105 competitors mostly from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and as far away as eastern, southern and western states were on hand to drive BIR's new 2.5 mile competition road course.  It was topped off by a nice dinner party for volunteers, competitors, family and friends.

Final race results at:  MyLAPS

Land O' Lakes Region SCCA, Jack Pine Sprints Quad Regional Races Brainerd Int'l Raceway July 3- 4, 2010  Photos by Chris Ward

2010 June Sprints SCCA Races - Road America, WI

Another picture perfect day for the SCCA national race at Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI.  First time I volunteered and worked inside the hallowed walls of R/A's race control building for Timing and Scoring  (TS) on Friday.  There were over 440 entries in 10 race groups.  Augie Pabst was event Grand Marshal for the 55th annual Chicago Region SCCA June Sprints.  TS is a fun group of people to work with in race control.  There was a dinner party for workers that evening with good food and company.  The rolling hills of Wisconsin's Kettle Moraine area is the place to be if you like road racing.  This four mile long road racing circuit with 14 turns is guaranteed to grab you!  Race Results

View upstream from race control at R/A.