Map work I did for Land O' Lakes Region SCCA. This is the competition paddock area for BIR's 2.5 mile competition road course at Brainerd Int'l Raceway. I starting with part of an existing track map and added some access roads, technical areas and buildings.
It shows competitors and race officials the locations of parking, information, tech inspection, scales, false grid (car line-up), pit areas, and post-race impound for race cars. All areas necessary for the function of SCCA club racing. (By Stacy Scharch)
Round 4, International Ice Racing Association on Madison Lake, MN, February 12-13, 2011. This was the perspective from my corner while working flagging and communications. The cars really do get this close. Mark Utecht's Impreza #83 (below) won Sunday's Enduro. These cars run on studded wheels and grip lake ice as good or better than on dry pavement, so there are some G-forces felt. Drivers slide through turns at a slip angle of 30 degrees or more, often with wheel hang on inside rear. The course was over a mile in length with several left and right hand turns. I was able to snag a ride in one of Mayhem Racing's Subaru Imprezas, identical to one featured below.
Suburu Impreza #83 sliding into frame of photo from left.
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.
