Minnesota Austin Healey Club

Street Car Showdown
2023-05-26 - 2023-05-28 | Brainerd International Raceway (BIR), 5523 Birchdale Rd MN 56401, Brainerd, MN, 56401, United States
BIR hosts the first major race of the 2021 season Memorial Day weekend. The Street Car Showdown kicks off the three-race Muscle Car Series on the drag strip. Featuring an impressive display of power and speed, fans get a steady dose of 200+ mph speeds and times at 6-7 seconds. It’s intense drag racing that brings race fans back year after year.
Drivers in the Muscle Car Series are competing for series points and, ultimately, a series championship. The race features cars in Outlaw Pro Mod, Outlaw, King Street, Real Street, 660 Outlaw Street and 660 Limited Street classes, which make up the Heads-Up classes where both cars launch at the same time with the winner being the first car to cross the finish line. The race also highlights 10 Index classes, the winners of which have a separate run-off to crown the Index Class Champion. Three Strip Eliminator classes, Truck Eliminator, and Manual Transmission class round out the race schedule. It’s a full weekend of racing, with qualifying that runs Friday and Saturday, and eliminations on Sunday.
Prior to the Showdown, BIR is hosting the SCCA Competition Racing License School, which is how racers can get licensed to compete in SCCA races. The school runs May 26-28 at BIR and includes both classroom instruction and on-track sessions.

Drag Racing Schedule:
Thursday, May 26
10am. . .Gates open
3:30pm – 8pm . . . Shirt Shack
Friday, May 27
7am . . . Gates open
7am – 6pm . . . Shirt Shack
10am – 5pm . . . Time Trials
11am . . . Qualifying for Heads-Up Classes
1pm . . . Qualifying for Heads-Up Classes
4pm . . . Qualifying for Heads-Up Classes
Saturday, May 28
7am . . . Gates open
7am – 6pm . . . Shirt Shack
9am . . . Time trials begin
11am . . . Qualifying for Heads-Up Classes
1pm. . . Qualifying for Heads-Up Classes
4pm . . . Qualifying for Heads-Up Classes
7pm . . . Street Class Cruise – 4 laps around the 3.1-mile road course
9pm-1am . . . Live music by Uncle Chunk at The Wheelie Bar & Grille
Sunday, May 29
7am . . . Gates open
7am – 2pm . . . Shirt Shack
9am . . . Elimination rounds begin for all classes
Note: All times are subject to change. Tune into 105.3 FM for racing action.

Harvey West Memorial Racing (Tentative; some details TBD)
2023-05-19 00:00 - 2023-05-21 23:59 (America/Chicago) | Brainerd International Raceway (BIR), 5523 Birchdale Rd MN 56401, Brainerd, MN, 56401, United States
Come watch our Austin-Healey friends (and other vintage and SCCA racers) race at the famous Brainerd International Raceway.
In track action begins around 9:00 am and goes until 6:00. Our vintage friends take to the track 3 times each day.
Admission is at the SCCA building by the racing entrance, or contact someone racing that weekend and likely you can be added to their crew.

Cars and Caves Car Show
2023-04-29 09:00 - 13:00 | Chanhassen AutoPlex, 1740 Motorplex Court, Chanhassen, MN, 55317, United States
The Chanhassen AutoPlex sponsors Last Saturday Shows, known as “Cars and Caves.” They are a typical car show including a variety of classic cars, street rods, and exotic cars. About 400 cars come through the gate on a nice day, and there are a few hundred more cars on display in the garage condos at the Chanhassen AutoPlex. What makes these shows unique is the opportunity for folks to tour the many garage condos; each one has a different theme. The shows involve Food trucks, sometimes music, and/or other activities involved. The May show on Memorial Day weekend is the largest show of the year, and it includes a military fly over.
They also have car shows on some Wednesday evenings; which they call “Summer Nights.” The dates are published on their website: https://chanhassenautoplex.com/
There is no cost for the shows, but they do ask for a freewill donation for a charity chosen for each show.
