Minnesota Austin Healey Club

Muscle Car Shootout Labor Day Weekend
2023-09-01 - 2023-09-03 | Brainerd International Raceway (BIR), 5523 Birchdale Rd MN 56401, Brainerd, MN, 56401, United States
The 32nd Annual GSTA Muscle Car Shootout on Labor Day weekend is a perennial favorite at BIR and is a great way to cap off your summer. Sponsored by the Gopher State Timing Association, the Sept. 2-4 event features the Muscle Car Series’ grand finale on the drag strip, as well as live music, and much more.
On the drag strip, the Muscle Car Series will be wrapping up the season, as drivers duke it out for series championships. The seven Heads-Up Classes – Outlaw Pro Mod, Outlaw, King Street, Real Street, 660 Outlaw Street, and 660 Limited Street – will be center stage, featuring cars with huge horsepower that can get down the track in 6-7 seconds and crank out speeds of 200+ mph. It’s heads-up drag racing at its finest, featuring some of the fastest cars in the Midwest. Time trials and qualifying are Friday and Saturday, with eliminations on Sunday. 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.

Car and Caves Show
2023-08-26 09:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | 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.
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.

DCTC Track Day
2023-08-04, 2023-06-24 08:00 - 17:00 | Dakota County Technical College Track, 1300 145th Street East (County Road 42), Rosemount, MN, 55068, United States
Free for spectators; $65 per driver for the day. Spectators feel welcome to just show up.
Registration is now open for drivers who are members of InterMarque car clubs and owners of American, foreign, and vintage cars that are at least 10 years old.
Drivers should print, fill in, and send registration at the link.
DCTC 2023 flyer & registration form
Track Layout
Operating rules

Cars and Caves Show
2023-07-29 09:00 - 13:00, 2023-06-24 09:00 - 13:00, 2023-05-27 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.

WeatherTech International Challenge
2023-07-13 - 2023-07-16 | Elkhart Lake’s Road America, N 7390 WI-67, Plymouth, WI, 53073, United States
A mid-summer tradition, the WeatherTech® International Challenge with Brian Redman at Road America, taking place July 13-16, 2023, is one of the largest vintage racing events in the United States. The WeatherTech® International Challenge road race features over 400 vintage and historic racecars competing across several days. The highlight of the 2023 event at Road America is the Kastner Cup featuring Triumph sports cars.
The WeatherTech International Challenge is a premier vintage gathering featuring everything from a special Concours d’Elegance on Friday and Saturday along the streets of Elkhart Lake, plus featured Triumph sports car racing. The 2023 event is a can’t miss spectacle for any racing enthusiast. Come out to Road America to witness this impressive racing legacy.

BMC Spring into Summer Car Show
2023-06-03 10:00 - 16:00 | BMC British Automobile, 444 E. Dual Blvd, Isanti, MN, 55001, United States
The Annual BMC British Automobile Spring into Summer Car Show will be held on Saturday, June 3rd from 10 – 4. All makes and models are welcome. Family Friendly- we encourage you to Bring a kid to a car show, and this is that car show! Drink and food are on the house. The shop is air conditioned, is a great place to sit down with your club members, bring in new members, or find/make new friends. Current projects will be on display. Great back roads can be taken for more enjoyment up to: BMC British Automobile, Minnesota’s Largest Solely British Classic Repair and Restoration Shop at: 444 East Dual Blvd. NE, Isanti, MN 55040

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 | 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
