BIR Presentation - LOL Membership Meeting

[Fuehrer]

Because of the large number of people who are interested in what changes are coming for BIR - Land O' Lakes Region SCCA is advertising it's November membership meeting to other clubs.

At this meeting the new owners of BIR will present an overview of planned improvements to BIR. The first phase of their improvements are already underway. Their goal is hosting an SCCA regional races in 2007.

LOL / Snow States Autosports Club are also making plans for PDX and Time Trial Events at BIR in conjunction with Vintage and Road Races.

Please join us at Donnybrooke Motor Sports at 7pm November 16th (Thursday).
4444 Shoreline Drive
Spring Park MN 55384

Thanks!

Tom Fuehrer
www.scca-lol.org

[Rex Jr]

Would those who plan to attend this meeting care to summarize here for those of us who cannot? I'm very interested to know about the fate of BIR, but will not be able to attend this meeting. Thanks.

[Cman]

Any news ?

[Dave Kral]

Jed Copham was there and gave an update of the work that's in progress and what's planned. He contracted a track designer/consultant from Colorado to make recommendations. Currently they are working on increasing the run-off area at Turn 2. Jed has purchased 10,000 feet of "Jersey" barrier which will be installed. He's doing some preliminary 'dozer work to give the corner worker stations more protection. He wants to build a return road for the drag racers and build a cut-off road from an area between Turns 8 and 9 back to the front straight (past the pit exit) so that he can run drags and road course events at the same time. He wants to start working on recertification by various sanctioning organizations next year. He also wants to expand the asphalt parking area near the condo so it can be used as a driver ed/skid pad/autocross area.

I know, talk is cheap, but he has already put some fairly significant $$ into the place. He says relations are very good with the Baxter and Brainerd city councils and Chamber of Commerce. Even with the problems the site has had in the past, Jed said every weekend was filled this year and he expects to fill 2007 as well.

Dave

[StevenMosley]

Good to hear!!!

I need to get back up there next year.