Track Rental @ 2002 Reunion

[Chevy454]

Charley:

We haven't "formally" rented the track in years past, we've just showed up and taken over. The tracks have been VERY gracious and helped us out a bunch, and let us work ourselves into the regular racing program pretty much however we wanted.

We've been waiting on a call from the guy at Gateway, but we haven't been able to talk it over yet. I want to say we heard a number somewhere around the $2,000(?) mark kicked around, but a couple of the local supercar owners thought they might be able to help swing a better deal, but who knows? That is IF there is nothing going on that weekend at Gateway. Last year, they held the normal racing Friday/Saturday night, but followed that up with "Black Sunday" the day after the Reunion.

[Denis]

duh

[Edited by Denis (12-11-2001 at 06:09 PM).]

[Chevy454]

Denis:

Ok, I thought you were referring to another drag strip in the area when you said "racetrack"! So, what kind of "alternatives" did you have in mind? I don't know about you guys, but our Camaro isn't worth a darn in the corners on the Polys! It sure is fun coming out of corners though !

[69sixpackbee]

in response to the dragstrips in the St. Louis area, besides Gateway, there is Wentzville and it is 45 miles west on highway
40/70 from Gateway, It is however an older track with dirt and gravel pits...

I had posted on 9-26-01 about a track rental that some of my Mopar buddies did, there were 20 guys that went in on it, cost was 600 bucks but there was another group also there that day which I sure helped hold the cost down. If you were to use the track it would probally have to be on Saturday in the morning since Gateway has a night program.
I haven't been on their web site lately to see if the 2002 schedule is posted , but I
will and will post here if the reunion date
is open on Sunday or Saturday.

[Chevy454]

Well, Bill (from Gateway) finally returned from vacation today, and called us first thing this morning. The news wasn't too promising . We couldn't get the convention center on Labor Day again this year due to the world karate convention already booked for that weekend, so we had to move the Reunion back a bit. Well, that weekend at Gateway, they are holding "Black Sunday", which unlike the name would lead you to believe, is a 3 day event. But, Bill did say it was possible that we could possibly get some track time Sunday morning, if the promoter of the other event ok's it. So, that's where we are at...anyone else still interested in some track time?

[COPO]

I came across this link regarding track rental. It is NOT for the Gateway track, but it does give you an idea of the cost of renting a dragstrip. Looked VERY reasonable to me. http://www.norwalkraceway.com/info/rental.html

[TC]

This isn't a suggestion,just thinking out loud.

If the The Supercar Reunion and the Pure Stock Muscle Car Drags,were combined.......Man would that be one COOL weekend!