ROAD AMERICA EVENTS 2006!!!!

Man Bill are you getting ahead of the game...I think I'm at RA every other weekend from April-Oct either watching the races or doing a couple driving schools. IMO the BRIC is the one to see I love the car show Fri-Sat on lake street. The Ferrari Challenge is awesome too nothing like seeing 30+ 360's getting pounded on. Here are a couple from last summer on lake street.
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Those pics are from Friday. We got there around 3.45pm and could park close to Siebkens. The race cars usually leave RA at around 6pm and drive to lake street and park around the whole block. Last year you couldn't asked for a better weekend weather wise. The bummer of the weekend was the big crash at the start of one of the vintage races. In a couple months when we are buried in snow just keep this picture in mind that summer is a coming.
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They should have set it for Jul 2...who is going to the USGP neway?

 

I know a local car that race at the challenge series, he was on this forum a couple years ago, his name is Chris Ruud, very nice guy. He is a client of Jamie, a friend of mine who used to have the Silver RX. Anways, we've got a pass to the event at his tent at turn 5 and VIP paddock pass to his mobil trailer as well. Very cool to know someone locally. I think he said he will might be racing in the F430 Challenge this come year if it becomes available from Ferrari. There were two Enzo at the event this year, just plain awsome!
You can be sure I will be there this year as well.

 

Once road america puts out the schedule, the resorts will take reservations. Places like Seibkens, Osthoff, Victorian Village etc... make your calls now. It's $$ to stay right where the action is but it's well worth it (bring the wife and conceal it as a romantic weekend). The osthoff has some "hotel style" rooms in their new expansion wing (around $250/night) they are nice and a little more reasonable than the condo units.

Bill... does your Viper buddy have a new style black one with the plates "quickie or quick one" ?

 

Dude!! That's me......... in the pic to the left of the NSX drinking Crown as the race car parade is coming through.....

Wild!

 

Too funny...what car did you have there? Mark in the purple shirt and tan shorts owns the Black one right next to him and mine is in front of his.

 

Funny story...

My wife couldn't make it for the weekend, so I decided I'd bring the 308 (red/tan GTSi) so I wouldn't be totally lonely. I had yet to use it up to that point last summer so I decided to trailer it down. I didn't trust it for the 7 hour one way trip.

So, I load it up on my old open car trailer and take off. I head to Green Bay first because I'm playinging the Wisconsin State Amatuer golf tourney. I had been on the road for 6 hours (@70mph) and as I'm pulling into the hotel in Green Bay the night before the golf tourney I rip off the front axle of my car trailer....

As I'm 6 hours from home with a broken down trailer and in a "great mood"... some huckleberry stops and ask's "is that the one Magnum drove"..?? I politely say "yes".

He soon notices that the front axle is ripped off my trailer.... He say's "dude, do you need some help"? I say "sure".

We get the car off the trailer and he ask's "what are you going to do with the trailer?"

I say, "man it's yours if you can haul it away..."

This guy procedes to hual away my old tailer, tires smoking etc....

So here I am.... By myself, two cars, no trailer and 4 days (length of the tourney) to figure out, 1. How I'm going to get the 308 to Elkhart for BRIC and 2. how the hell I'm going to get home.

Ultimatley, I ended up buying a new trailer (obviously needed it anyway). I got the car to Elkhart, drove it back and forth to the track from the Osthoff... parking in the Forest Lake Sports Car area.

Other than it being the most expensive weekend of my life it was great fun even though it was just me and the 308.

Was that NSX I'm standing by yours? They were both very nice cars... I really like them in black.

 

Husker Bill, NSX 3.0... lets make a tentative pack to meet up at next years event!

 

I will be there for sure...it's nice living only 50 minutes away from RA I'm in Neenah. Question for you guys do you know a Scott Andrews from High Cliff? He owned a Red 308 for many years and sold it a couple years back. Meister have you ever golfed at Ridgeway CC on 76 in Neenah? I live a few minutes away from there and a stones throw north of the golf course is Motion Products and all you Ferrari guys should know of them and the owner Wayne. He is one of the best Ferrari restorers around and I've been in that place a few times. Have you guys ever seen his Yellow F40 race car? unreal.

 

Sounds good to me...he called me to and I missed the call. I think he's thinking about doing the car up this winter... like he needs to do any more. I would love to get my Charger on this winter but it looks more like next year.

 

Bill Nice photo work, that's funny =)

The outside bar at the Osthoff will serve you whatever you like in a plastic cup... plus I used my food/beverage certificates they give you when you check in so it's like it was free... I'm cheap =)

Nsx, my 308 was the one with the Gottis wheels??

 

Damnit! Sucks they are back to back! Well, I Definetely won't be missing the BRIC!!!! Hmmm week long camping.......

Sep. 15-17th is the VSCDA Vintage Fest.
and the BRIC is celebrating the 40th Aniversary of Can-Am!!!! saweeeet