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2016 Bandimere import drag day! Sunday May 29.

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Link to facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/861642213947629/

Link to racetrack event home page: http://www.bandimere.com/tickets-sc...calendar/heuberger-motors-street-tuner-mayhem

Time again for the import drags! This is always a good time and we usually have a great turnout. As years past, we'll meet at the Conoco gas station at the northwest corner of the Morrison exit off C-470 at 7:00 AM, then leave as a group to get in line at the gates. If you miss the meet time, come anyway - you can still enter the track and park with us. Look for the big Volvo flag (and the Volvos of course).

It's $40 to race or $15 to spectate, and spectators can still park with the racers and hang out (don't park in the lower lot and walk up, drive up to the gate and just pay the spectator fee, then drive in and find us). Bring your Volvo, coolers full of snacks, camping chairs, portable tables and pop up tents/awnings for kicking back and hanging out. There will be grills for meat and burgers/dogs/brats. We always have great turnout, with everything from vintage to stock to heavily modded cars.

If you race, the $40 gets you 3 runs minimum. The first two are to dial in your time, the third is your first bracket race. Then you can keep running if you keep winning. And you do not have to be seriously interested in competing, you can just run to see how fast your car is and then quit, which is what I do.

If you're not familiar with bracket racing, you're running against your estimated time, not the other car. So they'll race a 15 second car against an 18 second car, and the slower car starts 3 seconds earlier. It's like the price is right - whoever gets closer to their estimated time without going under, wins.

Most of us just run the three times and lose, and the party breaks up shortly after 1:00, but a few who win stick around and keep racing. It's up to you how long to stay but it's a fun silly car chat time. It's also fun to see just which cars are faster than you and which... aren't. It's surprising how many cars are all show with no go.

Here's a few videos from past years:







Video of our fastest club member who sold this car and is on to a new project now:



And some pics from past meets:













 
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Where do you do auto-x? Pikes peak?

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We do it every year so plan ahead! From what I've seen you should have the fastest R in town.


We'll probably do Pike's Peak again this fall so watch for that one too.
 
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