Possible St. Louis ideas (check here ASAP!!)

[azbobbybooshay10]

Given the possible conflicts with Indy dates/events, I think if things can come together quickly for an alternative location, we can still make it work. Time is really tight, but if things come together very quickly, I think we can indeed make it work.

St. Louis has been a favorite of mine for a while now. Its not too much farther than Indy for the east coast guys, and slightly closer for the west coast guys. I've looked on Gateway Intl Raceway's site and here's there June/July Schedule:

June 27 (Tuesday), Gates open at 5:00 pm
Street Tire Test and Tune with HS Regular Points

June 28 (Wednesday), Gates open at 5:00 pm
Slick Tire Test and Tune

June 30 (Friday), Gates open at 4:30 pm
Jr Dragster Regulat Points

June 30 (Friday/Sat. Morning), 8:00 pm to 3:00 am
Midnight Madness

July 2006


July 1 (Satruday), Gates open at 12:00 pm
Regular Points

July 5 (Wednesday), Gates open at 5:00 pm
Open Test and Tune (All Cars)

July 7 (Friday), Gates open at 4:30 pm
Open Test and Tune with Jr Dragster Points and Pro Mod Qual.

July 8 (Satruday), Gates open at 12:00 pm
Regular Points with Pro Mods

July 11 (Tuesday), Gates open at 5:00 pm
Street Tire Test and Tune with HS Regular Points

July 12 (Wednesday), Gates open at 5:00 pm
Slick Tire Test and Tune

July 14 (Friday), Gates open at 4:30 pm
Open Test and Tune with Jr Dragster (NO POINTS)

July 15 (Saturday), Gates open at 12:00 pm
Regular Points

July 18 (Tuesday), Gates open at 5:00 pm
Street Tire Test and Tune with HS Regular Points

July 19 (Wednesday), Gates open at 5:00 pm
Slick Tire Test and Tune

July 21 (Friday), Gates open at 4:30 pm
Open Test and Tune with Jr Dragster Points

I'm personally not sure if August is feasible for people or not, but here's the EARLY August schedule.

August 1 (Tuesday), Gates open at 5:00 pm
Street Tire Test and Tune with HS Regular Points

August 2 (Wednesday), Gates open at 5:00 pm
Slick Tire Test and Tune

August 4 (Friday), Gates open at 4:30 pm
Jr Dragster Points

August 4 (Friday/Sat morning), 8:00 pm- 3:00 am
Midnight Madness

August 5 (Satruday), Gates open at 12:00 pm
Regular Points

I'm not sure on a local Auto-X schedule, but those who want to drag can just take part in a Test-and-Tune event or a Midnight Madness event, instead of trying to rent the entire track which drives up costs.

LOCAL THINGS TO DO:

The Anheisuer Busch brewery is in St. Louis, I'm sure many folks of alcoholic age would be interested in that.

There's also Botanical gardens and other various things to do around town as well.

HOTELS:

Doubletree Hotel St. Louis at Westport (http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/hotels/index.jhtml;jsessionid=3H4ID0LQZOOXUCSGBIWMVCQKIYF C5UUC?ctyhocn=STLWPDT)
Rates from Expedia:
6/29-7/2: $89/night
7/6-7/9: $89/night
7/13-7/16: $89/night
7/20-7/23: $89/night
8/3-8/6: $89/night

Those rates are for a Thurs-Sun hotel stay. The hotel has, among other things, an indoor pool, spa, parking, wireless internet access, 324 rooms, conference rooms, meeting rooms, air conditioned public areas. That sounds VERY similar to the hotel we currently use in Indy.

There's other hotels around anywhere from $45/night (Super 8, Motel 6, etc. Probably not our type of hotel) to over $100/night for the more upscale hotels. I mainly selected the Doubletree because Sonza had said that other car clubs have had events there as well.

I'm willing to do as much online research as I can to help, if I can get someone local to help with more direct contact with hotel/track, I think we might be able to make it work on short notice.

Lets hear what you guys think of this.

[Frosty]

I believe Indy is set in stone already for this year. St. Louis was an idea for NEXT year.

[BigBalledOX]

:rolleyes: Bobby, sometimes you seriously amaze me.

[ov3n]

in a bad way.....
delusions of grandeur....

[azbobbybooshay10]

:rolleyes: Bobby, sometimes you seriously amaze me.

Well excuse the **** out of me for trying to help. :rolleyes:

[KurtsKougar]

too little too late my friend.. good research tho

[tnkgurl]

Kurts right, Bobby. While the date for Cougarfest has not yet been set, the location has been set. You taking initiative to research St. Louis will be helpful for later 'Fests. However, your delivery of the information was inflammatory and unnecessary.

Rest assured, Bobby, that there IS indeed a Cougarfest committee and that they are doing a lot of work to ensure that Fest is a success. Consult with them before you leap next time.

[ND4SPD]

yeah, NEXT year Bobby, NEXT year :)

and even then... 'we' will discuss it.

[Excelcier]

The deed is done. It's in Indy on the 6th. Sorry man but great info for next year possibly.

[AtomicInternet]

We didn't really settle on anything until yesterday, and I told a few people to research other locations while we waited. Nothing wrong with research, and we can use it next year for sure.

[azbobbybooshay10]

Yeah thats kinda what I was hoping for. If we couldn't use this this year, now its out there available for next year.

Sorry, I didn't mean to try and "circumvent" the committee or anything, I just saw a couple people concerned about a couple things and thought I would just throw this out there as "food for thought".

[sonza68]

It's a bit premature, but I'll offer up my services to help scout locations in St. Louis for '07.

[Moraki]

Me too.