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RandallH
06-21-2006, 10:17 AM
I'm currently in the Southeast SARRC series and run in FV. Started out crewing on an ITC Scirocco, so I am still an IT guy at heart.
I'm looking at taking a job in Memphis and relocating there.
How many and what are the tracks in that area; say within 5 hours? I have 6 within 5 hours of me now so there are plenty of opportunities to race here.
I'd like to hope that the Memphis area will be the same.

bldn10
06-21-2006, 10:36 AM
I don't know if any division is like the SE - must be nice.

We have a track here, Memphis Motorsports Park, Nashville (3 hours) seems to be coming on line, and the only other one w/i 5 hours is St. Louis (4 hours). There is Barber/Birmingham <5 hours but I&#39;m not sure if SCCA will be back there again. In a day&#39;s drive you can get to Hallett (OK), Mid-Ohio, Road Atlanta, Texas World; in a long day&#39;s drive, Charlotte and Topeka.

R2 Racing
06-21-2006, 11:53 AM
This is kind of off topic, but I was just in Memphis for the first time last weekend and can honestly say that it was a pretty freaking cool city. Amazing food, fantastic music, friendly people, and Beale Street is an absolute blast! I was down there for four days visiting some old friends.

Also, FWIW, Mid Ohio would be about 10-11 hours from there. ;)

bldn10
06-22-2006, 01:02 PM
Glad you enjoyed it, Kevin. Over the last 5 years Downtown has become one big party Thurs.-Sat. :035: :birra:

I spent some time on Mapquest and this is what I came up w/:

NASHVILLE 235
BARBER/B&#39;HAM 250
ST. LOUIS 291
HALLETT 440
ROAD ATLANTA 445
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY 480
TOPEKA 580
TEXAS WORLD 630
ROEBLING 635
MID-OHIO 650
CHARLOTTE 652
KERSHAW 685
VIR 710
MID-AMERICA/SIOUX CITY 800

KelleyHux
06-23-2006, 12:53 PM
Bill ...

Just a slight correction - MidAmerica Motorplex in Pacific Junction, IA is about 100 miles south of Sioux City, IA. It&#39;s about 20 miles south of Omaha, NE. I know that&#39;s still a long ways from Memphis, but MVRG will again host the MidAm Bonus Race. Hopefully some of the MidSouth drivers will come to visit!

Kelley Huxtable
DMVR
"PLAY SAFE&#39;"

bldn10
06-23-2006, 03:02 PM
OK, that moves MAM up a couple of notches to 684. Thanks, Kelley.

RandallH
06-24-2006, 02:56 PM
I&#39;ll just have to make the best of it. Is there a local section website?
When is the next event at Memphis MS Park?

bldn10
06-25-2006, 09:46 AM
www.midsouthscca.com

We are done for this year; we had R/Ns in March and May and the next event will be next March.