5th Annual Mid-Ohio Corral, Presented by Castrol September 16-17, 2011
 

Team Sahlen will be co-hosting this event and we will be supporting the Make A Wish Foundation

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Every Mazda owner will also receive a free Freedom Autosport t-shirt, with paid admission.

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We also have added the following prizes to this event.

1. Mid-Ohio Driving School
2. 2-VIP Passes to all Mid-Ohio events in 2012
3. $50 Red Lobster Gift Certificate

EDIT MORE PRIZES

Escort 9500IX Radar Detector
Go Pro HD Camera
We'll have more prizes coming soon



We'll be adding more prizes as the event draws closer.

I'll see you there.

I'll be there as well

Posted over in NEPOC as well, so don't count me twice, but I'll be there :)

Will we be doing parade laps again this year? That was a blast. However, I seem to recall the rule was no passengers, and I'll have my 9-year old boy with me, so I guess I'll have to pass on the parade lap. Bummer.

time permitting we will have parade laps and your son can ride with you and any other guests, as long as yo usign a waiver. So, you can have passengers in yior car. Also, please send me a pm with your sons' shirt size, as Freedom does have youth sizes.

Here's a few pics of the LRP Corral

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Photos by Josh Hanley

Oh, excellent. I'll send that PM.

i'm in as well. first time attending such thing, but sounds really fun.

does anyone have suggestion of things to bring with me?
if we do have parade lap, does it require helmet or anything?
oh. and.. where should I go as I arrive on friday?

Thanks!

No helmet should be worn. No special preparation should be needed for the car.They are parade laps, it's not a competition event.
Last year the car corrals were at the start/finish line, across from the pits. Come in the main entrance and go straight, then cross the bridge. You'll see it on the right.

We will have signage to let you know where to go and the track volunteers will direct you as well. As alnielsen stated you do not need a helmet. I would advise a cooler with your favorite beverage, snacks, we'll be serving lunch on Saturday, sunscreen.

Thanks!
I'll bring tons of drink for sure.
by the way, I saw there are showers, are they open to the camping visitors?

grrrr i got crap that weekend, would love to attend and its for a dang good cause (my son is autistic).. mad props to you guys etc... he would love this.

When the showers were first built there in the mid 80's, they were only for use of the track workers. I don't know if this policy has changed.

Showers are for the public use as well. We will have the prelim sched for our corral up by week's end. Please note that we've been asked to be Grid Marshal's for both the GS/ST race and DP/GT race. The Parade laps will take place on Saturday during the "Fan Walk" of the GS/ST Race.

When gridding the GS/ST race, we will of course be wearing our Freedom T's and during the GT race, we'll be wearing Sahlen's Hot Dog Hats!

Is there a sign-up link?

Here's a link to order tickets

http://www.midohio.com/Store/Tickets...ar-Club-Ticket

We've have added the following prizes:

Continental Tire Gift Basket

Woodford Reserve Bourbon Gift basket

Misc racing items from Grand-Am, Sparco and Mazdaspeed

This is one event that should'nt be missed, I mean it is going to be huge. We have Mazda owners coming from all over, NC/SC, VA, PA, AL, GA, KY, IN, CT, MA, IN, Fl, WI, IL, MO and OH.


We will be celebrating Mazda winning the GT Manufacturers Championship and the ST Championship as well!

Marlon, I will be flying from No Va to Cleveland and will drive from there.
I will be stopping by Great Lakes Brewery. Should I pick up a few cases for our favorite
race teams. I seem to remember you bribing teams with GLB beverages at VIR last year.
There will probably have Oktoberefest.
Let me know.

Sounds like a plan and a perfect choice!

I'm planning to come up Saturday morning for the races, but this sounds like a great alternative for parking. I assume there will be no problem getting into the corral on Saturday morning?

Also, is there a schedule for when the charity dyno runs or parade lap might be?

I'm also planning on being there Saturday only. Last year I was there Friday and Saturday, but I didn't have my (now) 9-year old son with them then. I don't think he could handle two days at the track. Even I was getting tired of the affair half way through the second day last time. I seem to remember that last year there were quite a few more Mazdas in the corral on Saturday than on Friday, so I think many people only come for that day.

If you have a Mazda corral ticket you will be allowed to park in the corral. We do have a prelim schedule and here it is.

GRAND-AM Mazda Corral Schedule (Tentative)

Friday, June 18

8:45 AM 9:30 AM Practice – Continental Tire Challenge
9:45 AM 10:15 AM Practice – Rolex Series GT
Tentative 10:00 AM 5:00 PM Pros Vs Joes @ I-Racing in Freedom Paddock
10:15 AM 11:15 AM Practice – Rolex Series Combined
11:15 AM 11:45 AM Practice – Rolex Series DP
11:45 AM 12:45 PM Lunch
1:30 PM 2:15 PM Practice – Continental Tire Challenge
2:30 PM 3:00 PM Garage Tour Freedom Autosport
2:30 PM 3:00 PM Practice – Rolex Series Combined
3:00 PM 3:30 PM Practice –Rolex Trueman/Akin Participants Only
3:45 PM 4:00 PM Qualifying– Continental Tire Challenge GS
4:10 PM 4:25 PM Qualifying– Continental Tire Challenge ST
4:35 PM 5:05 PM Qualifying – Rolex Series DP
5:15 PM 5:30 PM Qualifying – Rolex Series GT
TBD Garage Tour Speedsource
Saturday, June 19

8:00 AM 8:30 AM Final Practice – Continental Tire Challenge
8:45 AM 9:15 AM Final Practice – Rolex Series
9:30 AM Drivers Meeting at Corral for Parade Laps
10:00 AM Parade Laps 10:00 AM Continental Tire Challenge Fanwalk
10:30 AM Grid Marshalls to Grand Am Hauler ALL WEARING FREEDOM T-SHIRTS
11:00 AM START – Continental Tire Challenge Race (2.5 hrs)
1:30 PM Charity Raffle for Make A Wish Foundation
2:00 PM Rolex Series Fanwalk
2:30 PM Grid Marshalls to Grand Am Hauler ALL WEARING SAHLEN’S HOT DOG HATS
3:00 PM START – Rolex Sports Car Series (2.75 hrs)



We are expecting over 100 Mazda cars in the corral on Saturday, as of Friday we had over 48 tickets sold. Along with our corral volunteers and our fulltime corral folks, we'll more than likely meet and or exceed that number. Make sure you order your tickets by September 14, 2011. Please PM for any additional information.

Just a quick reminder, if you are attending the corral, I need your t shirt size for the Freedom T's, I need them by today as I will be submitting the list to Freedom tomorrow! this is just for the recent attendees, as I have all of the others that signed up early in the process.

Sorry I can't make it this year Marlon...hope you have a great event. When you come out west let me know and we'll see what we can do.

I certainly wii, good luck with everything.

Extra large for me please

got it..make sure you rent a Mazda :yesnod:

Just ordered our tickets! Should be a blast. Coming from Hershey PA area. Can't get away till Fri. 6pm. BULLRUN...... the last statement shall be stricken from the court's record. See ya there.

We've sold 120 tickets through this past Saturday and we have 8 days left for Mazda owners to purchase tickets. Possible looking at 130-140 tickets total by next Wednesday.

Mazda USA is sending out a videographer to cover the id-Ohio event it will be featured in the next Zoom, Zoom Magazine.

Hello,

Looking forward to filming your group next weekend!

Can you point me to a website with a schedule and other event info? Even a forum thread would be fine. Also, please confirm the exact dates and activities.

I'd like to shoot the parade lap from the passenger seat of one of your group's cars. If you can pick a volunteer in advance that would be ideal, though we can always figure that out later

Doing just that today!

Make sure Mazda USA looks for my car. Maybe ill kick my passenger out and let them ride with me. Ha ha...I cannot wait!

At this point, I suspect I will not have a passenger. My wife will not be joining me for the weekend, and my sister has been quite unsure if she will let my nephew hang out for one or both days.

I will have my Miata, which, with the top down, should offer an ideal lack of visibility problems :D:

I ordered my tickets yesterday. See you there.
I also have a camp site I can share.

I requested a Mazda6 but no guarantees.
I guess I better bring a Mazda key with me,
Heck if I show up with a trunk full of beer I think I would be well received driving any car!

As long as Lauri or I know you, you'll be fine!

Here is one of our raffle/silent auction items:

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contents:
Here is a picture of the basket. It contains a Family of Brands sampler, golf towel, Woodford t-shirt, belt buckle, fishing lure, Woodford cuff links, Jack Daniel's water bottle, two Jack and Ginger glasses and a copper Woodford key ring.

Grand-Am will be out video taping the corral as well, which will be place on their website too! www. grand-am.com

Signed up! (hope the tickets get here in time).

Mid-Ohio overnights the tickets, shuld have within 24 hours

22 hours! :rock:

Got stuff squared away. I'll be there for saturday only though.

See you all there.

Ordering the tickets today. My husband couldn't get Friday off work so we're rolling in Friday night, but we'll see you all Saturday morning.

Good to know, it is going to be a great event and we'll have some stuff going on in the evening as well. JUst a quick reminder, tomorrow is the last day to get the discounted Mazda Corral tickets @ $30.00. After tomorrow, the ticket and paddock pass will cost you $43.00 after tomorrow.

Drumroll please, here are our total ticket sales for Mid-Ohio, along with the others:

Here they are Steve. We didn’t have a ticket for Nissan. They informed us that 50 cars would be coming.

EGC11 - BMW Car Club Ticket 29
EGC11 - Camaro/Firebird Car Club Ticket 64
EGC11 - Ford Mustang Car Club Ticket 38
EGC11 - Mazda Owners Car Club Ticket 152
EGC11 - Pontiac GTO Car Club Ticket 25
EGC11 - Porsche Car Club Ticket 11


Please note: Shinebox is bringing 150 cases of oil, a videographer(we have 3 coming out) and two models!!!!!!!

Who's Zoomin, Who!!!!!

Make that 153 msmlin. Just bought my ticket as well.

anyone know how late willcall is open on friday night, or how early it's open on saturday morning?


edit: found my answers. 7AM gates open.

Wow...great to see those kind of number Marlon. Sure looks like you and the gang are gonna be hoppin this weekend.

I'm glad to see that we are dominating the "starting grid"...

What's this about models?! :boink: Are we using the oil on the models?

Wishful thinking my friend!