COURSE MARKING SAT 03/21/09 & SUN 03/22/09 - 9:00 AM SHARP - MOAPA TRAVEL PLAZA! NO MC, QUAD, RACE CARS OR HELMETS! BRING HAMMERS & STAPLE GUNS PLEASE. ANYONE WHO IS LATE WILL BE TURNED AWAY!
WED 03/18/09 - TORR (TOTALLY OFF-ROAD RADIO) LIVE WEB TV AND RADIO POSITION DRAW PARTY - EL CORTEZ HOTEL AND CASINO - 6-8 PM:
Hosted by the El Cortez Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas. Presented by Las Vegas Events. Open to the public. Come party with the Las Vegas TORR girls!
WED 03/25/09 6 PM - 8 PM - TORR (TOTALLY OFF-ROAD RADIO) & WEB TV SHOW - LIVE @ FITZGERALD’S!
Hosted at the Vue Bar, Fitzgerald's, overlooking the breathtaking Fremont Street Experience. All are welcome (must be 21)!
THUR 03/26/09 - PRE-RUN 8 AM - 11 AM
Start/finish at the Moapa Travel Plaza. Exit 75 off of I-15. 1 lap. All vehicles allowed.
THUR 03/26/09 Fremont Street East 6 PM - 8 PM - GENERAL TIRE MINT 400 FANFEST MEET & GREET We will be kicking off the street party and FanFest for the 2009 General Tire MINT 400 with food, drinks, race vehicle displays, and more!! Team owners are invited and encouraged (all classes) to participate in this fabulous opportunity. Please make arrangements with me to have your vehicle and team showcased at this event for the fans and media to enjoy. Bring a table, hero cards, posters, team swag - and of course, autograph utensils. We encourage you to dress in your team attire as well. This is a great opportunity for major exposure for your team!! Vendors are also encouraged to open for this event, as there will be throngs of public and fans attending. New Wave Video Productions is taping Tech, the party and the race for 2 television shows to be aired on Versus and Speed, sponsored by General Tire. TORR (Totally Off-Road Radio) will also be covering this event live both on Web TV and radio via the internet! Please contact me if you wish to participate in this portion of the event. Hope to see you there! NOTE: Load-in time for participants is 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm.
THUR 03/26/09 9 PM - MIDNIGHT -GENERAL TIRE & RED BULL MINT QUEEN CROWNING PARTY
The 80’s themed General Tire Mint 400 kick-off party will be at Brass and the Las Vegas Country Saloon, right above Hennessey’s on the Fremont Street Experience. Come witness the crowning of the 2009 General Tire Mint 400 Queen and her court! Live 80’s music! Test your skills on the mechanical bull! Wear your best 80s garb and win fabulous prizes from General Tire! All costumes will be judged! This event is open to the public!
FRI 03-27-09 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM SIGN UP/REGISTRATION
El Cortez Hotel and Casino, 2nd Floor.
FRI 03/27/09 - DRIVER’S MEETING 6 PM - BINION’S GAMBLING HALL
Binion’s Hotel and Casino Banquet Room, Mezzanine Level. There will be a sign-in sheet for each class. You must either be present or have someone sign in as your representative. No Excuses!. If you do not have a representative there, you will start with a 15 minute penalty.
FRI 03/27/09 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM TECH/CONTINGENCY
The staging area for Tech/Contingency will be the 3 parking lots provided by Boyd Gaming located on Main Street north of Fremont Street. Vendors and displays will be set up with 10 x 10 EZ ups scattered along Fremont Street through Las Vegas Blvd as well as the Third Street Expansion. Trailers and large displays will be installed on Fremont East from Las Vegas Blvd to 8th Street. Sign up/Registration hours will be 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the El Cortez Hotel and Casino. Load-in day and time for all trailer vendors is THURS 03/26/09 11 AM TO 3:30 PM. Load-in day and time for all EZ up/table display vendors is FRI 5:00 AM TO 8:00 AM - NO EXCEPTIONS! Load-out time will start at 7:00 p.m., with all loading-out to be complete no later than 8:00 p.m.
STAGING & VEHICLE TRANSPORT ROUTE – 03/27/09 8:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Race vehicle staging will take place in three parking lots provided by Boyd Gaming located on Main Street. The vehicles exit on Main Street heading southbound to Fremont Street, turning eastbound and will travel across Las Vegas Blvd, proceeding eastbound through the Fremont East District, with your chase vehicle waiting in the parking lots on the south corner of 8th Street & Fremont. REACT volunteers and/or Metro will be posted at the exits of all Boyd gaming parking lots that cross traffic, as well as at the left turn onto the Fremont Street Experience from Main Street. Metro will also be handling traffic control at the intersection of Las Vegas Blvd and Fremont Street. No vehicles will be allowed to exit the staging area after 6:30 p.m. to ensure that the street route, Fremont Street Experience and Fremont East District will be clear of race traffic by the designated times. A staging map and parking lay out will be forthcoming.
SAT 03/28/09 - 7:00 AM START - RACE DAY
Start/finish is located off I-15, about 25 minutes north of Vegas, at the Moapa Travel Plaza, Exit 75. There is a HUGE spectator area there, as well as off Pabco Road.
SUN 03/29/09 11 AM - 2009 SNORE/GENERAL TIRE MINT 400 AWARDS BANQUET
We will be hosting our Awards Banquet Sunday at 11:00 a.m. on Fremont Street under the canopy.
****** ATTENTION ******
There will be NO TOWING of race vehicles from staging to Tech along any portion of the route! Vehicles MUST drive under their own power to the intersection of Main and Fremont. There is no trailering of any race vehicles to any point along the route to be unloaded - this must occur at staging only and will be strictly enforced by Las Vegas Metro PD! You will put your race vehicle back on the trailer in the parking lot provided at the southwest corner of Fremont Street & 8th. As soon as you load your car, you MUST remove the vehicles from that parking lot!!! That is ONLY FOR PICKUP/TRANSPORT OF RACE CARS AFTER TECH - not parking for the event! If you want to hang out and enjoy the event, you MUST find another location to park your truck & trailer, such as the original staging areas. THERE WILL BE A TOW TRUCK ON SITE AND YOUR RIG WILL BE TOWED IF NOT IMMEDIATELY REMOVED!!!
