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Our track event dates for 2009 are now locked down 
- Gingerman Raceway: Monday May 18th
- Waterford Hills: Thursday July 9th and Tuesday August 4th
- Grattan Raceway: Weekend of October 3rd & 4th
Our first track event, May 18th at Gingerman Raceway is fast approaching!
Gingerman is a relatively new track, located some 6 miles east of the resort town of South Haven on the west coast of Michigan and approximately 180 miles from Birmingham. In contrast to Waterford it has very friendly run-off areas, the track is wider and the few walls and barriers are set some distance from the track surface. It is a great track, both for novices due to the very high level of safety, but offers significant technical challenge with decreasing radius, complex and sequenced corners which satisfy everyone up to and including advanced drivers.
To get a good overview of the track see the video below: Gingerman on Veoh
More details at the track website at Gingerman Raceway and a Track Map and Description can be found at: Trackpedia. Last but no means least, Kathy Rapier has put some great photos of last year's event up at:
Smugmug
Registration: as usual, registration for the Event is at MotorsportReg.com.
Cost: The event costs $150 for Members registering before May 4th and $175 thereafter. Membership is required to attend the event – the cost for Non-Members is $175 which includes membership cost of $25.
Directions & Distance: Gingerman Raceway is near Exit 20 on I-196. From Exit 20, take Phoenix Road East approximately 6 miles. From Birmingham it takes around 3 hours to travel the 180 miles to the track – very possible to travel out and back in a day, but easier to travel out the night before – see “Lodging” below
Map: Google Maps
Lodging: we have again secured a group rate from $70/night at the Comfort Suites located just 6 miles west of the track. This hotel will be our “home base” and we will be gathering there on the Sunday evening before the event. The group rate is valid for the night of Sunday, May 17th and for a limited number of rooms – book early!
Comfort Suites Hotel
1755 Phoenix Street , South Haven, MI, US, 49090
Phone: (269) 639-2014
Comfort Suites South Haven
More Information: The Pre-Event Packet is available for download from our website at Great Lakes Lotus Club.
- Gingerman Raceway: Monday May 18th
- Waterford Hills: Thursday July 9th and Tuesday August 4th
- Grattan Raceway: Weekend of October 3rd & 4th
Our first track event, May 18th at Gingerman Raceway is fast approaching!
Gingerman is a relatively new track, located some 6 miles east of the resort town of South Haven on the west coast of Michigan and approximately 180 miles from Birmingham. In contrast to Waterford it has very friendly run-off areas, the track is wider and the few walls and barriers are set some distance from the track surface. It is a great track, both for novices due to the very high level of safety, but offers significant technical challenge with decreasing radius, complex and sequenced corners which satisfy everyone up to and including advanced drivers.
To get a good overview of the track see the video below: Gingerman on Veoh
More details at the track website at Gingerman Raceway and a Track Map and Description can be found at: Trackpedia. Last but no means least, Kathy Rapier has put some great photos of last year's event up at:
Smugmug
Registration: as usual, registration for the Event is at MotorsportReg.com.
Cost: The event costs $150 for Members registering before May 4th and $175 thereafter. Membership is required to attend the event – the cost for Non-Members is $175 which includes membership cost of $25.
Directions & Distance: Gingerman Raceway is near Exit 20 on I-196. From Exit 20, take Phoenix Road East approximately 6 miles. From Birmingham it takes around 3 hours to travel the 180 miles to the track – very possible to travel out and back in a day, but easier to travel out the night before – see “Lodging” below
Map: Google Maps
Lodging: we have again secured a group rate from $70/night at the Comfort Suites located just 6 miles west of the track. This hotel will be our “home base” and we will be gathering there on the Sunday evening before the event. The group rate is valid for the night of Sunday, May 17th and for a limited number of rooms – book early!
Comfort Suites Hotel
1755 Phoenix Street , South Haven, MI, US, 49090
Phone: (269) 639-2014
Comfort Suites South Haven
More Information: The Pre-Event Packet is available for download from our website at Great Lakes Lotus Club.