oct. 14th

[forza626]

oct. 14th duluth is have time trails on Garfield Ave. i dont know at what time but everyone is welcome... if alot of people show up then they might build a track up here...:)

[Boosted94]

I will be there with the turbo. Thanks for the heads up man. And is it leagle

[forza626]

yeah the cops are closing the street and will have clocks and all that... i dont know if you need a helmet or not

[flea]

more info? links?

[forza626]

go to the duluth news tribune website... search Garfield or street racing.
it takes place on garfield ave. sunday oct. 14th... i dont know about the time... but read the news paper articale

[TyBrones87]

Sunday... I have it off, dunno if I wanna make the trip but if I can find a person or two to tag along I might just have to go.

[Boosted94]

count me in!!!! Sounds like it would be alot of fun and racing on the streets is what i like. Any one know what time it starts??

[Splat]

Sunday... I have it off, dunno if I wanna make the trip but if I can find a person or two to tag along I might just have to go.

i'll ride wih you if you're going up.

if that's what you mean.
there is no way the MX6 is going up there, and my annual salary is WAY too low for me to afford the gas to drive the vette up there.

[forza626]

i dont konw what time it starts... i think like 8ish or so....

[TyBrones87]

i'll ride wih you if you're going up.

if that's what you mean.
there is no way the MX6 is going up there, and my annual salary is WAY too low for me to afford the gas to drive the vette up there.

If I can manage to put in my new clutch line, I'm in. I dunno what happened to all my tools tho, gotta start bugging someone to use theirs.

go to the duluth news tribune website... search Garfield or street racing.
it takes place on garfield ave. sunday oct. 14th... i dont know about the time... but read the news paper articale

Can I get a link? I'm way too lazy to look for myself.

[forza626]

yeah i need to put in my new clutch... and its not gonna get done by then so im running it to the ground.... its gotta be replaced anyways

[forza626]

i found the news paper artical... here it is


sorry for the very short notice on all of this...



A proposal to close down a portion of Garfield Avenue for racing time trials got the green light today.

Ryan Kern, whose company organizes the Duluth Air Show, proposed the event as part of classic car show and said he spent the last two months negotiating with city and police leaders to come up with the necessary safety measures before they would approve the closure.

Kern said police chief Gordon Ramsay and City Administrator John Hall signed off on the permit to close the street, which will be done from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 14.

Neither Ramsey nor Hall could immediately be reached for comment.

The road will be closed from the intersection of Garfield and Railroad Street all the way to the Goodwill Building near Nelson Road for those who have been invited to race their cars as part of a time trial. Kern said that the course will be blocked off with concrete barriers and that spectators will be allowed to watch only from the starting line.

“The time-trial is not meant to be a spectator event,” he said. “It’s meant for a driver and their car to put their car in a time trial at an eighth of a mile.”

While police will be on hand to ensure public safety, Kern said all of their costs in addition to other safety precautions will be paid for his business, Kernz & Kompany, as well as the events’ sponsors.

“Taxpayers aren’t paying a penny,” he said.

In order to participate in the “KIA of Duluth Car Show and Time Trials in Lincoln Park,” Kern said drivers must have previous racing experience, the car must pass an onsite safety inspection and be fully insured, and all drivers will be required to wear safety gear such as helmets and appropriate safety belts.

When Kern proposed the idea, he said because his was a for-profit company he needed permission from the city council to simply apply to close the street. Once his company got council approval, Kern said he filled out the information and took it to the police department. They suggested increased safety precautions that Kern said were so expensive that he debated whether or not it would be possible to hold the event at all.

If businesses need access to Garfield that day, Kern said they should contact his company at 628-9996.

“We have the ability to put event on hold and let people get in and out,” he said.