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Carrabelle Speed Festival -Carrabelle, FL
Event Details
Time: April 21, 2012 from 8am to 6pm
Location: Carrabelle-Thompson Airport
Street: 296 Airport Road
City/Town: Carrabelle, FL 32322
Website or Map: http://www.wannagofast.com
Phone: 8505855168
Event Type: heads, up, standing, 1/2, mile, airstrip, event
Organized By: Blake Hutchison
Latest Activity: Mar 23, 2012
Event Description
Carrabelle Speed Festival March 24th, 2012!!
WannaGOFAST.com is proud to present our first event of 2012 at the Carrabelle-Thompson airport in Carrabelle, FL. The Carrabelle Speed Festival is well.....all about SPEED! Test your vehicle and driving skills on an open runway. We will be doing standing HALF MILE races all day long!! The best part is that we are allowing head to head competition instead of solo runs like other airstrip events. The theme will be classic grudge match style racing from a roll or a dig! Hit speeds you only dreamed about on a ¼ mile track in a fun and safe environment!
Come join us for what is sure to be an exciting day of speed and entertainment! We will have a live DJ spinning tracks all day long and food provided from the Pit Stop Grill!
Our 3 sponsors for the event are TopSpeed Motorsports of Atlanta, GA, Unique Audio of Destin, FL and TDC Performance of Mobile, AL!
TopSpeed Motorsports http://www.topspeedtuned.com is one of the premier tuning and performance shops in the nation! Their Nissan GT-R just recently won the One Lap of America this past May! They are now officially the 2010 and 2011 back to back One Lap of America Champions! They will be bringing a couple of their vehicles cars to take down the runway. One of them being their 2010 One Lap of America winning Porsche 911 GT2 race car!!
Unique Audio of Destin http://www.uniquedestin.com is a one of a kind customization center for your car or truck! They specialize in audio, security, window tinting and custom wheels and tires. If you can dream it they can create it for you!
TDC Performance http://www.tdcperformance.net is the only auto performance enhancement center in Mobile, AL. They specialize in dyno tuning and have EFI Certified Tuners to take care of all your specialized tuning needs. TDC's main focus is building drag cars for a wide variety of vehicle manufacturers to include Nissan, Mitsubishi, and Honda. They will also be bringing a couple of their shop cars to take down the runway!!
*Check out our website http://www.wannagofast.com to register. Be sure to read all of the forms and have your tech sheet filled out prior to entering the gate!
*Driver's you must register online by March 24th, 2012 at our website http://www.wannagofast.com.
*For places to stay in the area click the link that says things to do and places to stay in Carrabelle (or visit www.carrabelle.org. If you need a hotel it is recommended that you book it now to make sure there’s availability!
*If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to call or email us.
Email: info@wannagofast.com
Contact: 850.585.5168
Take care and I hope to see all of you at the event!
Video from our July 30th, 2011 event!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjnWw6QLuzQ
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