Brainerd International Raceway – BIR

A wild weekend with the Central Roadracing Association on the road course for three days of Superbike racing. The IWA is on Lake BIR for two days of snowmobiles racing on open water. View more Brainerd MN Events & Activities | Find Brainerd Resorts | Book your Brainerd Hotel

Cruise, race, drift and skid – Brainerd International Raceway is once again set to come alive to the sound of huge horsepower running wild as hundreds of entrants take to the track Aug. 3-5 for Powercruise. Unique in the world of car and driving events, Powercruise is a weekend-long horsepower party that lets entrants drive…

Thunder at the Lakes features the NHRA West Central Division’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. Fans are treated to super-fast cars by highly skilled drivers, many of whom are chasing national championships. View more Brainerd MN Events & Activities | Find Brainerd Resorts | Book your Brainerd Hotel

Proving Grounds is one of the biggest sport-compact racing events in the midwest. Cars from all over the country get together at Brainerd International Raceway to partake in a weekend of racing, parties, and more racing! Proving Grounds consists of 7 events, each designed to push your car to the limits for cash prizes, gift…

Rhino is a five member, high energy Twin Cities band playing an array of modern, alternative, 80's, and current top 40 dance tunes, with twists of country and other surprises splashed in. The "show" is nonstop entertainment and fun, sure to make you get up and dance. All five members bring a different element of…

It's the Brainerd Finale for 2018! Come and ride Labor Day! Zalusky Advanced Riding School offers riders the opportunity to participate in Track Days or Schools at Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd, Minnesota, and Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI. Track Days are opportunities for riders to get on the race track. It is a controlled…

Brainerd International Raceway's Bracket Drag Racing Series is on the drag strip this weekend, while the World Racing League is on the road course for a pair of endurance races. The Bracket series features some of the most exciting amateur drag racing in the Upper Midwest. This is the seventh of eight racing weekends, with…

Proving Grounds is one of the biggest sport-compact racing events in the midwest. Cars from all over the country get together at Brainerd International Raceway to partake in a weekend of racing, parties, and more racing! Proving Grounds consists of 7 events, each designed to push your car to the limits for cash prizes, gift…

Hey there, so here you all go. Everyone been asking and here is it! Registration goes live soon on the Bir website!!! I will post the link down below. Also there will three different track layouts road course, skid pad and small little spot todo donuts and figure eights. There will be a Comp again…

Our first high-speed driver's education event for 2019! Visit www.slowpokes.org for additional information and to see our FAQ. View more Brainerd MN Events & Activities | Find Brainerd Resorts | Book your Brainerd Hotel

Drift Mentality is at Brainerd International Raceway for Drift Bash, two days of wall-to-wall drifting.  Drifting is where drivers use controlled skids to navigate their way through a course.  Drift Mentality is a group of families and friends who can't get enough drifting.  Now they've opened the gates to anyone who wants to drift or…

The Minnesota Corn Growers Association is sponsoring the 31st Annual High School Supermileage Challenge, which features more than 50 high schools and over 100 student-built cars that compete for fuel efficiency. This is not open to the public. View more Brainerd MN Events & Activities | Find Brainerd Resorts | Book your Brainerd Hotel  

The Bracket Drag Racing Series is back for the second of seven weekends on the drag strip. Racing starts with a Test & Tune Friday, followed by racing Saturday and Sunday. On the road course, the Central Roadracing Association will be featuring its crazy brand of Superbike Racing Friday-Sunday. View more Brainerd MN Events & Activities |…

Brainerd International Raceway is opening its gates May 18 to the public for a special event to celebrate one of its owners, Jed Copham, who passed away in November. The Celebration of Life event is a party to honor Jed. It will feature live music, a lap around the road course, open mic and, of…

Celebration of life for Jed Copham at the Wheelie Bar View more Brainerd MN Events & Activities | Find Brainerd Resorts | Book your Brainerd Hotel

Complete this three-day school and you’ll receive a full SCCA Regional Level Competition License. This license allows you to enter any SCCA regional or Vintage Racing event. The school combines classroom instruction with on-track driving. Sign up today! View more Brainerd MN Events & Activities | Find Brainerd Resorts | Book your Brainerd Hotel

Brainerd International Raceway's 2019 Muscle Car Series kicks off Memorial Day weekend during the 11th Annual Street Car Showdown, a display of serious speed and power on the quarter-mile drag strip.  The Showdown is the first race in the three-race series, featuring cars that can run 6-7 seconds at over 200 mph.  They have the…

A Wet & Wild triple-event weekend! The IWA will be on Lake BIR for two days of thrilling watercross, which features snowmobiles racing on open water. The Bracket Drag Racing Series will be on the drag strip and the North Star BMW Car Club will be on the road course for a club event. The International Watercross Association is on…

Proving Grounds is one of the biggest sport-compact racing events in the midwest. Cars from all over the country get together at Brainerd International Raceway to partake in a weekend of racing, parties, and more racing! #PG2K consists of 7 events, each designed to push your car to the limits for cash prizes, gift cards,…

The Central Roadracing Association brings its crazy brand of Superbike racing to Brainerd International Raceway's Competition Road Course.  Superbike racers challenge the track's 13 turns, taking the corners on two wheels and a knee.  It's a thrill a minute and great racing action. On-site camping is available including 164 full-service RV sites. Daily admission:  $25. …

Brainerd International Raceway's Bracket Drag Racing Series is on the drag strip for the fourth of seven racing weekends, along with an open track day for bikes on the road course.  The Bracket Drag Racing Series features exciting amateur drag racing, 250+ drivers competing in 11 classes in dragsters, cars, trucks, bikes, snowmobiles and Junior…

The 33rd Annual PleasureLand RV Show & Go is a great Fourth of July tradition, offering race fans a chance to see ridiculous head-to-head drag racing action, wide-open wheel-to-wheel road racing, fireworks, a classic car show, live music and much more.  On the drag strip, the second race in the three-race Muscle Car Series features more…

The World Racing League is endurance racing at its finest.  Teams of drivers compete in a pair of eight-hour races Saturday and Sunday with the winning team completing the most laps after eight hours.  On Friday and Saturday, fans can experience the thrill of racing - on Friday, Dream Drive Exotics has McLarens, Lamborghinis and…

The Wednesday Night Drags - Street Legal Style program is a chance for anyone with a street-legal car, truck or motorcycle to race on Brainerd International Raceway's world-class drag strip or try their hand at autocross, which is a timed event that requires drivers to navigate their car through a course. Experienced drivers will be…

The Bracket Drag Racing Series is on Brainerd International Raceway's drag strip for big-horsepower drag racing, while the Central Roadracing Association is on BIR’s Competition Road Course for high-flying Superbike Racing. It’s a big weekend for the Bracket Drag Racing Series. In addition to two days of eliminations, Saturday includes the annual Summit King of…

Come on out to BIR July 20-21 for the 6th Annual Paul Bunyan Classic sponsored by Line Performance!! View more Brainerd MN Events & Activities | Find Brainerd Resorts | Book your Brainerd Hotel

The Wednesday Night Drags - Street Legal Style program is a chance for anyone with a street-legal car, truck or motorcycle to race on Brainerd International Raceway's world-class drag strip or try their hand at autocross, which is a timed event that requires drivers to navigate their car through a course. Experienced drivers will be…

Powercruise, the premier modified car event in the country, returns to Brainerd International Raceway this year.  It's known as the place where you can do everything with your car that you're not allowed to do anywhere else.  Powercruise allows YOU to drive YOUR car on BIR's race track along with other like-minded petrol heads in…

Brainerd International Raceway hosts some of the top Sportsman drag racers in the country this weekend during Thunder at the Lakes, an NHRA Division 5 drag race. It features many racers who compete next weekend during the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals.  Fans will see drivers battle in Top Dragster, Comp, Top Sportsman and nine other…

The 2019 version of the fastest show on Earth is set for Aug. 15-18. The NHRA features the world’s best drag racers, the fastest cars, the most insane race fans and an experience like no other.  Everyone has heard stories about BIR during the NHRA Nationals but you have to experience it yourself because there’s…

Event Info: https://www.brainerdraceway.com/ For all things Rhino www.rhinotheband.com Rhino is a five member, high energy Twin Cities band playing an array of modern, alternative, 80's, and current top 40 dance tunes, with twists of country and other surprises splashed in. The "show" is nonstop entertainment and fun, sure to make you get up and dance.…

Lucas Oil Nationals! Must have camping ticket to attend the show. View more Brainerd MN Events & Activities | Find Brainerd Resorts | Book your Brainerd Hotel

The Wednesday Night Drags - Street Legal Style program is a chance for anyone with a street-legal car, truck or motorcycle to race on Brainerd International Raceway's world-class drag strip or try their hand at autocross, which is a timed event that requires drivers to navigate their car through a course. Experienced drivers will be…

The 31st Annual GSTA Muscle Car Shootout is a great way to cap off your summer, with wild drag racing, insane Superbike racing, live music, a classic car show and more. Sponsored by the Gopher State Timing Association, the Shootout features the third and final drag race in the Muscle Car Series, with drag cars…

Brainerd International Raceway's Bracket Drag Racing Series is on the drag strip for the sixth of seven weekends this season. The series features 250-plus drivers competing in 11 classes in dragsters, cars, trucks, bikes, snowmobiles and Junior Dragsters. Friday is a Test & Tune day and then the battles begin Saturday with time trials and…

Import cars and sport compacts take over Brainerd International Raceway for a wild weekend of drag racing, drifting, autocross, open lapping, car shows, burnout contests and much more. The Modern Automotive Performance Proving Grounds has quickly become one of the biggest events at BIR, so don't miss it! On-site camping available. Daily admission is $25.…

The Central Roadracing Association brings its insane brand of Superbike racing to Brainerd International Raceway’s road course, while the International Watercross Association’s snowmobiles are on Lake BIR for drag racing and oval racing on open water. The Wet & Wild Weekend features Superbike racing on BIR’s original 3.1-mile Donnybrooke Road Course and it’s famed mile-long…

Brainerd International Raceway's Bracket Drag Racing Series is on the drag strip for the final race in the eight-weekend series. It’s also the “Wally Race,” for drivers in six classes, and for the three Junior Dragsters classes. The winners of those classes on Saturday receive a Wally Trophy, just like the stars of the NHRA…

Powercruise, the premier modified car event in the country, returns to Brainerd International Raceway this year. It's known as the place where you can do everything with your car that you’re not allowed to do anywhere else. Powercruise allows you to drive your car on BIR's race track along with other like-minded petrol heads in…