Saturday Night Special – Spring Break Madness – Saturday, April 4, 2015
What: Gateway Motorsports Park will hold the next Midnight Madness on Saturday, April 4, 2015. This event was originally scheduled for Friday night, but due to the rainy weather forecast the track moved the event to Saturday night. The first Midnight Madness of the season was held on March 20, and it generated the biggest racing and fan crowd in the history of Gateway Motorsports Park.
This week’s event will include drag racing, drifting, Buffalo Wild Wings Blazin’ Run of the Night, tunes spun by D.J. Frizzy, a Beer Barrel Rodeo, Giant Ping Pong, Best Race Track Selfie Pic Contest and School Spirit Contest – prizes given to person wearing most outrageous school costume.
There are incredible food and drink specials all night long, and a ticket is still just $15 to watch and $25 to race.
Fans attending Saturday’s Test ‘n’ Tune/Jr. Dragster event will receive free admission to Midnight Madness – 1 ticket – 2 races – 1 day
Saturday TNT racers who are eligible for Madness competition will be required to buy an additional tech card.
A revised schedule for Saturday, April 4 Test ‘n’ Tune event will be posted as well. Saturday TNT/Jrs will run from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Brought to you in part by the Tourism board of Illinois
When: Saturday, April 4, 2015
6 p.m.: Madness Gates Open / Tech Inspection begins
7 p.m.: Racing begins
8 p.m.: Midway activities / entertainment begins
11:30 p.m.: Tech Card Sales conclude
11:45 p.m.: Tech Inspection concludes
12:45 a.m.: Last Call to staging lanes
1 a.m.: Back of staging lanes close – conclude remaining runs
1:15 a.m.: Pit Sweep / Facility closes
Admission/Entry Fees
Racer Tech Card: $25 (car and driver)
Spectator/Crew: $15
Kids 12 and under: Free
Where: Gateway Motorsports Park 700 Raceway Blvd., Madison, IL 62060
(618) 215-8888
Why: Each year, too many young people are seriously injured and some killed due to illegal drag racing on Hall Street and various locations throughout the City of St. Louis. Gateway Motorsports Park offers a safe place for licensed drivers 16 years and older to drag race and drift their cars on a supervised, nationally-sanctioned drag strip. Midnight Madness events are on the schedule monthly during the season. Gateway Motorsports Park is leading the charge to spread the word to young people about how to safely satisfy their need for speed on a supervised, authorized race track.
At Gateway Motorsports Park our mission is to provide our fans, racers and sponsors with a first-class, up close and personal racing experience. Located just five minutes from downtown St. Louis and covering 180 acres of prime real-estate, Gateways MSP is the largest outdoor entertainment facility in the region, encompassing a ¼ mile NHRA-sectioned drag strip, 1.25 mile NASCAR speedway, 1.6 mile road course, a new Kartplex facility and a new 14-acre off road course. www.gatewaymsp.com