EVENTS
Autocross, Rallyes, Cruises, Social Events, Holiday Parties
2024 Events
Autocross, Rallyes, Cruises and Social Events.
We will add to and update these as the summer approaches as well as when more info is available. Please keep checking back.
Our two autocrosses for 2024 are set as well as the GMCCA Car Show dates. Other events and cruises will be posted as we lock those dates in, in early 2024; so keep checking back!
Additional Events
Twin Cities & Area Events /
Autocross Calendar 2024
Schedule revised: April 12, 2024
NCCC MWR Events
COM is a member of the National Council of Corvette Clubs (NCCC). As a member we are in the Midwest Region (MWR). Other clubs also host Rallyes, Concours Events and Autocross Events. Many of our member travel and run in the MWR points series by attending any number of these events in our region.
PLEASE NOTE
For 2024, our NCCC insurance allows hybrids but not EVs at our autocross events. Check with the eventmaster for possible changes to this restriction.
PLEASE NOTE
Non-NCCC members are not covered by NCCC insurance. This includes all of our COM events. Become a member and be covered at any of our local, regional and national NCCC events.
NCCC HIGH SPEED EVENTS
NCCC will require roll bars in C-8 Convertibles for High Speed autocross events. Would imply for high speed Driver’s Schools too, that are NCCC sanctioned and insured.
NCCC Midwest Events Calendar; updated 5 March 2024
COM Cruises
This year COM will be hosting two cruises. These are open to Club members and others, and no restrictions on the make of vehicles. Each will start near a McDonald’s, include interesting stops, and end at a bar/restaurant near the starting location. Routes will be roughly 100-120 miles, and each will last about 4 hours, including the stops at destinations along the way. We are asking for a $5 per car donation to cover costs of route set-up and printing. Participants will sign waivers and get Route Directions at the start. These are Cruises/Caravans, and are not competitive events. Flyers for each will be posted below.
GMCCA Car Show
Sunday, June 2, 2024
From 8am to 2pm. All GM Car / Truck Show and Swap Meet
Spectator Gates open at 8am.
General Admission: $10/Adult
Children under 12: FREE
More info on flyer and at www.gmcca.com
Super Sunday Autocross
June 23, 2024
Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount, MN
(3 miles east of Rosemount, MN 55068 on Cty Rd. 42)
Pre-Registration at motorsportreg.com (Opens 30 days prior to event)
REGISTRATION 08:00-09:00
TECH 08:00-09:15
DRIVER’S MTG 9:30
FIRST CAR OUT 10:00
Local rules and classes apply
Limited to first 100 Drivers
No Open Exhausts
No Go-Karts Allowed
M or SA Snell Helmets Req. (less than 10 years old)
Pre-registration on-line only; no registration at event
For 2023, our NCCC insurance allows hybrids but not EVs at our autocross events. (check with event master for possible changes to this restriction)
Non-NCCC members are not covered by NCCC insurance.
For more information contact: Wally Mahlum at 952-431-0630 or Don Gettinger at 651-439-6997
Event Flyer to come
Course Map available to event
Events Gallery has photos from the event!
COM Summer Cruise - Saturday, July 27
July 27, 2024 – Saturday
We’re planning a combined Summer Cruise and Picnic for July 27. Here’s the pertinent information. We hope you’ll be able to join us. This is open to everyone–club members and families, plus any others who want to attend. We’re asking for a $5 donation per vehicle to cover the cost of printing and checking out the route.
1-Sign Waivers and receive Route Instructions at 9:30 am, and leave from the Fridley McDonald’s at 286 57th Ave. NE in Fridley (just NW of the University and 694 interchange, off University Ave.) around 10:00. Arrive before 9:30 if you want to have coffee or breakfast inside.
2-Caravan to St. Cloud, and the Munsinger and Clemens Gardens, on the east shore of the Mississippi (just west of the St. Cloud Minnesota Department of Corrections Facility). The Gardens started around 1915, and were developed as an FDR WPA project in 1930’s. There are around 20 acres total, with lots of beautiful walks, ponds, thousands of flowers including rose gardens, etc., tables to sit and rest, and a couple of buildings. Lots of great photo ops. Free admission, and plenty of on-street free parking adjacent to the Gardens. An estimated 350,000 visitors come to the Gardens each year. We’ll spend an hour or a bit more. Leave around noon. Note-I’ve been there, and in the summer this should be a beautiful spot!
3-Then a quick stop at a Lincoln General Stop Deli and Grill about 6 blocks away, in a Casey’s Station for those who want to pick up food for the picnic stop, or bring your own.. From there, about a 5 minute drive down Hwy 10 to the Minnesota Welcome Center, very close to the Minnesota. Highway Safety Center. Back in our NCCC event days at St. Cloud, we went there once for post-event pizza. Lots of parking, rest rooms, picnic tables, plus brochures for places to visit in Minnesota, etc. We’ll have a club and friends picnic at this location, and relax for an hour or so. Again free parking, and no cost for the facility.
4-We’ll plan to leave around 1:00, and for those interested make a stop at the Ellingson Motorcars Museum in Rogers. They have about 100 classic cars and some memorabilia in what many years ago was the Ellingson Car Museum. Now it’s a combination of their own cars, and some consignment cars, with primarily classic and muscle cars. Cost of visiting there and seeing the cars inside is listed at $10 for adults. Times listed on their sites are 10:00 am to 4:00. Plan to spend an hour or so there. This could be an option for those who wish to see the facility, and will pay the fee.
5-From there, return via I-94 to Twin Cities on your own.
For those who want to gather after the Cruise, we’ll go to the Applebee’s in Fridley, just off Central Ave. (MN 65), just south of I-694.
Don Gettinger
–
Your COM Governor and Cruise Director
ph 651-439-6997; e-mail gettvett@yahoo.com
Meet 9:30am: meet to sign waivers and get route directions
Cost: $5 per car
Driver’s Mtg: 9:45am
Departure: 10:00am
Super Sunday Autocross II
August 18, 2024
Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount, MN
(3 miles east of Rosemount, MN 55068 on Cty Rd. 42)
Pre-Registration at motorsportreg.com (Opens 30 days prior to event)
REGISTRATION 08:00-09:00
TECH 08:00-09:15
DRIVER’S MTG 9:30
FIRST CAR OUT 10:00
Local rules and classes apply
Limited to first 100 Drivers
No Open Exhausts
No Go-Karts Allowed
M or SA Snell Helmets Req. (less than 10 years old)
Pre-registration on-line only; no registration at event
For 2023, our NCCC insurance allows hybrids but not EVs at our autocross events. (check with event master for possible changes to this restriction)
Non-NCCC members are not covered by NCCC insurance.
For more information contact: Wally Mahlum at 952-431-0630 or Don Gettinger at 651-439-6997
Course Map
2023 Event Photos
COM Fall Color Cruise - Saturday, October 19
Saturday, October 19, 2024
ur Fall Cruise will start at the McDonald’s in Cottage Grove, at 7355 Point Douglas Rd., Cottage Grove, Mn. This is north-east of US 10 and US 61, and south of 80th Street in Cottage Grove, very close to a Hy-Vee Grocery Store. The Cruise is open to all without a requirement for Club membership, and also open to all vehicles. We’re asking for a $5 per vehicle donation to help cover expenses of checking the route, and printing costs for the flyers and Route Instructions. You can sign waiver forms any time after 9:00 am (not pre-registration required), with an entrants’ meeting at 9:45, and with departure at 10:00 am.
We’ll pass through Hastings, take a scenic route to Red Wing, and then take several scenic drives through the bluff country above the Mississippi River. The Fall colors should be bright on these country roads. Our destination is the Lark Toy Store in Kellogg, Minnesota. This is recognized as one of the Top 10 Toy Stores in the world! The Lark family has produced wood and metal toys for decades, and the Toy Store features a huge Toy Museum with hundreds of toys from your childhood. The store also has thousands of modern toys and hundreds of puzzles for sale. For a small fee, they also have an outdoor 18-hole miniature golf course complete with waterfalls, a beautiful hand-carved carousel to ride, and a complete food court with various sandwiches and treats available, and even llamas out back to watch.
We’ll return via US 61 through many small river towns on the Mississippi, and hope to see some bald eagles flying over the river. The nationally known Raptor Center is nearby, and several scenic overlooks are along the river. For those interested, we’ll have a stop at King’s Place Bar and Grille in Meisville, home of dozens of fantastic burgers and other meals. From Meisvilloe, a 10-minute drive will return you to Hastings, where you can select you route home by way of Hwy 55 to the southern suburbs and Minneapolis, or US 61 to I-494 and I-94.
We hope you’ll be able to join us for the Fall COM Color Cruise. Please let any family members or friends know as well.
Don Gettinger, your COM Cruise Director
651-439-6997, or gettvett@yahoo.com
COM Holiday Party
Saturday, December 14th, 2024
5:00 p.m. Cocktails; 6:00 p.m. Dinner
@ Jan and Shawn Hanna’s House
7402 75th Circle N., Brooklyn Park, MN 55428
R.S.V.P. to Jan by December 6th in person, at the COM meetings, or by phone (612-237-4174) or e-mail (dogmomindy@gmail.com).
We will supply appetizers, ham and turkey, coffee, water, wine, beer, spirits (whiskey, bourbon, gin, vodka, tequila, etc.), along with soda pop and mixers. Please bring your own special mixers and/or any specialty beverages you would prefer.
Please bring a dish to share —such as a side dish, salad, appetizer, bread, or dessert. Thanks!
COM ANNUAL LUNCHEON/BANQUET
Saturday, April 20, 2024 • NEW Date!
Noon to 3:00 PM
Fireside Restaurant (Warming House Room)
3410 150th St W, Rosemount, MN 55068
The restaurant is in a small strip mall on the south side of County Road 42. We will be able to order off the menu with separate checks and no charge for the room .
Please RSVP to Shawn or Jan Hanna by January 8th, in person or via telephone or e-mail.
Shawn (763) 425-6550 | Z06fastssh@comcast.net
Jan (612) 237-4174 | dogmomindy@gmail.com
For a preview of the menu and/or directions on the internet, go to:
firesiderestaurantmn.com. Phone: (651) 344-7651
This annual awards banquet is being pushed from January 2024 to April, due to schedules and snow bird vacations! We hope you will join us for fun and friendship, as well as annual awards and door prizes!
See Events Gallery page for a slide show of this years super banquet!