Red Light Rescue - Providing Motorsports Rapid Response Teams and Event Operations Staff

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Providing Motorsports Rapid Response Teams and Event Operations Staff

Photo of Fleet After Ojibwe 2005 (RLR Numbers-if different)
(Pictured L-R: Rescue One, Rescue (R10), Rescue 3 (R12), Rescue (R3), Rescue 2 (R11), Rescue 9, Rescue 8)
Not Pictured: Rescue 5, Rescue 6, Rescue 7, Rescue 41, Rescue 42, Rescue 51)

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BMW hosts a quiet weekend

Monday, October 16 2006 @ 04:53 PM CDT
Contributed by: RLRescue
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The BMW Club hosted a quiet weekend at BIR. For two days of racing the total of rescue activities amounted to one flat tow and a clean-up. There was one addidtional clean-up but that was handled by the corner station. A rather nice way to end the season for them.

The weekend also included a Wedding. Andraya (ne: Rick) Backlund now has a husband (Andrew). I understand that the couple lives in the Minneapolis area. Red Light was represented by Paul and a card and gift of money was given on behalf of the members and staff of Red Light Rescue. Andraya worked a number of events for us in the past and because of other commitments over the last few years has not been able to participate as much as she had in the past.

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Nord Stern closes season with eventful weekend

Saturday, October 07 2006 @ 02:18 PM CDT
Contributed by: RLRescue
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The Nord Sten region went out this season with more than it's fair share of crashes and incidents. The morning Friday was the usual uneventful drivers training drills with intermittent rain and misting most of the morning. Despite the rain the front straight was used for the braking exercise (past the nasty part) and the lunch break was when things started to clear for a bit. This was enough for the track to dry up. As the afternoon wore on, it was clear that R1 was going to have to move to the base of the tower. as the front straight was getting wet...

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Donnybrooke/Track Time have a quiet day

Monday, October 02 2006 @ 09:39 PM CDT
Contributed by: RLRescue
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The Donnybrooke Racing School and the Track Time folks delayed 2 weeks for thier event because of rain and found that the rescheduled date was ideal for racing. Rescue did only one flat tow at the event for a stall at 4. Other than that the event was well attended and all who attended had a great time.

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Slowpokes season "rolls" to a close

Friday, September 15 2006 @ 03:42 PM CDT
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The Slowpokes Group came to BIR to play on Monday 9/11. With the significance of the date being the 5 yr anniversary of a much bigger rescue effort, rescue was hoping for a nice quiet day. A couple of the drivers decided that they would keep rescue busy at this event

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Track Addix Report

Tuesday, August 29 2006 @ 10:08 AM CDT
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Track Addix added a 5th day to the weekend activities by scheduling a track day after the CRA event this weekend. So Rescue One, Brian, and Chris (after his truck was repaired) stopped by to work motorcycles. We had a number of "offs" during the morning with the majority being at 10 or 4. We dispatched the ambulance for one with possible wrist injuries at 3 and during the afternoon session sent one to the hospital with North from 10. Paul and Brian take credit for that one as we opened Root Beer and toasted the quiet afternoon just before that incident. Other than that the day was pretty quiet.

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Ojibwe Report

Tuesday, August 29 2006 @ 09:35 AM CDT
Contributed by: RLRescue
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With the 21st running of the Ojibwe this weekend, there were a number of interesting activities that went on. While the storms rolled thru the southern part of the state those of us that bailed to the north woods were high and dry. The practice stage was staffed by Paul, Chris, Brian, Gene, Lisa, Nate and Jeremiah and a couple of other marshals. The event went without a hitch. You might want to talk to Gene about his new title...(pictures were taken).

The biggest disappointment was the severe lack of mud. Marilyn remarked on Sunday night that Rescue One was cleaner after this Ojib then it had been before a couple of track days. Other than a sever coating of internal dust, the rig for the most part looked like it had just been washed. Let's hope LSPR gets a little more water than Northern MN.

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Ojibwe Training trip log

Friday, July 28 2006 @ 09:34 PM CDT
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The team of Paul and Kristy headed up to the north woods Thursday and Friday for training sessions at both Walker Ambulance and North Ambulance services. The details follow for this eventful trip.

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BIR Sold!

Friday, July 28 2006 @ 09:31 PM CDT
Contributed by: RLRescue
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Brainerd International Raceway sold to Forest Lake family
Associated Press

BRAINERD, Minn. � Brainerd International Raceway has
been purchased by a Forest Lake family and the new
owners said Thursday that they plan to continue
racing.
Jed and Kristi Copham, operating as BIR Holdings LLC,
purchased the track for an undisclosed amount from
Michigan-based Sports Resorts International Inc. and
are renaming the facility Brainerd International
Raceway and Resort.

Jed Copham, a 33-year-old mechanical engineer with a
passion for cars, said he first talked to the track's
former owners when the 550-acre raceway was listed for
sale more than a year ago.

Copham, who worked with the family printing business
Liberty Enterprises until it was sold in June 2005,
said he has built two cars and has raced at BIR. He
described himself and his family as amateur road
racers and occasional drag racers.

Copham, who was involved in an effort to build a race
track west of Pine City in 2004, called BIR "a
national treasure." He said he plans to make the track
as attractive a destination as possible for anybody
who has a passion for racing.

Copham, who planned to meet with track employees
Friday, said the track is a long-term investment for
the family and they hope to have fun, earn a living
and be part of a racing legacy.

Don Williamson, mayor of Flint, Mich., is Sports
Resorts International chief executive officer. He said
in a news release that as mayor and with his wife,
Patsy Lou, running for state Senate in Michigan, the
couple is focusing their efforts within their local
community.

"We have owned the Brainerd facility since 1994 and
continued to invest each year with numerous capital
improvements," Williamson said. "We feel this has
continued to make BIR a great destination for
thousands of motorsports fans and racers."

In the transaction announced Thursday, Williamson
retains a six-unit condominium on a 6.5-acre parcel
adjacent to the track.

BIR's largest annual event is the National Hot Rod
Associations Lucas Oil Nationals. The event, which is
set Aug. 10-13, is in its 25th year and draws an
estimated 30,000 to 50,000 people.

Copham said he plans to continue the current drag
racing and road course racing programs while searching
for new racing events.

Rod Wolter will continue as BIR general manager.

The raceway, with a number of ownership and management
changes, has been part of the Brainerd Lakes Area
almost continuously since it opened in 1968 as
Donneybrooke Speedway.

Headwaters Photos

Saturday, July 01 2006 @ 03:03 PM CDT
Contributed by: RLRescue
Views: 692

Chris has posted his Headwaters photos. Go take a look. If you have photos of the event please add them to the directory. (please note the naming convention) If there are issues adding photos, you can e-mail them (the photos) to me OR call me and I'll see what I have to do to get you so that you can add photos to the gallery yourself.

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Updates 6/14

Wednesday, June 14 2006 @ 10:03 PM CDT
Contributed by: RLRescue
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Wow, Time flies when you are busy. I have a lot of things to cover. I'll take them in chronological order (oldest first).

NASA came to play at BIR on Memorial day. The interesting part about this event was that I took station at 3 with Kristy (no not that one, The new one that is a close associate of Brian's and lives in St. Cloud) And quickly thought that I had the good fortune of getting the new crap magnet. Rescue One was the only vehicle to turn a wheel for cars on Saturday.

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