Track Night 2025: Dakota County Technical College - August 15
- August 15, 2025
- 2 Comments
The Dakota County Technical College Track Night location is a very unique location. Dakota County’s "Driving Range" has up to 2.8 miles of track to provide training opportunities in: backing techniques, serpentine and evasive maneuvers, skid recovery, and control for all different types of vehicles. Track Night will use one of many layouts at this one-of-a-kind location.
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PRICING
Track Tour Laps and Spectating: FREE!
TRACK SPECIFIC RULES
- Electric vehicles are not permitted in hot track sessions at this location.
- This facility does not offer concessions. Please come prepared to participate by bringing everything you may need with you for events at this location.
- Loaner helmets are not available at our DCTC events. Please bring your own approved helmet.
EVENT SCHEDULE
| 2:30PM | - | Gates Open |
| 3:30PM | - | Worker Meeting (includes Driver/Worker participants) |
| 3:45PM | - | MANDATORY HAWK PERFORMANCE NOVICE MEETING |
| 4:00PM | - | MANDATORY INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED GROUP MEETING; Hawk Novice Group Paced Laps |
| 4:20PM | - | Advanced Group: Session 1 |
| 4:25PM | - | Hawk Novice Group: Briefing 1 |
| 4:40PM | - | Intermediate Group: Session 1 |
| 5:00PM | - | Hawk Novice Group: Session 1 |
| 5:05PM | - | Intermediate Group: Briefing 1 |
| 5:20PM | - | Advanced Group: Session 2 |
| 5:25PM | - | Hawk Novice Group: Briefing 2 |
| 5:40PM | - | Intermediate Group: Session 2 |
| 6:00PM | - | Track Touring Laps (Open to All) |
| 6:20PM | - | Hawk Novice Group: Session 2 |
| 6:40PM | - | Advanced Group: Session 3 |
| 6:45PM | - | Hawk Novice Group: Briefing 3 |
| 7:00PM | - | Intermediate Group: Session 3 |
| 7:20PM | - | Hawk Novice Group: Session 3 |
| 7:40PM | - | Track Close |
| 9:00PM | - | Gates Close |
* Times are an approximation (Weather and on-track issues can play havoc with a schedule, and sometimes officials might have to improvise to make sure everyone gets the most out of the event.)
ADDITIONAL TRACK INFORMATION
Click Here for more information about Track Night events at Dakota County Technical College.
I was at this event in June and the "pit lane" you should see on the track map (under additional track information) is just the parking lot between the track and Ames Field. So you can see plenty from there of the straight between turns 15 and 1, and honestly a lot of the rest of the track too. For the July event I believe they had to have the grid/paddock area in the lot to the west of the baseball field for some reason, but either way you should be able to spectate reasonably well. Spectating and the track touring laps at 6PM are free to ride along with someone.
I'll be at this one in August and I'd be happy to take one of you for some tour laps (which are just at lower speed) to see the track and I'm sure we could find someone else to give the other person a ride along for that as well if you want. If you end up going, my name is Austin and I'll be there with an Exocet (green kit car) so feel free to come say hi!
Hello. Is there an option for spectators ? My son is attending DCTC. He and I would love to check out the activities on the track, but don’t need to fully participate or spend the $185 each to get tickets. Any thoughts?