Talladega, Alabama NASCAR Outreach

I've been working with Bill Adams (of www.sfoi.org) and Alabama Raceway Ministries (ARM) to put together an opportunity for witnessing at the upcoming NASCAR races at Talladega Super Speedway.

Anyone who will be in the North Alabama area during the 24th-26th of April is invited to help us reach the lost at the race track.

I'm still getting info together. Here is what I got so far:


* The race weekend is April 24th-26th. Not much happens Friday at the track, but we get together Friday afternoon to meet everyone and go over the weekend plans. Saturday and Sunday are the big days. A good time to leave is after the race starts on Sunday. Saturday's race is set to start 2:30/ET (1:30/CT) and Sunday's race starts at 1:00/ET (12:00/CT).

* Everyone has to wear an ARM (Alabama Raceway Ministry) Shirt to identify themselves with the ministry (this is a requirement that ARM has). Shirts cost $10-$12 depending on the size. I need to know how many and what sizes (they come Adult S,M,L,XL,XXL) as soon as possible so they can put in a batch order to make them. I told them we might have a large group.

* You can stay at a Baptist Resort 13 miles from the track call Shocco Springs for $20 per night. More info about Shocco is at: http://www.shocco.org/ Let me know if you are going to need to stay at Shocco, so I can get you a room.

* Meals should not be an issue, since ARM makes 3 meals a day for the fans in the campgrounds. The food is all free. There isn't a whole lot around the track except service stations, you are about a 8 or 9 minute drive from the city of Talladega. The city of Talladega has all the normal amenities of a small town (i.e. McDonald's, Burger King, Dairy Queen and Wal-Mart).

* Alabama Raceway Ministries wants people assigned to camp sites. The North Camp ground is the largest (it puts the entire complex at Atlanta Motor speedway to shame). We could spend all weekend just there and still not hit every race fan. They asked me if we want to split the group up into the other camp grounds or just the North Camp ground. We are still debating how we will divide up. This is a HUGE complex. We could take 500 evangelists and still not put a dent in it. The crowd will be more than twice as big as Atlanta. Talladega is known as the "party track" of NASCAR. Expect around 150,000 fans to be there (and that's a smaller amount than in the past). Before the economy problems, they easily had over 200,000 on Sunday.

* NO OPEN-AIR -- sorry I tried :-(

This is private property and we are given permission to do 1-2-1s and handout tracts, but we have to follow their rules. They are cool with our tracts (NASCAR Trivia) and us presenting the Gospel WOTM style. So that is a Blessing.

Please let me know ASAP if you will be able to go. Sorry about the short notice, but the folks at ARM were a little hesitant at first.

My contact info is:

payton.dooley@gmail.com


I need to know if you will be staying at Shocco, how many nights and T-Shirt size. You need to bring money for T-shirt ($10 for S,M,L or $12 for L, XL, XXL), money for room ($40 for 2 nights...$20/night) and your own tracts.

Idea's for tracts:

* NASCAR Trivia
* Name 10 Beers
* Million Dollar Bill

Race Track Address:
Talladega Super Speedway
3366 Speedway Blvd
Lincoln, AL 35096

Shocco's Address:
Shocco Springs
1314 Shocco Springs Road
Talladega, Alabama 35160