Friday August 4th
Streets of Fire presented by Audi Winston-Salem
Join us as we light up the night along 4th street in downtown Winston-Salem for dragrace-style street sprints! The night will feature both professional and amateur categories in a competitively charged atmosphere along restaurant row.
Streets of Fire
presented by Audi Winston-Salem
Street Sprint Racing: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (classes and individual start times based on registration).
It’s going to be a hot night in downtown Winston-Salem! Street sprints featuring small groups will light it up down 4th street. Kick back in one of the street-front bars or restaurants for dinner and drinks and watch the show.
All times subject to change.
Start Location: 500 block of 4th Street (Corner of Poplar and 4th)
Finish Location: 200 block of 4th Street (Corner of Trade and 4th)
Racer Staging: Parking lot at corner of Spruce and 4th
Racer Parking: 4th Street Parking Deck (Corner of Poplar and 4th)
First Heat: 7:00 PM
Total Purse: $1,500
The sprint course is 600 feet in length. Riders will start from a stop and sprint the distance, side-by-side. Heats will be elimination-style with groups of 4-6 riders per heat. Heats will be assigned by category (male/female, age, race category) based on pre-registrations. Your first heat will be provided at the racer sign-in area located near the start line at the corner of Poplar and 4th.
Registration
Registration for all racer categories for Friday night is $20 in advance.
You MUST pre-register online to race. Online registration will close at midnight on Thursday, September 8th. There will be no onsite registration.
Free Live Music
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
We’ll have free live music all evening and dancing in the streets once the racing concludes!
Announcements on this year’s music lineups will be made sometime in May.
Performances by:
Dawes
An American folk rock band featuring brothers Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith.
Crenshaw Pentecostal
Winston-Salem’s own Carolina grunge rock band. If you missed them opening for Bon Jovi in Raleigh earlier this year, now’s your chance to show them some local love!
Bahamas
Indie rock music featuring lead singer Afie Jurvanen.