BLACKTOP FRIDAY® 2024
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2024.
Calistoga, CA.
$50. Gates 7:30am, event 8am.
As per usual, our smallest, purest, lowest-frills event of the year starts with a social hour at an undisclosed location in BCR’s hometown of Calistoga, CA with Sam’s General Store pop-up providing caffeine & sustenance before a drive leading to picturesque Hopland, CA, via roads (~110 miles of ‘em) that are - no hyperbole - epic, inc. a 20 mile stretch making its BCR debut. Drive starts 9am, leaving in 3 groups (HARE, TORTOISE, and SNAIL) 5 minutes apart and will be done by noon.
What does your $50 get you? Only this: a parking pass, rally decal, a PDF with rally info and route directions, a Google Map and downloadable .kml file, and an amazing morning out on Northern California's best backroads with a crüe of like-minded drivers.
All applications are subject to review and approval by BCR; in the case your application is not accepted, your ticket fee will be refunded.
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How to register.
1. Make sure you & your car can attend the rally on the given date & time, rain or shine.
2. Register for this rally with your vintage (1999 & earlier) or eligible modern car (2000 and newer) for a $50 fee; we’ll mail you a rally decal & parking pass.
WHAT’S ELIGIBLE? All pre-2000 vehicles are welcome; 2000 and newer car entries are limited to “enthusiast” models and other “interesting“ vehicles- sports cars, low production runs, unusual/exotic marques, grey market imports, backyard-modded enthusiast projects, things like that. Motorcycles and post-1999 SUVs/CUVs/trucks/minivans are NOT eligible. If in doubt your vehicle qualifies, click here before submitting an application.
1999 & EARLIER CAR APPLICATIONS - upon sending your application, you’ll receive email confirmation that your submission was received. Within approx. 48 hours, watch for another email stating whether you’ve been awarded a spot in the rally.
2000 & NEWER CAR APPLICATIONS - we usually receive more qualified modern car applications than we can accommodate. Watch your email to learn whether you snagged a spot or not.
Register here.
Additional info:
Drivers must be at least 18 years old. Registration is valid for a single driver (named in the registration application).
Co-drivers (18 or over) who deliver a co-driver agreement , navigators, and passengers welcome.
A $50 fee is charged for registration; this fee will be refunded in full if your vehicle is not accepted. Registration is per vehicle - not per person. Share the good times; feel free to bring as many people as your car can safely seat.
A link to download the Rally Info Packet (with start/end location info and turn-by-turn directions) will be sent the week of the drive. Read it. Learn it. Know it. Live it. Don’t rely on the person in front of you to know where they’re going- they don’t.
This is a private event. We don’t view you or your car as an attraction - no spectators are permitted at start points.
Gas up prior to arriving at the starting location; limited gas stations along the route.
Cell reception unavailable in some areas.
The drive begins staging at 9am and takes roughly 3 hrs. Drive within posted limits, taking into consideration weather and road conditions, always yield to quicker vehicles, and never pass on a double yellow line.
Roads are generally pretty smooth; usual bumps and such, nothing major. Any unusual terrain or circumstances will be noted in the Rally Info Packet and in email communications.
People live and work in these areas we drive through. Be courteous to business owners, employees, homeowners, ranchers, cyclists, pedestrians, pets and livestock you encounter- let’s keep BCR welcome in the area.
Questions? Email us.
Submit changes to your registration here.
