Minnesota Fall Road Rally 2026

Ready for Year 9 of the Minnesota Fall Road Rally? Join us for a Sunday drive of twists and turns in the Mississippi River Valley, with coffee and breakfast in the morning as we organize and stage, and a late lunch at Stone Barn Pizza, as well as a kickoff dinner, brunch and more shenanigans on Saturday. Enjoying the roads is only half the fun – if you’re driving solo and open to meeting new people, we’ll randomly pair you with a willing passenger or two. If you are more interested in riding and chatting than driving yourself, register as a “free agent” passenger and we’ll pair you with a driver. If you’re driving and bringing someone along, that’s great too! Your registration fee includes breakfast at the morning meeting point, as well as buffet style entrees and tables and chairs for the Saturday evening kickoff party. Only those registered for this event may attend our drive. This drive route features almost no stoplights and open roads with minimal traffic, apart from the errant tractor, Equinox, or trailer. When registering, please choose your desired pace of drive group. We will run up to seven drive groups on a 10-minute interval, ideally limiting each group to 8 cars to stay within radio range. As these events are carefully planned ahead of the start date, all drivers and passengers must register below! Please help us help you have a great weekend and register by Wednesday, September 10.  

Friday, September 11

• 9:00 PM: Meet up organically at Eagle|MPLS – find your friends and hang out over a drink or four.

Saturday, September 12

• 10:30 AM – 3:00PM: Carver County Pride Car Show (501 W 3rd Street, Waconia, Minnesota 55387) – Enjoy Pride festivities, enter your vehicle in the car show (or spectate, but please enter if you can), and potentially win one of three awards! Register here: https://tinyurl.com/2s4xnwc8
• 3:00PM – 7:00 PM: Choose your own adventure – we’ll be setting up for the evening kickoff party!
• 7:00 PM – midnight: Kickoff Party and registration at the Heaux Chateau! Pick up your name tag and lanyard and let us know you’re here. We’ll also help you join Out Motorsports at this time if you’re interested! Buffet-style food will be provided, but if you want to bring a Midwestern dish you’re proud of go ahead and add to the smorgasbord. Address will be emailed to all registered.

Sunday, September 13

• 8:30 AM: Those in the metro area, start heading on down to Red Wing (~1 hr 20 min drive from Brooklyn Park)
• 10:00 AM: ‘Transportation and Tea’ aka Cars & Coffee! Get to know your other drivers and passengers and enjoy breakfast and coffee at our assembly point in Red Wing!
• 10:45 AM: All hands’ meeting. We’ll go over some pre-drive information to make sure everyone’s on the same page, get drive route maps and passenger pairings sorted, and head out.
• 11:00 AM: Drive Group A leaves.
• 11:10 AM: Drive Group B leaves.
• 11:20 AM: Drive Group C leaves.
• 11:30 AM: Drive Group D leaves.
• 11:40 AM: Drive Group E leaves.
• 11:50 AM: Drive Group F leaves.
• 12:00 PM: Drive Group G leaves.
• 2:45 PM or so onward: Arrive at our lunch destination and chow down on some pizza. Enjoy some free time to catch up with others, and say your goodbyes as we all go our separate ways home.

What to Bring

• A full tank of gas/a full charge – there are no fueling or charging stops during the drive, so make sure you will be able to make it to our destination.
• An empty bladder – Our route will include a stop with restrooms, but it’s a long drive and we’re only planning for one stop.
• A two-way/FRS radio – We will be using these to call directions and keep the group together. If you do not have your own, there will be extras floating around that you may be able to borrow. But if you can bring your own, please do. They are cheap and plentiful on Amazon. We recommend Midland or Motorola if you would like to buy your own.
• Your Common Sense – Please remember that we are using public roads, and there will be traffic, debris, etc. on our route. This is not a race, it is not a time trial. It is a Follow-The-Leader style cruise with some nice hills and twisties. Do not expect open and free roads to speed as you wish.

This is not a venue in which to explore your limits as a driver or the limits of your vehicle. Keep your eyes up, keep your speeds reasonable, and drive safely. Anyone driving in an unsafe manner will be asked to leave and may be blacklisted from future events of this nature.