Mingle at the Mills!
The Northwest Chamber of Commerce, in conjuction with NASCAR SpeedPark, will host the 7th annual Mingle at the Mills, an outdoor, family friendly event featuring a car cruise, chicken wing cook-off, go-kart races, live music, and food and beverages on Friday, September 17th from 4:00 to 10:00 p.m.Offering an array of family activities, Mingle at the Mills will feature live music performed by J Monet Trio.
Mingle at the Mills will also feature a variety of charity benefit races throughout the evening on NASCAR SpeedPark’s Family 500 Track. For an entry fee of $100, participants will compete for first place and win up to $500 to go towards the charity of their choice.
The evening’s grand finale will be the running of the sixth annual Mayor’s Challenge Cup presented by American Airlines, a 20 lap go-kart race that pits mayors from Northwest St. Louis County communities against one another. The race will stat at approximately 9:30 p.m. and will take place on NASCAR SpeedPark’s Family 500 Track. Raffle tickets for the race are currently on sale and may be purchased from all participating mayors. The mayor with the largest number of raffle tickets sold will win the starting pole position for the Mayor’s Challenge Cup presented by American Airlines. All those who purchase a raffle ticket will also be entered into the Mingle at the Mills raffle for a chance to win two round-trip tickets on American Airlines.
Mingle at the Mills is a family event and is open to the public. Parking and admission are free. For more information on Mingle at the Mills and race and sponsorship opportunities, contact the Northwest Chamber of Commerce at (314) 291-2131, or click here for flyer and registration form
Featuring:
 1st Annual Classic Car Cruise - Free A new addition to this year's Mingle at the Mills event is a fun Classic Car Cruise involving area car clubs. Commemorative dash plaques and goody bags will be given away to the first fifty custom or classic cars that show up to the event. Come check out these sweet rides!
"King of Wings 500" - $10 in advance or $12 at the door
The "King of Wings 500" is a chicken wing cook-off between several local restarurants. It's an all-you-can-eat affair, giving guests an opportunity to sample as many chicken wings as they like. Then each person can cast their vote for the "People's Choice" Best Wings award. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $10 each, or $12 at the door.
 Charity Go-Kart Races - $100 Entry FeeThere will be open races for individuals who with to compete as a charity race driver. To qualify as a participant, she or she must be at least 47" tall. The entry fee is $100 per driver. A field of 10 drivers (max) will be posted for each race. Fifty percent of the entry fees collected for rach race will go to the winner's charity of choice ($500 for a full race).
 Challenge Cup Go-Kart Race - $10 Entry FeeChallenge your friends, family or collque to a go-kart race. Challenge Cup go-kart races will take place inbetween the Charity Go-Kart Races. A filed of 10 drivers will compete in the Challenge Cup races with the winners of each heat earning a spot in the Challege Cup finals. The entry fee is $10 per driver. Race in as many heats as you like.
 Mayor's Challenge Cup - $1 Raffle TicketsElected mayors and city officials representing ten municipalities in Northwest St. Louis County will be competing for bragging rights of being the best NASCAR race driver. They will be urging constituents to show their community pride by pruchasing raffle tickets for $1 a piece. The city that sells the most raffle tickets will earn the pole position for the 20-lap race. The raffle grade prize is two round trip American Airline tickets.
Past Mingle at the Mills Pics
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