The Dash combines ICSCC championship road racing with a charity event benefitting local organizations in need. Hosted by Cascade Sports Car Club and held at Portland International Raceway, this annual event introduces the community to road racing through race car rides around the track and an open paddock where drivers and crew are happy to show you their car and race preparation. Admission is always free.
The Dash is celebrating it’s 40th year August 10th-11th, 2024! The event runs from 9 am to 5 pm on Saturday and Sunday. The event will include Conference road racing qualifying and races, race car rides, a few family fun activities, and free access to the paddock.
The race car rides are hugely popular and a lifelong dream for many kids and adults alike. The thrill of a race car ride around PIR is an experience like no other. The Dash is a well known event in the racing community and draws people from all over the Pacific Northwest. Come out and have a fun weekend, get your ride all while donating to a great cause!
Fun for the whole family!
Race Car and Exotic Car Rides
During lunch on both Saturday and Sunday of the The Dash, ICSCC race car drivers offer up their time and cars to provide free rides to veterans and rides to all other spectators and children for a donation to the Charity. Each ride is approximately 2 laps around PIR. There are a variety of cars to choose from including exotics (i.e. Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche) and various race cars (i.e. Stock Cars, BMW, Mazda). The ride donation varies based on the car type. The race car rides operate on a first come, first serve basis, so come early to get the ride of your dreams. Children 40 inches or taller are eligible for race car rides.
2024 Ride Donation Pricing:
Race Cars – Children $20 / Adults $30
Exotic Cars – Children $30 / Adults $40
***Children are those under 18 years of age
Paddock Access
In the race car pits and paddock, families can walk around and see cars being worked on and prepared for racing. Many drivers and crew are happy to explain what is going on and even let the kids sit in the cars for pictures. Drivers, crew, and workers will also be accessible around the paddock for autographs and pictures. Families may even see some unexpected visitors like Mandalorian, Stormtroopers and Jedi.
Raffle Tent
This year we are raffling off a huge selection of curated gift baskets, everything from car car to self care, and everything in between!
Event T-Shirt
Every year The Dash makes an event t-shirt. The t-shirt draws sponsors that help to pay for the event and go towards our donation to the Charity. As a special Thank You, these event t-shirts are given to our amazing volunteers and sponsors – without their help and support, this event would not be possible!
***A very limited quantity may also be available for purchase during the event weekend.
Our 2024 Beneficiary
Soldiers On Singletrack, is a veteran led mountain bike crew and race team. Their mission is to support veterans in managing service related stress by providing a community of like-minded individuals, who are pursuing a common purpose through the mental and physical challenge of high intensity mountain biking.
Our 2024 Sponsors
Please support our sponsors. You can visit their websites by clicking on their name or logo below.
Gold Sponsor
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Paxman Racing
The sponsorship window is closed for 2024. If you are interested in sponsoring us in 2025, please contact us using the link below!
Volunteers Needed!
The Dash relies on a large amount of volunteers to keep it moving. Volunteers get to enjoy all the events for free, get to go on race car rides for free after all of the paying riders, get a free event t-shirt, get to watch the races in their free time and most importantly they get to see the smiles first hand of the kids, and kids at heart. Our volunteers are a wonderfully welcoming and fun crew to spend the weekend with.