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Drive it. Watch it. Show It.  Camp It.

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BIR Octane Autofest
June 5-7 & Sept. 11-13, 2026

Pick your weekend!

Octane Autofest is a full-send weekend at BIR where you don’t just watch motorsports—you’re part of it.
Run your car on track. Throw it sideways. Send it down the drag strip. Line it up in the car show. Ride along with the pros. Camp in the middle of it all and stay up way too late.

This is what happens when drifting, drag racing, track driving, car culture, and a little bit of chaos all land in one place.

More fun at BIR!   Find your fun at BIR!

Meet the CboysTV Crew

Limited Availability

VIP Meet & Greet access is intentionally limited and available only while spots last.

Guests who select the Meet & Greet Waitlist option during ticket purchase will receive first access to pre-sale ordering if selected. If any availability remains after pre-sale access is completed, remaining spots may open to the public on Friday during the event weekend.

VIP Meet & Greet Experience

For the ultimate fan experience, secure your chance to meet the entire CboysTV crew face-to-face during Octane Autofest weekend.

Each $100 VIP Meet & Greet package includes:

  • Meet & Greet access with the CboysTV team

  • Photo opportunities

  • Exclusive VIP Bundle Bag

  • Signed merch and limited goodies

  • Over $140 in included value

Spots are extremely limited and expected to move quickly. If you want in, don’t wait to join the waitlist and secure your shot at one of the most exclusive experiences of Octane weekend.

Important:
VIP Meet & Greet access is an optional add-on experience. All attendees must also purchase a valid General Admission ticket for at least the day of their selected Meet & Greet session.

CboysTV Car Show

Got a Lambo? Bring it.
Got a truck? Bring it.
Got a build you’ve been wrenching on at 2AM? Definitely bring it.

 

Pull in and show it off with hundreds of other people at the CboysTV Car Show — no fluff, just a massive mix of cars, trucks, and everything in between.

 

Spots are limited.

 

General Admission required for all attendees. Car Show Entry required for each vehicle displayed.

 

After registering, you’ll receive an email to submit your vehicle info and apply for featured showcase sections.

No politics. No pressure. Just cars and a good time.

 

•  Open registration (limited capacity)  •
•  All builds welcome: muscle, import, truck, whatever you’ve got  •
•  Featured cars + high-visibility placement  •
•  Right in the middle of the action  •

Octane 2.0  || September 11-13, 2026

NOT YOUR TYPICAL RACE WEEKEND

Octane Autofest isn't built around one kind of racing, one kind of car,

or one way to spend the weekend.
Drifting, drag racing, autocross and road course action

take over BIR alongside the car show, Main Stage exhibitions, live music and camping.

 

Some people come to drive.

Some come to show off what they built.

Some come to watch the pros.

Most end up doing a little bit of everything.


That's Octane. Not one race. A whole weekend built around cars.

Choose Your Way In

There isn't one way to do Octane.


Bring the car you race.
Bring the car you show.
Bring the car you daily.

Or leave it at home and come watch the show.

Try something you've never done. Run the drag strip. Chase a time. Throw it sideways. Enter the Triple Track Showdown. Put your build in the Drive Cartel car show. Watch Chris Forsberg and the pros. Camp with your friends and stick around for the Main Stage and live music.

Pick your way in. You'll probably find a few more once you're here.

Drive It

You don't need a race car. You don't need years of experience. You just need to want to drive.
Octane is built to get people off the sidelines and behind the wheel. Drift it. Drag race it. Autocross it. Take it on the road course. Whether you're an experienced driver or you've never crossed a starting line in your life, there's a place to start.


DRIFT
Multiple courses and experience levels, from grassroots drivers to experienced drifters.
DRAG RACING — NEW FOR 2.0
Run what you brung. Test & tune. Grudge race your buddy. Call somebody out. Or just find out what your car actually runs.
AUTOCROSS
Simple course. You against the clock. Bring the car you've got.
ROAD COURSE
Get onto one of BIR's road courses with structured sessions and different ways to participate.

NEVER BEEN DOWN A DRAG STRIP?


Good. This is your excuse.
Maybe you've always wondered what your car would run. Maybe your buddy won't shut up about his being faster. Maybe you drove your mom's minivan to Octane.
We don't care.
$30 gets you two passes down the drag strip.
We'll have experienced local drag racers there to help you through the process, explain what to do and get you pointed in the right direction.
No racing experience required. No commitment to spend the whole day doing it.
Just give it a shot.

TRIPLE TRACK SHOWDOWN


ONE CAR. THREE TRACKS. PROVE IT.
Road Course + Autocross + Drag Strip

Corner it. Cone it. Send it.


One driver. One car. Three completely different tests.

The Triple Track Showdown puts the same car and driver to the test

across three completely different disciplines at BIR.

Where else can you do that?

Show It.

YOUR CAR DOESN'T HAVE TO HIT THE TRACK TO BE PART OF OCTANE.


Got something worth showing off? Bring it.


Drive Cartel is taking over the Midway with the Octane Autofest car show.

Builds, cruisers, imports, muscle, trucks, exotics — if you're proud of it, we want to see it.

 

Park it. Show it. Hang out. Spend the weekend surrounded by people who get why

you spent entirely too much money on that thing.

Watch It.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.
 

Octane takes over BIR with action happening across the property all weekend. Watch grassroots drivers try something new, experienced drivers chase a time, and Chris Forsberg and other pro drifters turn it up on the Main Stage.
 

Bounce between the drag strip, road course, autocross, skid pad and Midway during the day. Then Friday and Saturday night, make your way to the Main Stage for pro drift exhibitions before live music takes over.
Pick a spot. Wander around. Follow the action. You won't watch Octane from one seat.

 

YOUR OCTANE WEEKEND

FRIDAY
Drag • Autocross • Drift • Main Stage • Live Music
SATURDAY
HPDE • Autocross • Drag • Triple Track • Drift • Car Show • Main Stage • Live Music
SUNDAY
Main Stage Drift • Skid Pad Drift • HPDE • Standing Start

Camp It.

YOU'RE GOING TO WANT MORE THAN AN AFTERNOON.

 

Three days.

Multiple tracks.

Main Stage exhibitions.

Live music.

Cars everywhere.


Camp at BIR and make a weekend out of it.

Better yet, overnight camping is included with your multi-day ticket.


Bring your tent, camper or RV and find your spot at BIR. There's plenty of room for boondock camping, and no additional sleeping-unit camping fee if you don't need hookups. Set up camp, spend your days bouncing between tracks, the Midway and Main Stage, then head back to camp and do it all over again tomorrow.


Want the full-service version? BIR also has 170 reserved VIP campsites with water, sewer and power hookups. These sites are limited and available as a paid upgrade, so don't wait until they're gone.
 

Stay for the weekend. That's half the fun.

Wake up. Do it all over again.

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