TT West 2027 – National Forests, Grasslands, and Badlands Circa, August 23rd
This 1100 mile trip offers a lot of diversity as we explore Montana, Wyoming, and South Dakota. Days of sweeping curves over grassland rolling hills. Days of incredible mountain forest twisties. Days of spectacular wildlife viewing. Featured attractions include Custer’s Last Stand, Devil’s Tower, Mount Rushmore, amazing wildlife in Custer State Park, and exploring the Badlands of South Dakota. The tentative start date is Monday August 23.
The Monday drive travels the Lewis & Clark National Forest on our way to the Memorial Falls trail which has several waterfalls. After lunch we drive mostly rolling grassland and visit a local museum in Roundup MT that has a restored blacksmith shop and ranch house.
On Tuesday we visit Custer’s last Stand at Little Bighorn and then Brinton Ranch that has an excellent western art museum. Wednesday morning features Devil’s Tower National Monument. The afternoon offers driving fun with mountain twisties along Rt. 14A through the Black Hills National Forest that follows the Salt River.
Thursday has two circle routes with Mount Rushmore in the morning and exploring the wildlife of Custer State Park in the afternoon. Friday explores Badlands National Park before finishing TT West at Rapid City for our Farewell Dinner.
TT West began in 2001 when a group of Southern California TT owners wanted to test their new cars which had only recently been imported to North America. The first TT West was held in Graeagle, California and has been held annually since then.
TT West is an Audi Club of North America sanctioned event and all drivers must be members at the time of registration. All drivers and passengers must be at least 18 years of age at the start of the drive. For safety reasons, participants with “learner” driving licenses are not allowed to drive during TT West. Drivers and their vehicles must have current licenses in compliance with their home state laws during TT West. The itinerary is subject to change at any time, even during the execution of the drive.
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