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2 | 2015 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama St. Clair News-Aegis | newsaegis.com | April 23, 2015

There will be plenty for fans to do, see and hear at thisyear's Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, to be held April24-26 at Barber Motorsports Park. And getting there hasnever been easier.

The only fighting for position at Barber MotorsportsPark that week will take place on the track. On-site parkingwill be free of charge on Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April25. Then on Sunday, April 26, there will be free parking atThe Outlet Shops of Grand River, with a complimentaryand short shuttle ride to and from the Park.

A limited amount of premium on-site parking forSunday, April 26 is available for advance purchase for only$25 per vehicle and $10 for motorcycles. For moreinformation or to purchase your parking pass today visitwww.barbermotorsports.com.

Once fans have arrived at the beautiful 740-acre facility,they will be able to enjoy activities both on and off thetrack. There will be several new attractions this yearlocated in the TNT Fireworks Fan Zone, including a

Mechanical Bull, Iron Man & Batman Motorcycles, theHonda Manufacturing of Alabama Technical SkillsOlympics, the Neverland Ferris wheel presented by Bud'sBest Cookies, driver autograph sessions, bucket

truck rides courtesy of Altec, event and teammerchandise, inflatables and much more.

The main event, the Honda Indy Grand Prix ofAlabama, will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 26. DrakeWhite, a rising star in country music, will open thefestivities by singing the National Anthem.

A native of Hokes Bluff, Ala., White recently releasedhis new single “It Feels Good”. He and his band “The BigFire” have opened shows headlined by such national actsas Eric Church, Luke Bryan, Kid Rock, Lynyrd Skynyrd,Tyler Bryant and Channing Wilson. White’s sound is bothfamiliar and modern, building on the successful bandmodel laid down by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, TheAllman Brothers Band and modern Country trailblazers.Drake was named one of Billboard’s “10 Hot CountryArtists to Watch in 2015” and made Rolling Stone’s list ofthe “37 Best Things we Saw at the CMA Fest in 2014.”

Free Parking and New Off-track

Activities Await Fans at This Year's

Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama

What’s New in 2015?

Emerging Country Singer and Alabama Native Drake White to Sing National Anthem

About Barber Motorsports ParkBarber Motorsports Park opened in the spring of 2003. Since its inception, ZOOM Motorsports, LLC has

been the exclusive event promoter for the events at the Park. The 2.38-mile racing circuit is 45 feet wide,with 17 turns and elevation changes of more than 80 feet. The Barber Motorsports Park has beenconsidered one of North America’s finest road courses for car and motorcycle racing, and has served as thevenue for several international product launches. The Barber Motorsports Park also features the BarberVintage Motorsports Museum. This 144,000 square-foot facility houses more than 1,400 vintage andmodern motorcycles from 17 different nations For more information, please visitwww.barbermotorsports.com.

Get tickets at barbermotorsports.comPhoto courtesy of ZOOM Motorsports

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Something for Everyone:11 Races Over 3 Days

VERIZON INDYCAR SERIESRACES:• APRIL 26, 2:30 P.M.

The IndyCar Series is a NorthAmerican-based open wheel racingseries featuring the fastest cars andmost versatile drivers in the world. It'sthe only racing series in the world tofeature a competitive mix of ovalspeedways, permanent road andtemporary street courses. Truly aninternational series, this year's schedulewill see 25 participants from 11 differentcountries competing in 16 races across3 countries.

Each IndyCar driver uses the DW12chassis, produced by Italianmanufacturer, Dallara.

After a six year hiatus, "newcomer"Chevrolet introduced its own twin turboV-6 (produced by Ilmor) to competeagainst long-time supplier Honda,whose own V6 engines are producedby Honda Performance Development.Each engine is tuned to produce ahorsepower range of 550 to 700 hp withan RMP limit of 12,000.

The 2015 season is off to anexciting start as both Honda andCheverolet debut new aerodynamicbodywork. The new aero kits willdramatically improve performance bylowering the drag and increasing thedownforce.

LEGACY INDY LIGHTSRACES:• APRIL 25, 2:50 p.m.• APRIL 26, 12:10 p.m.

Now in its 13th season, the IndyLights presented by Cooper Tires isan essential stepping stone fordrivers and teams striving tocompete in the IndyCar Series andthe Indianapolis 500. Teams competefor nearly $4 million in prize money incars that are second only in speed tothe IndyCar Series at most tracksthey visit. In 2013, their thirteen raceschedule is comprised of ovalsuperspeedways, temporary streetcourses and permanent roadcourses.

Racers will compete using single-seat, open-wheel, Indy car-stylevehicles manufactured by DallaraAutomobili and powered by 3.5 liter,normally-aspirated, 90-degree V-8spec engines, capable of 420horsepower at 8,200 rpm and speedsup to 190 mph on superspeedways.Purpose-built, high performanceracing slicks and rain tires will besupplied by Cooper Tires

Legacy Credit Union is the proudsponsor of the Legacy Indy Lights100. In 2014, Indy Lights hosted adouble header during the weekend,racing on both Saturday and Sunday.

PRO MAZDA /USF2000RACES:

USF2000• APRIL 24, 6:10 p.m.• APRIL 25, 5:20 p.m.

PRO MAZDA• APRIL 25, 10:15, a.m.• APRIL 26, 9 a.m.

Pro Mazda features a open-wheel, single-seat, open-cockpitcars with front and rear wings. Thecarbon fiber chassis, introduced in2004, is built to FIA standards. A 1.3liter Mazda "Renesis" rotary engineserves as the power plant andproduces 260 horsepower at 8600RPM, and is capable of speeds upto 160 mph. Pro Mazda utilizes aHewland 6-speed sequentialgearbox with electronic "no lift" shift.

USF2000 features open-wheel,single-seat, open-cockpit cars withfront and rear wings and a Hewlandfive-speed sequential gearbox. As acost constraint, the rules packagerequires a one-make chassis. Thecars are powered by the MazdaMZR 2-liter powerplant ? a four-cylinder, double-overhead cam,fuel-injected engine generatingapproximately 170 horsepower andcapable of powering cars to speedsof 150 mph.

PIRELLI WORLDCHALLENGERACES:

GTS• APRIL 24, 4:55 p.m.• APRIL 25, 1:40 p.m.

GT• APRIL 25, 11:10 a.m.• APRIL 26, 10:45 a.m.

Four classes of car represented:Grand Touring (GT), Grand TouringSport (GTS), Touring Car (TC), andTouring Car B-Spec (TCB)

Races are run in a sprint race format(usually 45 minutes in length) featuringa multiple classes runningsimultaneously

GT and GTS cars race at the sametime, and TC and TCB cars race at thesame time.

GT: Production based sports andluxury cars that have between 425 –525 horsepower

Cars seen on track: Audi R8,Cadillac CTSV, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup,Chevrolet Corvette, Volvo S60,Mercedes-Benz, Dodge Vipers, AstonMartins.

GTS: Production based sports carsthat are much closer to a stock vehiclethan the GT cars. They’re slightly slowerspeeds than the GT cars

Cars seen on track: Ford Mustangs,Chevrolet Camaros, Porsche Caymans,Kia, Nissan 370z, Aston Martin.


irmingham, Alabama native GeorgeBarber modified, raced and maintainedPorsches in the 1960's (63 first-placewins). He started collecting andrestoring classic sports cars in 1989, buthis interest soon turned to motorcycles.Barber recognized that there was not amuseum which reflected the history ofmotorcycles from a global perspective.He wanted to preserve motorcyclehistory in the United States in a way thatrepresents an international aspect andto supply an example of motorcyclesthat until then could only have beenseen in books and magazines. This wasthe theme used in the mission anddevelopment of the Barber collection.

The collection grew with theassistance of skilled restorers thatworked for Barber at a secluded locationin Birmingham that once housed acommercial vehicle refurbishing facility.Out of the same shop a vintagemotorcycle race team operated with thechallenge of maintaining and racinghistorically significant machinery. Thesebikes were routinely campaigned aroundthe United States and Europe so thatthey could be enjoyed and appreciatedin their original setting, rather thancollecting dust in a garage. This racingeffort brought the Barber Team 7National Championships in the AmericanHistoric Racing Motorcycle Association(AHRMA) and helped secure a credibleplace for the collection in the communityof motorcycle enthusiasts.

In 1994, the Barber collectionbecame the Barber Vintage Motorsports

Museum when it was granted a 501(c)3not for profit status. On March 14, 1995,the museum was officially opened to thepublic in the original secluded locationon Birmingham's Southside. Themuseum operated here until November1, 2002. The Museum reopened at itsnew location at the Barber MotorsportsPark on September 19, 2003. Along theway vehicles from the museum’scollection have been featured in exhibitsaround the world. Twenty onemotorcycles were selected for the famedArt of the Motorcycle exhibit at theGuggenheim’s New York and Bilbao,Spain location as well as the FieldMuseum in Chicago. England’sGoodwood Festival of Speed hasfeatured cars from the Barber collection.Birmingham’s own Museum of Art hasconducted a special exhibit featuringmotorcycles from the Barber collection.

The collection now has over 1200vintage and modern motorcycles and aswell as a substantial collection of Lotusand other racecars. It is considered thelargest collection of its type in NorthAmerican and possibly the world. Thereare approximately 600 of the collection’s1200 motorcycles on display at anygiven time. These bikes range from 1902to current-year production. Bikes from20 countries represent 200 differentmanufacturers. The common street bikeis represented, as well as rare, one-offGran Prix race machinery. Bikes havebeen purchased from as far away asAustralia, New Zealand, and Sweden,but also as close as down the street.

Barber Motorsports Park and Museum: Take a Tour TodayAbout the Park- 12,000 azaleas- 826,000 bulbs- 8,000 junipers- 10,000 crape myrtles- 2,000,000 cubic yards of dirt- 137 acres of Bermuda- 22 miles of irrigation pipe - all from the 18-acre lake- 80 percent of the site drains to the lake- 700 acres of wooded land- The 830-acre Barber Motorsports Park has hostedover 100 major races over the past decade.

About the Museum- The museum is 144,000 square feet.- We have very close to 1,400 bikes, about 700 ofwhich are on display at any given time.- The Barber Museum is a Not for Profit Foundation,which, in 2013, celebrated its 10th year at the BarberMotorsports Park.- The Barber Museum is considered the largest phil-anthropic project taken on by an individual in the his-tory of the state of Alabama.Fu

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Hunter-Reay Looks for 3-in-a-row at BarberVerizon IndyCar driver Ryan Hunter-Reay celebrates his 2014 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama victory. Photo courtesy of Zoom Motorsports.

By JEFF THOMPSON

[email protected]

For the past two years, Ryan Hunter-Reay has owned the Honda Indy GrandPrix of Alabama, winning both races andleading for more than half the total laps.In 2015, he’s looking for the hat trick.

Hunter-Reay, a Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.native, began his racing career behind

the wheel of a go-kart. He worked hisway up through Skip Barber Racing, andhe started racing in the IndyCar Series in2007. In 2010, he signed to drive forAndretti Autosport.

Behind the wheel of the No. 28 DHLHonda, he finished first at BarberMotorsports Park in 2013 and 2014, lastyear in the rain. But no matter thecondition, he said it’s one of his favorite

courses to drive.“I think it’s just the flow of it,”

Hunter-Reay said of his success atBarber. “You have to have a car that’s intune with what you need from it. If youhave that, then you have to get in tunewith track.

“Barber has some challenging slowsections, some tough technical sectionsand some really fast, high-committment

sections that offer a lot of reward forrisk.”

Besides that, he said it’s one of thebest tracks for fans on the circuit.

“Every year here, there’s some of themost passing we have on any roadcourse,” he said. “When you get a goodlap time out of a car in qualifying or inthe race, it’s tough to do it over and overagain.”

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Charlie Kimball:

Dealing with diabetes

at 200 mphBy JEFF [email protected]

A few years ago, Charlie Kimball was the featured guestat an event at Barber Motorsports Park hosted by a localdiabetes awareness organization. He had lunch withthe group, gave a quick speech and showed offhis Indy car. After that, he sat down to signautographs, and a woman approached him.

“I don’t need you to sign anything,” she said.“I just wanted to say thank you.”

Her son, like Kimball, had recently been diagnosedwith Type-1 diabetes, and the diagnoses crushed him. Hewanted to play baseball, but decided with all the nutrition,hydration and blood sugar management required for someonewith diabetes to play a sport, it wasn’t possible.

The woman said her son heard Kimball speak about his ownstruggles with the disease that day, about the blood-glucosemonitor he keeps on his steering wheel that’s connected to hisbloodstream while he’s on the race track. She said her son leftmotivated.

“Just after you finished speaking,” the woman told Kimball,“he asked me, ‘Mom, can we stop by the store on the way homeand get a glove?’”

“I hadn’t had a good qualifying lap that morning,” Kimballsaid, “but after that it didn’t matter. That just made my day.”

Kimball was diagnosed in 2007 at 22 with Type-1 diabetes.The diagnosis came as he was rising through the ranks towardIndyCar competition, and it caused him to miss part of theseason. He said at that time he really didn’t know much aboutthe disease, but the diagnosis was terrifying.

“I didn’t know if I’d ever get back, but I’d fallen in love with

racing and I wasn’t going to letthe diagnosis keep me from trying,”he said.

Kimball worked with a team ofdoctors and specialists to figure out atreatment regimen. He learned how tomonitor his blood sugar, and he now takesinsulin injections three or four times a day.Soon after, he was back on the track, and in 2008he became the first licensed driver with diabetes towin a race in the Verizon IndyCar Series.

Now, he drives the No. 83 car for Novo NordiskChip Ganassi Racing. During the Honda Indy GrandPrix of Alabama, his Chevrolet Aero kit will have acouple modifications that you won’t find in his

competitors’ cockpits.First, among the many

readouts featured on hisdashboard, Kimball has one that

shows him his blood sugar. The monitoris connected to a needle that’s inserted

beneath the skin while he races. In addition,Kimball has two bottles he can drink from while

driving — one with water and the other withorange juice.

“It’s something I deal with every day,” he said,describing how he monitors his blood glucoselevels. “If I saw my lap times changing, I’d tell theteam to check the tire pressure. If I see my bloodglucose levels drop, I just drink some OJ.”

Kimball said he’s looking forward to his returnto Barber, which he described as one of hisfavorite tracks on the circuit.

“To be honest, Mr. Barber did such a nice jobjob,” he said. “It’s a great, technical layout fordrivers high-speed straights that slow intoconnected corners then into tight, low-speed hair-pins. It’s challenging for the engineers, but manyof the drivers love it.

“The best thing about Barber is that if youdrive it well, it will reward you with good results.”


Barber Motorsports Park:A 2.3-mile, purpose-builtroad course

Elevation

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Event ScheduleBarber Vintage Museum Hours: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 24 7:30 a.m. Gates Open

8:00 a.m. Pro Mazda Practice

8:45 a.m. Legacy Indy Lights Practice

9:30 a.m. Pirelli World Challenge - GTS Practice

10:45 a.m. Pirelli World Challenge - GT Practice

12:10 p.m. USF2000 Practice

12:55 p.m. Legacy Indy Lights Practice

1:40 p.m. Pirelli World Challenge - GTS Qualifying

2:30 p.m. USF2000 Qualifying

3:15 p.m. PRO MAZDA Qualifying

4:00 p.m. Legacy Indy Lights Qualifying

4:55 p.m. RACE - Pirelli World Challenge - GTS (Race 1)

6:10 p.m. RACE - USF2000 (Race 1)

SATURDAY, APRIL 257:30 a.m. Gates Open

8:00 a.m. Pirelli World Challenge - GT Qualifying

9:00 a.m. Verizon IndyCar Series Practice

10:15 a.m. RACE - Pro Mazda (Race 1)

10:45 a.m. Verizon IndyCar Series Autograph Session - TNT Fireworks Fan Zone

11:10 a.m. RACE - Pirelli World Challenge - GT (Race 1)

12:40 p.m. Verizon IndyCar Series Practice

1:40 p.m. RACE - Pirelli World Challenge - GTS (Race 2)

2:50 p.m. RACE - Legacy Indy Lights (Race 1) - 40 laps

3:55 p.m. Verizon IndyCar Series Qualifying / Firestone Fast 6

5:20 p.m. RACE - USF2000 (Race 2)

SUNDAY, APRIL 267:30 a.m. Gates open

9:00 a.m. RACE - Pro Mazda (Race 2)

10:45 a.m. RACE - Pirelli World Challenge - GT (Race 2)

12:10 p.m. RACE - Legacy Indy Lights (Race 2) - 40 laps

2:30 p.m. RACE - Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama - 90 laps


Car Driver Aero Kit Car Name1 Will Power Chevrolet Verizon2 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet Verizon3 Helio Castroneves Chevrolet Hitachi4 Stefano Coletti Chevrolet KV Racing Technology5 James Hinchcliffe Honda Arrow / Lucas Oil 7 James Jakes Honda Schmidt Peterson 8 Sage Karam Chevrolet GE LED 9 Scott Dixon Chevrolet Target10 Tony Kanaan Chevrolet NTT Data 11 Sebastien Bourdais Chevrolet Team Hydroxycut14 Takuma Sato Honda ABC Supply15 Graham Rahal Honda Mi-Jack18 Carlos Huertas Honda Dale Coyne Racing19 Francesco Dracone Honda Dale Coyne Racing20 Luca Fililppi Chevrolet Fuzzy’s Vodka22 Simon Pagenaud Chevrolet Penske Truck Rental26 Carlos Munoz Honda AndrettiTV Cinsay27 Marco Andretti Honda Snapple28 Ryan Hunter-Reay Honda DHL41 Jack Hawksworth Honda ABC Supply67 Josef Newgarden Chevrolet Hartman Oil83 Charlie Kimball Chevrolet Novo Nordisk98 Gabby Chavez Honda Bower & Wilkins

2015 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama

IndyCar DriversBarber from the Driver’s Seat

James Hinchcliffe“From a driver’s point of view,

the track is amazing. All theelevation and blind corners arewhat makes it great for a driver. Itreally lets us stretch our legs inthese Indy Cars. It’s super hard ontires, which is bad for us, but it’sgreat for you guys because itmakes the racing better wheneverything goes off the rails.”

Ryan Hunter-Reay“There are a lot of corners that

are falling away and depressions,so the cars vary in grip level. It cancatch you by surprise. It’s alsoone of most physical tracksbecause of the G-loading. Somecorners are almost 4Gs, and wedon’t have power steering. All thatmakes it really tough, really toughto get consistent lap times out ofour cars.”

Josef Newgarden“First off, Barber is in a great

area. I love Birmingham; I lovecoming to Alabama. And I lovethis circuit because of some of theways that it’s built. It’s a fun, fast-flowing track that’s very difficult todrive. It’s a technical, twisty trackthat’s always moving. I think ourtop speed is 180 mph, and thelowest is turn 5 at about 60 mph.”


Rolling for a Cure in Moody

A Bunco Tournament benefiting Relayfor Life is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. atMoody City Hall, 670 Park Ave, Moody,AL 35004. A $20 Registration includesrefreshments, door prizes and fun.

‘Children of Eden’ in Pell City

This month, Pell City High School, incooperation with Music TheatreInternational, will present “Children ofEden,” a play by Stephen Schwartzbased loosely on the book of Genesis.Students are deep into rehearsal and setbuilding as they prepare to perform theshow, scheduled for April 23-25 at 7 p.m.and April 26 at 2 p.m. at the Pell CityCenter for Education and the PerformingArts. Admission will be $10 for adults and$5 for students.

While you’re out, catch a show!

‘Play On’ at Leeds ArtsCouncil

The Leeds Arts Council,Inc. will begin presenting itsspring comedy “Play On” onApril 24-26. The play, writtenby Rick Abbot, is described asa hilarious story of a theatregroup trying desperately to puton a play in spite ofmaddening interference from ahaughty authoress who keepsrevising the script.Reservations are not required.For more, call the LAC at (205)699-1892. “Play On” will beperformed April 24 and 25 at 7p.m. and April 26 at 2 p.m.Tickets $10 per person. Moreinfo, contact the Leeds ArtsCouncil at 205.699.1892 orvisit leedsartscouncil.org.

Birmingham GET UP to support the Red Barn in LeedsLocated on the banks of the Little Cahaba River, The Red Barn is a 501(c)3

organization that offers children and adults the opportunity to work with and learn to ridehorses. The Red Barn can easily accommodate those with physical, cognitive, oremotional disabilities. Our programs therapeutic riding, horsemanship education, andequine related therapeutic and recreational activites.

The second annual Birmingham Get Up at Sloss Furnaces will feature music from fourlocal bands, food from local vendors, and beer from Good People Brewing Company andDruid City Brewing Company. All ticket sales benefit The Red Barn's programs.

Line up: -Gates open at 4:30-5 p.m. - Dead Fingers-6 p.m. - Trouble the Waters -7 p.m. - The Golden Monica-8 p.m. - Banditos:

Visit birminghamgetup.com


Don’t Miss This: Annual Creek Bank Festival April 25Leeds Area Chamberof Commerce Plans21st Annual CreekBank Festival

The Leeds Area Chamber ofCommerce will hold the 21st AnnualCreek Bank Festival scheduled forSaturday, April 25 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.in the Leeds Memorial Park on

Highway 119. The Sweets Bakeoff kicks off with

a taste testing by judges at 11 a.m. Ifyou have a dessert everyone loves orthinks is unique, then you need to enterthis contest. Ribbons and prizes will beawarded at noon on the main stageand there is no cost to enter. Get yoursweet tooth ready because the sweetswill be sold at the festival immediatelyafter the contest.

The 2nd Annual Chick-fil-AMascot Challenge will begin around

11 a.m. The Chick-fil-A Cows, StateFarm Mascot, Higrove Vet Care Dog,Home Depot Homer, Leeds HighSchool Greenie and Sparky are amongsome of your favorite Mascots whocompeted last year and will join thecompetition again this year on theobstacle course as well as be availablejust prior to the challenge to meet andgreet. If your company has a mascotthat would like to participate, there’sstill room to get in on the action. Thiswill be a fun and exciting segment of

the festival entertainment.For dog lovers, a dedicated dog

event area will showcase dogactivities all day, including Agility,Obedience & Rally Demonstrations andTherapy Dogs sponsored byPetiquette. The Creek Bark DogPageant will highlight dogs of allshapes and sizes. Dogs must be up todate on vaccines to participate.Ribbons and trophies will be awarded.

A Princess Tea Party, sponsoredby LA Salon, Flowers & Boutique, will


be available for your spe cial princess withrefreshments and activities. Lots of additionalchildren’s activities will be available all day long,sponsored by Bass Pro Shop.

Our very own Elvis tribute artist TerryPadgett, Choko Aiken Combo, StairwayAcoustics, Austin Glass, Shelby Duke andStephanie Maxey are among the performing vocalartists. Entertainment all day long on the mainstage including a Moon Pie Eating Contest withRC Cola, sponsored by Michelle Davis Dental.

A Barney Fife impersonator along with hisantique Mayberry police car will make a guestappearance for autographs and photo ops.

Creek Bank Festival T-Shirts will be availableto purchase at $15 each in a variety of sizes.

Our 2015 Presenting Sponsor is the City ofLeeds; Corporate Sponsors are Lehigh CementCompany and Massey, Stotser & Nichols, P.C.Our Gold Sponsor is Hubbell Power Systems,Inc. and Bronze Sponsors are adr Business &Marketing Strategies, Alabama PowerCompany, America’s First Credit Union,BancorpSouth Bank, Harsco Industrial IKG, M& M Tax Accounting and The Outlet Shops ofGrand River.

For more information about all ofthe Creek Bank Festival festivities,events and entertainment, pleasevisit the Chamber website atleedsareachamber.com or contact:

Sandra McGuire

Executive Director

205-699-5001 or

[email protected]

The Outlet Shops of GrandRiver is a distinctive outletdestination in the new communityof Grand River, a 6,500 acredevelopment conveniently locatedminutes from Birmingham along I-20 at Exit 140 in Historic Leeds,AL. Developed by DanielCorporation and US Steel RealEstate, the center is home to morethan 70 leading designer and topbrand outlets and factory storesincluding Coach Factory, J.CrewFactory, LOFT Outlet, Banana

Republic Factory Store, Fossil,American Eagle Outfitters, NikeFactory Store and Tommy Hilfiger,among many more. Grand Riveris envisioned as a LifestyleDestination Community thatcombines inspired residentialneighborhoods, convenientshopping and dining, exceptionalparks and green spaces, andworld-class recreational amenities.

The Outlet Shops of GrandRiver is located at Exit 140 alongthe I-20 growth corridor between

Birmingham and Atlanta in historicLeeds, Alabama. The convenientlocation is minutes fromDowntown Birmingham andHighway 280.

6200 Grand River Blvd East

Leeds, AL 35094

Hours:

Friday: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

Saturday: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

Sunday: Noon-6 p.m.

Recommends:

The Outlet Shops of Grand River

Bass Pro Shops Leeds presents:

The Workender –Your Weekend Escape

Join Bass Pro Shops in Leeds on Saturday April25th from from noon-5 p.m. for a different seminarevery hour.

Seminars include: Cooking Down and Dirty; Beatthe Bugs; Pack Right; Slumber by Number; Pick Outand Get Out (kayak); and Streamline Your Kayak.

From 6-8 p.m. to socialize, learn about local trails,waterways, and hiking information. Local experts andvendors will be on-site, and the first 100 to attend willreceive a free bottle opener.

April 25, noon-8 p.m. Regular Store HoursMon. through Sat, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.Sun., 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

Leeds, AL | Bass Pro Shops5000 Bass Pro Blvd.Leeds, AL 35094205-702-7500

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