Motor Magic is an annual event that takes place in Minot, North Dakota. It is a celebration of everything related to motorsports and attracts enthusiasts from all over the region. The event is organized by the Magic City Antique Car Club and features a wide range of activities for people of all ages. One of the highlights of Motor Magic is the car show, where participants have the opportunity to showcase their classic cars, hot rods, and custom vehicles. People come from far and wide to see these beautiful machines and admire the craftsmanship that goes into restoring and maintaining them. The car show is a sight to behold, with rows and rows of shiny vehicles in all shapes and sizes.

Motor Magic set for Labor Day weekend

The car show is a sight to behold, with rows and rows of shiny vehicles in all shapes and sizes. In addition to the car show, Motor Magic also features a variety of motorsports competitions and demonstrations. Visitors can watch thrilling drag races, mud runs, and motorcycle stunts that will leave them on the edge of their seats.

The North Dakota State Fairgrounds will host Motor Magic, Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-7, in Minot. This year's free events include an SCCA Auto Cross, historic military vehicle display, Classic Car Auction and a vintage racing snowmobile display. .

The North Dakota State Fairgrounds will host Motor Magic, Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-7, in Minot.

This year's free events include an SCCA Auto Cross, historic military vehicle display, Classic Car Auction and a vintage racing snowmobile display. Paid admission events and races include Nodak Speedway races, an Enduro Race, Demolition Derby, drag races on the Magic City International Dragway and the Dakota Cruisers Classic Car Show. For a full schedule of events and ticket prices visit www. motormagic.net

Back for 2009, licensed drivers age 16 and up can learn firsthand the impact that driving while impaired by drugs or alcohol can have on a driver. The Simulated Impaired Driving Experience is a battery-powered vehicle that has a delay in its reaction time, simulating the effects of impairment from driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. SIDNE event organizer Jerry Black believes that this is a powerful, eye-opening exhibit. SIDNE is a free event sponsored by the Dakota Cruisers.

Admission to the North Dakota State Fairgrounds is free with major events priced separately. For more information, visit www. motormagic.net or call 701-857-7620.

Annual Events

The North Dakota State Fair is an annual event located in Minot, North Dakota. Explore the complete nine days of entertainment and secure your tickets for our thrilling grandstand performances right here on this website!

The Great Outdoor Adventure Liquidation Sale

January 17-21, 2024

KMOT Ag Expo

January 24-26, 2024

The KMOT Ag Expo stands as the premier indoor agricultural exhibition in the upper Midwest. Anticipate a showcase of cutting-edge agricultural technology and equipment, complemented by a wide array of exhibits that span the entirety of Western North Dakota’s agricultural landscape.

Magic City International Dragway

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MCID is an IHRA sanctioned, 1/8 – miles asphalt drag strip located on the ND State Fairgrounds, Minot, ND.

Dakota Flea Market

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A place to shop, a place to sell. The largest market in a four-state area.

Motor Magic

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The largest motorsports festival in the Upper Midwest.

Nodak Speedway

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Nodak Speedway is a 3/8 mile dirt track located on the North Dakota State Fairgrounds in Minot, ND. Races are Sunday nights May through September.

Pride of Dakota Showcase

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Shop from more than 100 Pride of Dakota members! You’ll find great unique products including gourmet food, wine, art, books, jewelry, apparel, children and pet items, and more!

The Big One Art and Craft Fair

November 3-4, 2023

The Annual Big One Art & Craft Fair takes place in the Spring and again in the Fall. This event includes over 430 booths showcasing products hand made from across the US with over 250 exhibitors.

NORSK HØSTFEST

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Velkommen to the Show! Norsk Høstfest is a yearly festival that takes place every autumn at the North Dakota State Fairgrounds in Minot. Enjoy four days filled with entertainment, concerts, heritage celebrations, authentic cuisine, shopping, camping, and so much more. Immerse yourself in the grandest Scandinavian festival in all of North America!

Home & Garden Show

March 1-2, 2024

With more than 150 vendors, you’ll find the support you need for your home improvement projects, whether they involve the great outdoors or the cozy indoors, from floor to ceiling. Don’t miss out on the Pub in the Park, the thrilling Belt Sander Races, engaging Workshops with Market on 4th, and the creative Chalk & Smocks Competition.

KX Sport Show

March 8-10, 2024

This spring show promotes all things pertaining to the great outdoors of beautiful North Dakota and surrounding states and provinces.

Minot Soccer Association

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Minot Soccer Association strives to provide a recreational and competitive environment for all soccer athletes to be guided and inspired to reach their full potential both on and off the field.

Minot Curling Club

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The Commercial 1 Building of the State Fairgrounds is the proud home of the Minot Curling Club every winter. This is a great community club that hosts Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday Leagues.

Badlands Circuit Finals

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The Best of the Best in the Badlands compete in prorodeo circuit in a 3 day rodeo in Minot, ND!

Pheasants for the Future Banquet

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Enjoy dinner, a silent auction, raffle drawings, and help out a great cause when you attend the 38th Annual Pheasants for the Future Banquet.

Showcase of Business

November 16, 2023

Presented by the Minot Area Chamber EDC, savor an enjoyable evening featuring a diverse selection of vendor booths representing local businesses. The night promises social interactions, delectable hors d’oeuvres, and an abundance of exciting prizes.

The Great Tomato Festival

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The Great Tomato Festival is an annual, indoor summer gourmet picnic with a classic fixed menu of the best tomato dishes Minot has to offer. See site for more information.

Motor Magic closes out season at Playground of Power

Adam Papin/MDN Taylor Stenvold (21), of Minot, moves around Doug Green (88x), of Alexander, during the second heat of the IMCA Northern SportMod division on Sunday night.

A who’s who of dirt track drivers from across North Dakota and beyond came out to Nodak Speedway for three nights of racing to close out the season this past weekend. The weekend was part of the annual Motor Magic program and also the speedway induct its 2023 hall of fame class.

Friday night saw familiar faces finding victory lane, as three of this season’s track champions won. Caden Appelt took the IMCA Hobby Stock feature, Travis Hagen won the ICMA Modified and Gabriel Deschamp took the IMCA Northern Sportmod division.

Mandan’s Shawn Strand claimed the IMCA Stock Car win.

Hagen continued his strong season, sweeping all three Modified features during the weekend on his way to capturing the Modified division’s Gooseneck Harvest Classic from the weekend’s events.

There were other multiple winners on the weekend. Diezel Raynard took wins on Saturday and Sunday in the Hobby Stock division, while his brother was calling the races for the Darn TV broadcasts. Rich Pavelick won the Northern Sportmods the last two nights as well.

Fans witnessed the next generation of racers come out to compete in the Junior Slingshot division. Ten year-old Hudson Mann won both races on the weekend in the first feature while Karver Balerud won the second feature on Saturday and Brook Ones took the checkered flag on Sunday.

Full results from the weekend are below:

IMCA Hobby Stock – A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 70-Caden Appelt[1]; 2. 99-Cash Saxon[2]; 3. 52-Scott Joern[3]; 4. 51X-Brennor Grinstead[4]; 5. 34-Austin Harris[9]; 6. 53-Nate Joern[6]; 7. 19T-Thomas Goldsberry[13]; 8. 06-Kevin Smith[5]; 9. 97R-Diezel Raynard[7]; 10. 26-Riley Mann[15]; 11. 64-Emerson Ree[8]; 12. 47-Max Beeter[10]; 13. 5C-Dustin Cheney[18]; 14. 7H-Gene Brunelle[17]; 15. (DNF) 59D-Shawn Daleske[14]; 16. (DNF) 12B-Beth Ann Goudy[12]; 17. (DNS) 25-Austin Green; 18. (DNS) 82T-Tyson Grinstead.

IMCA Modified – A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 14T-Travis Hagen[3]; 2. 21-Aaron Turnbull[5]; 3. 4J-Wayne Johnson[1]; 4. 29-Drew Christianson[12]; 5. 49-Erik Laudenschlager[9]; 6. 02-Kody Scholpp[22]; 7. 5T-Marcus Tomlinson[13]; 8. 12S-Isaac Sondrol[10]; 9. 24Q-Quentin Kinzley[11]; 10. 72X-Kyler Jeffrey[21]; 11. 30-Tyler Wagner[2]; 12. 0-Scott Gartner[14]; 13. 12-Dexter Saxon[15]; 14. 5D-Tim Dignan[7]; 15. 68-Todd Duchscherer[19]; 16. (DNF) 65-Jerad Thelen[6]; 17. (DNF) 10J-Jake Nelson[4]; 18. (DNF) 28C-Austin Caruthers[20]; 19. (DNF) 20+-Chris Anderson[23]; 20. (DNF) 99S-Shawn Strand[8]; 21. (DNF) 3S-Logan Schmitz[16]; 22. (DNF) 5E-Elijah Puckett[24]; 23. (DNF) 20F-Dalton Flory[18]; 24. (DNF) 47-Delos Haugen[26]; 25. (DNS) 73T-Chris Tuchscherer; 26. (DNS) 10-Tyson Turnbull.

IMCA Northern Sportmod – A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 21D-Gabriel Deschamp[1]; 2. 132-Chad Strachen[2]; 3. 21-Taylor Stenvold[4]; 4. 66K-Brian Kentner[8]; 5. 69Z-Christopher Zenz[10]; 6. 0M-Dirk Miller[12]; 7. 16-Shawn Nostdahl[20]; 8. 2A-Bruce King[22]; 9. 5-Lance Lochthowe[3]; 10. 22-Keenan Glasser[7]; 11. 35L-Jesse Long[17]; 12. 271-Dennis Chapman[23]; 13. 91S-Devin Seney[6]; 14. (DNF) 6N-Shawn Keena[18]; 15. (DNF) 74-Darren Medler[5]; 16. (DNF) 14P-CJ Peterson[9]; 17. (DNF) 35-Dave Rivinius[11]; 18. (DNF) 4-Ed Conlin[21]; 19. (DNF) 18-Ryder Raynard[14]; 20. (DNF) 406-Nathan Buchmann[16]; 21. (DNF) 11-Dustyn Mayer[15]; 22. (DNF) 09-Luke Asselin[19]; 23. (DNF) 306-Zack Nelson[24]; 24. (DNF) 11B-Levi Wald[13].

IMCA Stock Car – A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 99X-Shawn Strand[2]; 2. 36-Brett Woznicki[6]; 3. 67-Joren Boyce[1]; 4. 46-Geoff Mann[7]; 5. 20-Joe Flory[4]; 6. 68-Jeremy Swanson[5]; 7. 7-Gary Goudy Sr[12]; 8. (DNF) 21-Gabriel Deschamp[3]; 9. (DNF) 19-Cody St Croix[10]; 10. (DNS) 73H-Shawn Green; 11. (DNS) 10EH-Ed Turnbull; 12. (DQ) 2X-Billy Preston[8].

Saturday, Sept. 2

IMCA Hobby Stock – A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 97R-Diezel Raynard[4]; 2. 47-Max Beeter[1]; 3. 99H-Trever Haas[5]; 4. 51X-Brennor Grinstead[3]; 5. 70-Tyler Hehn[8]; 6. 52-Scott Joern[6]; 7. 64-Emerson Ree[11]; 8. 64G-Owen Goetz[12]; 9. 82T-Tyson Grinstead[17]; 10. 99-Cash Saxon[9]; 11. 25-Brett Green[7]; 12. 12B-Beth Ann Goudy[20]; 13. 7H-Gene Brunelle[10]; 14. 5C-Dustin Cheney[15]; 15. 59D-Shawn Daleske[16]; 16. 34-Austin Harris[13]; 17. (DNF) 87A-Ayden Bohannon[19]; 18. (DNF) 53-Nate Joern[14]; 19. (DNF) 26-Riley Mann[18]; 20. (DNS) 19T-Thomas Goldsberry; 21. (DQ) 06-Kevin Smith[2].

IMCA Modified – A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 14T-Travis Hagen[2]; 2. 99S-Shawn Strand[5]; 3. 5T-Marcus Tomlinson[3]; 4. 29-Drew Christianson[6]; 5. 20F-Dalton Flory[12]; 6. 3S-Logan Schmitz[4]; 7. 12S-Isaac Sondrol[18]; 8. 49-Gabriel Deschamp[10]; 9. 73T-Chris Tuchscherer[7]; 10. 47K-Luke Krogh[21]; 11. 29A-Les McLenehan[11]; 12. 7-Danny Staff[24]; 13. 5D-Tim Dignan[17]; 14. (DNF) 12-Dexter Saxon[23]; 15. (DNF) 30-Tyler Wagner[14]; 16. (DNF) 28C-Austin Caruthers[16]; 17. (DNF) 0-Scott Gartner[9]; 18. (DNF) 10J-Jake Nelson[13]; 19. (DNF) 65-Jerad Thelen[15]; 20. (DNF) 72X-Kyler Jeffrey[22]; 21. (DNF) 4J-Wayne Johnson[1]; 22. (DNF) 21-Aaron Turnbull[20]; 23. (DNF) 11-Steven Pfeifer[19]; 24. (DNS) 87X-Bland Bohannon.

IMCA Northern Sportmod – A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 17-Rich Pavlicek[11]; 2. 21-Taylor Stenvold[12]; 3. 21D-Gabriel Deschamp[16]; 4. 5-Scott Jacobson[14]; 5. 0M-Dirk Miller[20]; 6. 69Z-Christopher Zenz[6]; 7. 5L-Lance Lochthowe[23]; 8. 4-Ed Conlin[18]; 9. 35-Dave Rivinius[1]; 10. 74-Jayden Pavlicek[13]; 11. 89-Tim Goodwin[2]; 12. 88X-Doug Green[17]; 13. 35L-Jesse Long[24]; 14. (DNF) 14P-CJ Peterson[22]; 15. (DNF) 11-Dustyn Mayer[4]; 16. (DNF) 61-Lane Hanna[19]; 17. (DNF) 66K-Brian Kentner[7]; 18. (DNF) 2A-Bruce King[5]; 19. (DNF) 29-Darren Schatz[21]; 20. (DNF) 47-Tanner Conlin[9]; 21. (DNF) 18-Ryder Raynard[10]; 22. (DNF) 22-Keenan Glasser[3]; 23. (DNF) 6N-Shawn Keena[15]; 24. (DNS) 11B-Levi Wald.

IMCA Stock Car – A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 68-Jeremy Swanson[2]; 2. 20-Joe Flory[1]; 3. 21-Gabriel Deschamp[10]; 4. 52-Brennan Borg[6]; 5. 36-Brett Woznicki[5]; 6. 76X-Taylor Mogard[7]; 7. 7-Gary Goudy Sr[11]; 8. (DNF) 67-Joren Boyce[3]; 9. (DNF) 46-Geoff Mann[8]; 10. (DNS) 99X-Shawn Strand; 11. (DNS) 19-Cody St Croix.

IMCA Sport Compact – A Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 44-James Gilbert[1]; 2. 81K-Krys Yost[2]; 3. 27Z-Zach Hughbanks[3]; 4. 54-Robert Seekings[4]; 5. 14-Abby Tallman[5]; 6. 05-Jacob Saunders[8]; 7. 10M-Maggie Watne[10]; 8. (DNF) 81-Lily Christianson[9]; 9. (DNF) 44T-Trista Severison[6]; 10. (DNF) 19T-Nicholia Topolski[7].

Junior Slingshots – A Feature 1 (8 Laps): 1. 195-Hudson Mann[2]; 2. 33J-Jacek Ashworth[1]; 3. 5X-Brooks Ones[4]; 4. 221E-Eli Turnbull[5]; 5. 50-Gunner Raynard[3]; 6. 30W-Denli Wendt[7]; 7. 7-Sierra Staff[6]; 8. J9-Jace Keller[9]; 9. 2-Acelyn Pfeifer[10]; 10. 06-Greydon Smith[8].

A Feature 2 (8 Laps): 1. 47-Karver Balerud[1]; 2. 99-Jacob Campbell[2]; 3. 14-Kolby Fichter[11]; 4. 21CH-Halle Turnbull[4]; 5. 51-Gage Goetz[6]; 6. 3-Tucker Sebo[8]; 7. 15-Zack Campbell[5]; 8. 38-Liam Campagnola[7]; 9. (DNF) 30-Brogan Wagner[3]; 10. (DNS) 7K-Korbyn Krogh; 11. (DNS) 9ER-Ellie Ruby.

IMCA Hobby Stock – A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 97R-Diezel Raynard[1]; 2. 51X-Brennor Grinstead[2]; 3. 47-Max Beeter[4]; 4. 06-Kevin Smith[8]; 5. 34-Austin Harris[5]; 6. 64-Emerson Ree[9]; 7. 26-Riley Mann[11]; 8. 25-Brett Green[7]; 9. 52-Scott Joern[14]; 10. 64G-Owen Goetz[10]; 11. 87A-Ayden Bohannon[20]; 12. 12B-Beth Ann Goudy[13]; 13. 41-Ty Saxon[6]; 14. 70-Tyler Hehn[17]; 15. (DNF) 99H-Trever Haas[3]; 16. (DNF) 99-Cash Saxon[12]; 17. (DNF) 82T-Tyson Grinstead[15]; 18. (DNF) 7H-Gene Brunelle[16]; 19. (DNF) 5C-Dustin Cheney[21]; 20. (DNF) 59D-Shawn Daleske[19]; 21. (DNS) 53-Nate Joern.

IMCA Modified – A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 14T-Travis Hagen[7]; 2. 21-Aaron Turnbull[4]; 3. 11-Steven Pfeifer[9]; 4. 49-Gabriel Deschamp[10]; 5. 73T-Chris Tuchscherer[3]; 6. 10J-Jake Nelson[19]; 7. 9-Philip Keller[16]; 8. 72X-Kyler Jeffrey[25]; 9. 84-Jacoby Traut[20]; 10. 7-Danny Staff[17]; 11. 47K-Luke Krogh[21]; 12. 29A-Les McLenehan[15]; 13. 12S-Isaac Sondrol[18]; 14. 20+-Chris Anderson[26]; 15. 5D-Tim Dignan[24]; 16. (DNF) 5T-Marcus Tomlinson[5]; 17. (DNF) 29-Drew Christianson[1]; 18. (DNF) 30-Tyler Wagner[6]; 19. (DNF) 87X-Bland Bohannon[12]; 20. (DNF) 20F-Dalton Flory[8]; 21. (DNF) 0-Scott Gartner[11]; 22. (DNF) 47-Delos Haugen[23]; 23. (DNF) 99S-Shawn Strand[2]; 24. (DNF) 12-Dexter Saxon[14]; 25. (DNF) 65-Jerad Thelen[13]; 26. (DNS) 28C-Austin Caruthers.

IMCA Northern Sportmod – A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 17-Rich Pavlicek[3]; 2. 21D-Gabriel Deschamp[7]; 3. 132-Chad Strachen[2]; 4. 13-Justin Fichter[4]; 5. 89-Tim Goodwin[6]; 6. 4-Ed Conlin[10]; 7. 7S-Shawn Green[22]; 8. 0M-Dirk Miller[11]; 9. 5-Lance Lochthowe[5]; 10. 35-Dave Rivinius[13]; 11. 66K-Brian Kentner[15]; 12. 22-Keenan Glasser[9]; 13. 271-Dennis Chapman[18]; 14. 35L-Jesse Long[23]; 15. (DNF) 6N-Shawn Keena[16]; 16. (DNF) 2A-Bruce King[21]; 17. (DNF) 91S-Devin Seney[8]; 18. (DNF) 21-Taylor Stenvold[20]; 19. (DNF) 5N-Scott Jacobson[12]; 20. (DNF) 88X-Doug Green[24]; 21. (DNF) 74-Jayden Pavlicek[14]; 22. (DNF) 69Z-Christopher Zenz[1]; 23. (DNF) 125-Macaulay Nelson[17]; 24. (DNF) 29-Darren Schatz[19].

IMCA Sport Compact – A Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 44-James Gilbert[1]; 2. 81K-Krys Yost[2]; 3. 27Z-Zach Hughbanks[4]; 4. 14-Josh Duchsherer[3]; 5. 44T-Trista Severison[6]; 6. 05-Jacob Saunders[7]; 7. 19T-Nicholia Topolski[9]; 8. 54-Robert Seekings[5]; 9. 81-Lily Christianson[8]; 10. 10M-Maggie Watne[10].

IMCA Stock Car – A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 20-Joe Flory[2]; 2. 21-Gabriel Deschamp[1]; 3. 68-Jeremy Swanson[8]; 4. 46-Geoff Mann[6]; 5. 67-Joren Boyce[5]; 6. 52-Brennan Borg[3]; 7. 76-Bob Fuegmann[7]; 8. 76X-Taylor Mogard[4]; 9. 7-Gary Goudy Sr[9].

Junior Slingshots – A Feature 1 (8 Laps): 1. 195-Hudson Mann[2]; 2. 30W-Denli Wendt[1]; 3. 33J-Jacek Ashworth[3]; 4. 50-Gunner Raynard[7]; 5. 51-Gage Goetz[4]; 6. 30-Brogan Wagner[8]; 7. 7-Sierra Staff[10]; 8. 99-Jacob Campbell[6]; 9. 47-Karver Balerud[9]; 10. (DNF) 14-Kolby Fichter[5].

A Feature 2 (8 Laps): 1. 5X-Brooks Ones[9]; 2. 06-Greydon Smith[1]; 3. J9-Jace Keller[2]; 4. 2-Acelyn Pfeifer[5]; 5. 21CH-Halle Turnbull[3]; 6. 3-Tucker Sebo[4]; 7. 9ER-Ellie Ruby[6]; 8. 38-Liam Campagnola[7]; 9. 15-Zack Campbell[8]; 10. (DNS) 7K-Korbyn Krogh.

There are also tractor pulls and a demolition derby, providing excitement for fans of all types of motorsports. While Motor Magic is primarily focused on cars and motorsports, there is something for everyone at this event. Food vendors offer a variety of delicious treats, and there are carnival rides and games for children to enjoy. Live music performances and other entertainment add to the festive atmosphere, ensuring that everyone has a great time. Motor Magic is not just a fun event for spectators, but also an opportunity for participants to connect with fellow motorsports enthusiasts. It provides a platform for people to share their passion for cars and engage in friendly competition. Whether you are an avid motorsports fan or simply looking for a fun day out with the family, Motor Magic is an event that should not be missed. In conclusion, Motor Magic is an annual celebration of motorsports that takes place in Minot, North Dakota. With its car show, motorsports competitions, and various entertainment options, it offers something for everyone. It is a thrilling event that brings together people with a shared love for all things automotive..

Reviews for "Tips for Planning Your Visit to Motor Magic in Minot, ND"

1. John - 2/5 - I was really disappointed with Motor Magic in Minot, ND. The event had a lot of potential, but it fell short in many ways. First, the organization was chaotic, with long lines and miscommunication. Second, the entertainment was lacking. There were only a few car shows, and the rest of the time was filled with generic music performances that didn't really add to the overall event. Lastly, the food options were extremely limited and overpriced. I expected more from a festival of this scale. Overall, I would not recommend attending Motor Magic if you are looking for a well-organized and entertaining event.

2. Sarah - 1/5 - I had high hopes for Motor Magic in Minot, ND, but it turned out to be a complete disappointment. The event was poorly organized, with no clear direction or signage. It was difficult to find information about the schedule or specific activities taking place. Additionally, the event lacked variety. The car shows were limited, and the entertainment options were minimal. The vendors were also limited, and the food options were overpriced. Overall, I felt like I wasted my time and money attending Motor Magic. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone looking for a fun and well-executed event.

3. Mark - 3/5 - Motor Magic in Minot, ND was a bit underwhelming for me. While it had a lot of potential, it didn't quite live up to my expectations. The car shows were decent, but I was hoping for more variety and excitement. The organization of the event was average, with some confusion about the schedule and locations of different activities. The food options were also limited, and the prices were higher than expected. Overall, Motor Magic wasn't a terrible experience, but I wouldn't rush to attend it again in the future.

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