The Bianchi Cup is the name given to the USA Action Nationals which is held at the end of May every year in Columbia Missouri, in Americas Central West .
Where is Columbia?
Columbia is a town of approximately 100,000 people located on the I 70 approximately equidistant between St Louis and Kansas City. Columbia is approximately 120 miles from St Louis International airport. More details on Columbia can be found at
http://www.visitcolumbiamo.com
How do you Get There?
There are no direct commercial flights from LA or San Francisco to Columbia. The nearest major airport to Columbia is St Louis, which is approximately a 3.5 hour flight from LA. Kansas city has an airport but flights to Kansas are limited from the west coast.
From St Louis, it is recommended that you hire a car for the drive to Columbia, mainly due to the pistol ranges being out of town with no public transport available.
Where to Stay?
The official match hotel is the Holiday Inn Select located at exit 124, making it easy to find. This is where all the administration takes place, results are posted, and official functions and events occur.
Details of the hotel can be found here.
Range Details
There are 2 principal ranges at Columbia. The first is the practice range being Green Valley Pistol Club. This range is primitive to say the least. There are no facilities at this range. Please take all your own food and drink. Chemical toilets are provided.
The competition range is known as the Chapman Academy and has limited facilities. Meals consist of burgers of the BBQ with drinks for sale. Chemical toilets are provided. A shed is available with chairs and tables.
The facilities at most Australian club equal to those at the Bianchi Cup.