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RyanR3KC · 02-09-2015, 11:22 AM

Hey everyone, Union Pacific is transferring me to the Chicago area and I wanted to see who else lived in the area and what if any are the best tracks to run. Thanks for the responses.

bannonm · 02-09-2015, 01:14 PM

In this area you have Autobahn Country Club (private in Joliet, IL) that you can run with organizations like HOD, MVP, and others. Those clubs rent the track. I've run BlackHawk Farms in South Beloit. And then there's always Road America up north. There are also other tracks like Gingerman in Michigan if you're up for a drive.

Iroc Drew · 02-10-2015, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by RyanR3KC

Hey everyone, Union Pacific is transferring me to the Chicago area and I wanted to see who else lived in the area and what if any are the best tracks to run. Thanks for the responses.

Welcome to Chi-town. Great Lakes Dragaway just over the Wisconsin border in Union Grove is a great place to race and they have many car show events in the warmer months. Tons of local cruise nights and show and shine events in almost every Burb.

MLAZ1990 · 02-10-2015, 03:18 PM

Welcome to the big city! Hope to see you cruising around this summer!

Spartan01 · 02-10-2015, 03:30 PM

Once you have been there for a year or so, and then you go back home, make sure that you talk with a Chicago accent see? Like a 1920's gangster see? Yeah, see?

Then when your friends are all like "dude, why are you talking weird?"
Answer "Whadyamean, see? I always talked like this, see? You're the ones who talk weird see?

Bizaro · 02-10-2015, 10:34 PM

Enjoy Chiraq please stay safe

Col. Brain · 02-11-2015, 10:50 AM

Road tracks:
Blackhawk Farms in S.Beloit/Rockton, IL right on the IL/WI border about 90 minutes from down town Chicago

Autobahn Country Club - Joliet - maybe an hour drive if that from downtown

Gingerman - South Haven Michigan - about a 2 hour drive

Road America - Plymouth WI (by Milwaukee) - 2.5 hour drive

Dragstrips
Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, WI - about an hour or so

Byron Dragway in Byron IL - 1-1.5 hours away

Route 66 in Joliet - about an hour away

US 41 dragway in Indiana - im not sure if this is still open or not. I have not been there in years

As you can see - there are plenty of locations fairly close. Also Indianapolis is only about a 3-3.5 hour drive away.

Spartan01 · 02-11-2015, 11:02 AM

Please enjoy your upcoming complete and utter freedom from ever having to worry about the 2nd amendment, as the fine city of Chicago has already taken that right away from you. Good thing they have such a low crime rate.

gajagfan · 02-11-2015, 11:31 AM

Can any of you Chicago guys tell me if there is still a drag strip in Oswego, IL? We went there to test one day, and were blown away by the gravel return road! To top it off, I was passed on the return road by a tubed Monza. Lost a 396 at Great Lakes as well. That place was run by a guy named Broadway Bob back in the day. Crazy!

Bizaro · 02-11-2015, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Spartan01

Please enjoy your upcoming complete and utter freedom from ever having to worry about the 2nd amendment, as the fine city of Chicago has already taken that right away from you. Good thing they have such a low crime rate.

Iroc Drew · 02-11-2015, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by gajagfan

Can any of you Chicago guys tell me if there is still a drag strip in Oswego, IL? We went there to test one day, and were blown away by the gravel return road! To top it off, I was passed on the return road by a tubed Monza. Lost a 396 at Great Lakes as well. That place was run by a guy named Broadway Bob back in the day. Crazy!

I think Oswego is closed. Great Lakes Dragaway still looks the same. Even the food at the concessions is original. LOL.

Col. Brain · 02-11-2015, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by gajagfan

Can any of you Chicago guys tell me if there is still a drag strip in Oswego, IL? We went there to test one day, and were blown away by the gravel return road! To top it off, I was passed on the return road by a tubed Monza. Lost a 396 at Great Lakes as well. That place was run by a guy named Broadway Bob back in the day. Crazy!

Broadway Bob owned it pretty much up until his death. He sold it and died a year or so later (kind of a blur now)

They finally put concrete walls up at GLD and seem to switch between IHRA/NHRA every other year. I think they are back to IHRA but i dont know. I havent been up there in over a year.

Real Street Drags (put on by that Tuff guy from street outlaws) are a lot of fun - clocks off street racing on the track.

Oswego is long gone.

Also concealed carry is legal in Illinois. Its just Chicago that keeps fighting it. I dont live in the city - not a big deal to me

MLAZ1990 · 02-11-2015, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Bizaro

Enjoy Chiraq please stay safe

Haha!!!

02-09-2015, 11:22 AM	#1
RyanR3KC "1/LE Rebel Alliance" Drives: 18 Black 1SS 1LE “Siouxsie Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Johnston, Iowa Posts: 324	Moving to Chicago Hey everyone, Union Pacific is transferring me to the Chicago area and I wanted to see who else lived in the area and what if any are the best tracks to run. Thanks for the responses.

02-09-2015, 01:14 PM	#2
bannonm Drives: 2011 2SS/RS M6 VR Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,536	In this area you have Autobahn Country Club (private in Joliet, IL) that you can run with organizations like HOD, MVP, and others. Those clubs rent the track. I've run BlackHawk Farms in South Beloit. And then there's always Road America up north. There are also other tracks like Gingerman in Michigan if you're up for a drive. __________________

02-10-2015, 03:30 PM	#5
Spartan01 Drives: Evil Eva, 2010 2SS LS3 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Falls Church, Virginia Posts: 3,600	Once you have been there for a year or so, and then you go back home, make sure that you talk with a Chicago accent see? Like a 1920's gangster see? Yeah, see? Then when your friends are all like "dude, why are you talking weird?" Answer "Whadyamean, see? I always talked like this, see? You're the ones who talk weird see? __________________ "You simply cannot trust quotes found on the internet." -Abraham Lincoln

02-11-2015, 11:02 AM	#8
Spartan01 Drives: Evil Eva, 2010 2SS LS3 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Falls Church, Virginia Posts: 3,600	Please enjoy your upcoming complete and utter freedom from ever having to worry about the 2nd amendment, as the fine city of Chicago has already taken that right away from you. Good thing they have such a low crime rate. __________________ "You simply cannot trust quotes found on the internet." -Abraham Lincoln

02-10-2015, 03:18 PM	#4
MLAZ1990 Drives: 2012 black camaro 2LS Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,023 View My Garage	Welcome to the big city! Hope to see you cruising around this summer!

02-10-2015, 10:34 PM	#6
Bizaro Account Suspended Drives: 2015 Redhot 1LE Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Westchester NY Posts: 1,408	Enjoy Chiraq please stay safe

02-11-2015, 10:50 AM	#7
Col. Brain Drives: 2012 Ram 1980 Malibu Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Otherside of the screen Posts: 362	Road tracks: Blackhawk Farms in S.Beloit/Rockton, IL right on the IL/WI border about 90 minutes from down town Chicago Autobahn Country Club - Joliet - maybe an hour drive if that from downtown Gingerman - South Haven Michigan - about a 2 hour drive Road America - Plymouth WI (by Milwaukee) - 2.5 hour drive Dragstrips Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, WI - about an hour or so Byron Dragway in Byron IL - 1-1.5 hours away Route 66 in Joliet - about an hour away US 41 dragway in Indiana - im not sure if this is still open or not. I have not been there in years As you can see - there are plenty of locations fairly close. Also Indianapolis is only about a 3-3.5 hour drive away.

02-11-2015, 11:31 AM	#9
gajagfan Drives: 2013 1SS 1LE Black - Std Exhaust Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Brunswick, GA Posts: 3,622 View My Garage	Can any of you Chicago guys tell me if there is still a drag strip in Oswego, IL? We went there to test one day, and were blown away by the gravel return road! To top it off, I was passed on the return road by a tubed Monza. Lost a 396 at Great Lakes as well. That place was run by a guy named Broadway Bob back in the day. Crazy!