couple weeks back I went with some friends to Chicago Indoor Racing, and MAN was that FUN! I got to race some seriously fast karts (capable of 30-35mph they said, on the end of 1 straight) on a very nice track-not sure of the length, Id guess 1/4mi.-ish from start to finish-very twisty track...I'll try n add a video I took after I finished racing.
the races are pretty long-20 laps with usually 2-3 for a warm-up...my guys were so giddy n excited to be there, we did 4 races in a row-thats 100 laps at full-tilt, with maybe 5 min. to rest in between. I was sweatin my b**lz off (did I mention, safety req. are a full-length Nomex suit, neck brace/foam collar, and a DOT-appr. Full-face helmet...I wore my HJC) and by the end of the fourth race, I had sweatd-up the inside of my lid pretty good. We got a 15 min rest, then went BACK and I did 3 more races...then I gave up and taped the last one on my camera. The karts uhm...they're not built to fit a guy with a 36" inseam and a 44" chest...I was pretty cramped, but damn if that wasnt just like karting when I was a kid up in The Dells-awesome fun, and if you have some friends who like autocross, this is just as fun!
You get print-outs at the end of each race showing your lap times, avg. time, best lap, and comparison to all your buddies' times too (a must-have for the s**t-talkers) its worth every penny-I even got a year-long membership so I can save on the next time I race-cuz there WILL be a next time!
(I was 5th out of 6 guys for Best Lap Time, but I outwieghed everybody by at least 50 lbs or MORE, and only one other 'tall' guy (6' 4" n only 160lbs) who was actually slower than me-but he's never done autocross or any motorsports racing...I did okay compared to the other guys tho-only .9sec behind 1st, and .4 behind 4th, so I dont have far to improve to beat up on my boys...just gotta lose a couple pounds first)
if you live within driving range and you're lookin for somethin to do with your friends/co-workers that'll be talked about forever as THE FUNEST THING THEY EVER DID, give these guys at CIR a call-here's a pic the 'usual suspects' that I went racin with
the races are pretty long-20 laps with usually 2-3 for a warm-up...my guys were so giddy n excited to be there, we did 4 races in a row-thats 100 laps at full-tilt, with maybe 5 min. to rest in between. I was sweatin my b**lz off (did I mention, safety req. are a full-length Nomex suit, neck brace/foam collar, and a DOT-appr. Full-face helmet...I wore my HJC) and by the end of the fourth race, I had sweatd-up the inside of my lid pretty good. We got a 15 min rest, then went BACK and I did 3 more races...then I gave up and taped the last one on my camera. The karts uhm...they're not built to fit a guy with a 36" inseam and a 44" chest...I was pretty cramped, but damn if that wasnt just like karting when I was a kid up in The Dells-awesome fun, and if you have some friends who like autocross, this is just as fun!
You get print-outs at the end of each race showing your lap times, avg. time, best lap, and comparison to all your buddies' times too (a must-have for the s**t-talkers) its worth every penny-I even got a year-long membership so I can save on the next time I race-cuz there WILL be a next time!
(I was 5th out of 6 guys for Best Lap Time, but I outwieghed everybody by at least 50 lbs or MORE, and only one other 'tall' guy (6' 4" n only 160lbs) who was actually slower than me-but he's never done autocross or any motorsports racing...I did okay compared to the other guys tho-only .9sec behind 1st, and .4 behind 4th, so I dont have far to improve to beat up on my boys...just gotta lose a couple pounds first)
if you live within driving range and you're lookin for somethin to do with your friends/co-workers that'll be talked about forever as THE FUNEST THING THEY EVER DID, give these guys at CIR a call-here's a pic the 'usual suspects' that I went racin with
