 |   Has anyone here been to Chicago Indoor Racing?This is a discussion on Has anyone here been to Chicago Indoor Racing? within the Meets & Local Events forum part of the Chicago Velocity General Information category; A friend of mine told me they are having a 300 lap endurance race on Nov 26. Has anyone done ...  Welcome on Chicagovelocity.com! Make sure to register - it's free and very quick! You have to register before you can post and participate in our discussions with 4500 other registered members. User profiles and some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your free account you will be able to customize many options, you will have the full access to new posts, local events, news and last but not least will see no ads. We would love to see you around in our community!  | | 
11-07-2006, 06:13 PM
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#1 | | Registered User
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| Has anyone here been to Chicago Indoor Racing?
A friend of mine told me they are having a 300 lap endurance race on Nov 26. Has anyone done one of these? It sounds fun. | 
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11-07-2006, 06:14 PM
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#2 | | Loan Officer
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| Never been there but want to try it. I heard it is fun, but also a bit pricey. | |
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11-07-2006, 06:45 PM
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| CIR is the fucking best place ever. it's just a bit expensive.
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11-07-2006, 10:56 PM
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| yah those are pricey and i'm under the impression the guys at those are pretty good! my bro and some friends almost went once, haven't yet though. endurance race would be tiring! | |
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11-07-2006, 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by sickmint79 yah those are pricey and i'm under the impression the guys at those are pretty good! my bro and some friends almost went once, haven't yet though. endurance race would be tiring! | How come you didn't go? | |
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11-07-2006, 11:00 PM
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#6 | | It's my ILLUSION!
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| i believe 300 laps around that place would probably kill you. just doing 40-50 laps will make you want to nap for the rest of the day. but atleast you'll come out of it with tree trunks as forearms - turning the wheel is quite a workout.
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11-07-2006, 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by crazuM3 i believe 300 laps around that place would probably kill you. just doing 40-50 laps will make you want to nap for the rest of the day. but atleast you'll come out of it with tree trunks as forearms - turning the wheel is quite a workout. | get real! how hard can it be. seriously?  | |
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11-07-2006, 11:45 PM
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| if i remember correctly....a lap was like 25sec if you were really good. still that's 2 hours non stop. if you come out of that and can still move your arms, you're a winner! 
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11-08-2006, 01:39 AM
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Originally Posted by m3pwns get real! how hard can it be. seriously? | its pretty hard and gets tiring fast.
the place is great but your first visit is expensive because you ahve ot buy a "license" first, then your first 2 races are 25 bucks each, then after that all races are 10 or 15 each , i cant remeber though. | |
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11-08-2006, 05:21 AM
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Originally Posted by m3pwns How come you didn't go? | i work in canada and my weekends are super short, just didn't feel like spending the money and going, not yet anyway. i'm also not that competitive a driver at these things, i've only done track 1 and plenty for me to work on. same with my bro. the 2 other guys are actually really fast, but on their end they don't have the money to drop on these too easily. we'll probably end up doing it as a team some time though. i'd prefer to get more practice in myself tho! | |
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11-08-2006, 08:29 AM
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11-08-2006, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by m3pwns get real! how hard can it be. seriously? | it's hard if you're competitive. one mistake on a corner can cost you 1 second. 1 second in a 25second lap is like 5 cart lengths. and if you spin...well yer fucked.
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11-08-2006, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by JabroninWARRIOR CIR Best Time: 15.91 Track 1 | HOLY SHIT! 15.91 when everyone else is averaging 25 seconds! | |
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11-08-2006, 01:33 PM
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| my memory is off. i just checked my scores. avg lap is 17seconds for me. my best was a 16.75
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11-08-2006, 01:42 PM
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| All the carts are different, some of them are kinda shitty.
It's alot of fun, but I can't see doing it frequently.
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11-08-2006, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by IdleSnake Never been there but want to try it. I heard it is fun, but also a bit pricey. | werd | |
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11-08-2006, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by krystar my memory is off. i just checked my scores. avg lap is 17seconds for me. my best was a 16.75 | my best (i just looked it up) was a 16.17, but my average for that race was 18. it certainly helps that i'm atleast 20lbs lighter than the average driver.
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11-08-2006, 02:43 PM
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| i just took a huge dump. 5lb weight savings.
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11-08-2006, 04:49 PM
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| I live 5 minutes away from there but haven't gone and raced there yet  | |
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11-08-2006, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by krystar i just took a huge dump. 5lb weight savings. | I have gas from eating spinach ravioli... i mean, i have naws  | |
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