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Old 07-01-2011, 06:36 PM
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well i will be transferring back to the midwest to do my shore duty tour at great lakes, illinois and i didnt know how that track was and if any one on here would be out there as well. be nice to meet some new gear heads once i move. i should be out there and off teh west coast around august 10th or so.
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Byron or the Grove are decent tracks. Just watch the schedule for whatever type car you have.
RT 66 is a real nice track, but VERY LIMITED schedule & a lot of BS & time waiting to make pass'.
At least every time I go it seems like the lines crawl!!

Good luck, and thanks for serving from an old timer, EW2, '80-85.

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Best thing about Great Lakes is that they are open 6 nights a week.
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i thought that was pretty cool that they are open that much and its about 20 min from the house i will be living at. hopefully i can get my heavy car into the mid 11s this year. i am shooting for 11.6xx but first time out this year i toasted my trutrak diff, twisted my left axle splines and twisted my slip yoke on my trans. now that is an expensive day of racing lol. and you are welcome and i am just happy to not be going to sea anymore.
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The groves my "home track"

I like it more the Byron. If you have a pretty fast car go on slick nights. The track prep is way better those nights. Never ran at 66 but I'd like to once.



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