1/4mile tracks in Chicago area?
 

Going out to chicago NW burbs(palatine) to visit family, are there any good 1/4mile tracks around this area except in Joliet? Going to be there in mid August any good events around that time? Thanks.

Only one I've been to other then Joliet is the one up in Union Grove, WI called Great Lakes Dragaway

http://www.greatlakesdragaway.com/index.php?page=findus

Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, WI. Its a 1/4 mile NHRA track (just switched from IHRA this year) thats about 1hr North of Chicago.

edit: beat me to it, lol.

Yup GLD will be your only bet then. It's hard to hook on it but I like it because you can hot lap all day long as it's never really that busy. That and it's like 15 mins from my house.

cool, thanks guys.

15 minutes if u don't run into those "laid back" kenosha cops :jest:

They can be real asses but TRUST me, they are pussy cats compared to the Racine co. Sheriffs...which us from Milw have to go through to get to the track. :gruffy: :mad: :turd: :bash: :boiling: :dark: :flipeye: :scream:

there's also Byron Dragstrip straight up 90 by rockford, US41 dragstrip in Muncie Indiana straight down 41

GLD and Byron are pretty much the same distance from palatine. 41 is a real cruise.

Im planning on heading out to 41 pretty soon, does anybody know if you can rent helmets there like you can at GLD? I've never been to 41 before, thanks.

how much is helmet rentals at GLD? i never seen this offered. where do u rent them from?

at GLD it was 10 bucks i think and you just have to leave your license as collateral. and im pretty sure it was at the same trailer where you could be tshirts and stuff like that.