If you do a search on "forest preserve", i'm guessing there is all kinds of interesting reading on window tint. We don't want to go talking about it again and get RSD in a bad mood before saturday's meet.

Speaking of which, I'm hoping to make it. I just got the Evo-R spoiler installed today. So if you've been wanting to see one in person, hopefully i will be there saturday. Probably just for awhile in the afternoon, and maybe if we do something afterwards.

 

LOL, tint vs UV coating!! Hahahahahahahaha, yea I had my day(s) in court. Fought it for 3 months and finally had to plead guilty to the parking ticket to get them to drop the tint.

anyway, plans (if everyone is still up for it) are to head to O'Sullivan's Pub in Plainfield after the track day.

 

I'll probably be a game time decision on that one. I was pretty whiped out after that last all day event and we will see how much (if any) of my family I have with me.

Has anyone checked out the forecast for Saturday? It doesn't look promising.

 

That's the same forecast we had last time we went. The rain stayed away last time, hopefully it will do the same this time.

 

hopefully indeed. I may just be practicing my l33t dr1ft1ng sk1lz, yo

 

I've never been to autobahn. Will it be pretty easy to find my fellow spectators there?

 

FYI - I saw that CRH posted this in his thread on his trip...

"I must apologize for any disappointment or hurt feelings I have caused with my over-enthusiasm, but here's how my plans are panning out;

Rather than extend this drive to several days, Michelle and I have decided to keep things simple and get to AZ as quick as we can with one, maybe two, stops along the way. We will have to eschew the Chicago/Madison/Omaha stops and, instead, drive directly to Kansas City for the first leg. There, we will meet up with Rotaryfan04 and friends for a get-together dinner/BBQ of some kind and stay the night in town. The next morning we will head west toward either Denver or New Mexico. Then we will make our way to Oro Valley, which is between Phoenix and Tucson.

I apologize if the midwest cities have made plans and I have now broken them. However, if services are needed in those areas I will have a much more flexible schedule and be far more available after my buyout from Ford takes effect and before I buy a house in AZ.

Thank you for all the well wishes and support you have all given me now and in the past. Like I always say, this forum means the world to me and this is why."

 

Yea, the paddock area is small relative to other places I've been.

 

Yea, there is only one way in and it's a small area for paddock/spectating.

As far as the weather, it was supposed to rain here today and I haven't seen a drop. In fact, it's nice a sunny out now!

 

Welcome to our newest member (sort of except now it's official!!!): elpaco13!

 

Hey all! I am from Omaha, but I just wanted to stop in & say "hey" because the girlfriend & I are going to try & make it up to HIN next Month. Maybe meet some other RX8 owners.

 

Welcome, welcome! Let us know when you are coming up and we'll try to get a meet together

 

HOT IMPORT NIGHTS
Saturday, August 11 | 4-11pm
Soldier Field
1410 S. Museum Campus Drive - South Lot
Chicago, IL 60605
Official Chicago Website
Tickets are not yet available, so I don't have pricing info

 

Anyone going to the Mazda event at Autobahn this Saturday: we will be at the Gas City at I-55 & Weber Road around 7am.

Otherwise you can find us there, the place is not huge and there is only one entrance. Note: it's kind of out in the middle of nowhere

 

watch out for THE tree. Yes, there is only 1.

 

looks like I won't be making it out there tomorrow. too much hw this week.

Have fun!

 

Looking at the facility map, it looks like there is an entrance on the south side and the east side. I'm assuming the entrance you are talking about is the east entrance?

http://www.autobahncountryclub.net/Facility.pdf

 

hmmmm ... I've only been there once. We went in Entrance 1 (didn't even know there was another entrance) and they gave us such a hard time. We had to know someone's first & last name for them to allow us to PAY to SPECTATE! Luckily it was set up by someone on the forum who had listed his last name. I botched it trying to get in, but it worked well enough.

That whole are by Ent 2 was not available when I was there last year. We were not able to go anywhere other than straight in from Ent 1 to the paddock. I hope it's open this time because viewing the track from turns 9 to turn 1 at the straight can get a bit ... monotonous

I don't know if they allow ride-alongs, but bring an extra helmet just in case.

 

I spoke to Troy via e-mail and he said that they will allow ride alongs as long as you not in the novice group, novice group will have instructors. This is his response

"If the passenger is over 16 years old, and you are enrolled in the Intermediate or Advanced then yes. We would need a track Waiver signed
prior to getting in the vehicle. For Novice driver we will have a ride
along instructor with the driver".

I signed up for novice but may move up depending on the novice group goes. He said moving up would be OK if the instructor felt you were up to it. Oh, and there was only one entrance open last month, I believe it's the main one with the registration building.

 

I don't recall it asking about my track experience or what group I wanted...though I would like to be in novice because I want a track instructor, at least for a few sessions since I've never driven there before.

 

I would probably also start out in novice because I've never been there before but I don't want to be outpacing the whole field like Devildog was last time we were there. I would hope that I could still have an instructor ride along if I moved up to the intermediate group?

 

Hmm, don't have a helmet. Anybody have an extra one for an extra large head? Not big from the brain, but from all the rocks in there.

If not, no biggie. I wasn't really planning on trying to do a ride along, but if somebody has an extra helmet and somebody is willing to take someone with them, me or my wife might try it.

 

Should also say I won't be there until probably mid-afternoon. I'm assuming you guys are sticking around all day?

 

I have an extra helmet, I'll bring it along but if you ride with me it's at your own risk, I assume no liability

Make sure you bring a long sleeve shirt, some places won't let you ride without one.

 

Yea, you know the group is slow when I start passing everyone Brakes are switched, oil change done, suspension properly torqued. I'm ready.