2007 List of area track events

[Hornswoggler]

By no means is this a complete list, and can be a work in progress. If you know of more events in the midwest (IL, IN, WI, MI, etc) please post up and I'll work them into the calendar.

Some of these events are more newbie friendly than others. If you are looking to sign up for your first event, I suggest you contact the event organizers and discuss. In my past experience, the cheaper events have less instruction and vice versa... moral of the story, if you are a newbie, don't cheap out on your first event. Typical price of these events range from $150-250 per day (click on organizer link for event specific pricing, schedule, run groups, etc.). If you do not have a helmet, contact the organizer and see if any are available to borrow/rent or purchase yourself a nice SA2005 helmet. If your helmet starts with an M (motorcycle), it may not be allowed at all tracks/events (again, double check before registering). Some events are vert friendly while others may not be. When in doubt, inquire the organizers. Be prepared to join some clubs for some of these events (i.e. NASA, BMWCCA, Audi club, PCA, SCCA, etc)

Auto-X is outside the scope of this schedule and thread. This list only includes driving events (non-competitive HPDE's) for actual road courses in the area. This is not racing nor are these racing schools.

Onto the list:

March:

March 24: Putnam Park (http://www.putnampark.com/) with 100 Speed (http://www.100-speed.com/)
March 25: Putnam Park (http://www.putnampark.com/) with Predator Motorsport (http://www.predatormotorsport.com/)
March 31 to April 2: Autobahn Country Club (http://www.autobahncountryclub.net/) all three courses (one per day) with Audi Club Chicago (http://www.audichicago.org/) (3 day event!!!)

April:

April 14-15: Putnam Park (http://www.putnampark.com/) with Hoosier BMW (http://www.hoosierbmw.com/driversevent.asp)
April 14-15: Road America (http://www.roadamerica.com/) with Midwest F-body (http://roadamerica.fbody.us/)
April 15: Gingerman Raceway (http://www.gingermanraceway.com/) with Chicago VW (http://forums.chicagovw.org/zerothread?id=7288)
April 20: Blackhawk Farms (http://www.blackhawkfarms.com/) with Madison Sports Car Club (http://www.madisonsportscarclub.com/)
April 20-22: Putnam Park (http://www.putnampark.com/) with Central Indiana Region PCA (http://cirpca.org/)
April 27-29: Grattan Raceway (http://www.grattanraceway.com/) with Michigan Chapter Audi Club (http://www.audiclubmi.org/)
April 28-29: Road America (http://www.roadamerica.com/) with Windy City BMWCCA (http://www.windycitybmw.com/)
April 28-29: Iowa Speedway (http://www.iowaspeedway.com/) with NASA Midwest (http://www.nasamidwest.com/)

May:

May 7: Gingerman Raceway (http://www.gingermanraceway.com/) with CGI Motorsports (http://www.cgimotorsports.com/)
May 11-13: Putnam Park (http://www.putnampark.com/) with Buckeye BMWCCA (http://www.buckeyebmwcca.org/)
May 19-20: Putnam Park (http://www.putnampark.com/) with NASA Midwest (http://www.nasamidwest.com/)
May 21: Blackhawk Farms (http://www.blackhawkfarms.com/) with Lotus Corps (http://home.earthlink.net/~lotuscorps/trackday/)
May 21: Gingerman Raceway (http://www.gingermanraceway.com/) with CGI Motorsports (http://www.cgimotorsports.com/)
May 25: Blackhawk Farms (http://www.blackhawkfarms.com/) with BadgerBimmers BMWCCA (http://www.badgerbimmers.org/)
May 26-28: Blackhawk Farms (http://www.blackhawkfarms.com/) with Midwestern Council (http://www.mcscc.org/)
May 31: Autobahn Country Club (http://www.autobahncountryclub.net/) with Windy City BMWCCA (http://www.windycitybmw.com/)

June:

June 1-3: Gingerman Raceway (http://www.gingermanraceway.com/) with Michigan Chapter Audi Club (http://www.audiclubmi.org/)
June 2-3: Autobahn Country Club (http://www.autobahncountryclub.net/) South with Windy City BMWCCA (http://www.windycitybmw.com/)
June 4: Autobahn Country Club (http://www.autobahncountryclub.net/) full course with MVP Track Time (http://www.mvptracktime.com/)
June 4: Gingerman Raceway (http://www.gingermanraceway.com/) with CGI Motorsports (http://www.cgimotorsports.com/)
June 8-10: Gateway International Raceway (http://www.gatewayraceway.com/) with St. Louis BMWCCA (http://www.stlbmwcca.org/)
June 9-10: Grattan Raceway (http://www.grattanraceway.com/) with NASA Ohio/Indiana (http://racenasa.nasamidwest.com/)
June 11: Autobahn Country Club (http://www.autobahncountryclub.net/) North course with Fox Valley (http://www.foxvalleymotorcars.com/)
June 18: Gingerman Raceway (http://www.gingermanraceway.com/) with CGI Motorsports (http://www.cgimotorsports.com/)
June 20: Autobahn Country Club (http://www.autobahncountryclub.net/) North course with Audi Club Chicago (http://www.audichicago.org/) (advanced students only)
June 22: Blackhawk Farms (http://www.blackhawkfarms.com/) with Madison Sports Car Club (http://www.madisonsportscarclub.com/)
June 23: Gingerman Raceway (http://www.gingermanraceway.com/) with Windy City BMWCCA (http://www.windycitybmw.com/)
June 29: Blackhawk Farms (http://www.blackhawkfarms.com/) with BadgerBimmers BMWCCA (http://www.badgerbimmers.org/)
June 30-01: MidAmerica Motorplex (http://www.midamericamotorplex.com/) with NASA Midwest (http://www.nasamidwest.com/)

July:

July 2: Gingerman Raceway (http://www.gingermanraceway.com/) with CGI Motorsports (http://www.cgimotorsports.com/)
July 6-8: Putnam Park (http://www.putnampark.com/) with Bluegrass BMWCCA (http://www.bluegrassbimmers.org/)
July 13: Blackhawk Farms (http://www.blackhawkfarms.com/) with BadgerBimmers BMWCCA (http://www.badgerbimmers.org/)
July 16: Gingerman Raceway (http://www.gingermanraceway.com/) with CGI Motorsports (http://www.cgimotorsports.com/)
July 21-22: Autobahn Country Club (http://www.autobahncountryclub.net/) South course with NASA Midwest (http://www.nasamidwest.com/)
July 23: Putnam Park (http://www.putnampark.com/) with MVP Track Time (http://www.mvptracktime.com/)
July 26: Autobahn Country Club (http://www.autobahncountryclub.net/) with VW Vortex (http://forums.thecarlounge.net/zerothread?id=2936328)
July 30: Gingerman Raceway (http://www.gingermanraceway.com/) with CGI Motorsports (http://www.cgimotorsports.com/)

August:

August 4: Putnam Park (http://www.putnampark.com/) with 100 Speed (http://www.100-speed.com/)
August 4-5: Road America (http://www.roadamerica.com/) with NASA Midwest (http://www.nasamidwest.com/)
August 10: Blackhawk Farms (http://www.blackhawkfarms.com/) with Audi Club Chicago (http://www.audichicago.org/) (advanced students only)
August 11-12: Blackhawk Farms (http://www.blackhawkfarms.com/) with Audi Club Chicago (http://www.audichicago.org/) (newbie friendly!)
August 13: Gingerman Raceway (http://www.gingermanraceway.com/) with CGI Motorsports (http://www.cgimotorsports.com/)
August 25: Putnam Park (http://www.putnampark.com/) with Windy City BMWCCA (http://www.windycitybmw.com/)
August 27: Gingerman Raceway (http://www.gingermanraceway.com/) with CGI Motorsports (http://www.cgimotorsports.com/)

September:

September 7-9: Road America (http://www.roadamerica.com/) with BadgerBimmers BMWCCA (http://www.badgerbimmers.org/)
September 8-9: Gingerman Raceway (http://www.gingermanraceway.com/) with NASA Midwest (http://www.nasamidwest.com/)
September 10: Autobahn Country Club (http://www.autobahncountryclub.net/) full course with Audi Club Chicago (http://www.audichicago.org/)
September 10: Gingerman Raceway (http://www.gingermanraceway.com/) with CGI Motorsports (http://www.cgimotorsports.com/)
September 14-16: Putnam Park (http://www.putnampark.com/) with Central Indiana Region PCA (http://cirpca.org/)
September 17: Heartland Park Topeka (http://hpt.com/) with MVP Track Time (http://www.mvptracktime.com/)
September 17-18: Road America (http://www.roadamerica.com/) with Audi Badger Chapter (http://www.badgeraudis.com/)
September 24: Gingerman Raceway (http://www.gingermanraceway.com/) with CGI Motorsports (http://www.cgimotorsports.com/)

October:

October 6-7: Putnam Park (http://www.putnampark.com/) with NASA Ohio/Indiana (http://racenasa.nasamidwest.com/)
October 8: Gingerman Raceway (http://www.gingermanraceway.com/) with CGI Motorsports (http://www.cgimotorsports.com/)
October 13-14: Road America (http://www.roadamerica.com/) with Midwest F-body (http://roadamerica.fbody.us/)
October 20-21: Road America (http://www.roadamerica.com/) with NASA Midwest (http://www.nasamidwest.com/)

November:

November 2-4: Gateway (http://www.gatewayraceway.com/) with St. Louis BMWCCA (http://www.stlbmwcca.org/)


More events will be added as tracks are booked and events are announced.

[jdbeier38]

Thanks for the repost onto the new site...and again thanks for the good info!

[EvoIX_MR2006]

Which one is the one we are going to?

[EvoIX_MR2006]

(I have yet to register, that is why I ask)

[jstbrd]

May 21: Blackhawk Farms with Lotus Corps

You better get registerd before it fills up!

[Hornswoggler]

You better get registerd before it fills up!

+1!

:D

[dnace]

hmmm one event each weekend..........;)

[WTDVIL2]

Nice to see, but how many of these events will people really be doing without wrecking their car?

[StealsSouls]

i believe these are track days, not wheel to wheel racing. if you wreck your car its your own fault for overdoing it

[Hornswoggler]

Nice to see, but how many of these events will people really be doing without wrecking their car?

I've spent probably 20 days behind the wheel at these driving events and haven't wrecked yet (only gone off-track three times). Just don't overdrive or try to "prove" anything and most will be fine.

Wrecks happen. I see one or two every season. The AMS event last year had a couple incidents (mostly kabooms, but atleast two cars had contact... one spilled oil and the other one slid into tire barrier).

Some insurance companies will allow you to make one claim for these events but usually drop you soon afterwards.

Gotta pay to play, I guess. That's the risk but atleast its an opportunity to enjoy a sports/sporty car. People also wreck at drag racing events and auto-x with NO option for insurance claims as those are racing (timed) events. Atleast with a DE you can call it drivers education or car control.

[WTDVIL2]

Hey I'm just trying to keep the little kids on this site from going out and wrecking their cars. I have seen it far to many times.

[StealsSouls]

Hey I'm just trying to keep the little kids on this site from going out and wrecking their cars. I have seen it far to many times.

Say it a little more condescending next time. Everyone has to learn at some point.

[WTDVIL2]

This is true aswell. I'm not saying not too. So just be careful.

[jdbeier38]

Ill be out there but im not gonna try to take corners faster than i know i can just to prove something...but to be honest ill probably take it MUCH slower than i even need to just to get a feel and learn.

[Hornswoggler]

Hey I'm just trying to keep the little kids on this site from going out and wrecking their cars. I have seen it far to many times.

I would rather have balls and crash my car than be a chicken on the sidelines.

If everybody should drive like grandma's, we should all have camrys, lol.

[jdbeier38]

I would rather have balls and crash my car than be a chicken on the sidelines.

If everybody should drive like grandma's, we should all have camrys, lol.

as much as i wanna keep this by the book and keep opinions open i gotta say hes right....if you dont wanna crash....your SOL just dont go...it could happen at any given moment

[Hornswoggler]

...it could happen at any given moment

No it can't. Most ppl who have incidents are driving like idiots or get in WAY over their head.

[StealsSouls]

There are risks with everything. You could get in a wreck on the way to the gas station.


Its a rush to drive a car on a track though, and its worth it.

[jdbeier38]

well collin yes it can really...cause i meant it in the context that you put it in lol

[Hornswoggler]

well collin yes it can really...cause i meant it in the context that you put it in lol


i must have misunderstood... you mean an accident could happen anywhere, meaning outside of the track? If so, I agree.

If I were to accidently discovery my boundries. I would much rather it be on a closed circuit, with an instructor in the car, with paramedics, corner workers, one-way traffic, with a helmet on, and gravel traps than on a mountain drive or similar.

[wortdog]

i must have misunderstood... you mean an accident could happen anywhere, meaning outside of the track? If so, I agree.

If I were to accidently discovery my boundries. I would much rather it be on a closed circuit, with an instructor in the car, with paramedics, corner workers, one-way traffic, with a helmet on, and gravel traps than on a mountain drive or similar.
Agree 100% with swoggler.

Also, the people going off seem to always be the people that think car 'x' must be the best thing since sliced bread and they should be able to keep up with anyone else on the track. Typically this involves Honda Civic, Evo, WRX/STI, and Viper owners, but really it can be anyone.

If you can leave your ego in the pits, you'll be fine. If you can't handle the fact that people will be passing you all the time, then you'd best just stay home.

[Demigod]

Woot, finally got signed up to the site. And signed up for the May 21st event. See everyone there!

[dnace]

CAAAAAAARL awesome to see you coming :)

[Hornswoggler]

I just got back from the Audi club Chicago and absolutely AWESOME event!!! They had quite a bit of emphasis on education, which would make them an ideal group for a first-timer. Also, felt like all makes/models welcome there, great bunch of people.

[marty]

i have attended accccccccccc events before (autox though) and been very happy with how they were run. it is definitely a cool club!

plus they give you awesome stuff like this:

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i167/mdharrisuiuc/DSC01772.jpg