Anyone from Illinois?

[nofear6150]

Hey i live in gurnee which is north of chicago and next waukegan, i was wondering if anyone here lives near me? Or knows of any tracks by me? I am interested in racing 1/8 buggys.

[JayKing]

I live near Gurnee too... actually in Grayslake. I don't know of any off-road tracks in the area, and that ***** . I know there's a group down in Palatine that races on Sundays at Harper College. But that's not much good if you want to race 1/8 scale buggies.

[JP]

I live near Hoffman Estates (near) and Elk Grove (near). I race at Radio-Active Raceway in Bolingbrook. Look it up in the track directory and you'll find everything you need to know, off-road, electric, nitro, and a phone # http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/smile.gif hope to see ya there

[primuswoostinkinhoo]

im from il too but from a lil south of chicago in joliet pretty close to that track in bollingbrook althouth i never been there

[TC3 Mclaren F1]

is that you SKIPPY, from radio active, you told us about that good charger the INDI 16Xpro,, i also race at radio active, and leisure hours and i will race at paletine,

will anyone here go to the Kyosho World Cup Regionals, the midwest regionals are taking place at leisure hours in plainfield, illinois. are any of you gonna go, i might, :eek: :rolleyes: :cool: :p ;) :D

[JP]

Tony (TC3 McLaren F1)- I cant buy the V-One-S, I have absolutely no money. Can't we just practice with your car? Im sure we both can get enough time behind the wheel, I could set-up any track ya like...im going to buy a bunch of wood soon.

I would buy the V1S if I had the money, but I dont, we can still enter the KWC together right? If so, whos gunna be are pit man to refuel, because one of us has to be marshalling while on is driving.

[primuswoostinkinhoo]

the kyosho thing is gonna be at liesure hours? thats awesome im like 5 min walking distance from there toobad i dont drive kyosho

[JP]

Yea, we pretty much got all the bugs worked out...
Pitman - John (Zohnmon)
Driver 1 - Tony (TC3 McLaren F1)
Driver 2 - James (me)

woo hoo!

[JP]

Venture Hobbies is good, but they dont carry as many car parts, you usually have to order them. Al's Hobby Shop in Elmhurst, IL is where i got, great place (although the new teenagers are a little cocky), www.alshobbyshop.com (http://www.alshobbyshop.com) . Radi-Active Raceway has a lot of stuff for such a small track (never failed me once with my GT), but they may be towards the offroad side because they have offroad tracks there even though i did see a couple on road car kits. I HEARD Leisure Hours has a pretty good store, not sure at all though. Your best bet is Al's Hobby Shop.

[QUAKE&SHAKE]

Any of you ever go to Venture Hobbies in Wheeling? Is it a good store? Or know of any godd hobby shops?

[Traxosho]

hey i live in norridge il(right by o'hare) and i was wonderin about some tracks that are in my area? can u tell me cause when i get my pro 3 i wanted to give racing a try. thanks alot

[primuswoostinkinhoo]

i went to try and race at radio active but i couldnt find the place how far done bolingbrook st is it? whats it next too and stuff?

[QUAKE&SHAKE]

Traxosho
I think I saw that Stanton Hobby Shop has races its on N Miwaukee Ave. Try this www.stantonhobby.com (http://www.stantonhobby.com) or call 773-283-6446
That place doesnt seem far from O'Hare.

I just found out my lhs is building an indoor on-road course :)

[JP]

primous - Its on Rt. 53 BEHIND a garden center. E-Mail RCVoltar@aol.com

751 N. Bolingbrook Dr. #15
(630)759-7557

[TC3 Mclaren F1]

so we are still going to the kyosho world cup regional. right, i just relized that is your JP james.

[JP]

Tony - yaaa!!! Were gunna win! Call me as soon as you get the V-One S

[Liquid_cool]

Looks like everyone here is from northern Illinois. Am I the only one around the centrial/southern section of Illinois?
i live closer to st.louis, in fact I can see the arch from my office window!

[RC RACEWAY]

This is Brian, I run the on-road track in Palatine at Harper College. See www.sharingideas.com (http://www.sharingideas.com) for all the info on that. As for 1/8th scale buggies, I own one and am looking for a place to race too. AJ's in DeKalb runs them on Saturdays, June 2nd I might drive out there to race. Radio-Active in Bolingbrook is a great track for off-road but I don't think they do 1/8th? I hear nothing but good things about them though. As for Hobby Shops, Al's is great in Elmhurst. We are actually a dealer now ourselves, we stock tires, fuel, glow plugs, etc. the stuff to keep you racing on Sunday basically. Our race fee is only $10 this year and we also have a 1 hour enduro coming up May 27th that we are looking for teams to get signed up for - email me at brian@sharingideas.com for details or to sign up. 2-4 man teams with 2 cars per team. Our next regualar race is May 20th, hope to see you all there. Nofear6150-You in for June 2nd?

Brian
R/C Raceway www.sharingideas.com (http://www.sharingideas.com)

[nofear6150]

Yea i'd like to go out and do that! Not sure if i have anything planned for that day but if i don't i will defenitly try to come out.
What kind of 1/8 do u have? I have the OFNA Ultra GT LX that would be a decent racer. I would love to come out but Dekalb is pretty far from Gurnee. So im not sure that i would be able to.
L8r
Anthony

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[TimsterTC3]

Hey I live in Bolingbrook, and I have raced
at Radio Active. It's o.k if your into off road. It's a hard take to find if you have never been in Bolingbrook before. Just thought I'd let you guys know. :D

[Orange Pedeanaut]

I live in Southern Illinois. West Frankfort, its close to Carbondale and Mt. Vernon... :D No tracks, no people with r/c here to race :(

[RC RACEWAY]

Anthony,
For June 2nd, if we go for sure you are welcome to drive down to Lake Zurich and ride with us. That's about a 35 minute ride, my house to Great America. e-mail me directly at brian@sharingideas.com if you are interested.

Brian
R/C Raceway www.sharingideas.com (http://www.sharingideas.com)

[nofear6150]

I emailed you Brian...Get back to me and let me know whether your gonna go or not.

[RC RACEWAY]

Was anyone interested in signing up for the 1 hour endurance race? The plan is to run it on June 10th. E-mail me if you would like to sign up or have questions.

Brian (brian@sharingideas.com)
R/C Raceway www.sharingideas.com (http://www.sharingideas.com)

[BlackWolf]

I'm in Waukegan. RC10GT is all I've got ATM.
ICQ: 5949480

[nofear6150]

I heard Venture Hobbies opened up its outdoor dirt track...does anyone know anything about it? I haven't been able to go out there yet...

[chizzler]

Ive always wanted to get into the racing scene. All tracks are too far for me to reach, besides the fact im too lazy to drive very far because i live right downtown and i dont know what the nearest track is. :D

plus, im bad with directions :)

anyone possibly local to me???

[JP]

Seems like you'll get lost going to your backyard Jay :p .

I don't know anything about Venture. Will one of ya go over there and see if they race nitro for me?

[TeamCarnage]

Not to far into Indiana is Duneland Hobby&Raceway. The offroad track is large,geared towards 1/8th scale buggies,check it out null (http://www.dunelandhobbies.com)

[TeamCarnage]

Not to far into Indiana is Duneland Hobby&Raceway. The offroad track is large,geared towards 1/8th scale buggies,check it out null (http://www.dunelandhobbies.com)

[primuswoostinkinhoo]

are any of u guys in here kyle the kid that lives down the street from me? im the kid always running a xxxnt in front of my house

[glowplugman]

Who's from central Illinois (Peoria, Bloomington, Springfield, etc.)?

[BlackWolf]

Gurnee and Waukegan Illinois are pretty boring places to be when it comes to RC. I would love to meet some other ppl from this area so we can bash around at some of the local mud pits, parkinglots like Six Flags, or Gurnee Mills...

[chizzler]

i would like to bash around too somewhere!! :D

[primuswoostinkinhoo]

i didnt have anyone to drive around with, till i got my brother to buy a car now my sister is gonna buy one two and my nieghbor is gonna get one also im gonna get everyone in this neighbor hood too

[nofear6150]

Blackwolf where do u live???Im in gurnee off of Grand and Greenleaf...

[BlackWolf]

nofear, I'm here at the corner of Greenbay and washington. a block from St. Therese hospital.

[primuswoostinkinhoo]

i went to radio active today got there late so i didnt race but i watched almost every race i realy wish i would had my xxxnt working that looked dam fun

[HauntedMyst]

If anyone is interested in just fun racing, HobbyTown in Oak Park is where I race. It's a great place for anyone and I mean anyone, even someone who just walked in the store and bought an RC to come race without the overly competative atmosphere. The races are held every other Sunday and the next is on June 17. There are electric and nitro car and truck classes. Starting the 17, we're kicking off a jumping class!!!

[HauntedMyst]

server burp, sorry for the double post

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[chizzler]

hey hauntedmyst,
i may check that out soon, i live about 15 min. from there: on a good day.. :) :rolleyes:

[BlackWolf]

NOPE . Venture STILL hasn't even broken ground on their outdoor track. Rumor has it, that it'll be ready for NEXT year's season...

[chizzler]

HAUNTEDMYST, what time is the thingey on the 17th?????

[nofear6150]

Well that stinks...Guess i'll have to wait

[TJx2]

Is there a website for the place in Bolingbrook?

[JP]

nope, but you can E-Mail Jim at RCVoltar@aol.com I believe it is...

[TC3 Mclaren F1]

i got the car, are you gonna run that enduro still sometime, i'll go to it. James practice with the V-ONE-R

[TSR6]

Hey... I'm in IL too... near rockford... but i go up to madison.
www.marcca.com (http://www.marcca.com) or the MARCCA section of RCTouring http://www.rctouring.com/rcforum/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=11

There will be a TC race in Rockford or Loves Park coming up this summer too. All the info is in the MARCCA forum

[XXXER]

Hey Hey Troy, so you are finally starting to post here, are ya? And what do you do? Automatically send everyone to rctouring, so THAT is how it works, eh? JK, I am just giving you a hard time

[TSR6]

Hey Hey Troy, so you are finally starting to post here, are ya? And what do you do? Automatically send everyone to rctouring, so THAT is how it works, eh? JK, I am just giving you a hard time

Nah... ive always posted here... off and on... I'm not purposly sending people to RCTouring.. if i did that i would post the URL to the main page ;)

[TC3 Mclaren F1]

hey, you gonna be at the KWC troy, its at leisure hours

[TSR6]

Nope, I've never been down there either :(

[TSR6]

Marcca in Madison & Scotty's in Milwaukee

[TC3 Mclaren F1]

im here, hehe, i need to practice

[JP]

Where HAVE you been?

[PtCruiser2003]

Im from elgin here looking for a good offroad track. :( I haave to go to geneva for lhs. I need a new lhs got any ideas. :(

[QUAKE&SHAKE]

'
TSR6 I see you are near Rockford. I live real close to CherryVale mall.
What nitros you have? I have a Quake hense my name :)
I went to the BMX track in town today but there were those BMXers practicing getting ready to race this weekend I guess. I drove all that way didnt get to run :(
When & where is that race going to be that you mentioned? I went to that site but didnt see.

[TSR6]

Quake - The race is going to be in Machesney Park.. or Rockford.. somewhere down here.. ( lol ) There is a sheet at HobbyTown with all the info, or... goto this URL
http://www.rctouring.com/rcforum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6191

Its a Touring Car race... But it would probably be fun for you to watch

[QUAKE&SHAKE]

OK that link helped. Its going to be on Forest Hills RD. I thought it might be at the 1/4th scale track but no. From what I read 100'straight, 17 turns sounds like a nice layout. I work on the weekends but I may try to get one of the days off to go watch and hopefully get some video.

[TSR6]

Cool... I plan on being there...

[stamp2tc3]

AJ's in Dekalb has off-road on Sat. and Asphalt oval and road coarse on Sun.. They race all electric vehicles in oval and road course in the fall, winter, and spring inside. Machnesey Park Raceway is an oval track for 1/4. I think they race smaller cars, but not for sure. AJ's has a great carpet indoor track, newly redone dirt track, and a new asphalt track. Both are great tracks. :D :D :D

[QUAKE&SHAKE]

Do you know if AJ allows running during the weekdays? NITRO?

[stamp2tc3]

I'm not certain on his practice times. Contact him at web page (http://www.ajsraceway.com)

[stamp2tc3]

I'm not sure contact him at www.ajsraceway.com (http://www.ajsraceway.com)

[TC3 Mclaren F1]

any of you know where i can get a piston for a GS-15R by sunday, i've looked at tower and its on back order from kyosho, do any of you know where i can get one, like at AJ's i really need it, im gonna race in the Kyosho World Cup regional July 08th and my piston broke, i might have to run it the way it is,

[merkel54]

I live in Wayne, Il and have a 12 acre back yard that I have made a flat large oval track in. I was thinking of trying to put together a club or just a bunch of buggy drivers to race and improve the track. I'm getting plenty of practice on an oval super speedway but it's aloat better with some competition. Many of you guys are close to me but still pretty far, but for a good track how far would you drive?

[primuswoostinkinhoo]

hey how was that kwc race? i saw the last like 20 min of the last race, were any of u the guys that won? and to the guy with the 12 acre back yard, where is wayne illinois at?

[JP]

Oh, what a crap race. Only 8 cars showed, and we placed 5th. Oh yea, only 5 cars ran the 1hr main...

The car was LOOSE, not hooked up at all, very slippery. The engine kept stalling on this ONE turn, on every other lap, if not every lap. Everyone but us had a 2 speed. I was luckily the pit man, unluckily, I was the pit man. It was fun, except for burning my finger real bad reaching inbetween the manifold and pipe to grap a hot pullstarter about 60 times, many in a row. The car was way out of wack on the tuning. The fourth place car already won in Canada, so hes going to dubai anyways. The top 3 cars were the same "team." Same paint job (scheme) but each were a different main color. They had the edge. At least the car started easily every time.

A good thing DID come out of it. There were SO many people that watched. At least 15 people came up to me and Tony (TC3 McLaren F1) asking "cool! How much is it? Where can I get one?!" Every time I said "about $300 for these cars, and VERY fast. They even have electric ones which are cheaper and easier to use. Right over there (point) there's a hobby shop called Leisure Hours. They have what your looking for and I'm sure they will answer any questions you have." I saw about 7 adults ask me, about 5 16-18 year olds, and a few 8-14 yr olds.

That was just from me, Tony, got a few too. There were a lot of spectators. Tony's dad, and me (including John when he wasnt driving) MASTERED working on the car. I would put glow plug in/start, Tony's dad would refuel, John would pull body off and play with settings and someone would throw the car on the track. So good to the point that I started timing how long they were. Averaging around 5-6 seconds including tuning and 3-4 with no tuning. Both include refueling.

Kyosho was great. They gave out cars for the winners of open gas and electric (V-One R and another Ky. elec. car). Many, many spectators.

Oh why do I type so much?

[JP]

Oh yea, for any of those on-roaders. Im goign to start racing my V-One R at Harper college. Its a pretty good place. No parts, or electricity, so nitro is more common, although they do run electric.

[primuswoostinkinhoo]

8 cars? whats up with that leisure hours shoulda advertised more were there 8 cars total or 8 in your class? i wanted to be in the race but couldnt get enough money to get a car

[HauntedMyst]

OK you guys, pack up your stuff and meet us at HobbyTown in Oak Park this Sunday. Arrive at 11 to practice, the races start at 12. Everyone is welcome, from people looking to race for the first time to experienced pros (Although, if I see you using a set up board at the track, I'll spend the entire race trying to run your car into the fence, your too serious.) Even if you've never raced before, come out and give it a try! If you have any questions, come find me, I'll be the guy with the best looking cars coming in dead last!

There is plenty of parking neary by, lots of resturants within 2 minutes walking, a Starbucks (thank god) and the store is well stocked for Associated and HPI stuff.

HobbyTown USA, Oak Park IL
1000 Lake Street
Oak Park, IL 60301
(708) 445-8056

[JP]

The Kyosho World Cup (Key-Oh-Show), was a class. Only 8 teams showed.

You had to pick this past Sunday? Oh man, busy, busy, busy! I'll try to make it 2 Sundays from now. This Sunday I'm meeting Tony at Harper (accidentally "stole" the refuel timer...err his watch :p and I'm gunna drop it off to him).

[chizzler]

hey JP, how is the harper college racing for electric?

[JP]

hmm, i dont really pay attention to it.

You ever go to RCCA chat? If so, look for a Yamazohn. He brought it up.

You know what? I'll just tell you after this weekend, im going there.

[JP]

www.sharingideas.com (http://www.sharingideas.com) <---harper website

[HauntedMyst]

We have another race at HobbyTown USA coming on Sunday August 5th. Look at the info in my post above!

[Fireball]

TEAM BARBER RACING presents "THE TOURING CAR CHALLENGE SERIES" sponsored by HURRICANE MOTORSPORTS
Classes:
Sportsman Sedan (Beginners)
Stock Sedan
Modified Sedan
Nitro Sedan

Entry Fee:
$14.00 per class
($10.00 ea. additional class)
Registration closes at 11:30 day of race(s)

Practice: 9:00 to 11:45
Driver's meeting: 11:50 to 11:55
Racing: 12:00

Where:
Teslow Office Bldg.
7971 Forest Hills Rd
Loves Park, IL
(North of Rockford)

Track:
60' X 120'
17 Turns
100 Foot Straight

Dates*:
July 22nd
Aug. 19th
Aug. 26th
Sept 16th
Sept 30th
* 4 out of the 5 races go towards the final point standings
payout(s) will be based on final point standings

3 qualifying heats and a main
sportsman and stock sedan will use ROAR legal stock motors
nitro sedan qualifiers will be 5 minutes.
nitro sedan "A" main will be the last race of the day, and will be 15
minutes, so bring your best pit man.

****There is plenty of parking and limited power. There is enough power for chargers, but we recommend sharing a soldering iron with fellow racers in your pit area. Team Barber will have a soldering station set up if needed. Racers must supply their own tables and chairs.

Visit our webpage for more information!!
http://teambarber.dhs.org

For sponsor and race information contact:
Marc 815-637-8947
BarberRacn@aol.com

Thanx and see you there.

[JP]

ttt

[JP]

The electric class isnt much at Harper. I think there were 4 or 5 cars running there total that were electric.

[JP]

BTW: Traxxosho - do you go to John V. Leigh school, or even that Ridgewood High School? :D I used to live in Norridge...

[chizzler]

thanks JP, guess i wont get there before they stop running :rolleyes:

[HauntedMyst]

This is the LAST POINTS race of the year so its time yet again to pack up your stuff and meet us at HobbyTown in Oak Park this Sunday. Arrive at 11 to practice, the races start at 12. Everyone is welcome, from people looking to race for the first time to experienced pros Even if you've never raced before, come out and give it a try! If you have any questions, come find me, I'll be the guy with the best looking cars coming in dead last!
There is plenty of parking nearby by, lots of restaurants within 2 minutes walking, a Starbucks (thank god) and the store is well stocked for Associated and HPI stuff.
If you need any help, just ask anyone or come find me.

HobbyTown USA, Oak Park IL
1000 Lake Street
Oak Park, IL 60301
(708) 445-8056

[JP]

OMG i wont be able to either :( I didnt even get my V1R yet! I just found out Harper is closing a day or 2 ago.

That makes my "Local" off-road track about 45 minutes away. And my "Local" on-road track 1hr. 15min away.

They were competing with Venture hobbies track...but they still had a lot of people racing there. Now what?! ohhh, what a world. This Sunday will be my last day just visiting there :( So sad to see a track 15 minutes from me go down.

[TSR6]

come up to machesney park :)

[Gear Guy 2001]

Hey Trs6 Remeber me I use to talk to you on the live chat.U where TroyS on the chat.Oh and i went to Hobby town today.I haven't been there in a while a changed a bit. ;) :D

[chizzler]

where is manchesney and loves park?????

[stamp2tc3]

Its just north of Rockford. Highway 251 goes right through it. Its west of I-90 about 3 miles. :p

[QUAKE&SHAKE]

GearGuy
You ever go to the BMX track to run? I went just like a week ago. Its pretty fun.

[TheBarber]

Attention all racers. There is a parking lot series in the Rockford Illinois area that is growing in popularity. Our next race is Sept. 16th. We are drawing racers from Madison, Milwaukee, St. Louis, and the surrounding areas. Come have some fun with us. You won't regret it. visit TeamBarber.dhs.org for more information. or email me at BarberRacn@aol.com.

[BlackWolf]

Who here runs at Venture Raceways?

[primuswoostinkinhoo]

i want to run at venture but i dont know where it is

[chizzler]

i have never run at venture, but i do know that it is north chicago, near wisconsin.

[JP]

Venture Raceway used to be RMR, right? If so, ive raced there. Small indoor carpet track, right? I got 5th place my first time ever driving my TC3 for more than 20 minutes...

[BlackWolf]

Yeah, it used to be RMR (somthing like that). They've got the small indoor carpet track, and on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, they set up a large outdoor track on the asphalt for the nitro players. The track is pretty smooth. It's 'treated' each day with their own proprietary traction juice.

[TC3 Mclaren F1]

yo lets get more tracks goin in the chicago areas, everyone, drive ur cars like crazy to show that these cool machines exist, hey james lets get these things racin.

[JP]

lol, okay. ill open the shop up, you buy all the parts. Oh ya, and get your engines in too, and we'll put your real McLaren in the shop for people to look at, alright? I want this done by 1 week and 1 day.

LOL....riiiiiiighhhtttt

[stamp2tc3]

Man you guys are right there are only a few places to race in the winter. Where do you guys race in the winter? I'm racing at Teslow in Rockford now, but no place for the winter. Could go to MARCCA(Madison) or AJ's(Dekalb) but in bad weather thats going to suck.
Peace out

[chizzler]

its great idea!
the only thing is that in Chicago youll pay a fortune to rent a space big enough for a good rc track........ :rolleyes:

[primuswoostinkinhoo]

liesure hours hobbies in joliet has a 94' by 45' indoor carpet track they will run road course oval and 12th scale oval and road course, they are even gonna run offroad starting in like january the phone number is
815 439 1477 opening day is this sunday practice is on saturday ask for scott when u call if not him espo

[chizzler]

PRIMUS - whats the address to liesure hours???
they run tc?

[primuswoostinkinhoo]

im not sure the adress but if u tell me where u are coming from ill tell u how to get there i was at practice all day today from 1 to 4:30 then from 9pm to like 11:30pm the track is awesome. first race of the season will be sunday sep 23 open at 8am racing starts at either 10:30 ot 11:30 and yes chizz they run tc, by the way what car u gonna run and if u do come down run foam tires i think everyone but me had them and they were hoooooked up email me at primuskicksyerass @ ya hoo dot com

[chizzler]

im not gonna make it busy schedule now.... :(

[SparkyT3]

What are the tracks with in an hour or so of ST. Louis? Are there any indoor with in that stipulation?