June 6th Peoria Area Autocross - Caterpillar Mossville

There will be another autocross near Peoria on Saturday, June 6th.

The event is hosted by the Heart of Illinos Sports Car Club and the Central Illinois Section SAE.

The event will be held in the Caterpillar Mossville Building AC parking lot. The site is located approximately 11 miles north of downtown Peoria. The lot surface is a mix of asphalt and concrete.

Here is the Schedule of Events:

Saturday, June 6th
8:30AM - 10:00AM Driver Arrival and Registration
8:30AM - 11:00AM Course Open for Walking
9:00AM - 10:45AM Tech Inspection
11:00AM Drivers' Meeting
11:30AM Start of 1st Heat


Entry fee is $25 for SAE/SCCA Members, $30 for all others.

Event information and driving directions are available here: www.MyAutoEvents.com

On-line registration will be added later today.

Map Link

There will be a limited number of entrants due to the available space, so sign up now if you plan to run.

Regards,
Marty

Peoria Autocross Sept 20th - Caterpillar Mossville

It took a while to finalize the details and get official approval, so this is pretty short notice. We are finally having another autocross in the Peoria area this Saturday.

The event is hosted by the Heart of Illinos Sports Car Club and the Central Illinois Section SAE, sponsored by eServ.

The event will be held in the Caterpillar Mossville Building AC parking lot. The site is located approximately 11 miles north of downtown Peoria. The lot surface is asphalt.

Here is the Schedule of Events:

Saturday, Sept. 20th
7:00AM Volunteer Setup
8:45AM - 10:15AM Driver Arrival and Registration
9:00AM - 10:45AM Tech Inspection
9:00AM - 10:45AM Course Open for Walking
10:45AM Drivers Meeting
11:00AM Heat 1 Runs Begin
12:45PM - 1:30PM Lunch Break
1:30PM Heat 2 Runs Begin
After last car Trophy Presentation

Entry fee is $30.

On-line registration along with driving directions is available here: http://www.myautoevents.com/pls/mae/frmEve...d=9488&psmode=3

Map link:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geoc...4,0.013561&z=16

There will be a limited number of entrants due to the available space, so register on-line now if you plan to run.

Regards,
Marty

2-day HPDE track day at Putnam Park Oct. 6-7

I am posting this info from Collin's thread over at cicenet to see if there is any more interest from the DSM crowd besides Wort and Marcus. Original Thread Link

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There has been some interest in another group HPDE this year, and Putnam Park seems pretty agreeable for most everyone. I have never driven Putnam but hear it is a really fun track. NASA has an event scheduled there for October 6-7, 2007.

This is a NASA (National Auto Sport Association) event, crossing between their Midwest chapter and OH/IN chapter. To participate, you must become a NASA member, which is $40 a year. My favorite benefit of being a member is the included subscription to Grassroots Motorsport magazine (very nice!).

Putnam has a track rule that Snell SA (special applications) helmets are required... Snell M (motorcycle) will NOT pass tech inspection for this track. This is not a NASA rule but a Putnam Park rule. Helmet must be SA2000 or SA2005.

Putnam Park is about 30 miles West of Indianapolis. Link to track HERE.

Registration is now open, cost is $275 for both saturday and sunday, plus the $40 for NASA membership. NASA usually gives an option of one or two days, but I am only seeing a whole weekend package here. For two days, $275 is actually quite reasonable.

Intermediate and advanced students can rent transponders for laptimes.

Link to event registration


NASA does provide classroom instruction and some in-car instructors for novice students. If this is your first event, I recommend contacting the organizers to verify what kind of instruction is available. When/if possible, I also volunteer to ride with and/or offer rides during my on-track sessions (not that I know the course, lol).

Who wants to go??

Time to register!!

Rantoul Test & Tune, Autocross Sept. 1-2

The Heart of Illinois Sports Car Club is hosting an autocross this coming weekend in Rantoul. There will be a Test & Tune Saturday the 1st, with a regular trophy event Sunday the 2nd. The weather forecast is looking good, so this would be a great opportunity to get lots of seat time.

Hope to see you there!
Marty

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