New indoor karting track in Melrose Park
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5th Gear
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From: Aurora, IL
New indoor karting track in Melrose Park
www.mpgrandprix.com
Review from a friend with my other car club who went there already:
http://www.mfba.org/showthread.php?t=53183
Review from a friend with my other car club who went there already:
http://www.mfba.org/showthread.php?t=53183
6th Gear
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From: Chicago.. yes, Chicago
Looks pretty cool on their website... make sure you give us an update after you've tried it. It could be a nice alternative site for the south and west side MINIs since CIR is so far north for some people...
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From: Dupage County, IL
A close friend of mine went to a 'before it actually opens' race event out at the Melrose Park track. He says it's almost triple the size of the CIR. They had about 20 or so people at the track, most of who raced go-karts at one time. All the karts are run on propane - mainly so your eyes don't burn after being there for 25 minutes. Lots of drifting corners, requires more talent than speed, but he says the karts still reached about 35 mph. Sounds like a good CMMC event.....
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I did 3 sessions there today. I spoke with the owner, Oscar (and also signed him up for garbage service, as I work for a local garbage company 
) and he said they can adjust the track conditions. They currently have it set up for "slick", but can change it to grippy for the competitive group/endurance events. They are also planning to have whirly ball in a separate part of the building, as well.
Much different driving experience than CIR, since you have to adapt to a tail-out dirt track/drifting method to get around quickly. Managing the constant oversteer is the name of the game. I found it very challenging to be consistently on the same line. My best times for each session were in the 40.x range, with my best lap being 40.2 seconds. Track record is from the owner's son at 39.09 seconds. There were a couple eastern European guys on the track with me that were able to get 39.3 and 39.8 seconds, respectively. Those guys had spent a bunch of time at CIR the past few years, but they liked this longer track setup much better.
If you show them a CIR annual license, they'll discount their annual license by $10. They open at 3:00 during the week (although their website says 2:00).
Overall, I liked it quite a bit, and will likely find a few excuses to stop by a couple times a month during or after work.
) and he said they can adjust the track conditions. They currently have it set up for "slick", but can change it to grippy for the competitive group/endurance events. They are also planning to have whirly ball in a separate part of the building, as well.Much different driving experience than CIR, since you have to adapt to a tail-out dirt track/drifting method to get around quickly. Managing the constant oversteer is the name of the game. I found it very challenging to be consistently on the same line. My best times for each session were in the 40.x range, with my best lap being 40.2 seconds. Track record is from the owner's son at 39.09 seconds. There were a couple eastern European guys on the track with me that were able to get 39.3 and 39.8 seconds, respectively. Those guys had spent a bunch of time at CIR the past few years, but they liked this longer track setup much better.
If you show them a CIR annual license, they'll discount their annual license by $10. They open at 3:00 during the week (although their website says 2:00).
Overall, I liked it quite a bit, and will likely find a few excuses to stop by a couple times a month during or after work.
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