I was reading Nascar is doing a grand prix type of race in downtown during the 4th of july weekend.

Old schtick.

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Just found out my sister got me a couple free tickets for the Saturday and Sunday races. Now to find someone who actually wants to go ......

NASCAR sent me an email offering exclusive paddock passes for $1900 for Sunday. Hard pass.

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They ran a Camaro at Le Mans this year that was pretty cool. They thought it would be the slowest car and so slow thru Porsche the marshalls would have to waive white flags when it was coming thru. It turned out to be faster than the Porsche and Ferrari GT cars. This is what a proper American race car should sound like.

Speaking of a Chicago Grand Prix, a buddy of mine is into racing and I went with him to the Joliet Autobahn Country Club to pick up a car. I had no idea that place existed. All these Corvettes were running the track and we watched for a little while. That would be a fun hobby if someone had FU money.

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with this smoke and the nascar race congestion who the hell would want to be in downtown.

I don't think Masks would even work.

With all the natives who the hell would want to be downtown Chicago.

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I suspect this could be awful. The track looks insane with the hard turns and no run-off areas.

I predict a crash fest.

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Just like Lake Shore Drive!

Its also going to rain on and off almost all of Saturday and into Sunday morning/early afternoon.

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what genius thought this up? and on July 4th weekend?

Who are the ad wizards who came up with that one?

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I think this scheduled race has gotten the best of people. Yesterday (Thursday) driving Northbound on 41 in Lake County....there were an unusual number of cars speeding, weaving and driving like assholes. Moreso than a normal day.

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Bigfan was trying to get to Lake Geneva in 40 minutes.

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I predict Mike from Norridge wins just because he needed a pint and a pack of smokes and had no idea what was going on.

I want to see that interview.

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I don't see how you could run this course without it just being a parade.

I predict 10+ cautions.

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Just go to the race and stop bitching about everything

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What fun is that?

I thought that is what we do here.

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Hey look, right on queue, a wreck on a limited run off.

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This is insane. It’s kind of cool but hard to see where passing opportunities would be.

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OK, this is pretty cool.

I still think it could be race disaster but it is unique.

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Too bad they don’t have crystal blue skies because Chicago would look amazing on these shots.

It still looks cool.

These turns are crazy though. This isn’t even the race. When guys really go for it, it will get nuts.

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This looks pretty cool.

Like they’re racing thru downtown Paris but it’s Chicago.

Lightfoot got one thing right.

The white Sox car looks cool.

Do they have other cars for cubs bears hawks bulls?

Where is this on currently?

Take AJ

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On USA.

Of course.

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These are late starts. If there are weather issues tomorrow, they have a very limited window unless everybody surrounds the track and keep their car brights on.

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Although a car race with headlights in Chicago would seem like me driving home from work.

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Just googled ticket prices for tomorrow...only $595 each...quite a bargain, given the elbow and leg room you'll have...you can probably obtain some cheaper ones down on lower South Water Street

How much do you have to make per year to justify $600 for a 3 hour event

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