Wednesday - August 30
5:30 PM - Car Meet
7:00 PM - Cruise to Car Club Chicago
7:30 PM - Food and hangs at Car Club
For those coming to Chicago we will be having a meet in Hoffman Estates. We are not publicly posting it, but feel free to tell your friends. Please note, takeovers are a thing out here and the cops know this, so dont do any burnouts or anything crazy at this lot. Local PD helped set this up and will be there to monitor.
Around 7ish we will cruise to Car Club Chicago which is gridlife's warehouse. This is meant for Final Bout participants only (and any of your close friends). We will park as many cars inside as we can, but space is limited, so some cars will be parked outside. If you think you need to leave earl, I suggest not parking insde. Cars will be fine outside (I've parked my S13 outside no issues)
Pre-Meet Location (open to public)
Car Club Chicago Location (private)
Thursday - August 31
1:00 PM - Pequods
We will have lunch at Pequods Morton Grove. Details on placing an order will be coming shortly.
Final Bout staff will be heading to USAIR after this, but you are free to move about and hang in Chicago or go to USAIR.
Friday - September 1
1:00 PM - Arrive to USAIR
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Car show judging
5:00 PM - Dinner
Friday is roll in day, please aim to be at the track around 1PM, but you can come earlier, or even Thursday if needed.If you cannot make it on Friday by 5PM, please let me know.
Pits are first come first serve, if you have an enclosed you will be parking on the forest side of the pits (north). There are a lot of drivers, so please park tight and tidy. Our staff will be there to assist and may ask you to move around if needed.
We will be doing a roll up car show judging and tech at the same time. It will take place by the judging stand on track. We plan for around 3PM to start this but that may change depending on who is ready. Once you are judged you are free to leave if you want, or you can hang out. Get your wristband for you and your +1 before you leave though.
We will have a bbq food truck selling food around 5PM ish for those that want to eat at the track. Friday night is a free-for-all, but usually involves drinks at a bar.
Saturday - September 2
Game day!
07:00 - Gates Open
09:00 - Drivers Meeting
09:30 - 11:30 - Open Practice [Layout 1]
11:30 - 01:00 - Competition Practice [Layout 3]
01:00 - 01:30 - Break
01:30 - 02:00 - Car lineup
02:00 - 03:30 - Team Tandem Jam Session
03:30 - 04:00 - Top 4 teams final round
04:00 - 04:15 - Awards
04:15 - 06:00 - Open driving [Layout 1]
06:00 - 07:00 - Dinner Break
07:00 - 11:00 - Night drift [Layout 3]
If you didnt get judged or teched be sure to arrive early, we will finish your judging at 8AM, otherwise be at the drivers meeting. When its time for the car lineup, please be ready for that asap, we will start it a little sooner than the time listed so we can get you all out. Comp session will be similar to the special stage format, get as many runs in as possible. Judges will take your top 3 and average those. After that is just fun runs.
Sunday- September 3
08:00 - Gates Open
09:30 - Drivers Meeting
10:00 - 12:00 - Open Driving [Layout 4]
12:00 - 01:00 - Single tandem comp
01:00 - 02:00 - Break
02:00 - 05:00 - Open Driving
Sunday wil be a chill day. The top 8 teams from Saturday will choose 1 driver to represent them in a standard 8 person tandem comp. After that its open runs till 5PM
Misc info
- Be sure to switch to water/water wetter, no coolant
- Have a fire extinguisher in your car
- There is only one station that sells 93 in town, but there is a station that has race gas and one with e85, but they are both 30 minutes away, locations below
- Camping is fine for drivers and friends
- Each team will get 2 stickers for cars that can go in and out of the pits, choose wisely. This helps prevent people from rnadomly driving in and attempting to take your stuff
- Keep in mind pits are open, so keep an eye on your things or put them away
- All non-enclosed trailers will be parked in the field, but a little further away than usual. Do not leave anything valuable (straps, ramps) on your trailers
- Enclosed trailers are allowed in the pits
- Tire changer will be available, located on the botom floor of the tech building, $15 a tire
- Lets have some fun!
- Call or text Simba if you have any questions, or ask in your team chats - 630-362-4178