chicagokenji

Discuss electric racing around the Chicago area.

chicagokenji

Looks like Leisure has created new rules for this upcoming indoor season.

I got the below info from their forum here:

http://bbraceway.leisurehobby.net/viewtopic.php?t=56

Here's the new great info:

Indoor Electric Club Racing Changes
3 new Electric Classes for Club Racing
2008 4wd Modified
2008 Truck Modified
2008 Buggy Modified
All new modified classes will be any motor brushed or brushless
Any Nimh (6cell) or Lipos (2-cell) batteries are legal
LIPOS must add weight to car.

Other electric classes
19T Truck Stock
2wd Modified Truck - No Lipos,No brushless
2wd Modified Buggy - No Lipos,No brushless
2wd Stock Truck
Rookie

Basher1957

these are the trackks I know of around chicago that run electric races, some off road and some on road......anyone know of others?

Leisure Hours Raceway
Duneland Hobbies
Harbor Hobby
Strictly RC
Hobbytown St. Charles
Underground RC
Hobbytown Crystal Lake

chicagokenji

Just got word that a new hobbyshop is opening in Schaumburg. A new Hobbytown. It will be interesting to see if they have room somewhere for a track.

cheesecake

iTrader: (27)

where in schaumburg?

chicagokenji

It opens October 1. I don't have the exact address yet. But it's near Higgins and Golf. We'll be racing there for one day October 7, weather permitting.

pev942

i wish there as a dedeicated electric on road track around west suburbs. i was looking to getting back into racing, but i dont want to drive to wisconsin. any one one remeber leisure hours onroad track off of rt 59?

jj

chicagokenji

Late this Fall and through the Winter, there will be indoor on road electric racing at Underground RC at 55th and State St.,in Chicago. The schedule is being worked out right now. You could make it there from Hillside in under 30 minutes.......

Nexus

iTrader: (42)

Hobbytown Schaumberg is real. If you go to the main HT website you can find their exact address.

Hobbytown Naperville there is rumors of a carpet track being built with that store.

Underground RC in the south side of Chicago just passed the ball park.

robk

iTrader: (22)

I was told that the Naperville HT is a go

pev942

naperville would be nice and close to bad that hobbytown does not stock anything good.

underground in the city is such a crappy neighborhood

matt d

iTrader: (2)

it would be real cool if the schaumburg HT did something indoor. carpet or dirt.

wallstreet

iTrader: (24)

I went to the naperville hobbytown and there is absolutely nothing going on that anywhere resembles a track... Yes there is a store next door to them but it has for lease signs all over the windows and a look inside and it looks like it should after a clothing store should when they close up the doors.

Solara

iTrader: (17)

Nothing better then running NITRO 1/8th inside a building.....imagine those SOUND and hte smell of NITRO that will kill yourself....I am looking forward for that. Still a better drive then to Wisconsin.....

Nexus, indoor electric and nitro @ underground.....SOUNDS good to me.

It would be nice that the HT Naperville is a real GO....that is still very close to me.

TeamCarnage

iTrader: (31)

Sorry...