Jeff Cashmore's pic's from the Chicago region SCCA Solo on 10/19/03 at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, IL
Results can be found here.
The Route 66 drag strip starting amphitheatre.
Paddock/pits
Chicago Motor Speedway is just to the north
Here Paul is doing a good job of getting the car leaning before he gets to the pointer cone.
Here Paul is doing a good job of ruining his front tires.
The spot under the door handle is a daisy. Honest.
It was a fast course, we hit 3rd gear three times in the MR2.
It takes some excercise to get there, but you can see & learn a lot from the upper grandstand.
These photos show two diffent lines available going into the tight esses.
The blue cars line would be great if there was a big payoff afterwards, ie: a long straight. However the turn lead right into another linked turn so it may have been better to take a tighter line and spend less time in the corner despite the slower exit speed.
I like Ted's line here, cutting the distance in the slow, tight stuff. This years Nationals had quite a few turns where tighter was better.
