| My girlfriend Amy and I decided to make a weekend of
this event and spent Saturday hiking in nearby Starved Rock State Park.
I’d highly recommend Landers
House, the B&B we stayed at, to anyone heading down this way.
What a course! The autocross was set up on a competition
go-kart track. Unfortunately, the track is being torn down this fall,
so the PCA is losing a gem. The course was a tight, twisty ribbon
of asphalt with several chicanes. The only thing that could damage
your car was the pit wall, but that was after the finish anyhow.
There were a decent number of spins, half of which seemed
to involve some crazy guy in a Mustang. My personal favorite had
to be the Golf belonging to Mike from RacingOne.Com. I don’t think
he had four wheels down on the ground the entire time.
Speaking of time, mine were disappointing. I couldn’t
seem to get under a minute. With the exception of one run which I
absolutely chunked, my times were between 1:00.300 and 1:00.700.
Consistent, yes. Great, not really. |
