joliet IL

i will be in joliet IL on 6/24-6/26 for NMRA NMCA drag raceing if anyone is in the area and wants to hang out let me know

thats not far from me but i will be moving unfortunately i love going to drag races :( i went to 2 last year

anything to do in the area...i live in central IL so i dont know of anything

I live in Illinois as well, but I live in a location that is 15 minutes away from St. Louis. So, Im far from you guys.

i live about 15 min away from stl just north north east in cottage hills IL

so nothing to do in joliet...sounds like its going to be a fun weekend :(

There are some bard and stuff depending what you like. Stay away from East Joliet tho. Its a bad area. What kind of car you running? Had 3 stangs so far and probably will have another in the not so distant future. Used to run brackets at the World Ford Challenges at Gateway

The problem is, the race track IS on the east side.. Pretty close to some projects as a matter of fact..

There are things to do in J town but not much unless you're a gambler. What with the riverboat casino and the off track betting facility. A mall and theaters on the north side. Aside from that Joliet is famous for having LOTS of bars lol!

You have to go west or north of Joliet to have fun. North to Chicago for "city stuff" like clubs, museums, etc..

West to Ottawa or Utica for outdoors/nature stuff. Starved Rock state park, Mathiesson state park (canyons and small falls). Ayers canoe rental on the fox river. Best Cajun food ever at The Cajun Connection.. That's an hour away from Joliet.

Where you will be at the races, if you take I80 east to Orland Park, RT45 exit (La Grange rd) and turn left. Go past the mall, to 143 st, turn right, the Chicago Reptile House is right there on that block. Its big and fun lol! That's only about 15 minutes from the track. Not including race and construction traffic.

There are also much better restaurants on La Grange rd then there are where you will be in Joliet.

Also Chi Town Harley Davidson is right there off the interstate. A huge mall, theaters, places to eat etc..

So fun is dependent on what you consider fun. City? Country?

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Originally Posted by bones93

There are some bard and stuff depending what you like. Stay away from East Joliet tho. Its a bad area. What kind of car you running? Had 3 stangs so far and probably will have another in the not so distant future. Used to run brackets at the World Ford Challenges at Gateway

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my buddys bringing his fox body mustang up