I mean Jean Baptiste Point du Sable Lake Shore Drive

Wow. This is pretty cool.

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Good Dolphin will not approve.

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Also putting up barrier walls and fences making crossing nearly impossible?

Which NASCAR driver gets carjacked?

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That's not exactly the best place to drive at a high speed.

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There is nothing cool about this. Fuck Chicago. In order for this race to happen they had to remove the popular Road America race from the schedule. No one asked for them to do this.

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When are they going to have one in Green Bay?

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NASCAR auto race in the streets of a crime infested city?

There's always been Nascar races in Chicago.

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How popular is Road America to Nascar? The race this year was a snoozefest and this was only the second year on the schedule. Nascar doesn't want to add anymore road tracks so taking the one from the Midwest that had no history was an easy choice. Whatever happens next year, the race will unlikely be worse than this year's 4th of July Nascar race at Road America.

I'm just hoping I can get close enough in my boat on Lake Michigan to watch some of the race. Fishing in the morning, catching some smallmouth on the Lake, and then seeing some Nascar on Lake Shore Drive would be a helluva morning.

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put it in the place the fewest possible number of citizens it is inconveniencing can watch. I'm happy for the people in expensive, lake shore condos. Progressive!

for thanksgiving, our liberal mayor should have a pie eating contest in front of one of the homeless encampments

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I assume they'll be resurfacing all the potholes?

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Pothole 500

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What if there's a perceived social injustice that precipitates rioting, looting, and elevated crime inflicted on the "privileged" coinciding with the racing event when the warzone is inundated with innocent racing fans?

They should race from Wrigleyville to Lake Geneva. bigfan can drive the Pace Car.

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Not very green of them.

seriously, if you're talking about climate change initiatives, wouldn't eliminating auto racing be some low hanging fruit ?

They should race in a chevy volt like Buttigeig wants us to drive. Pit stops would take a half hour or so while the car sat at a charging station.

All joking aside....as a pure spectator, this looks pretty fucking awesome. Logistically, the thought of attending it in person looks miserable, but I'll definitely watch on TV.

I'll defer to the official city of Chicago residents to opine if this will be worth the price tag. I would imagine the friends of Lori and the Chicago Alderman are going to love it.

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Lmao no kidding I can't wait. You know something will happen. I don't want a shooting not because death it's just played out. I want to see a racecar jacked and wheels gone.

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That's pretty much any event these days. Security, safety, safety, money, safety ruins any excitement and put all headaches on the fans. I agree, this is awesome for tv.

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Austin, Miami and then Las Vegas get real events and this gets a cowtown shit matching a Joliet event?

Even Brooklyn got an electric Formula event. The Midwest deserves shameful chicken shit like this.

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I'm going to the F1 Miami next year. Never been, so I'm excited

As one whose been to the Joliet track when they raced. I agree with you.

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hey guys, you know what would be hilarious ? If someone got carjacked during the race !!!!

Well then I strongly suggest that someone simply have Ballpark Frank go park his car over by Lake Point Towers then. Mission Accomplished!

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I've never gone to a road course but I can't imagine it is nearly as good as being at an oval. I've been to probably 20 races at Chicagoland and Michigan and as long as you are sitting high enough you can see all the action everywhere on the track. On a road course you'll see a couple corners and a straightaway. If you are actually wanting to watch the race, stay home and watch it on TV. Like I mentioned earlier, I plan to be on the Lake and then I'll watch it when I get home. I'll go there Saturday and check out qualifying and the IMSA race. Personally, I wish they came back to Chicagoland.

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