Reporters Annie Costabile and Madeline Kenney go head-to-head at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet.
Ever wonder what it feels like to go from zero to 100 mph in less than six seconds?
Frank Hawley’s drag racing school at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet has an adrenaline- overload answer for you.
“We started three decades ago,” Hawley says. “I raced my entire life and most of the people who come to our school are coming to prepare to actually go NHRA drag racing.”
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Hawley’s school starts with a 20-minute video lesson, followed by a walk-through on the track and a detailed breakdown of how to operate a drag-racing car. After finishing lessons, suit up, step into a car of your own and take two runs down Route 66 at max speed.
All of the cars used are significantly slowed down reaching speeds just over 120 MPH as opposed to their usual 300 MPH capabilities.
“It’s really rewarding,” Hawley said. “What we like to do is get people out who have never been out before and maybe they find out racing is something for them.”
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— Madeline Kenney (@madkenney) May 22, 2019
