Madison Mini-Marathon is what I wish the Madison Marathon was like…read more It's unfortunately run by a group in Indiana rather than a local organization or chamber of commerce, but it's hard to resist this race regardless. Their race course was so well planned out. It hits all the highlights of Madison and ends with a beer on the terrace. It's by far my favorite half marathon in the Madison neighborhood. The half marathon starts at the Memorial Union terrace, runs up Langdon past Frat Row, cuts over to the Capitol via Wisconsin Ave, gets you a nice view of the Farmer's Market in the summer before sending you down State Street. Southwest bike trail, Picnic point, Lakeshore Path, UW Arboretum, and ending back at the Memorial union are all highlights of this course. I really enjoy that the medal doubles as a bottle opener in true Wisconsin fashion. The course is relatively flat. The race is in August so there's always a danger of hot temperatures but it's been in the 60s at the start the last couple of years. Many things about this race reads like a love letter to Madison. Parking is not so easy. But I live in Madison so I sort of knew the ins and outs. Might be tough for out of towners. There's also a 5k event and I believe they also give out medals for that.

Awhile back, I signed up for the Madison Mini after getting in through being a BibRave Pro. It was…read morea plus for me, since I needed to add Wisconsin to my 50 state list, especially before I move out west. Getting to Madison: if you're flying in, you'll likely go through O'hare in Chicago and in up on a little puddle jumper on a quick 30 ish minute flight to Madison. Rental Car companies are right in the airport after you get out past security to get around Lodging: Main partner hotel was the Double Tree and it was about 1/3 mile from the start. I stayed a few miles away at the Sheraton, but it was a quick 10 minute drive to parking Parking: Madison is a college town so there are parking garages all over the place. I parked a little farther out (by the Double Tree), just so it would be easy to get out. About 4 hrs was $4 Expo: I can't' speak to the expo, as a fellow Pro picked up my bib for me since I got in late. Bonus points for making things easy as to having someone pick up your bib for you. If that's not an option, they do offer race day pick up for $25 when you register. If you didn't get to check out gear, they have gear at the finish off the terrace in the post race party. Race day: race starts at 7 AM. Corrals are pretty easy to get into and visible. Expect hills. There are flat parts to the course, but the last few miles had some hills that I wasn't ready for (I was undertrained to begin with). The course (from what I've been told) changed again this year, but I have nothing to compare it to. You go through the capitol, through UW Madison, Camp Randall, the UW arboretum. You get a good amount of scenery and cheering sections, though I wish more people would have come out since it was a nice day. It did get hot towards the end. In terms of aid stations, at the beginning they were spaced pretty far apart and then closer together for the back half (every mile or so). The last mile or 2 was through campus, how does it have hills in it?!? Not a lot of photographers at this race. I saw one around mile 12 and 1 at the finish Post race: Huge post race party on the Terrace and 1 free beer if that's your cup of tee. Banana, water, granola bar, Wisconsin Pop corn and chocolate milk through the chute as you finish. I wish they'd just bag it up and give it to runners so it's less to carry. Pretty decent bling too. If you due the Rock n Sole in Milwaukee the same year as Madison, you get extra bling! Overall: good race. Wish they'd cut the hills at the back half of the race. Hopefully they'll keep improving the course

Fun track with a variety of technical corners. Race fuel, showers, camping and food onsite. Every…read moreevent is very well run and safe.

Beautiful campus, fun track, great accommodations and friendly staff! I visit BHF regularly with my…read moreBFF who races here. It's home track for his club and having been to lots of other (non oval) tracks in the area, is clear why this place is their favorite. Easy to traverse, dog friendly ; ) and a nice place to camp. You don't have to be a racer to have fun here.

Great racing! I really appreciate what they do for the fire department there is not another event…read morethat does what they do for the fire department

In New Jersey, we lost 3 great dirt tracks for this very same reason; town's population grew and…read moremoved into areas that became closer to the tracks. Our famous track, Flemington Fair Speedway, the country's fastest 5/8 mile D-shaped dirt track is now gone (1915 to 2002). Flemington grew and property became more expensive. The track's property, once out in the middle of farm fields, became more expensive, property taxes raised, so the track closed so Flemington could build a multi-use town center and a Loews on the property. Most of our dirt tracks were once in the middle of nowhere, then the towns kept creeping closer and closer to the tracks. Original home owners couldn't complain about the noise, but the 2nd owner of the houses can. And did. New York state, Connecticut, Maryland tracks all suffered. Same with Ascot Park in LA.

I've been going out to Jefferson for nearly 30 years always a lot of great racing and fun things…read morefor the kids and plenty of eats

Good short track course (shorter than Madison Speedway) with food vendors and clean bathrooms…read more There are flea markets/swap meets on Sunday, very busy from what we saw. Some areas of the facility seemed to be literally held up by tape and strings. You can make a day of it by going to Wedl's hamburger stand and going to the drive-in theater nearby.

I have been to K1: Buffalo Grove and K1: Addison in the past and never really had an issue, but I…read morehappened to see an e-mail for their Karting Academy so I thought it would be a good way to introduce my 15 year old daughter to Go Karts. She didn't end up making it, but the staff was able to give me a more than fair equivalent for the Academy tuition, already above and beyond just at the check in expereince! Academy started in the classroom to learn the basics. Surprisingly, the information dump was not overwhelming and we were lead to the track for a warm up so the staff can study our pre-existing driving habits. At the academy, individual strengths and weaknesses were identified and we got LOTS of laps to practice. I was physically sweaty and tired by the time we finished! I look forward to bringing my daughter back!

A lot of fun!!! Great place for teenagers Birthday! I like…read moreto visit them just for racing with my daughter and son. We had a great time there/ Thank you guys!

We went to Dell's Raceway Park for the first time last night while celebrating my dad's 75th…read morebirthday, and honestly, I'm sad it took us this many years to finally go! My parents have lived in the area for years, and we've always heard the cars from a distance but never made it out to the racetrack. I'm so glad we finally did. It was such a fun night for our whole family, including two toddlers. According to their website, kids five and under are free, which made it even better. They also offer discounted senior tickets, which was only a couple dollars off, but every bit counts and it was appreciated. The cars are loud, so I definitely recommend bringing noise-canceling headphones for little ones or anyone sensitive to sound. We brought headphones for the kids and my parents, and earplugs for ourselves. They also had inexpensive earplugs available in the store, which was great. The atmosphere is casual, fun, and family-friendly. It's not a fancy raceway, so I wouldn't go in expecting anything overly polished or upscale, but that's part of what made it so enjoyable. It felt like a relaxed, relatively inexpensive, easygoing night out. There is bleacher seating and lawn seating, and there really isn't a bad seat in the raceway. I noticed the regulars brought portable/camping chairs, so I would definitely recommend bringing those, along with blankets and maybe an umbrella depending on the weather. It rained the night we went, and they did pause for a rain delay. There isn't much covered space to hang out during rain, but you can head back to your car until it slows down. Food and drinks were reasonably priced, including beer, which was a pleasant surprise. My dad has some trouble walking, but we were able to find a good spot where he could be comfortable and still see everything. Overall, this was such a fun experience for all ages. The kids had a blast, my dad enjoyed his birthday outing, and we cannot wait to go again. Since it is seasonal, I would definitely make it a to-do item while you can.

I'm part of Fiat Club America, and we just had our annual Fiat Freakout (the convention that moves…read moreto a different spot each year) in the Wisconsin Dells. One of the highlights was hitting the racetrack at Dells Raceway Park. Let me tell you, everyone had an amazing time zooming around the track. There were new Fiats, classic ones, and everything in between, and everyone loved being on the track. A lot of folks enjoyed getting multiple turns driving with different passengers who wanted to experience the ride but didn't necessarily want to take the wheel. The staff were awesome to work with while we were there. I totally recommend checking out Dells Raceway Park!

What a cool place! I live in Indianapolis, home of the Indianapolis 500, so visiting Road America…read morewhile I was in the Elkhart Lake area was like seeing a little bit of home. There are races here in the summer months that you can spectate, and you can also race around the track yourself in go karts. You can bring your own food and picnic, and there are even camping spots on the grounds if you wanted to spend the night or weekend. I visited to do some ATV driving around the area. The ATV trail goes all around the property and is pretty adventurous at some points! I know for sure I screamed and cussed during my drive. Afterward, I visited the gift shop, which is huge and has all kinds of gifts and racing paraphernalia. It's a great place to find gifts for the racing or car lover in your life.

They have a winter driving course that is excellent…read more I learned about it when I drove by and saw it advertised. I think that this is a class for everybody who drives in hazardous conditions; but it is specially good for new drivers. Road America has so much more than car racing. The value paid for the course was worth it. I'd take this class again to keep polishing my winter driving skills. The staff was great. Highly recommended! Tip: You can call your car insurance and have this class applied towards the insurance. Road America provides certificates.

I love when the gassers are there great times the smell of burning rubber is there anything better…read morethan that

Great time for carb racing good food drinks and bands sometime ill give it a 10 little pricey thoread more