Saturday, March 16 & Sunday, March 17 – Stock, Super Stock, and Masters, 1 Double & 1 single elimination race each day.
Details: There will be 4 races held on the weekend, two races on Saturday and two on Sunday, a double and a single each day. Please plan on arriving Friday after 2pm to unload your car, set up your pit area, check in, have your car inspected, get a pre- weigh-in, and test run.
Location: Former Sam’s Club located at 501 N Randall Rd, Batavia, IL 60510
Check in time: Doors open at 7am. Saturday and Sunday check in time is 7:30am. Please look over the race day schedule.
Spectators:
Racing starts around 9am and we are generally finished racing around 3pm. No charge for spectators.
A reading, coloring, and drawing area will be set up for the younger kids. We will have marshmallows, chocolate, graham crackers, and a fire pit available each day once the single elimination race has started.
There will be a Legacy division race on Saturday after the single elimination race has been completed.
There is ample indoor pit area trailer parking inside the building, however your trailer width cannot exceed 89” to enter through the overhead doors. Additional indoor trailer parking is available in a different area of the building with access to the pits, those trailers will not be able to be in the pit area. There will be easy access to those trailers.
Two race cities are selling their items throughout our indoor WINter race series. Items include cars, wheels, helmets, weights, and stock, and superstock cars.
Chicago is the only race city that has a state-of-the-art timing system with finish line video with a phone app that allows you to view race results instantaneously. Even those watching back at home can view each and every phase of racing!
Click here to follow the race from your device.
Race Fees and Pre-Registration:
Online registration, no paper wok required, is here
If you pay electronically you do not need to send in your registration paperwork, you can fill it out on race day. Do not email your registration.
Indoor Race fees
- Pre-register each month and pay $120 for 1st racer, $110 for 2nd racer, $100 for 3rd racer
- Pay the day of the race and pay $35 for each race or when competing in less than 4 races
- Pre-registration and payment deadline cut off is Tuesday before the race weekend
- New 1st time Chicago area racers pay $10 for each race.
There are no additional discounted race fees for the indoor races.
Payment: We accept checks made out to GCSBD or electronic payment via Venmo – Greater Chicago Soap Box Derby
or Zelle, search for LesleeSennholtz@yahoo.com NO CASH PLEASE
Request for refunds must be submitted before the end of the race weekend or the 1st Tuesday of the folloing month. Request for refunds can be sent via email.
Request for refunds must be submitted before the end of the race weekend or the 1st Tuesday of the folloing month.
If you are unable to pay electronically:
- Registration forms and fees must be mailed to:
- Stan Iglehart GCSBD Race Director, 1530 Fairway Circle, Geneva, IL. 60134
Registration form is available here.
Car drop off and entrance:
Parking: Please park and enter in front of the building towards the north/right.
Car drop off and entrance: Enter at the front of the building towards the north, facing the building to the right. There are several 6′ wide doors to enter and exit that can be used. There is plenty of indoor parking for your trailer, that entrance is at the rear of the building.
CAR COUNTS
Click Here to visit our FB page for the most recent people who have registered.
Questions?: Read below – please email or call/text 630-841-8832 with additional questions.
Our host hotel is
Additional Hotels
Updates: If you would like to be notified when this page is updated, please send an email with the words “indoor updates” in the subject heading.
ADDITIONAL RACE DAY INFO
- AA rules apply
- 15 lb. max nose or tail weight for stock and superstock. Masters – 5lb tail and 15 pound nose weight.
- No lubrication of any kind will be allowed indoors or outdoors on the property. Anyone caught lubing or juicing their wheels will have their wheels removed from the race and possibly disqualified. Wheels will be replaced with a set of club wheels. Please take your wheels back to your hotel if you wish to clean or lube them.
- No skates, scooters, rollerblading, or skateboards will be allowed inside.
- All cars will be required to have a new brake pad.
- Emergency contact number for race day is 630-841-8832
- Tools will only be allowed in the designated pit area.
- All cars will be inspected prior to the race and randomly throughout the day.
- Any and all repairs MUST be done in the pit area with the approval of a race official.
- Once the car has been inspected and weighed, it is NOT to return to the pit area unless directed by a race official, or only if, that car is no longer racing.
- Cars that ARE still racing must remain in pre-staging area while they continue to race.
- No flash photography allowed at the finish line.
- All cars will be required to adhere to current AA Soap Box Derby construction.
- All cars will be inspected, make sure your car complies with current rules.
- Please look over the race day schedule.
- Friday car drop off after 3pm.