GRIDLIFE Returns to Autobahn Country Club for Time Attack, Drift, Touring Cup Competition
Joliet, IL -
GRIDLIFE Chicago - the traditional late June TrackBattle round - takes place this weekend, June 25th-27th at Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, Illinois. With a full Time Attack grid, a stacked GRIDLIFE Touring Cup (GLTC) field, and the return of drift to Autobahn Country Club’s South Course, there will be no shortage of action this weekend.
Time Attack competitors will have their eyes on the weather and sky most of the weekend; temperatures that typically climb north of 90 degrees have a major impact on when the fast laps of the weekend can occur. Street class will be missing it’s winner from last year, as Austin Hertel and his #34 Nissan 370Z now compete in GLTC. In StreetGT, Coby Shield’s time of a 1:30.946 last year stands as a class record. The 2020 Street Modified battle was intense - with Jackie Ding, Alex Moss, and the RS Motors team within tenths of a second on the 2.1 mile Autobahn Country Club South Course. Ding’s TA90 Supra and Alex Moss’s now dual-clutch swapped ASM S2000 have seen significant changes in the past year, raising the bar for Street Modified - not just with lap time, but with engineering. In Track Modified, Feras Qartoumy’s thundering Corvette C6 was quickest last year, with a time of 1:25.422. He remains the rabbit to chase this weekend. Matt Williams in his Honda Fit will try to repeat his 2020 results at Autobahn, where he won the Sundae Cup class by over a second.
GRIDLIFE Touring Cup has been a fierce battle this season. It began at the first points round last year at NOLA Motorsports Park, and continued on through Circuit of the Americas, NCM Motorsports Park, and GingerMan Raceway. With round 4 on the horizon, Luke McGrew aims to hold on to his points lead as Winning Formula’s Aaron Leichty and Hybrid Racing’s Eric Kutil continue to chip away point by point. Perhaps the biggest threat to the top three is ASM’s Tom O’Gorman, who has won four of the last five races and has charged into the top 10 in season points - even before drop races have been calculated. O’Gorman’s teammate, Andy Smedegard, won his first GLTC race at Autobahn Country Club last year, in a weekend which kicked off a hot streak for the Wisconsin native. In eight races, he finished no worse than fourth, racking up four victories and three second-place finishes. Chris Forsberg Racing’s Bryan Heitkotter will also join the field for his third round of 2021 - posing a constant threat in his carbon-covered Nissan 370Z Nismo. Jeremy Swenson, who has two victories in just his first twelve starts, sits fifth in the point standings in his metallic purple Corvette. Four race wins are up for grabs this weekend in the fourth round of the 2021 points season.
GRIDLIFE Chicago will be live on grid.life/live, as well as the GRIDLIFE YouTube and Facebook pages, beginning at 10:20 AM CST on Saturday, June 26th. The broadcast includes coverage of all Time Attack, GLTC, and drift sessions, as well as a special GRIDLIFE iRacers event at the Chicago Street Course on Saturday afternoon.
2021 Schedule
GRIDLIFE Chicago GLTC Entry List
| Last Name | First Name | City | State | Vehicle Year | Make | Model | Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | Chris | Georgetown | KY | 1990 | Mazda | Miata | 187 |
| Aurimas | Karosas | Homer Glen | IL | 1997 | BMW | M3 | TBD |
| Bartee | Dustin | Saint Joseph | MI | 2006 | Honda | Civic | 73 |
| Bowling | Scott | Simpsonville | KY | 2010 | porsche | Cayman | 722 |
| Boysen | Jeremy | Adel | IA | 2002 | Acura | RSX | 99 |
| Gale | Seth | Kirtland | OH | 1998 | Acura | Integra | 54 |
| Gonzalez | Felipe | Fargo | ND | 2000 | Honda | S2000 | 12 |
| James | Kerry | Andover | MN | 1995 | BMW | M3 | 44 |
| Joraanstad | Jake | Fargo | ND | 2001 | Honda | S2000 | 23 |
| Kelly | Justin | Omaha | NE | 2013 | Scion | FR-S | 86 |
| Kelly | Tiffany | Saint Joseph | MI | 2006 | Honda | Civic | 68 |
| Keutla | Yo | Des Moines | IA | 2007 | Mazda | MX-5 | 32 |
| Lahee | William | Noblesville | IN | 1991 | Honda | Civic Si | 93 |
| Lee | Justin | Brownsburg | IN | 2006 | Mazda | MX-5 Miata | 33 |
| Leichty | Aaron | Louisville | KY | 1993 | Mazda | Miata | 190 |
| McGrew | Luke | Hurricane | WV | 2007 | Mazda | MX-5 Miata | 5 |
| Michael | Dusty | Lafayette | IN | 1990 | Honda | Civic | 54 |
| Michael | Kritikos | Loves Park | IL | 2006 | BMW | 330i | 6 |
| Morrison | Joel | Ooltewah | TN | 2005 | Honda | S2000 | 71 |
| Myers | Jeremy | Romeoville | IL | 1994 | Honda | Civic | 222 |
| Moss | Thomas | Ravenswood | WV | 2002 | Mazda | Miata | 515 |
| Ortiz III | Jorge A | Kansas City | MO | 1995 | Mazda | Miata | 19 |
| Price | Jacob | Shepherdsville | KY | 2000 | Mazda | Miata | 202 |
| Reyes | Patrick | Chicago | IL | 2006 | Honda | S2000 | 68 |
| Roy | Alexander | Buffalo Grove | IL | 2004 | BMW | M3 | 26 |
| Smedegard | Andy | Plover | WI | 2017 | Honda | K2000 | 212 |
| Swenson | Jeremy | Moorhead | MN | 2001 | Chevrolet | Corvette | 3 |
| Upham | Ryan | Batavia | IL | 1995 | BMW | M3 | 13 |
| Wimble | Gary | Locust Grove | VA | 2006 | Mazda | MX-5 Miata | 101 |
| Work | Andrew | Laporte | IN | 1998 | Honda | Civic | 102 |
| Magee | Scott | Louisville | KY | 1993 | Mazda | RX-7 | 27 |
| Kutil | Eric | Columbus | OH | 1992 | Honda | Civic Si | 82 |
| Tabb | Emile | Louisville | KY | 1991 | Mazda | Miata | 14 |
| Hertel | Austin | Liberty | IN | 2013 | Nissan | 370Z | 34 |
| Yu | Jonathan | Naperville | IL | 1994 | BMW | 318i | 200 |
| O'Gorman | Tom | Cincinatti | OH | 2004 | Honda | S2000 | 94 |
| Rosenberg | Matan | Cleveland | OH | 1995 | Mazda | Miata | 484 |
| Robertson | Scott | Comstock Park | MI | 2001 | Mazda | Miata | 213 |
| Griffin | Bill | Antioch | IL | 2001 | BMW | 330i | 46 |
| Johnson | Marlo | Buffalo Grove | IL | 2000 | Honda | Civic | 11 |
| 213 | |||||||
| 94 | |||||||
| 75 |
GRIDLIFE Chicago TrackBattle Entry List
| First Name | Last Name | City | State | Year | Make | Model | Drive Train | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob | Abbott | Muskegon | MI | 2006 | Subaru | Legacy | AWD | CLUB TR |
| Taylor | Allen | shaker heights | OH | 2002 | Chevrolet | Corvette Z06 | RWD | STREET GT |
| Hyder | Arain | Woodridge | IL | 2003 | Honda | S2000 | RWD | CLUB TR |
| VYTIS | aranauskas | Romeoville | IL | 2009 | BMW | M3 | RWD | TRACK MODIFIED |
| Alex | Artayet | Pittsburgh | PA | 2015 | BMW | M3 | RWD | STREET GT |
| Michael | Aumick | Walker | MI | 2008 | Subaru | STI | AWD | STREET MODIFIED |
| Christopher | Bickford | Sidney | OH | 2017 | Chevrolet | Corvette | RWD | STREET GT |
| Taylor | Bowling | Louisville | KY | 2005 | Honda | S2000 | RWD | CLUB TR |
| Kyle | Carstens | Kenosha | WI | 2012 | Honda | Fit | FWD | SUNDAE CUP / SPEC FIT |
| Wes | Case | Tea | SD | 2002 | BMW | M3 | RWD | TRACK MODIFIED |
| Nehru | Cheddie | Ankeny | IA | 2001 | BMW | E46 M3 | RWD | CLUB TR |
| Babar | Fez | Lexington | KY | 2015 | Scion | FR-S | RWD | CLUB TR |
| Daniel | Chun | Flushing | NY | 2017 | Honda | Civic Si | FWD | CLUB TR |
| Bandy | Kevin | Atlanta | GA | 1997 | Mazda | Miata | RWD | CLUB TR |
| barber | Anthony | CIncinnati | OH | 1950 | Tesla | Model 3 | AWD | STREET |
| Grant | Davidson | Newton | IA | 2000 | Acura | Integra | FWD | STREET |
| Ken | Devriese | Chicago | IL | 2004 | Honda | S2000 | RWD | STREET |
| Jackie | Ding | Wood Dale | IL | 2017 | Toyota | Supra | RWD | STREET MODIFIED |
| Derek | Durkee | Northville | MI | 2004 | Subaru | Forester | AWD | STREET MODIFIED |
| Basinski | Dana | 2013 | Subaru | BRZ | RWD | |||
| Stan | Fayngold | Hopkins | MN | 2013 | Mitsubishi | EVO X | AWD | STREET |
| Kendzierski | Kevin | Chicago | IL | 2005 | Subaru | STI | AWD | STREET MODIFIED |
| Kal | Fortner | Frankfort | IL | 2006 | Audi | S4 | AWD | STREET MODIFIED |
| Logan | Geyer | Reynoldsburg | OH | 2013 | Subaru | BRZ | RWD | CLUB TR |
| Garrett | Gloceri | Ann Arbor | MI | 2004 | Mazda | RX-8 | RWD | CLUB TR |
| Peter | Granberg | Chicago | IL | 2014 | Subaru | BRZ | RWD | STREET MODIFIED |
| Yuxin | Guo | Wood Dale | IL | 2017 | TBD | TBD | RWD | UNLIMITED |
| Knerr | Eric | Columbus | OH | 2007 | Mazda | Miata | RWD | STREET |
| Lee | Mike | Highland Park | IL | |||||
| Lor | Chong | Saint Paul | MN | 2017 | Honda | Civic Type R | FWD | STREET |
| Lundeen | Alex | Lino Lakes | MN | 2013 | Mazda | Mazdaspeed3 | FWD | STREET |
| Mathews | Ryan | Mooresville | NC | 2002 | Chevrolet | Corvette | RWD | STREET MODIFIED |
| Montanez | Daniel | Kansas City | MO | 2013 | Subaru | BRZ | AWD | CLUB TR |
| Dalton | Klein | Sheldon | IA | 2007 | Chevrolet | Corvette | RWD | TRACK MODIFIED |
| Natividad | Aldrin | Carmel | IN | 2005 | Subaru | Impreza WRX STi | AWD | STREET |
| Shawn | Krebsbach | Fargo | ND | Mitsubishi | Evo | |||
| Kyoo | Lee | St. Louis | MO | 2006 | Mitsubishi | Evo | AWD | STREET |
| Joseph | Mielke | Westland | MI | 2006 | Subaru | Impreza WRX STi | AWD | STREET |
| Prusank | Keenan | Chicago | IL | 2017 | CHEVROLET | CAMARO SS 1LE | RWD | STREET GT |
| Patrick | Morgan | Elwood | IL | 2009 | Honda | Fit | FWD | SUNDAE CUP / SPEC FIT |
| Alex | Moss | Eagle | WI | 2006 | Honda | S2000 | RWD | STREET MODIFIED |
| Grant | Mullet | Elkhart | IN | 2001 | Chevy | Corvette | RWD | STREET GT |
| Ron | Mullet | Elkhart | IN | 2001 | Chevy | Corvette Z06 | RWD | TRACK MODIFIED |
| Ivan | Onofriiciuc | Schaumburg | IL | 2016 | Nissan | 370z | RWD | STREET |
| David | Ottobre | Blue Ash | OH | 1993 | Nissan | 240SX | RWD | STREET MODIFIED |
| Nick | Percell | Las Vegas | NV | 2017 | Subaru | STI | AWD | STREET MODIFIED |
| Piero | Pucci | Eden Prairie | MN | 2003 | Mitsubishi | Evolution 8 | AWD | STREET MODIFIED |
| Ernestas | puzelis | Darien | IL | 2014 | NISSAN | 370Z | RWD | TRACK MODIFIED |
| Restivo | Alfonso | Palos Heights | IL | 2002 | BMW | M3 Convertible | RWD | STREET MODIFIED |
| Brad | Riemann | Elgin | IL | 2016 | Ford | Focus RS | AWD | STREET |
| Max | Rooney | Fairfield | OH | 2004 | Honda | Civic Si | FWD | CLUB TR |
| Johnny | Rose | Ypsilanti | MI | 2006 | Mazda | Miata | RWD | STREET MODIFIED |
| Sawicki | Richard | Loveland | OH | 2001 | Mazda | Miata | RWD | STREET |
| Edward | Segal | Newton | MA | 2017 | Honda | Civic Type R | FWD | STREET |
| Ryan | Seiler | Sioux Falls | SD | 2006 | Honda | S2000 | RWD | STREET |
| Torry | Skurski | Saint Charles | IL | 2007 | BMW | 328i | RWD | STREET |
| Cody | Smith | Two Harbors | MN | 1985 | Oldsmobile | Cutlass | RWD | STREET MODIFIED |
| Sammy | So | Schaumburg | IL | 2015 | Subaru | WRX | AWD | TRACK MODIFIED |
| Aric | Streeter | South Lyon | MI | 1996 | Caterham | Seven | RWD | UNLIMITED |
| Selikhov | Konstantin | Bensenville | IL | 2017 | Abarth | 124 Spider | RWD | STREET |
| Mary | Valdez | Accord | NY | 2017 | Honda | Civic Type R | FWD | STREET |
| Witt | Hiroshi | Round Lake | IL | 2015 | Subaru | WRX | AWD | STREET |
| Christopher | Watson | Ferndale | MI | 1999 | Mazda | Miata | RWD | STREET MODIFIED |
| Alex | Westergaard | Wheaton | IL | 2000 | Honda | S2000 | RWD | STREET MODIFIED |
| Brad | Moore | |||||||
| Samel | Meseljevic | Lincolnwood | IL | 2008 | Nissan | 350z Nismo | RWD | STREET |
