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
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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