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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 06:25 AM
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Don't think its a repost.

But Naperville just finished building a test track for car dealerships to use for test drives.



"About the Test Track

As one of the first facilities of its kind, the Naperville Auto Test Track will provide a way for automobile customers to safely test drive passenger cars, light trucks and sport utility vehicles (SUV) in a closed environment. The track is designed to allow drivers to experience everyday road conditions during their test drive, such as asphalt roadway, a railroad crossing, cobblestone surface area, suburban driveway, high bank testing area, skid pad, and an SUV testing area with a hill climb and rough road section."

Read about it:
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?sec...mer&id=4629710

And Here:
http://www.naperville.il.us/dynamic_conten..._the_Test_Track


Thought it was interesting. For people buying cars, Naperville should now be on their list. If only to test drive.... haha.
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 06:47 AM
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Very cool. Moving to WC.
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 06:58 AM
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sweet...that's a pretty good idea. so if it's a test track, does that mean the different surfaces go all around the track, like one after the other? or is it a tracked with normal surface, then off to the side there are cobblestones and railroad tracks? that'd be cool if there were public track days there, haha. but i doubt it.
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 01:31 PM
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Now I have a place to track the CR-V!
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Old Oct 18, 2006 | 12:44 PM
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some day im gonna blow a car up on that track
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Old Oct 19, 2006 | 02:29 PM
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Since dealerships are closed on sundays, they should open that up for autox
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Old Oct 19, 2006 | 02:46 PM
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hellz YEAH!
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