Guys familiar with illinois roads..

j_fuggin_t

j_fuggin_t

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greeny;219097 wrote: this is why i don't bring up my ipass sensor to my parents since they bought it for me when i was in school and haven't asked for it back yet. :p
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request a new one dude!!!
 
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Spitz

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Its funny how illinois charges for all this hwy use but I can tell exactly when i hit the IL border from WI... The road changes to shit..
 
ridngsxrs

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I think a few years back it costed me almost $200 round trip with a tandem axle trailer from Wisconsin to Pittsburgh, PA. Talk about rape.
 
Germany

Germany

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Jeff, if you really want to cut down, take 94 to 290 take 290 to the Elgin Ohare, Elgin Ohare to 20 and 20 all the way out,but that adds probably an hour plus to your trip...
Ony advantage I see is that you can pick my bike up and drop it off when you drive by... LOL


http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Valparaiso,+IN&daddr=42.23499,-88.5769+to:42.24036,-88.87246+to:Blackhawk+Farms+Raceway,+South+Beloit,+IL&hl=en&sll=41.976925,-88.08007&sspn=1.898874,4.166565&geocode=FUfUeAIda43P-ikLQEN4DpoRiDFMQueOo0XCgA%3BFW50hAIdfGy4-ikFxBN9Z0cPiDFvjZh-iUC-Iw%3BFWiJhAId9Omz-imzrSUqBrYIiDEjvPTOlAy4jA%3BFR5JiAIdO3Ww-iGtDm5FcSzAVg&vpsrc=0&dirflg=t&mra=dpe&mrsp=2&sz=9&via=1,2&t=h&z=9

Actually it looks like its only 25min more than the fastest route...


90 is toll, 88 is toll - so everything that gets you west as an interstate is toll...
 
thumpin250

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Spitz;219109 wrote: Its funny how illinois charges for all this hwy use but I can tell exactly when i hit the IL border from WI... The road changes to shit..
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It's all this great black dirt we have making our roads crappy. :dunno:
 
j_fuggin_t

j_fuggin_t

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Germany;219137 wrote: Jeff, if you really want to cut down, take 94 to 290 take 290 to the Elgin Ohare, Elgin Ohare to 20 and 20 all the way out,but that adds probably an hour plus to your trip...
Ony advantage I see is that you can pick my bike up and drop it off when you drive by... LOL


http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Valparaiso,+IN&daddr=42.23499,-88.5769+to:42.24036,-88.87246+to:Blackhawk+Farms+Raceway,+South+Beloit,+IL&hl=en&sll=41.976925,-88.08007&sspn=1.898874,4.166565&geocode=FUfUeAIda43P-ikLQEN4DpoRiDFMQueOo0XCgA%3BFW50hAIdfGy4-ikFxBN9Z0cPiDFvjZh-iUC-Iw%3BFWiJhAId9Omz-imzrSUqBrYIiDEjvPTOlAy4jA%3BFR5JiAIdO3Ww-iGtDm5FcSzAVg&vpsrc=0&dirflg=t&mra=dpe&mrsp=2&sz=9&via=1,2&t=h&z=9

Actually it looks like its only 25min more than the fastest route...


90 is toll, 88 is toll - so everything that gets you west as an interstate is toll...
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yea i'll try the route to see how it is, if it can save me that much a weekend its well worth the extra 30 mins and 3 gallons of gas
 
cooker1

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Spitz;219109 wrote: Its funny how illinois charges for all this hwy use but I can tell exactly when i hit the IL border from WI... The road changes to shit..
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Wisconsin has some beautiful roads Illinois has the worst ! I cant wait to move all the Govt here does is take , take , take , and give , give , give to the people who dont contribute anything ! Wait am I in the WERA Dungeon ?
 
j_fuggin_t

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some guy #2;219196 wrote: woah there soldier, this is a friendly discussion to figure out how to avoid paying tolls
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or in a better way "stick it to the man!!" i guess i could put some super reflective clear paint over both of my plates LOL :D and just take the route i want

i looked last night and the tolls that are $.80 are $2.25 with a single axle trailer, the ones that are $1.60 are $4.50, talk about ass raping to ride on a shit road!!
 
tittys04

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cooker1;219168 wrote: Wisconsin has some beautiful roads Illinois has the worst ! I cant wait to move all the Govt here does is take , take , take , and give , give , give to the people who dont contribute anything ! Wait am I in the WERA Dungeon ?
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I disagree... drive 10 miles in Michigan, you will love Illinois roads.
 
geekmug

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sobottka;219012 wrote: on the south side of rockford, you can turn west on 20 (left lane) instead of taking the tollway (right lane). go west for 5 miles or so then turn north on meridian rd. go north on meridian all the way to shirland or rockton rd. then east on shirland
for a 1/2 to 1 mile. then turn north on prairie to the track. it doesnt take much longer and no tolls (at least between rockford and beloit)
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I took this route the first time I went to BHF to avoid the I90 toll, and it shook one of the sheet metal screws out of my trailer wall. I refer to this road as "where pavement comes to die." Ever since, I happily pay the toll.
 
trailmug

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Scott, I believe that was Hwy 2. But yes, the short toll stretch of 39/90 is reasonably cheap, even with a trailer.
 
ctrank

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You could jump off I90 at Genoa road (Belvidere exit, no toll) and take backroads the rest of the way to BHFs.

It would save you two tolls ($5 perhaps with trailer), but will probably add 15-20 minutes to your trip. The question is, what is your time worth? ;)
 
j_fuggin_t

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$10 isn't all that bad so i'd stay on the shorter route, but somewhere the $39 has gotta stop, but then its gonna double here soon, so that 10 each way turns to $40 on just that
 
phkz24

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Germany;219137 wrote: Jeff, if you really want to cut down, take 94 to 290 take 290 to the Elgin Ohare, Elgin Ohare to 20 and 20 all the way out,but that adds probably an hour plus to your trip...
Ony advantage I see is that you can pick my bike up and drop it off when you drive by... LOL


http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Valparaiso,+IN&daddr=42.23499,-88.5769+to:42.24036,-88.87246+to:Blackhawk+Farms+Raceway,+South+Beloit,+IL&hl=en&sll=41.976925,-88.08007&sspn=1.898874,4.166565&geocode=FUfUeAIda43P-ikLQEN4DpoRiDFMQueOo0XCgA%3BFW50hAIdfGy4-ikFxBN9Z0cPiDFvjZh-iUC-Iw%3BFWiJhAId9Omz-imzrSUqBrYIiDEjvPTOlAy4jA%3BFR5JiAIdO3Ww-iGtDm5FcSzAVg&vpsrc=0&dirflg=t&mra=dpe&mrsp=2&sz=9&via=1,2&t=h&z=9

Actually it looks like its only 25min more than the fastest route...


90 is toll, 88 is toll - so everything that gets you west as an interstate is toll...
j_fuggin_t;219164 wrote: yea i'll try the route to see how it is, if it can save me that much a weekend its well worth the extra 30 mins and 3 gallons of gas
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This way will add an hour or more to your trip...20 goes through every small town between elgin and rockford. But as Germany suggested you can pick him up, then pick me up too. I live right off rt20.

I think the best bet may be a combo of options...come into IL and take 290 up to 290/53 then take 90 west. get off at belvidere (genoa rd) and take the business 20 bypass up to beloit road make a right (north/nothwest) on that and take that all the way into Roscoe. turn north on rt251. take that north about 2 miles. turn west onto elevator rd. take that into town and keep going straight by the river. when it "t's" (forgot the road name) turn left (west). go about 1 miles and turn right on prairie. BHF is about 2 miles down on your left.


By taking 90 only between 290/53 and Beloit road you only hit 2 tolls on 90. currently both are $0.80 for a car. I'm not sure what tolls you would hit before getting onto 290. once off 90 its an easy drive and not much different in time because of few stops and wide open country roads for the most part, also no tolls.
 
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