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01-14-2005, 09:11 PM
Chicago auto show (February)

No new Jeep products are scheduled for introduction at the Chicago show in February, but featured will be the World's Largest Indoor Auto Show Test Drive Track. The track will be 1/2 mile in length, circling the perimeter of the 156,000-square-foot McCormick Place exhibit hall. Consumers will have the opportunity to test drive Chrysler, Jeep(R) and Dodge products on the specially designed course. The collective displays are the largest ever constructed in Chrysler Group history.

"Camp Jeep(R) New York at the Jacob Javitz Center was a homerun earlierm this year, drawing over 300,000 visitors and conducting more than 36,000 test drives over a two-week period," said George Murphy, Senior Vice President, Global Brand Marketing. "Based on this overwhelming success, we decided to expand the concept to include the Chrysler and Dodge brands in Chicago."

The test track will include a Jeep Trail Rated(R) course to demonstrate the Jeep brand's off-road capabilities, including traction, articulation, ground clearance, maneuverability and water fording, and a Dodge truck off- road course. Thirty vehicles will operate on the test track at any given time, featuring Chrysler and Dodge brand passenger cars.

Track Fun Facts:


More than 115 semi-trailers of track material, audio-visual equipment, exhibit properties and vehicles will be hauled into the exhibit space at McCormick Place.
Over 1,100 cubic yards of topsoil, boulders, gravel, concrete and course timbers will be used.
More than 40,000 feet of electrical cabling, the equivalent of nearly 8 miles, will be used for lights, power and displays.
Over 30,000 feet of overhead support trusses will be utilized.
The test track and the auto show exhibit will be completed in less than seven days.
The centerpiece of the exhibit, the Dodge Ram's head, stands 25 feet tall, 26 feet wide and is illuminated by more than 31,750 LED lights.
In addition to driving experiences, event goers will experience the personality of the Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge brands through interactive activities, gaming kiosks, live musical performances, lifestyle activities, demonstrations, giveaways and more.

WHTJP98
01-24-2005, 10:43 AM
Start on Febuary 11 run till the 20th

TJ-RUBI
02-08-2005, 12:37 PM
are we picking a date to go just yet?

TJ

RITTY
02-09-2005, 09:53 PM
Would anyone like to go at night after work? Maybe the 15th through the 18th?

It's the best time for small crowds.(besides before it opens)

TJ-RUBI
02-10-2005, 08:03 AM
15th looks good to me ... anyone else?

RITTY
02-11-2005, 09:52 AM
I'm good...15th.. :D

WHTJP98
02-11-2005, 01:12 PM
I am game for Tuesday Night. :D

Swap
02-11-2005, 06:43 PM
I'm not saying nothing. Any time I plan on doing something lately, somethingelse comes up or happens! :( So if I there then I'm there! :rolleyes:

CZAR
02-12-2005, 09:24 PM
I went to the Auto Show today.
It was neat.
There were lots of shinny cars and big trucks.
I had pizza and a bottle of pop.

missouri
02-12-2005, 09:47 PM
How much was that pizza and pop $$$$$

missouri

RITTY
02-14-2005, 11:19 PM
I'm out.......have to write up a business plan for a new venture I'm starting.

sorry

TJ-RUBI
02-15-2005, 08:31 AM
I'm out.......have to write up a business plan for a new venture I'm starting.

sorry

hey just saw that WGN channel 9 is doing a special tonight at 9 PM ... "The keys to starting your own business."

good luck

WHTJP98
02-15-2005, 09:11 AM
Sorry guys can't make it :( My mechanical ability are need else where