About this event
The Chicago Region hopes you'll join us for the Toy Trains and Wine spring tour - a fun day of driving through northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin on some of the most scenic backroads there are to enjoy. This G.O.A.T.S. (Get Out and Tour Series) event includes a stop at the Toy Train Barn in Argyle, Wis., where you can view the large train display. Admission to the Barn is included in your registration fee, complements of Chicago Region.
If you’ve never been on a G.O.A.T.S. tour, they are non-competitive, fun drives on public roads with a navigator guiding the driver from printed instructions. This tour's 100-mile route features twists, turns, elevation changes and rural scenery and ends at Hawks Mill Winery in Browntown, Wis., where we will meet for a light lunch and some socializing.
The entry fee for members is $25; for non-members, it is $45, which includes an SCCA weekend membership. All cars must have a driver and a navigator. Navigators must have an SCCA membership, whether that is a full, weekend or trial membership. See details below.
Pre-event registration is required. The entry deadline is midnight Sunday, May 25.
Check-in on May 31 will be at the Flying J Travel Center, 16049 Willowbrook Rd. South Beloit, IL. 61080 (the northwest corner of I-90 /39 and Illinois Rt. 75) by the Denny’s Restaurant. Check-in opens at 9:00 a.m., with the first car off promptly at 10:00 a.m.
Backroads image courtesy of Brandon Frie via unsplash.
Event requirements
Driver's License: All drivers must have a valid driver's license. Remember to bring it with you to check-in.
Insurance: Per SCCA requirements, each entrant must have an auto insurance policy covering the entered vehicle with liability limits as required by the state in which the vehicle is registered, and this insurance policy must be in force on the date of the event.
Navigator: All cars must have a driver and a navigator. All navigators must have an SCCA membership -- full, weekend or trial. If this is a non-member navigator's first time participating in a Chicago Region tour, they are eligible for a free trial membership. All you have to do is fill out a form at check-in, and you are good to go -- no charge. Trial memberships are offered by SCCA for one-time use. If a non-member navigator has used a trial membership at a previous SCCA event, they will be expected to purchase a weekend membership at check-in: $20, cash only.
Minors: Drivers and navigators who are under the age of 18 must have a Minor Annual Waiver on file with the SCCA National Office prior to participating in the tour. This applies to any driver or navigator under 18, whether they have a full SCCA membership or a weekend membership. Minors and their parents apply for the waiver electronically at scca.com. For detailed information on how to apply, contact the registrar.
