EVENT RECAP

Madison Speedway Autocross September 26, 2026

October 9, 2026

Our third and final autocross for 2026 at Madison International Speedway. Enjoy!

Matt Schutte's Spirited Cruise October 3, 2026

October 9, 2026

It was a beautiful fall day for a Spirited Cruise with the VOA IL! On Saturday, October 3rd, a group of 16 Vipers, along with a McLaren and a couple of 1967 Camaros, started out at the Schutte’s in Rockford with donuts and coffee. From there, our group headed out for some curvy back-road driving along Stage Coach Trail and other scenic back roads through Illinois and Iowa.We enjoyed stops at the Terrapin Ridge Lookout and Council Hill Station near Galena, IL, along with some ...

Madison Speedway Autocross September 12th.

September 25, 2026

Our second autocross of the year was September 12th at the Madison International Speedway. It was little light on the attendance but enjoy the photos.

Fall Cruise to Kentucky September 4-7

September 25, 2026

Fall cruise to Kentucky and Southern Illinois. Here are some photos from our 3 day cruise to check out some awesome horse ranches/farms and the Bourbon trail where we hit a couple of breweries. All photos taken by Dave Livengood, Bill Gueli, Bonnie Buckman and Rob Buckman. Enjoy!

Charity Car Show August 29, 2026

September 9, 2026

Charity Car Show August 29, 2026Here are some photos of our first annual charity car show.This is a fundraiser for the 2 Animal Rescues that Rob Buckman transports dogs and cats from shelters to the rescues (Foster Pet Outreach and Pet Pack Rescue Inititive). It was a great success with 20 Vipers and a total of 110 cars, trucks and motoorcycles.Thank you to all of our Viper owmners that brought their cars to help raise funds to help innocent animals. Enjoy the photos and we hope to have more ...

Pekin Avanti's Dome Autocross

August 11, 2026

Our first autocross of the season was July 12th at the Pekin Avanti's Dome in Pekin, Illinois.It turned out to be a great day with nice temperatures. We had 15 drivers, with a drivers meeting at 9:00 and the track going hot at 9:30. We ran until lunchtime when we were treated to lunch by our VOA region. After lunch we started back up with a total of 24 runs. Great day of Vipers and viper family.

Chicago River City Cruise and The Untouchables Gangster Tour

August 11, 2026

Chicago River Cruise and The Untouchables Gangster tour. We took a tour bus that chauffeured us around the city showing some of the sites, had lunch at Ed DeBevic's Restaurant and then on to the River tour. Enjoy some of the photos. Chicago River Cruise and The Untouchables Gangster tour

Winterfest 2026 Valentines Day February 14th

February 24, 2026

On Saturday, February 14th, around 90 members and guests of VOA Illinois gathered at the Marriott Hotel in Schaumburg, Illinois for the highly anticipated 2026 Winterfest celebration. This year marked the 15th consecutive Winterfest hosted at this venue, and the Valentine's Day-themed event was a true testament to the enduring spirit of the Viper community. The evening kicked off with a special welcome gift for club members, designed by long-time club member Howie Frank. Each member received a ...

Fall Cruise September 6th & 7th to Wisconsin

September 10, 2025

Enjoy some photos from our fall cruise to Wisconsin. Some of us met in Libertyville to cruise together to our first stop which was a pastry shop named O&H Danish/Kringle Bakery. Then off to the Bobblehead museum in Milwaukee. Very interesting over 10,000 bobbleheads of everyone you can imagine. From the bobblehead we went to the Harley Davidson museum. Amazing place all about Harley's. Very interesting. We had lunch at the Harley Davidson Motor Sports Restaurant. From there we departed for ...

Our first road course of the season turned out to be a beautiful day at Autobahn in Joliet. Folks started arriving about 7:30 to unload trailers and for a drivers meeting at 8:15. The track went hot at 8:30. Everyone had the opportunity to run 5 or 6 30 minute sessions. We had a little lighter Viper crowd this time with about 15 drivers . Lunch was about 11:30 with the sessions resuming after lunch. We wrapped up about 3:30 with trophies being awarded at 4:00. A great time with great friends.