WhirlyBall is a hybrid of lacrosse and basketball, played while riding in bumper cars. The 31,000-square-foot Lincoln Park location is, according to owner Sam Elias, the country's largest WhirlyBall facility (there are locations in Lombard and Vernon Hills, plus about a dozen more across the country). The "sport" sounds like a bizarre mash-up, but somehow it works.
Ten players are divided into red and yellow teams and take their position in bumper cars. Players are given a lacrosse-like handle to scoop and toss the game ball, a softball-sized Wiffle ball. On either end of the 50-by-80-foot court is a 10-foot-high goal, which is a circular hole 16 inches in diameter. Players try to shoot the wiffle ball through the hole.