One lap of america

[treekiller]

Website is updated.

Team Miss Direction (http://www.teammissdirection.com/)

Having a blast.. and it snowed yesterday... In may.

now about that global warming.


-TK

[jblaine]

Subscribed to RSS feed.

GO GO GO!

[Muddy]

*checking in from deutschland*

good luck guys! :D

[WhiteGhost2.5]

Got your hands full with the Impreza dont ya. Ha ha ha

Josh

[jblaine]

You mean this one? "Luke Russell and Doug Wilks are out of the event after blowing up the engine in their STi powered Subaru Impreza. They did get a time as the engine blew coming out of the last corner and they coasted across the finish line, but they will not be able to make the call for the afternoon."

*smirk*

[Native]

Not that I'd wish bad fortune on anyone, but that's one down...

Rock on, gents!

[mofugga]

god damnit, i can't believe that engine blew:mad:


have fun guys


rumor has it the subie will be back in action soon!

[WhiteGhost2.5]

Ha ha they got a new shortblock and will continue the One lap.

Gotta love the subaru community. They were close to Cobb Tuning and got the car repaired there.

Josh

[Loren]

this morning was trying, but this afternoon a first in class finish is goodness. lets hope that subie corrected for the altitude. or pweblow might catch them off guard.

Edit: This post was made by Jeff, he forgot he was on my computer and I was logged in. Havin' fun in Pueblo!

[Jordan Y.]

Cool stuff. It sounds like a lot of fun.

[jblaine]

According to the grapevine:

The subie is done for. Battery broke internally a bit, car started breaking up electrically, then 2 laps later... smoke. Cylinder 1 skirt was toast. New shortblock and obvious electrical problems fixed... only to find out in Pueblo, CO while checking things out road tuning that other electrical problems existed and the car was in bad shape. DNF via some bad luck.

Such is racing. Moving on...

GO JEFF AND LOREN!

[dscivicdx]

thats really cool guys. i have always wanted to run the "lap", but have never had the chance. good luck and have fun!

[chi town brat]

watch the weather in Tornado Alley and have fun

[Loren]

Made it through tornado alley, kicked ass at Hallett.

The ol' Spec V is helping us prove the old adage: "To finish first, first you must finish."

[treekiller]

thats really cool guys. i have always wanted to run the "lap", but have never had the chance. good luck and have fun!


As the "Godfather" says...

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[Muddy]

Made it through tornado alley, kicked ass at Hallett.

The ol' Spec V is helping us prove the old adage: "To finish first, first you must finish."
:lol: I was going to post that after the subie broke the first time.

[Loren]

For all you slackers who haven't been keeping up with the event results:
WE FINISHED SECOND IN CLASS! 42nd out of 85 overall.

That is all.

[Native]

Congratulations! One Lap rookies coming in second in class, beaten only by a pro! Ya'll must be flyin' high right about now (or dead tired...).

[Muddy]

Congrats. Good job, guys. :D

[bam2002]

Great job guys...
Ok tell me about the CAVALIER? 1st place, Cavalier,>??? what was this Muddys old car??

[Loren]

The Cavalier was a full race car driven by a much more experienced driver. Not sure who actually owns the car... they said it was rented? Also not sure how it was prepped. Looked like a 2.4 Ecotec, she said it didn't make any power below 5k, so it surely wasn't stock. Interior was gutted, side and rear windows were Lexan, etc.

Definitely not your typical Cavalier.

[Muddy]

:lol: I got a good laugh when they told me they lost to a girl in a cavalier. :lol: :p

[treekiller]

The car was an ex mototola (speedvision) world challenge car.

Built by WTF engineering, Who were a group of GM engineers.

and had we been a little more aware in the begining of the event we would have dominated this car.
http://www.motorsport.com/photos/scca-wc/2004/ra/scca-wc-2004-ra-rs-0220.jpg

[722ish]

How was the GSC supra :grin: I want to do this man, looks so exciting.

Im close too, that supra was scary stock, and it managed alright, esp. considering some of its competition/cost!

[treekiller]

They Did well, first in Small Bore class and 3rd overall if I recall. The mistake many people make is thinking this event is all about horsepower. It's about longevity, and relialbility. and except for a clutch problem I think they did well. Anyone can Make Gobs of power, but have it streetable and reliable for 16 races and 5000 street miles is a diffrent thing.

[Native]

Anyone can Make Gobs of power, but have it streetable and reliable for 16 races and 5000 street miles is a diffrent thing.
+1

[Muddy]

The car was an ex mototola (speedvision) world challenge car.

Built by WTF engineering, Who were a group of GM engineers.

and had we been a little more aware in the begining of the event we would have dominated this car.
http://www.motorsport.com/photos/scca-wc/2004/ra/scca-wc-2004-ra-rs-0220.jpg
It still sounds funny, Jeff! :P

Ya'll did a great job, though. :cool:

[jblaine]

The mistake many people make is thinking this event is all about horsepower. It's about longevity, and relialbility.
How does one get through the process of entering OLA and NOT comprehend this? :lol:

[722ish]

They Did well, first in Small Bore class and 3rd overall if I recall. The mistake many people make is thinking this event is all about horsepower. It's about longevity, and relialbility. and except for a clutch problem I think they did well. Anyone can Make Gobs of power, but have it streetable and reliable for 16 races and 5000 street miles is a diffrent thing.

They did, and if this is in reference to my statement, i understand how it works. Nothing short of a wheel bearing was an issue. The defective 5800 dollar clutch gave them hell, and some defective michelins. The car really only had a problem with the wheel bearing, everything else was a defective part/parts. I believe they won the class they were in and placed 3rd overall, i could be mistaken. I think the website is www.gscmotorsports.com/onelap , but ill check on that to be sure.

Must be good fun in anything, and i would like to go out and do it regardless of my positioning.

[Jordan Y.]

Congrats. That's a darn fine performance for a first-year effort. Probably want to give it a few weeks to sink in, but right now how are you feeling about a repeat next year? :)

[Loren]

I want to do it in my Triumph. :) Anybody can do One Lap in a modern, reliable, fast automobile!

[RoadRacer]

Good job guys!

[Spin Out]

Great Job guys !!
Thanks for stopping by FAST on Sunday.
Nice trophy too.

I Thought that Was Muddy's old Cav she was driving.
(At least from the stories I've heard.)

[treekiller]

I want to do it in my Triumph. :) Anybody can do One Lap in a modern, reliable, fast automobile!

this is where we differ Greatly, doing that would ba an adventure, Me I don't need adventure as much as I need to get revenge.

Me on the other hand am going to build a killer car weither it be a reliable turbocharged engine in the V or a turbo ecotec powered chevette or fiero. or perhaps a Formula car chassis with an econo body rivited to it. (Don't laugh it's legal)

[Loren]

If I had more of the big three (time, money and motivation), I'd be all over building something to win Vintage American. To win overall would take way more money than I'll ever have.

Jeff's right, though. It's not just he and I who see things slightly differently. One Lap is a lot of different things to a lot of different people. For some it's an opportunity to spread the word about their favorite charity and maybe raise some money while having fun. For some it's just a great time with some friends. For some it's the challenge of trying for that overall win, or class win. For even more, it's about finishing higher than some of their friends, even if they're not in the same class. But, for everyone involved, it's about survival!

[chi town brat]

Congrats on your first time out