Another fun fact: Those three laps used about four gallons of gas. #McLaren life.
Another fun fact: Those three laps used about four gallons of gas. #McLaren life.
Good luck today. Keep the updates coming.
Andy just checked the oil by selecting "check oil" on the McLaren's dash.
Other teams are having, uh, different experiences:
It's only three laps, but that's no excuse to not review data. The top teams spend the break between morning and afternoon searching their footage and data for opportunities.
Wings make great tables.
Sundae Cup is rolling out now (I love these silly little cars).
Tire warmers are also fair game.
Seriously cool (and real) E30 M3:
Teams are only allowed one set of tires for the entire event, and the fastest option (Yokohama's Advan A052) is also barely durable enough to last the event. It would take a serious optimist to choose Yokohamas for a big, heavy, high-horsepower car on relatively narrow tires.
Randy Pobst seems optimistic:
Mmmm, lunch!
And the Swiss chocolatiers have just arrived for lunch. Yes, seriously.
And here's the current fastest car of the day:
Let's test your car knowledge. Can anybody guess which one of these is a Sundae Cup Kia, and which is a Porsche 911 GT2RS?
And one team is now doing the emissions delete in an attempt to unclog a catalytic converter.
Headed out with Seth in Bob's Kia for parade laps.
And I just realized I should be posting the route book, too:
NASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAY
4847-F McCrary Road
Lebanon, TN 37090
866-722-3849
Day Two, Sunday, May 1st, 2022
This is our first visit here and I really don't know much about the track other than
they seem delighted to have us. There will be an SCCA autocross in another lot
in the infield so there may be some extra spectators wandering around.
The track does not use the high-banks of the oval but instead the lower apron as
the transition between is too abrupt for most cars at speed.
For those new to One Lap, and all others as a reminder, this is our first
roadcourse event. Please line up more or less by assigned number, or where
you need to be, and make adjustments with the cars around you to make this
initial event as safe as possible. Read the Route Book instructions if there are
any questions to our format and expectations.
Remember too, this is not a sprint race, but a week-long event. You have to
finish to win.
When you set off for Carolina at the end of the day, the transit should be quite
pretty along the way but there are two points you may want to keep in mind:
there will be deer on the two-lane roads (ask me how I know) and depending
where your hotel is, the routes might be quite different than the route book. The
route I have used is the best way to the track, not to Camden where most are
staying.
Race Fuel: NO
Concessions: open
Showers: No
Spectators: Yes
Okay, time for the afternoon session. This is scored as a second event (separate from the morning session) so hopefully Andy can pick up a few places here.
And just like that, we're headed out. Andy beat his morning times and is pretty happy with his results.
Next stop: Carolina Motorsports Park! We've got a 400-mile drive tonight.
Tom Suddard said:
And one team is now doing the emissions delete in an attempt to unclog a catalytic converter.
That's like a thousand dollars worth of dust on the ground lol!
adam525i said:Tom Suddard said:
And one team is now doing the emissions delete in an attempt to unclog a catalytic converter.
That's like a thousand dollars worth of dust on the ground lol!
If the S2000, its not a factory cat. Looks like a Berk, those are known to fail and cause problems. $230.
Tom Suddard said:Teams are only allowed one set of tires for the entire event, and the fastest option (Yokohama's Advan A052) is also barely durable enough to last the event. It would take a serious optimist to choose Yokohamas for a big, heavy, high-horsepower car on relatively narrow tires.
Randy Pobst seems optimistic:
The "Trans X3M" sticker is awesome.
In reply to Aaron_King :
You can see also see the matching hood emblem in the first picture of the X3M!
Can you explain a little bit about how this is scored? Total time of the three laps is your time for that session? Is there an outlap or is it a standing start? What's the total amount of track mileage over the course of One Lap? It seems like it would be equivalent to or less than a single typical track day, which if true makes it surprising that tire wear and reliability are such an issue. Maybe my math is off?
In reply to Tom Suddard :
I could guess which car is the Kia, but it wouldn't be fair since I have inside information.
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