... Staring Tom Suddard as The Bear
One cool part of One Lap is visiting so many tracks when they are (mostly) empty.
And done! We're back on the road for Barber. 
A shot of Andy and TomO on track at Lanier:
glueguy (Forum Supporter) said:Keith Tanner said:In reply to glueguy (Forum Supporter) :
Is it? It's at roughly 1/3 tank, and 20 miles at 3.2 mpg is 6.25 gallons. Apparently the 720 has a fuel tank capacity of 19 US gallons, and 1/3 of that is 6.3 gallons.
Assuming $5/gallon for fuel, that's just over $1.50/mile in running costs. Plus tires.
All correct. I was rationalizing the fuel gauge at 1/3 and 20 miles to go. That's not a level I would expect for 20 miles to go. Then again, I'm not driving a McLaren in OLOA.
Those doodads usually base the DTE calculation on the previous ten miles or so. I was able to spike a car with a roughly 10-12 gallon tank to read 640 miles remaining, that way.
It's a bigger window than that on the Dodge diesel, but I've never tried working it hard enough to cause such catastrophic fuel consumption :)
Bad news: We're stuck in Atlanta traffic.
Good news: We're stuck in Atlanta traffic in a McLaren.
We're thinking that the later run groups will have the advantage of having traffic cleared by the time we roll through. We will be testing that theory. 30 minutes out from the oval.
What was the event at Lanier???? Donut Fest 2022??? Oh and that venue just across hwy53 was not having any OLOA shenanigans this time?
Great stuff! Keep it up. I feel like I am there, but am not stuck in traffic and I can take a hot shower any time I want.
In reply to 759NRNG :
Just a simple three lap race around the oval. It's interesting watching the cars/drivers stay flexible across such different types of racing.
And we're now through the traffic and out of Atlanta. ETA at Barber is 8:30 pm.
Tom Suddard said:In reply to 759NRNG :
Just a simple three lap race around the oval. It's interesting watching the cars/drivers stay flexible across such different types of racing.
Was there any tire smoke......wink?
And we're at the hotel. Time to start the sleep/eat/race/transit cycle over again.
In reply to 759NRNG :
Zero. When every lap counts, there's no time for shenanigans. 
mazdeuce - Seth said:We're thinking that the later run groups will have the advantage of having traffic cleared by the time we roll through. We will be testing that theory. 30 minutes out from the oval.
This proved to be accurate. Out of Lanier at 6:57 and through Atlanta with minimal delays.
Good morning from One Lap! It's 4:53 AM, but we've been getting in so early we just can't sleep any later.
In reply to Tom Suddard :
Just wait. Tonight's Barber to Hallett is like 700 miles or 10+ hours!
There won't be table service for tonight's dinner!
And we're now in line for the gate at Barber. 
We're in!
Thanks for capturing the event for those of us following along from home. Someday... 
Most drivers just heard some bad news: track walks are not allowed. That means anybody who hasn't run here before will be going in completely blind.
Good thing Andy already pre-ran this track to prepare for One Lap. 
Barber is a track Tom knows well. We have raced Lemons events several times there.
absolutely, this event is on my bucket list some day, thank you so much for the pics/updates!
More photos from the morning:
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