Not only has Andy driven this track before, he's brought his in-car video and notes along, too. He's currently refreshing his brain to get ready for the first session.
Not only has Andy driven this track before, he's brought his in-car video and notes along, too. He's currently refreshing his brain to get ready for the first session.
It's nearly time for the first session. Teams are making final preparations, including Toyota. They seem to have a setup book with specific adjustments for every track we visit.
In reply to Tom Suddard :
We called those Air Assault tents, fairly easy to set up.
We have a 700-mile transit tonight, so co-drivers are already trying to sleep as much as possible.
Cars are headed out in seven minutes.
Looks like you guys are getting into the hotel at 8:45pm on the "regular" transits. It's just me, but I'd be getting a real sit down dinner on those nights. That's totally worth it to me to then roll into the hotel at 9:45pm...
Andy has the green flag.
In reply to docwyte :
I totally agree. However, I've never won One Lap before--Andy has. I'm purposely along for the ride and documenting his methods. That means we follow his strategy and his time table.
I do see some logic in his methods. It's extremely warm and sunny, and we're one of maybe 8 teams that are spending today in a shady garage. That's because we were here 45 min. before the track opened to line up.
The other teams will be baking in the sun all day before their 700-mile transit. We have a better chance of having a fresher driver for tomorrow's event.
Aaaaand SuperK is broken. Apparently their DCT is stuck in 5th gear. They're trying to figure out what happened now.
Andy is P6 so far in the first session.
I hope the super k guys can get it figured out, I'm a huge fan of that car
Time for lunch!
Lunch is over and we met the beaver. Time to go back to the track for a nap until it's time for afternoon session.
And here's a better perspective to show the dedication to napping Andy seems to have.
Let's play "Will! Those! A052s! Last!"
Randy's X3M might have some difficulty in the rain we're expecting for the next three days.
Good news from the SuperK paddock: They reset the computer and now have all their DCT gears again. Hooray!
Tom Suddard said:Good news from the SuperK paddock: They reset the computer and now have all their DCT gears again. Hooray!
awesome, was hoping they'd get it back together. Sounds like the same issue they had last year, sans the traffic!
Sundae Cup just got back from their first session. They get WAY more track time than Andy.
Their cars may be slow, but they're taking it seriously. One Lap rewards teams with more information, so morning drivers are sharing notes with afternoon drivers.
One Nap of America.
Just got this text from Andy's wife, Ann:
It definitely takes a team to do this event, and she has over a decade of experience as part of Andy's. He'll get some caffeine pills once he's finished with his second nap of the day.
Brawndo, the thirst mutilater. It's got what plants crave!
We just did a trailer tour for TomO's daily vlog. Here's all the tools we carry with us:
And here's where TomO is posting if you need more OLOA content:
And lunch is now over. Cars are lining up to go back on track in a few minutes.
If you're wondering what a track-prepped Tesla Model S Plaid sounds like, the answer isn't actually "silence." They sound like cooling fans, since they spend every moment in track mode evacuating as much heat as possible from the battery. It's like a giant Dustbuster just parked on grid.
Andy's out on track now--hopefully he'll be faster than he was this morning.
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