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One Lap of America 2016 - the 914 entry |
tomeric914 |
Mar 6 2016, 10:03 AM
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One Lap of America in a 914! Group: Members Posts: 1,259 Joined: 25-May 08 From: Syracuse, NY Member No.: 9,101 Region Association: North East States |
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Sponsor us at this link: gofundme.com/wyszp4hw Whatever extra we have left over at the end will be donated to the United Way. Follow us on this thread and/or here on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/OneLap914/ Cupomeat and I have talked about running One Lap since probably high school which was, well, a long time ago. So we're finally entering this year. Should be interesting considering it's a little two seat car, no heat or air conditioning, 2800+ miles and 7+ days of driving. No radio at this point, but we're working on that. I'm not sure of the details, but from what I read, spectators are encouraged to attend. So if you live near one of the tracks and are available to come out and say hello, please do! The schedule and the tracks we'll be at can be found on the One Lap website link listed above. At this point, we have no sponsors except for those that one lap has already set up. If you would like to sponsor us and get your logo on the 914, please drop me a PM. We have space for logos on the hood and trunk, maybe more. From the One Lap website, "One Lap reserves the top of the windshield and the front fenders back including both doors, or equal space, for the event decals. This will typically include a Tire Rack window tint, door decal, number plaque, NASA tech decal and several sponsor decals" Are we gonna win? Who knows, but it'll be a helluva lot of fun! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/www.onelapofamerica.com-9101-1457280213.1.jpg) |
GregAmy |
Apr 28 2016, 06:30 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,302 Joined: 22-February 13 From: Middletown CT Member No.: 15,565 Region Association: North East States |
If the event is run like it was in the 90s and 00s, the transit sections are not timed. You can arrive at the next track - and pass any interim checkpoints* - within the allotted window.
However, the transit sections and track windows are also not coordinated with basic amenities in mind, such as fuel stops. Food. Sleep. So it's in your best interest to get out of the prior track, on the road ASAP, and to your destination so that you have enough time for all that stuff. GA * You're given a route book with turn-by-turn instructions on how to get to the next location. But given you're not being timed, you don't necessarily have to follow those instructions. Yates Sr used to insert checkpoints at specific locations on the route in order to influence how you get there, usually for traffic enforcement purposes. For example, in '97 the Texas DPS threatened to arrest on sight any One Lap cars that came through, so for our Vegas-to-Hallett run Sr put in a checkpopint at Teec Nos Pos. From there, the most-efficient route was through the Okie panhandle, bypassing Texas entirely. Other checkpoints were for marketing purposes, such as one in Wyoming NY at the Cannonball Run Pub, with an untimed run through Letchworth State Park. |
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