Originally Posted by Jason94R2

haha, i just traded in my 6.0. Excellent truck, forgettable engine. Have a 2014 Ram/Cummins now. Anyway, looks like my car is very similar to your, i bet you're at least 20 seconds faster than me..lol

How do the brakes hold up? I imagine I'm a lot harder on brakes than you are since you can drive so much better than I can. I have HP+ pads f/r and had a little fade at gateway park last year coming off the main straight into turn 1, which was 140-80 or so, but fairly short track so not as much recovery time between hard braking events. Just wondering if its pad or technique or a little of both.

Jason

Originally Posted by Jason94R2

I pull all the time and drive 30k a year, a diesel works well for me. If you dont tow all the time, 8k buys a ton of gas. I've had my new truck 3 months and already have 8k miles on it, 18mpg ownership average, high of 20, low of 15. Tow 10k a few times a week. The new 6.4 Hemi is a beast and the new Ram 2500's ride awesome with the coil rear suspension, really good trucks despite a few typical quality shortcomings vs a ford truck. Anyway, sorry for the sidetrack. I can talk just about any vehicle, sports cars or trucks..lol

I'm gonna get some blues and a 2nd set of rotors for track use then when i start hitting them regularly again. Thanks for the info. I really didnt want to invest in a big brake setup. I also only run 10psi on the track to try and keep temps down. At gateway it was ~100* on track and i got over 240 on water temps a few times

Jason

Originally Posted by Fritz Flynn

Here's a vid from this weekend with PCA

Will write something up tomorrow and put up another vid

The red cayman was FAST and obviously so is the flat black one. Had fun with the red car during a couple of sessions.

Took the DD FD (stock wheels etc....) so wasn't fast but the car didn't embarrass itself at all. The 1st lap in the vid is a 2.10 in traffic

The new pavement is BADASS!!!!!, the paddock is BADASS!!!!!, VIR is BADASS!!!!!

See vid: http://www.youtube.com/edit?video_re...id=2DLURhxcaJ0

Next one won't have music hehe

Originally Posted by M104-AMG

Sweet!

BTW: there's a need for some VIR instructors this coming weekend (3/22/14) . . .

:-) neil

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: "Stacy King" <zstackgo@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 3:27:03 PM
Subject: Instructors needed for Teen Driving School at VIR this weekend!


Hey everyone...

Chuck Hawks reached out to me today... looks like the Teen Driving Solutions school this weekend at VIR had a few instructors back out, and they are in need of three or so willing/able participants.

Chuck and Dan Wagner run an awesome program for teens using the O'Gara Crown Vics, both on the skid pad, and on Patriot course (staged exercises).

I think their main need would be for Sunday, but I'm not sure on that (waiting for clarification).

If you're interested, please contact Chuck at chuckh@teendrivingsolutions.com or Dan at dan@teendrivingsolutions.com

Or reply to me and I'll forward it to them

More info on the program here: Teen Driving School With Focus on Family

Thank you!!

Originally Posted by Tem120

that sounds like quite alot of fun , wish I had something like that when I was starting out .


Also Fritz , any eta on when the car will be back ? looking forward to seeing it on the track again!

although seeing a similarly modded FD to mine on the track isn't to bad LOL

Originally Posted by RCCAZ 1

Fritz, you should SO do One Lap of America one of these years. I think you'd do great. Just mount a trailer hitch on the back of your FD to tow those Hoosiers . In fact, the 2014 event is all East of the Mississippi!

https://www.onelapofamerica.com/

Originally Posted by rx7 SE

That would be pretty cool Fritz. You'd probably be the best one to represent us!

Originally Posted by allenhah

actually yeah...i'd be okay with donating some money to that effort too!

Originally Posted by RCCAZ 1

I would definitely donate. It would be interesting to see what category a modded FD would fall into. A friend of mine here in AZ did it back in the early 2000s and finished near the top, but that was before most of the new American muscle hit the streets. Fritz driving skills would definitely help the cause.

Originally Posted by Brent Dalton

It would be super cool to do OLOA. I believe Crispy did it several years ago? I remember an FD or two who did it a few years in the late 90's/early 00's from the big list. It would be tough managing tires.

Originally Posted by RCCAZ 1

Yea, Lou Young (from AZ) was a regular member on the Big List and did it back in 2001 or 2002. He put a trailer hitch on his FD and towed his race rubber and tools behind him in a small motorcycle trailer!

Originally Posted by Brent Dalton

That's the thing. I'm pretty sure you have to use street tires(and only one set if I remember correctly) during OLOA. You can't drive on one set and switch to another at the track. I could be wrong as I haven't read the rules this year.

Either way, still doable and still would be super fun and a trip I'm sure you'd remember for a lifetime.

Originally Posted by Fritz Flynn

Yep, I think you can bring 1 spare but I also haven't read the official rules just read stuff on the internet.

I'm hell on tires so I'd have to tighten up and be smooth etc.....

I don't think I'd go with a stockish FD just because it wouldn't be that fun to drive but at the same time driving to the various tracks in a track FD might not be worth the punishment and softer springs would force me to be smooth..... blah blah.

Anywho it's a lot to think about but I am giving it serious consideration.

Originally Posted by Some Guy from tire Rack

https://www.onelapofamerica.com/rule...?whatsNewId=66

FROM: JOHN RASTETTER - TIRE RACK

PRODUCT INFO MEMO: 13 - 050

DATE: DECEMBER 2, 2013

SUBJECT: 2014 Tire Rack One Lap Of America Tire Policy



The 2014 Tire Rack One Lap of America organized by Brock Yates is the modern evolution of the infamous Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dashes of the 1970's. As such, these annual contests challenge automotive manufacturers, vehicle tuners and driving enthusiasts alike.



Competition in the 31st Tire Rack One Lap of America will start at Tire Rack's headquarters in South Bend, Indiana on Saturday, May 3, 2014. The first event will be a wet skidpad challenge conducted at Tire Rack before the competitors begin their weeklong trek stopping off at many of America's racetracks for timed competition. The final performance test in this year's event will be a dry (weather permitting) skidpad challenge at Tire Rack on Saturday, May 10, followed by the awards presentation.



Eligible Tire Brands



The Tire Rack One Lap of America competitors can select tires from the participating tire brands listed below in 2014:



BFGoodrich

Bridgestone

Continental

Dunlop

Firestone

General

Goodyear

Hankook

Kumho

Michelin

Pirelli

Yokohama



Each vehicle is required to be equipped with tires from a single brand.

Offering these multiple tire brands should reduce the difficulties of finding appropriate sized tires to fit unique vehicles, as well as minimize problems due to availability from the tire manufacturers.







The same set of tires will be used throughout the event unless changes are deemed necessary for safety reasons by the organizers.

Two spare tires and wheels are permitted. Because many vehicles entered in Tire Rack One Lap of America are fitted with different sized tires and wheels on their front and rear axles, one spare tire and wheel for each size used on the vehicle can be carried in the vehicle or on a tag-a-long trailer.



Regardless of what tires were fitted to a vehicle as Original Equipment, only street legal tires with a minimum UTQG Treadwear Rating of 140 will be allowed. No racing slicks or Track & Competition DOT-legal tires will be permitted.



Tire shaving is not permitted and all tires, including spare tires, must begin the event with a minimum of 7/32-inch tread depth (to be confirmed during pre-event vehicle inspection) and complete the event with a minimum of 2/32-inch of remaining tread depth (to be confirmed during post-event vehicle inspection) at no less than 2 points around the tire's circumference that are approximately 180-degrees apart.



In order to assure that all tires are standard street legal tires as sold by their manufacturers to the general public; all participants are required to purchase the tires they use during the event directly from Tire Rack.



The 2014 One Lap of America tires will have unique identification permanently branded into their sidewall to clearly identify their origin. Vehicles will not be allowed to participate in the event unless their tires have the required identification branding.



Tires must be purchased and installed on competition vehicles before they arrive in South Bend for registration. This will allow tires to be broken-in before the event and minimize the possibility of newly mounted tires slipping on the wheels during rapid acceleration or braking, which could allow them to go out of balance and cause vibrations.



Tires purchased through this program are not returnable, even if they have never been mounted.



Competitors who wish to use tires left over from the 2013 OLoA event (unused spare tires, for example) will be allowed to do so provided that:



? tires are of a brand participating in the 2014 event (see above list)

? tires are identified with their "OLOA 2013" branding

? have at least 7/32-inch of tread depth at the beginning of the 2014 event



Competitors with any doubts about the eligibility of their 2013 tires should contact Tire Rack.



Tire Selection



Since the team's cumulative track time is used to determine the winner, most One Lap of America competitors will be best served by tires from the following Tire Rack tire categories:



Extreme Performance Summer

Max Performance Summer

Ultra High Performance Summer

Street/Sport Truck Summer



With Tire Rack approval, teams may select tires from other tire categories manufactured by the participating tire manufacturers.



If none of the participating tire brands offers a tire size that can be fitted to the vehicle, then Tire Rack will consider approving alternate street tires.



Tire Sponsorship



The participating tire manufacturers have agreed to sponsor all 2014 Tire Rack One Lap of America teams using their product by supporting a 25% rebate fulfilled by Tire Rack for tires purchased directly from Tire Rack. The 25% rebate will be based on the selling price identified on the www.tirerack.com website at the time of purchase and applies only to the cost of tires. It does not apply to the cost of any other products, taxes or shipping.



Teams can purchase a total of 10 tires for their OLoA registered vehicle that will be eligible for the rebate (four tires are suggested for pre-event testing with the remaining six tires for use/spares during the event). While teams may desire to compare tires from different manufacturers in their pre-event testing, regardless of which tires are selected, only the first 10 tires per registered vehicle will receive the 25% rebate. Additional tires for use in the event must be bought through Tire Rack to receive the required tire identification branding and will be sold at our everyday low retail prices. They will not be eligible for any discount or rebate.



In order to process tire orders quickly, the team representative ordering tires will ultimately receive multiple invoices. The first invoice will be for the full cost of the tires and shipping. The second will be for the 25% rebate, which will be processed after event organizers confirm the team has completed registration at Tire Rack and their entered vehicle has begun competition.



During event registration and vehicle inspection, the tire manufacturer's name will be painted on the outboard sidewalls of all tires to be used in competition.



The tire manufacturer's logo will be required to be placed on both sides of the vehicle.



Participant Order Processing



Only a team representative whose name appears on the OLoA website's final 2014 Entrants List will be eligible for the rebate, The team representative should call toll free (888) 370-8473 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern Monday through Friday, and 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Identify themselves as a One Lap of America competitor, and provide entrant and vehicle information.



NOTE: Competitors cannot place One Lap of America tire orders through tirerack.com because the website cannot implement the unique identification branding required by the program rules or process the competitors' rebate.



UPS or FedEx Ground Service is the most cost effective method available, and usually results in one- to two-day deliveries. Overnight service is available, but expensive due to the weight of tires.

Originally Posted by Brent Dalton

Nice driving as always. Dude! Your car looks super clean with the fresh paint!