2010 One Lap of America - Update Thread - WINS FIRST IN CLASS!!!!!!!

[James OLC]

The 2010 Tire Rack One Lap of America kicks off today and David and I are going to do our best to provide live (technology willing) updates throughout the event. For simplicity this thread on Pro-Touring.com is going to be our focus – in addition to our blog, facebook, and twitter. We are hoping that you guys will help to spread the word to other forums on our behalf while we are on the road – the last thing we want to do is try to keep everybody updated but not be able to do a very good job as we go. Please feel free to quote, copy or paste anything from this forum anywhere where you feel there is interest. This way (hopefully) we can keep everybody up to date as we go without sacrificing quality for quantity.

Here is the official schedule for the 2010 Tire Rack One Lap of America:

Friday April 30th
Wet Skid Pad, Tire Rack Headquarters, South Bend, IN

Saturday May 1st
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI (Long and Short Course)

Sunday May 2nd
Mid America Motorplex, Pacific Junction, IA

Monday May 3rd
Hallett Motor Racing Circuit, Jennings, OK
Tulsa Raceway Park, Tulsa, OK

Tuesday May 4th
Gateway International Raceway

Wednesday May 5th
Mid Ohio Sports Car Course, Mansfield, OH

Thursday May 6th
Lightning Raceway – New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, NJ

Friday May 7th
Nelson Ledges Road Course, Garrettsville, OH

Saturday May 8th
Dry Skid Pad, Tire Rack Headquarters, South Bend, IN

The OPTIMA Batteries OneLapCamaro – along with David and (finally) James – is in South Bend now and we are officially registered for the race. The paperwork is in and David has a pile of decals that we need to place on the car Friday morning before making our way through tech and heading off for an orientation meeting and the final drivers meeting. Then it’s off to Tire Rack’s skid pad where we’ll run with the sprinklers on (although the weather may make that redundant) before packing up and heading off to Plymouth, WI tonight and on to Elkhart Lake and the incredible track at Road America!

We’ll start posting updates tomorrow as we go! Here are some links to follow our progress…

The 2010 OPTIMA Batteries OneLapCamaro blog

www.OneLapCamaro.com (http://www.onelapcamaro.com/) – Live GPS Updates

Facebook

Twitter

Mr. Angry also has a blog going, I'll link it when I get the air card working

Cheers!

[John Wright]

6 hours to go!....getting excited to see how you guys will do!

[James OLC]

Mobile broadband is up and running! It will pobably take a day to get the GPS sorted out so bear with us.

Started the day with registration, tech, and stickering up the car...

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Lots of cool cars here, Mr. Angry's Charger is awesome, there are some GTR's, some GT2s, an Ultima GTR and some other cool hardware. Camaro's are well represented, there is our '67, a late 2nd gen ('78 I think), a 3rd Gen IROC, and a very nice 5th Gen.


The event officially kicks of shortly. We'll keep you posted...

According to the info kit, spectators are welcome at ALL venues so feel free to come by if you want.

[MrQuick]

sounds great, hope you guys get to enjoy yourselves while kicking some at the same time.

Vince

[Steve1968LS2]

Currie Decal???

Oh, and take pictures of the other Camaros as well... you are on the clock you know.. :)

[sik68]

Autoblog is documenting the event as well. Here's some pictures they took from this morning:

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/one-lap-of-america-2010-day-one/#2943929

[CurtiSS 69]

You've done loads of preparation and you've got your game on, so it should go well. Best wishes.

Road America and Mid Ohio in the same week...It sounds like a fantasy. Enjoy.

Regards

CurtiSS 69

[John Wright]

Looks like the parking lot is filling up.

Hey was that David or James taking a nap in front of the camaro?....LOL

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[John Wright]

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[CurtiSS 69]

They'll be at Road America tomorrow. Yahoo! I bet they will be putting some serious speed on there. Hopefully there's video.

Regards

CurtiSS 69

[Steve1968LS2]

I just got a report.. they finished the wet skid pad with a score of .76g

That's pretty good in the wet..

They are now mobile and heading towards the next spot.. tornado warnings in the area..

That is all...

[Van B]

Anything the guys need in southern Wisconsin, I am just off of exit 329 on I-94 south of Milwaukee. I will keep the phone on.

[buickfunnycar.com]

Awesome wet #,go team OLC!:machine:

[David Pozzi]

Skid pad was fun! A bit hard to see with all the water spraying from the sprinklers. Just looked up results and we placed 48th at .758 G, Mr Angry finished .629 in 68th place. OLC felt great and was very well balanced. I was hoping for a .8 but didn't quite get there. The Michelin ties make a vibration when they are near breaking loose on the skid pad. It was very easy to tell when the limit was being reached.
I'm in Plymouth Wi, close to Road America, tomorrow I drive the long course, then James drives the short course.
Trailer towed great, we hardly knew it was there! Our stuff is dry too!
David

[MrAngry]

Hey guys -

First off, for those who haven't seen the One Lap Camaro in person you are missing out as the car is simply beautiful and handles like its on a rail. Watching it run on the wet skid pad was a real treat and I think that by the end of the week it's going to trounce some real high dollar stuff. So far so good, although we do have a leaky fuel pump which will hopefully be remedied tomorrow morning... we'll see though.

[James OLC]

Awesome day! David did great on the skid pad...

Staged
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counterclockwise
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and then clockwise
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as did Mr. Angry
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before loading up the trailer

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and making the "short" haul to Plymouth, WI. Car was great on the highway, trailer towed like it wasn't there - shame that 200 miles of the leg was in the rain.... great light show though...

Video editing software is flakey and hotel modem is down - working on that now...

[John Wright]

Thanks for the update and the great pics! Sounds like you guys are having fun. Stay safe!

[cmraman]

Hey guys -

First off, for those who haven't seen the One Lap Camaro in person you are missing out as the car is simply beautiful and handles like its on a rail. Watching it run on the wet skid pad was a real treat and I think that by the end of the week it's going to trounce some real high dollar stuff. So far so good, although we do have a leaky fuel pump which will hopefully be remedied tomorrow morning... we'll see though.

Mike, tried to call you while enroute to Plymouth. Good luck this week. Great to see you and James representing the muscle cars amongst a sea of tuners.

[nicks67camaro]

This is great. Thanks for sharing! Good luck and kick some butt!

[Chad-1stGen]

Man this looks like sooooo much fun.

I am now day dreaming about how to do one lap in my Camaro ha ha

[James OLC]

David did great on his laps on Road America...

on the grid
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and at 145 on the front straight
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[DB Z28]

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Road America today sunny 76Deg

[Steve1968LS2]

Tally So Far:



Vintage Amer Cumulative Class Points as of Sat May 01 15:33:54 2010
Page 1
Results sorted by position
Pos Car # Vehicle Class Pts O/A Pts

1 66 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 55 615
Michael Hickman, Damon Josz

2 50 Chevrolet Camaro RS 50 495
James Shipka, David Pozzi

3 105 Chevrolet Camero IROC Z28 30 80
GORDON ARAM, JERRY ANDERSON

4 52 Dodge Charger 5 5
Mike Musto, Chris Smith

[Steve1968LS2]

Top Eight Cars:



Cumulative Overall Points as of - Sat May 01 15:33:54 2010
Page 1
Results sorted by position
Pos Car # Vehicle Class Points

1 4 Nissan GT-R SSGT1 BB 995
Catesby Jones, Jose Collado
2 1 Nissan GT-R SSGT1 BB 995
William Taylor, Steven Rankins, Jon Krolewicz
3 3 Porsche GT2 SSGT1 BB 985
Douglas Wilks, Leh Keen
4 9 Porsche 997 Turbo SSGT1 BB 925
Rene von Richthofen, Hugh D. Bate
5 5 Chevrolet Corvette SSGT1 BB 920
Jeremy Herzberg, Danny Popp, Todd Rumpke

6 25 Chevrolet Z06 Corvette SSGT1 BB 910
Dan Corcoran, Kyle Corcoran
7 8 Porsche 911 GT3 RS SSGT1 BB 885
Geoffrey Bond,
8 2 Chevrolet Corvette SSGT1 BB 830
Ronald Adee, Patrick Adee


See a pattern here? lol

Overall they are in 35th overall.. but there's a LOT of racing still to do.. they are second in thier class.

GO ROOKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Chad-1stGen]

Sweet!! I've been waiting for today's results. I guess they did well?

[Steve1968LS2]

Was just texted.. it's 10:30 PM and they are 98 miles from the hotel..

I can see where this would wear you down over 7 days.

[Chad-1stGen]

Was just texted.. it's 10:30 PM and they are 98 miles from the hotel..

I can see where this would wear you down over 7 days.

Where do I sign up? ha ha. :yum:

Just need a sponsor and co driver or someone who needs a co driver

[BuddyP]

Cool, glad to hear all is well. I was wondering how the rain was going to play out through your day but looks like you missed it all for the events... a wet day here east of South Bend today.

[James OLC]

Ohhh... my

We made it to Council Bluffs, IA without incident - 525 miles from Road America to the hotel. The car is great on the highway and doesn"t even notice the trailer.

As I said earlier - David did great on the long course at RA. I got around ok but not as well. Larry snapped this in the Canada corner..

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which ate a couple of cars today..

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Long day - working on the technical issues with the GPS. In the morning. Must sleep now...

[James OLC]

GPS Map to date: 2010 One Lap of America Drive (http://www.spotadventures.com/trip/view/?trip_id=197162)

[CarlC]

You two are going to need a vacation after you're done.

Git 'er done James and David!

[buickfunnycar.com]

Great coverage guys,thanks for the updates...trailer looks great Dave!

145mph in the straightaway...:smoke:

[James OLC]

May 2nd sees us at the Mid America Motorplex and another sunny morning. The OPTIMA Batteries OneLapCamaro is running mid pack overall right now and second in the vintage American class behind the long time Lap Dogs in the '78 Camaro. One of the many things that is becoming apparent is that there is no greater advantage than experience and we are fighting an up hill battle to learn new tracks and hit them hard right out of the shoot. The car continues to run well but last nights 9 hour run has led to a new sound here and there.

Here is David strapped in and ready to go for his first run at Mid America...

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and here is as running through the short, technical course...

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Thats all for now. James will run the course his afternoon then it's off to Hallett Oklahoma - a short 480 mile jaunt across the heartland of America

[Chad-1stGen]

given the hectic schedule you guys are on thanks for taking time to give us updates!

[MarkM66]

Thanks for the updates. Glad things are going well.

[Steve1968LS2]

Update:

At the track today David finished 26th in the field and 13 SECONDS in front of the 2nd gen Camaro they are battling with for first in thier class!

If James does good they can pull into the lead for thier class!

GO JAMES!!!!!!

[James OLC]

The OPTIMA Batteries OneLapCamaro is done running the Mid America Motorex and is on the highway heading south to Stillwater, Oklahoma. The skies stayed dry for our time on the track and a few drops are falling as we head out.

David's time this morning was good for 26th (?) overall and first in our class - tieing us for 1st after 4 events. James ran the track in the afternoon and when times are available we'll post an update.

With three tracks, five events and nearly 1000 miles in the books attrition is starting to be a factor. Yesterday two cars - a Cadillac CTS and new ZR1 Corvette - fell out of competition (the first following a scary off track excursion in the Canada corner and the second with an apparent mechanical issue). Today the defending One Lap of America champion's Nissan GTR suffered from mechanical woes and may not continue.

Mr. Angry's 68 Charger had fuel pump issues which he was able to resolve with a 100 mile wide trip but he back up and was running on course as we pulled out.

For now we have a 400 mile transit to our hotel and will start tomorrow at the Hallett Motor Racing Circuit before heading to the Tulsa Raceway for some quarter mile action in the evening.

Cheers!

[CarlC]

Nice update guys, and congrats on keeping pace with the pack. Nothing beats experience.

With Mr. Angry's fuel consumption it's no wonder. That poor fuel pump is tired!

[Steve1968LS2]

Fresh results are back online.. After the second session the OLC is holding onto it's second place standing in thier class, but they are only down by 5 pts in thier class:



Vint Amer Cumulative Class Points as of Sun May 02 15:31:24 2010
Page 1
Results sorted by position
Pos Car # Vehicle Class Pts O/A Pts

1 66 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 90 935
Michael Hickman, Damon Josz

2 50 Chevrolet Camaro RS 85 850
James Shipka, David Pozzi

3 105 Chevrolet Camero IROC Z28 50 280
GORDON ARAM, JERRY ANDERSON

4 52 Dodge Charger 15 110
Mike Musto, Chris Smith



Overall they are in 36th place...

[zbugger]

What kind of car is that in third place? I've never heard of it....

[Steve1968LS2]

What kind of car is that in third place? I've never heard of it....

Red third gen IROC Z28 Camaro.. there's a pic of it earlier in the thread..

[camcojb]

Red third gen IROC Z28 Camaro.. there's a pic of it earlier in the thread..
I think he's speaking to the spelling of "Camero"..... :machine::)

[buickfunnycar.com]

What kind of car is that in third place? I've never heard of it....

Lol...Go Team OLC!:smoke:

[Chad-1stGen]

Fresh results are back online.. After the second session the OLC is holding onto it's second place standing in thier class, but they are only down by 5 pts in thier class:



Overall they are in 36th place...

So do they have 85 points or 850?

EDIT: given my reading of the OLA rulebook I thought they had the 850 points compared to 935 for the class leader but you mentioned only 5 points behind.

[jasons56]

It was great meeting team OLC today and getting a chance to drool on the car in person.

I'm a fan of rear views:
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I bet she will have some great pics:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/05/rear2JPG-1.jpg:)
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[jasons56]

Mr Angry at MAM:
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[jasons56]

Hope the pads last - gonna get that new set bedded in? Just a little brake dust today. smirk.

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[jasons56]

Strategy session:

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[jasons56]

Who hasn't thought this on the track?:

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[jasons56]

After getting to meet so many great car people in such a short time visiting the One Lap at MAM today, sure makes me look forward to competing myself some day!

Couldn't find a better bunch of car guys anywhere.

[Steve1968LS2]

So do they have 85 points or 850?

EDIT: given my reading of the OLA rulebook I thought they had the 850 points compared to 935 for the class leader but you mentioned only 5 points behind.

In their class they have 85 pts... overall they have 850

At least that's my understanding.. either that or they made 85 pts today for a grand total of 850 pts..

:shrug:

[Chad-1stGen]

Thanks for sharing the pics Jason

[David Pozzi]

Got to the motel at 9:30, this is the earliest we have gotten in, and tomorrow is a gut-buster day. Road course, night drags, then 380 miles of driving!

Great meeting jasons56 today, nice to get to meet some of our members!

Our class leader the white 2nd gen Camaro, has two drivers, I"m not sure which is faster, but the pattern seems to be I am faster in the first runs, and they are faster in the 2nd runs. We might swap running order to see what that does, or I may run both sessions tomorrow and James can do the drag racing. The OLC is running great on track, but kinda noisy to talk over when we are on the road. I caught a short nap today but my head was bobbing all over and my neck is a little sore, not to mention my lower back.

Learning the tracks is tough to do, we can get around pretty good but even 1 or 2 extra laps before our runs would really help. I'm driving hard but not all-out so we don't hurt the car. Any time lost to repairs would put us way behind in lost sleep time.
Well, time for bed!
David

[jasons56]

It was very apparent that Team OLC is running a smart, conservative pace.

I would have a hard time "holding back" like that even though its obviously the right thing to do. Get just a little out of shape in a short 3 lap race and you move way back in the pack, quick.

I would however LOVE to see OLC on a good old fashioned bonzai run when a race isn't at stake.

David, how much more did OLC have left in it on a "theoretical" all out perfect lap?

Seemed as if quite a few of the top 20 competitors were taking more chances to get some of the laps they did. That Yellow Vette comes to mind. :)

[James OLC]

Looking at the results from today I am really encouraged... The timing for the OLoA events is the total time for three laps from a standing start. David ran his three laps in a total time of 5:38.506. I ran my three laps in a total time of 5:46.308 which is 7.8 seconds slower over three laps or about 2.6 seconds per lap slower. I knew that I had given it everything that I had but my line could have improved but to be that close to David's times give me hope...

[James OLC]

Video Update - Event #1
Wet Skid Pad - Tire Rack Headquarters - David driving

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[Steve1968LS2]

Fancy car wash there.. lol

[MrQuick]

good stuff guys, thank you forthe update.... David, get your self a drag racing helmet collar...great for keeping your head straight when napping in a car seat...passenger side I hope.

Vince

[James OLC]

Video Update
2010 One Lap of America Event #2 - Road America Long Course
David Pozzi Driving the OPTIMA Batteries OneLapCamaro

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[John Wright]

I think he's speaking to the spelling of "Camero"..... :machine::)
hahahaha....I see at least 3 of us picked up on that....LOL

[BuddyP]

Looking like you'll have another wet skidpad event when you get back to South Bend on Saturday. Weather is showing rain for our area Friday and Saturday.

[buickfunnycar.com]

Hang in there Dave,couch will be waiting when you return...:yum:

[John Wright]

LOL...just got around to watching David at Road America....He is smooth and makes it look like he's out for a Sunday Drive. Timers didn't leave enough time between him and the car in front of him.....does he get get any type of reimbursement for the time that car held him up before David blew past him on the straight?

[mpozzi]

Hang in there Dave,couch will be waiting when you return...:yum:

Second that, Dave. You'll have all the "recliner" time you want and I promise to not bug you.

We do have Good Guys Costa Mesa the weekend after ...

Cheers,
Mary Pozzi

[buickfunnycar.com]

We do have Good Guys Costa Mesa the weekend after ...

Oh man,you're killing the poor guy..!

[monza]

Keep up the good work, have fun ... push that car it can take it!


Fancy car wash there.. lol

Lets see ya do that with out wipers.:enguard:

[BuddyP]

Yesterday two cars - a Cadillac CTS and new ZR1 Corvette - fell out of competition (the first following a scary off track excursion


Wow, you weren't kidding!

Think he'll sell the wheels cheap?

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[mpozzi]

Lots of heavy equipment needed to repair the tire barrier. Feel bad for the team, though.

Hey, I could do a download of the SRS and get all sorts of cool crash data from that one.

Mary Pozzi

[MrQuick]

LOL, always thinking of work aren't ya.
thank goodness no one was hurt.
Vince

[Pagani]

Keep it up people

[sik68]

I'm not sure if this has been posted already, but here is how I have been following the events:

http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/results.shtml?y=2010

As of right now, the results are posted up through Hallett #1. Mr. Pozzi posted the OLC's best finish thus far, placing 14th overall and beating out a bunch of SSGT1 BB cars. UPDATE: Hallett #2 is posted; they went 19th overall. They are now 1st in the Vintage American Class. Tonight they drag race...yay solid axle! They ought to pull off the side of the road a few times to practice some 60' (unhitching the trailer first!!).

The most eyebrow-raising team thus far seems to be the official BMW team running the X6M. The times they are running are ridiculous with a 5000lb+ SUV. It goes to show you what some of these hired guns can do.

Here's Motortrend's daily blog coverage:
http://blogs.motortrend.com/index.html

[Steve1968LS2]

Way to climb up in the standings guys!!

:woot:

[James OLC]

We're sitting in the parking lot (pardon me - the pits) at Tulsa Raceway Park waiting to run the drag strip at 5 so we finally have some time to post.

David did great this morning. His first run at Hallett was a 4:39.396 which was good for a 14th place finish overall and first in Vintage American; his afternoon run was a 4.39.805 which was 19th overall and first in Vintage American. This moved us to first in our class and 29th overall. Hopefully I can make up some of that this evening but it's going to be a tough balance between hooking and going and frying the clutch. The plan is to "ease" it off the line and run the snot out of it on the back end... Hopefully we don't have any serious issues - once we're done in Tulsa we have a 400 mile transit stage which should put us in St. Louis around 1 am (I hope).

[Steve1968LS2]

Lets see ya do that with out wipers.:enguard:

Rain-X and drive faster.. simple ;)

[James OLC]

Heck... we busted our butts at Best of Show to get the wipers working and the only time se have used them was on the skid pad. We've run nearly 350 miles in the rain and haven't turned them on. Tonight looks like it has the potential for some moisture so we'l be reapplying the rain-x soon...

Here is an update map of our progress...

OPTIMA Batteries OneLapCamaro Progress Map (http://www.spotadventures.com/trip/view/?trip_id=197418)

[Nessumsar]

Get 'em boys!

Glad to hear things are going well so far. The drags should be interesting, wonder how many GTR trannys will break... lol

Keep it up boys, we're proud of you!

[1offwizard]

Just drove by the track in Tulsa! I'll try to come watch for a while.

[Steve1968LS2]

Heck... we busted our butts at Best of Show to get the wipers working and the only time se have used them was on the skid pad. We've run nearly 350 miles in the rain and haven't turned them on. Tonight looks like it has the potential for some moisture so we'l be reapplying the rain-x soon...

Here is an update map of our progress...

OPTIMA Batteries OneLapCamaro Progress Map (http://www.spotadventures.com/trip/view/?trip_id=197418)

I try to tell them this.. but they just don't listen! lol

Congrats on the 1st place standing.. now you just need to stay there!

[James OLC]

We're off in 15 minutes. Tulsa is a 4 lane strip... never done that before - cool! We'll see how we do... qualifying first then bracket racing afterwords...

[Steve1968LS2]

We're off in 15 minutes. Tulsa is a 4 lane strip... never done that before - cool! We'll see how we do... qualifying first then bracket racing afterwords...

Avoid the water box.. won't help on your tires.. just needs a little spin to clean them off.. :)

Go get um Jim!!

[buickfunnycar.com]

Avoid the water box.. won't help on your tires.. just needs a little spin to clean them off.. :)

True,no water burnout,just heat 'em and clean 'em and go for it.
I like the easing off the line part,save that clutch,might come in handy later,lol.

Great job driving today Dave,have fun on the 1/4 mile tonight James,any guesses as to how OLC will run...?

I'm gonna say 12.2's-12.4's @ 128mph.

[mpozzi]

I'm thinking somewhere in the mid-11's if the tires stay sane. Hope to hear from Dave later when they're done with the drags and headed to the next stop.

Cheers,
Mary Pozzi

[Steve1968LS2]

This just in:

"james and white 2nd gen Camaro both made first round..."

More news to follow

[Steve1968LS2]

More breaking news!!!

After winning his first round Jim ran a 12.37 at 115 on a bye run.. The white 2nd gen is out so no matter what the OLC Camaro will keep its FIRST PLACE standings for today!

:woot:

[mpozzi]

Man, John ... can you call it or what??? Nailed it.

Cheers,
Mary Pozzi

[James OLC]

Heading toward st. Louis... May have an alternator issue. Fingers are crossed

[Chad-1stGen]

Goodluck with the alternator!!

I looked back through the American Vintage results history and Mike Hickman in that white 2nd gen has been competing with that car the past 20 years!!! He has won the American Vintage class every year since 2003!!

Keep up the good work James & Dave!

[monza]

Nice work guys!! 12.37 is outstanding for a first time and not trying to break things.

...and I'll take my push the car statement after this post. Keep it going. I assume you've ordered a alternator for your next stop?

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[Bad Bird]

Even over here in Australia there are a bunch of guys cheering for you.

Cheers to the OLC team!

[buickfunnycar.com]

Man, John ... can you call it or what??? Nailed it.

Cheers,
Mary Pozzi

Holy crap...been watching too much Pass Time,lol!

Fingers crossed here on the alternator...go Team OLC!:machine:

[454bug]

You guys are my heros!!!

Livin' the dream of competing in such a cool event... not many of us will ever be so lucky!

GREAT JOB and keep pushing to stay in first place! :1st:

[MuscleRodz]

Wow, you weren't kidding!

Think he'll sell the wheels cheap?

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/05/cadillacctsvrolledrearthreequarter-1.jpg


Wonder if On Star called to see if he was ok?????

[MuscleRodz]

Sorry I did not make it out to watch. Weekend went south and had to put it all back in order today. Keep up the great work!

[Jon69RagTop]

James and/or David

You have my contact information, don't hesitate to use it.

Jonathan

[CarlC]

I know where you can find an alternator.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/05/cadillacctsvrolledrearthreequarter-1.jpg

That weird whine was back a bit in the video. Alternator?

[Larry Callahan]

Wonder if On Star called to see if he was ok?????

I head he was o.k. and On Star did call.

[Steve1968LS2]

I know where you can find an alternator.

That weird whine was back a bit in the video. Alternator?

The wierd whine is always there.. everyone thinks the car has a supercharger...

Last I heard the problem turned out to be a wire.. it's fixed now and they are on the road!!

[Steve1968LS2]

Ok.. I don't get the results.. shows that for the first section of drags that they finished 60th place??



59 36 BMW 325i MidPri Sed 0:16.358 50
David Cochran, Amanda Cochran

60 50 Chevrolet Camaro RS Vint Amer 0:16.419 45
James Shipka, David Pozzi

61 49 Subaru WRX Sti MidPri Sed 0:16.472 40
Fay Teal, C. David Teal, Wayne Hickman


I KNOW they didn't run 16 second run.. what gives???

[Steve1968LS2]

Now tied for 5th place in the brackets makes more sense.. although I'm still lost as to the other score.



Tulsa Raceway - Bracket Drag - Bracket Drag Race - Results sorted by position Page 1
Pos Car # Vehicle Class Time Points

1 56 Honda Civic Si Econo Car 340
Mike Roberts, john roberts
2 15 Mitsubishi Evolution X MidPri Sed 335
Chris Wirth, Sean Caron
3 124 MAZDA MAZDA 5 S U V 330
RICHARD FISHER, JASON SAINI
3 6 Subaru WRX STI MidPri Sed 330
Michael Lattos, Erik Van Cleef
4 62 Dodge Ram SRT-10 S U V 325
Eric Edelman, Freddie Edelman

4 39 BMW 325is SSGT2 SB 325
Anthony Magagnoli, Kevin Kreisa
4 24 Dodge Viper SRT/10 SSGT1 BB 325
George Batejan, Steve Smotrich
4 54 Honda Civic Si Econo Car 325
Jonathan Weir, William Chan
5 42 BMW M3 SSGT2 SB 320
Greg Morris, Don Maddox
5 41 BMW M3 SSGT2 SB 320
Eric Holland, Dennis Maddox

5 30 Porsche Boxster S SSGT1 SB 320
Richard Albertus, Loye Troxler
5 10 BMW X6 M S U V 320
Mike Schnell Renner, Thomas Lappin, Steve Maguire
5 52 Dodge Charger Vint Amer 320
Mike Musto, Chris Smith
5 33 Ford Mustang SSGT2 BB 320
Greg Hagopian, Enrique Ramirez
5 50 Chevrolet Camaro RS Vint Amer 320
James Shipka, David Pozzi

5 43 Mazda Miata SSGT2 SB 320
Joe Woodward, Rich Woodward

[James OLC]

I did do a 16 second run - long story.

HELP - we are in Clairmore, OK are having a charging system nightmare. Thought the alternator had died, replaced it, still only making 11.5 volts. Checked the trigger wire from the ECU and there is no power. We're trying to rewire the alternator - a 95 chev half ton - but to no avail. Any alternator gurus??? Do we need a resistor in the wire? Can we trigger it from elsewhere?

four oh three four six three two zero three nine.

[Steve1968LS2]

I did do a 16 second run - long story.

HELP - we are in Clairmore, OK are having a charging system nightmare. Thought the alternator had died, replaced it, still only making 11.5 volts. Checked the trigger wire from the ECU and there is no power. We're trying to rewire the alternator - a 95 chev half ton - but to no avail. Any alternator gurus??? Do we need a resistor in the wire? Can we trigger it from elsewhere?

four oh three four six three two zero three nine.

Sorry to hear.. I thought Dave's text said it was fixed...

Dig out some of them volunteer's phone numbers!!

I've had to put a resistor inline, but your system is so different (Non GM computer/Isis) that I would surprised you would need it.

<-- not an electrician

[James OLC]

Dave tends to be too optimisticsome times...

what size resitor? The fundamentals of the charging sytem should be the same...

[MrQuick]

James, do you have an amp meter and if so what is it reading....

If the problem still exists after the alternator change I'd look to loose wiring or main grounds. Possibly some connecter got wet?

Start a wiggle test with the car running and the interior lights on, look for changes.

I don't have my GM access here but I am trying on line. You should be able to full feild it temporarily to get a charge.
vince

[Steve1968LS2]

Dave tends to be too optimisticsome times...

what size resitor? The fundamentals of the charging sytem should be the same...

Did some digging on LS1tech..

The resistence is tiny.. in a factory car it's supplied by the idiot light. Here's what I found:


Yep, you need to make sure that the red wire going to the alt needs some type of resistance on it, whether it is supplied by the PCM and idiot light, or a 470 ohm 1/2 watt resistor.

I think I originally used one as low as 4.7 ohm... been a long time though.

[Steve1968LS2]

More.. but the problem is that neither have a F-body/vette alternator or a GM computer.. so this info may be useless.

Your charging system worked.. I can't imagine that it all of a sudden wants a resistor.. that's not typically how it works.


OK from everything I have read on here, on a F-body alternator pin B on the 4 wire plug should have a 12v source with a 470ohm 1/2 watt resistor inline in order to "turn on" the alternator. Well I tried that and it didnt work. Got a new alternator same thing. So last night in frustration I decided to leave the wire and resistor where it was and put 12v to pin C and BINGO! Alternator started charging and the gauge went to 14 volts.

So in my expirience, pin B needs the 12v w/470ohm resistor and pin c needs 12v in order for the alternator to energize.

This was a carb'd setup using a '98 camaro alternator (even though autozone only had one part number for 98-02 f-bodies)

Found this.. again for a GM f-body style alternator.. worth a shot.

Link to image since it's so freakin big.. :)
http://i39.tinypic.com/2r6z0pu.gif

[MrQuick]

I agree, something changed....is the alternator main BAT+ running off of a ISIS feed or fused link from battery?



edit...did it get fixed? was that an old text?

electronics should be the same, just different mounting locations and amperage outputs.
1 line = BAT+ 2nd = line ignition feed 3rd = line field (PCM grounding) 4th = lamp


vince

[Steve1968LS2]

Sorry for the large pics.. no time to resize..

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/05/2ywtxxi-1.jpg

[Steve1968LS2]

Here's a link to another diagram.. the problem is that I don't know what you have.. might help though.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v359/SIBLY/Cars/?action=view&current=CS130_Wiring_As_Per_GMPP.png

[James OLC]

Working through it. There was (is) a resistor in the one wire to the alternator. Historically there has only been one wire running to the alternator and that was from the ECM only - the ISIS system is not in the equation.

Long story short... when we left Tulsa we stopped at a set of lights and the car coughed... kind of hard. We checke dthe major stuff out and were heading down the road and saw the the voltage was low. Limped to an O'Rielly's and are now in their managers front driveway working on the car while the police search for a car thief.

Checked the apparent resitance of the original wire - looks like 186 ohms...

[Nessumsar]

Can you hard-wire excite the alt? Put your own voltage regulator in line?

I have no idea about the computer controlled cars, but the mechanics should be the same?

[Steve1968LS2]

I did do a 16 second run - long story.

HELP - we are in Clairmore, OK are having a charging system nightmare. Thought the alternator had died, replaced it, still only making 11.5 volts. Checked the trigger wire from the ECU and there is no power. We're trying to rewire the alternator - a 95 chev half ton - but to no avail. Any alternator gurus??? Do we need a resistor in the wire? Can we trigger it from elsewhere?

four oh three four six three two zero three nine.

Could the new alt be slightly diff inside? maybe it wants a resistor where the other one didn't.

Found this for a 95 half ton alternator.. look familiar???

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif[/img]

more:
http://www.oldengine.org/unfaq/10si.htm

Of course this is assuming I have the right alternator.... hard to see it from here. lol

[Nessumsar]

Double check the grounds, like the engine - chassis ground? Batt - Chassis?

Broken post on the battery? I had this happen on my Ranger, the post broke of inside the batter case.

[MrQuick]

Working through it. There was (is) a resistor in the one wire to the alternator. Historically there has only been one wire running to the alternator and that was from the ECM only - the ISIS system is not in the equation.

Long story short... when we left Tulsa we stopped at a set of lights and the car coughed... kind of hard. We checke dthe major stuff out and were heading down the road and saw the the voltage was low. Limped to an O'Rielly's and are now in their managers front driveway working on the car while the police search for a car thief.

Checked the apparent resitance of the original wire - looks like 186 ohms...
I think they got it...

[Steve1968LS2]

and one more.. the problem is that there are eleven million GM alts on the market...

http://www.rowand.net/Shop/Tech/images/AlternatorWiringOverview-1963to1972Buick.jpg

I have a drawer of resistors here.. I imagine they are hard to find where you are at midnight...

:(

Try hooking in a small light bulb.. could give you the needed resistance.

[Nessumsar]

In the diagram Steve just posted, there are the holes on the back side of the Alt.

If they are they are there, is one shaped like a "D"? Is so, can you look through the hole and see a silver plate about 3/8" in? If so that is the grounding plate for the internal regulator, you can stick a cotter pin or anything in there and ground it to the body of the alt.

This would give you max charging capabilities of the alt.

Just throwing ideas out there, my pop is a master tech and suggested this.

[MuscleRodz]

just got off the phone with james, pretty sure in line resistor is toast. was not allowing power to flow from MSD ecu until he bypassed it. the question is what size resistor should be.

[Steve1968LS2]

just got off the phone with james, pretty sure in line resistor is toast. was not allowing power to flow from MSD ecu until he bypassed it. the question is what size resistor should be.

I'm showing 470 ohm 1/2 watt.. and I have three boxes of resistors in the range.. I must of bought them when I was doing mine.

[Nessumsar]

And some charging systems have fuses too.


Edit: Hope you guys have found the problem!

As far as resistors, what about an old blower motor resistor, or an old style ignition resistor, or a ballast resistor?

[Nessumsar]

You can stack resistors too.

[Chad-1stGen]

Are they still up trying to fix this?

I'm pretty familiar with that model of alternator since when I worked at Kragen I wanted to retrofit it to my 64 truck. I figured out how they work from playing with the bench tester in the store. My current Camaro also has the same alternator.

There should be a four pin plug. 1 larger pin and 3 smaller pins. The larger pin gets jumped to the batter post. The middle smaller pin is the exitor wire and goes to the idiot light. You can jump the exitor wire to the battery post to get you out of a bind. Just unplug the 4 pin plug overnight as if you have both wires jumped to the battery post it will have a drain when the car is off.

I'm afraid to call you if you are sleeping. This is an easy temporary fix if all it is is the exitor wire not sending a signal.

EDIT: Well since there was no good news update I risked calling Jim. Got VM which hopefully means they are sleeping.

[MrQuick]

And some charging systems have fuses too.


Edit: Hope you guys have found the problem!

As far as resistors, what about an old blower motor resistor, or an old style ignition resistor, or a ballast resistor?
problem is that they have to have the right resistance to trip the zenerdiode.
Hope they can find something that can hold them over.

vince

[Steve1968LS2]

problem is that they have to have the right resistance to trip the zenerdiode.
Hope they can find something that can hold them over.

vince

The problem is that it's hard to buy a resistor at midnight..

I was hoping they could wire in an LED or something to bring the resistance up.. or try jumpering over.

Very strange failure.. then again it's the stuff you don't plan for that typically screws you.

And Jim's laptop just died :(

Good luck guys!

[Chad-1stGen]

You DON'T need a resistor to make this alternator work!!! Trust me I've done it several times.

[CarlC]

A standard 194 dash bulb will work fine in a pinch. Wire it in-series with the trigger wire IGN+.

[Steve1968LS2]

You DON'T need a resistor to make this alternator work!!! Trust me I've done it several times.

I read them your post since Jim's laptop is down.. they are going to try several suggestions. :)

[Chad-1stGen]

Cool. Maybe he was on the phone when I tried calling.

Fingers are crossed!

[MuscleRodz]

You DON'T need a resistor to make this alternator work!!! Trust me I've done it several times.

not to make it work, but do not want to potentially damage other systems with an overcharge either

[Chad-1stGen]

One thing I didn't mention in my post but I did in my VM.

To excite the alternator the middle of the 3 small pins only needs 12v when the car starts. Once you apply the voltage and excite the alternator it will keep charging. So it would take just a few seconds to see if it fixes their problem.

[Chad-1stGen]

not to make it work, but to keep it from frying other electrical components.

I guess I could of gotten lucky. When I first was playing with this style alternator I jumped both wires to the battery terminal and ran it like that for a month+ without adverse electrical issues other than the battery having a drain with the vehicle off. It was later I figured out it only need voltage temporarily to excite the alternator and that my idiot light wire would do the trick fine.

[Steve1968LS2]

One thing I didn't mention in my post but I did in my VM.

To excite the alternator the middle of the 3 small pins only needs 12v when the car starts. Once you apply the voltage and excite the alternator it will keep charging. So it would take just a few seconds to see if it fixes their problem.

But there are four pins..

[Chad-1stGen]

But there are four pins..

Right. 2 pins are NOT needed to make this function. I'm almost tempted to go make a video using my camaro of how to make this work.

Of the 4 pins one is larger and 3 are the same size but smaller. The larger pin gets jumped to battery in normal conditions. The middle pin of the smaller 3 is used to excite the alternator. I was able to jump it full time without adverse effect but if he is concerned you only need to jump that wire when the car starts to excite the alternator and then you can remove it.

[MrQuick]

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/05/CS130_Wiring_As_Per_GMPP-1.png

you do need some sort of resistor, you will overheat the diodes if you don't. Charge light seems to be the trick.


You can possibly run without a resistance but its something you don't want to risk out is the woods.
vince

[Steve1968LS2]

you do need some sort of resistor, you will overheat the diodes if you don't. Charge light seems to be the trick.


You can possibly run without a resistance but its something you don't want to risk out is the woods.
vince

I think he is saying to only use the 12v directly until the car is started.. once the alt is "excited" then it can be removed so you don't fry the system.

At least that's what I got from it.

[Chad-1stGen]

I think he is saying to only use the 12v directly until the car is started.. once the alt is "excited" then it can be removed so you don't fry the system.

At least that's what I got from it.

Yup that is what I'm saying if you are worried.

I just put my money where my mouth is and did this very thing on my own Camaro 5 minutes ago which runs that alternator. When I worked at Kragen and had the bench tester to do this it was 13-14 years ago so I wanted to make sure I wasn't making a mistake.

[Chad-1stGen]

Mr Quick's wiring diagram shows what I've been trying to say. My old 64 truck and my current camaro are wired the correct way. I'm just throwing out an emergency alternative that has worked for me in the past and did not damage my own alternator (YMMV). Ya know something to get them to the and through the next event until they can do a more proper set up.

According to Mr. Quick the worse that can happen is the alternator is fried and they already bought a new one.

[James OLC]

1:30 AM - heading out... fingers crossed...

thanks for all the suggestions!

[James OLC]

1:45 heading back to town...

2:00 heading out again... 355 miles to go

[LM7_67]

good luck James and Dave!

[HectorM52]

Hopefully they got that alt fixed...anyone call them this morning?

[MarkM66]

Any updates? I'm about to head over to Gateway to watch. I could bring a part if needed.

[James OLC]

0830 - we just arrived at Gateway. The car seems ok but the drivers are just a bit wore out.

[thedugan]

Im thinking of going down Thursday to watch. Are there any vendors like DSE or such that are there? Wanna check out products if they are.

[Steve1968LS2]

Glad it was figured out.. a bad wire makes sense.

Was it burned? that would explain the cough/smoke .. especially if it was a power wire.

Good luck today.. you earned being there.

Also, you didn't have to do this just to make the story more exciting.. lol

[John Wright]

you didn't have to do this just to make the story more exciting.. lolYeah..no joke...I was panicking while reading the postings about the charging troubles.....hope you guys were able to rest a bit after all of that excitement.

Cheering you on from Virginia!:1st:

[BuddyP]

Keep it up! I want to see you guys on your way back to South Bend on Friday.

Can't remember if I noted this when I sent you my contact info, but your are more than welcome to stay in our guest room at the house Friday night if you get running late coming from Nelson Ridges. Tire Rack is less than 1.5 hours west of my place.

[MoonMan]

Glad to see you made it...it's beautiful here today. Enjoy and have some fun. I guess my suggestion on a hotel room by the track was a moot point after the alt/charging issues you had last night in OK.

Be safe and call if anything arises.

Tim

[Nessumsar]

Glad to hear everything worked out!

[Stg1Regal]

James OLC

If you start having issues on the charging system again, while enroute from Gateway to OH., let us(Vail's Classic Cars) know. ( I P.M.'d you my cell # and the Shop #)

We are next to Buick and Chevy dealership, and there are a couple techs over there that would stay and help out.

Pass the word along to Mr Angry, they can use the shop too, we are across from a Mopar dealership, if thats needed.

Great job so far....!! otherwise goodluck!!

[Damn True]

Good job guys. Way to bring the tech!

[buickfunnycar.com]

Awesome community here guys...Go Team OLC!:1st:

[James OLC]

Done at Gateway International Raceway and heading down the 70 towards Indianapolis and our eventual destination Bellville, OH where - hopefully - we can get a shower and some sleep.

Gained some ground this morning (I was driving)... Don't know about this afternoon...

Thanks for all the help and support - we really appreciate it!

[budweasel]

James,

It was great to meet you at Gateway. OLC looked great in person.

Hang in there, you are doing great!

[CamaroAJ]

0% chance of rain tomorrow and high of 82 but friday is a 40% chance of rain and high of 80.

it is ohio after all so it it might not rain at all. the news only changes it to 100% chance of rain after its raining.

[Steve1968LS2]

Done at Gateway International Raceway and heading down the 70 towards Indianapolis and our eventual destination Bellville, OH where - hopefully - we can get a shower and some sleep.

Gained some ground this morning (I was driving)... Don't know about this afternoon...

Thanks for all the help and support - we really appreciate it!

Did you go by the Hotel and get the parts package I overnighted to you??

[James OLC]

Got 'em - thanks Steve!

[Steve1968LS2]

Got 'em - thanks Steve!

Cool deal...

You're still in first place for your class.. :woot:

You're in 34th overall.. that 16-second drag time really hurt your standing there.


Vint Amer Cumulative Class Points as of Tue May 04 15:37:24 2010
Page 1
Results sorted by position
Pos Car # Vehicle Class Pts O/A Pts

1 50 Chevrolet Camaro RS 185 2010
James Shipka, David Pozzi

2 66 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 180 2095
Michael Hickman, Damon Josz

3 105 Chevrolet Camero IROC Z28 110 1120
GORDON ARAM, JERRY ANDERSON

4 52 Dodge Charger 80 925
Mike Musto, Chris Smith

[CurtiSS 69]

Video Update
2010 One Lap of America Event #2 - Road America Long Course
David Pozzi Driving the OPTIMA Batteries OneLapCamaro

ofJ_75kmA8Y

Thanks so much for the great footage. It also looks like you have the competition more than covered in your class. Sorry that you had so much drama with the alternator, and hopefully the troubles are done. I'm on the edge of my seat for the footage from Mid Ohio. Go Team Go!

Regards

CurtiSS 69

[tazzz25906112]

It was great seeing you guys at Road America and I've got my fingers crossed for you to take the class overall guys......

Good luck, be safe and I'll keep watching your progress.

[monza]

Good work getting it sorted. Good luck tomorrow!

16 seconds hummm... stall- restart- relaunch- it's still quick then?

[buickfunnycar.com]

Great job guys...truly a sign of excellent,detailed car preperation.

Best of luck the rest of the way...:1st:

[John Wright]

You're in 34th overall.. that 16-second drag time really hurt your standing there.Anybody can have one bad run....which means they got that out of the way and now it's somebody else's turn to have a bad run.....I still have high hopes that they will climb up through the ranks during the last few events...I'm anticipating that some of the others will have troubles along the way, the others can't keep up that pace forever and OLC is keeping a safer, less parts breaking, pace from the sound of it. Keep up the good work guys...your perserverance will come through for you.

[CamaroAJ]

i wish i was able to go to mid-o today but i have to work. oh well.

might be too late but keep an eye out for painted dots on the track. there should be maybe 3 total. an enter point, apex and exit point. try to line the car up on them if they are still there.

maybe someone can text them that for me.

[James OLC]

We're at Mid Ohio this morning and the hours are starting to take their toll - on us more so than the car. The good news is that with the charding sytem fixed the car is running better. The bad news is that a 900 mile day yesterday, plus a time change... hurts. Once we're done today here we have a 500 mile transit to New Jersey.

On the highway... 26 mpg

On the track... 2.5 mpg

lol

[John Wright]

Wow...26mpg and you're towing a trailer!....that's great IMHO!

[James OLC]

updated route map

OPTIMA Batteries OneLapCamaro Route - through Wednesday 5th (http://www.spotadventures.com/trip/view/?trip_id=197689)

[Stg1Regal]

Heck I was jumping up and down when I averaged 19mpg in my Regal!!

26mpg? WOW thats impressive IMO!

Keep up the good work guys!!

[Gandalf]

I think anything that has 600hp and can get 26mpg even when you're not on-it is just plain cool.

900miles in one day AND getting ripped with a time change too. Hang in there guys. Go team OLC!

(And while I feel bad for the driver of that CTS but I am still busting up over those OnStar and spare alternator comments. You guys crack me up!)

[406 Q-ship]

I was jumping for joy at my 21 MPG running to Florida. 26 MPG with that kind of power and a trailer, I need to get working.....

[Steve1968LS2]

The OLC is still in first place, but they've increased thier lead to 15 pts in thier class!

Way to go guys!



Vint Amer Cumulative Class Points as of Wed May 05 15:04:29 2010
Page 1
Results sorted by position
Pos Car # Vehicle Class Pts O/A Pts

1 50 Chevrolet Camaro RS 225 2480
James Shipka, David Pozzi

2 66 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 210 2515
Michael Hickman, Damon Josz

3 105 Chevrolet Camero IROC Z28 120 1215
GORDON ARAM, JERRY ANDERSON

4 52 Dodge Charger 95 1080
Mike Musto, Chris Smith

[buickfunnycar.com]

Great news Steve...hang in there James & Dave...wow,1st place!:1st:

[Chad-1stGen]

So how does the OLC get 1st in class but the 2nd place guy in that class is higher in overall standing?

[James OLC]

Points are awarded for overall finishing position and class finishing position. They kicked our butt on the wet skid pad and gained a bunch of overall points on us. We're still in it but today was a tough day - everything is catching up to us now. We made it to Millville, NJ and will hit the track in the morning!
Cheers
James

[Steve1968LS2]

Points are awarded for overall finishing position and class finishing position. They kicked our butt on the wet skid pad and gained a bunch of overall points on us. We're still in it but today was a tough day - everything is catching up to us now. We made it to Millville, NJ and will hit the track in the morning!
Cheers
James

If it was easy what would be the point??? ;)

You'll hang in there.. hell, only a couple of days left.. it's all downhill now.

And you gain an hour going to Tire Rack.. that's a plus, right?

[BuddyP]

If it was easy what would be the point??? ;)

You'll hang in there.. hell, only a couple of days left.. it's all downhill now.

And you gain an hour going to Tire Rack.. that's a plus, right?
Nope, Tire Rack is eastern time zone... but if it was one more county over they'd gain an hour!

[buickfunnycar.com]

LOL...gotta be on the homestretch by now.

Go Team OLC!:1st:

[hotrdblder]

james, goodluck at njmp lightening, its a nice track, fairly straightforward and easy to learn, careful on turn 5 or 6, its a right hander then unloads the rear of the car, its the turn before the bridge.
have fun

[Nessumsar]

Keep it up guys!

[sik68]

OLC got the cover-shot today for Motortrend's One Lap blog:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/05/chevroletcamarorearmidohio-1.jpg

http://blogs.motortrend.com/6646019/one-lap-of-america/one-lap-of-america-edging-towards-the-home-stretch/index.html

Cool!

[BuddyP]

Penny got the cover-shot today for Motortrend's One Lap blog:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/05/chevroletcamarorearmidohio-1.jpg

http://blogs.motortrend.com/6646019/one-lap-of-america/one-lap-of-america-edging-towards-the-home-stretch/index.html

Cool!

Is dat da turn signal for am upcoming right hander? :D

[sik68]

Is dat da turn signal for am upcoming right hander? :D

You misquoted me...I clearly state that it is the OLC, not Penny :P

[CamaroAJ]

Is dat da turn signal for am upcoming right hander? :D

glare from the sun. alot of cars do that in that turn.

[BuddyP]

glare from the sun. alot of cars do that in that turn.
Actually was j/k but I figured the left brake light was out or came unhooked.

But with the flat rear panel of the camaro's, you'd think both would be lit with sun glare since they are both at the same angle?

[Damn True]

Now in a dead heat for 1st after a tough day at NJMP.

[cheapthrillz]

now in a dead heat for 1st after a tough day at njmp.

Go! Go! Go!

(Hey WTF.... When I try to type in all caps it changes it to lower case....)

[John Wright]

Go! Go! Go!

(Hey WTF.... When I try to type in all caps it changes it to lower case....)
Your post was too short.....software changes the caps if there isn't enough letters. Dunno why...it just does.

[cheapthrillz]

Your post was too short.....software changes the caps if there isn't enough letters. Dunno why...it just does.

Interesting...... At first I thought my computer was telling me not to be so excited lol.

[406 Q-ship]

OLC in its natural enviroment.

Bet that OLC is a blast to wheel around Mid-America.

[98ssnova]

Did they make it where are they? also what events are left?

[John Wright]

Done with NJ, heading back Westward to the final few events.

Results
http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/results.shtml?y=2010


blog report from James:
http://onelapcamaro.blogspot.com/

[HectorM52]

Ouch, 61st place in the afternoon run. I haven't read the blog, anyone know why they lost 32 seconds throughout the day?

***EDIT***

James spun on his first lap in the afternoon session. Only lost 20 seconds or so. That's a shame...you guys were looking to de-throne that '78 from its spot atop the Vintage American class.

Good luck tomorrow!!! :D

[John Wright]

Ouch, 61st place in the afternoon run. I haven't read the blog, anyone know why they lost 32 seconds throughout the day?

"I took the turn a bit too hot and downshifted a hair too late... I unsettled the back end and when I got back on it it came around". No harm to the car though and we finished the session although about 20 seconds slower than we needed to be............................

[BonzoHansen]

Damn, you guys were less than an hour from my house and I'm travelling for work. Nuts! Oh well, keep giving them hell

[bulldog19]

Wow what a day! I left the house @ 5:30am this morning drove up from Southern DE to witness the One Lap Camaro 1st hand and well worth the trip! The guys are beat! The alternator adventure really set them back on sleep. They should be able to catch up tonight as they departed NJ for Ohio about 2:00. James and David it was nice to meet both of you. David as you all know has tons of knowledge and insight and was happy to share with a rookie. I think i've been bitten by the racing bug!!! James once again awesome car, glad i was able to help with supplying some oil. I threw in the car as an afterthought.
Good Luck guys! You are going to make it only 2-days left till you get to return to your families, sleep in your bed and sit down and eat a homecooked meal!

[CurtiSS 69]

...........................

Noooooo! My finger nails are almost gone. Hopefully the next two events turn the tables. Go Team Go! Wow! What a week!

Regards

CurtiSS 69

[buickfunnycar.com]

Mary said Dave accidently ran past a red flag for a 10-pont penalty and James spun out in the afternoon session so it was a rough day for Team OLC.

Balls to the walls time boys,you're so close you can taste it...:1st:

[JEFFTATE]

Keep it up guys !!
Good luck !

[Steve1968LS2]

Ouch, 61st place in the afternoon run. I haven't read the blog, anyone know why they lost 32 seconds throughout the day?

***EDIT***

James spun on his first lap in the afternoon session. Only lost 20 seconds or so. That's a shame...you guys were looking to de-throne that '78 from its spot atop the Vintage American class.

Good luck tomorrow!!! :D

Yea.. spinning isn't the fastest way around a track.. lol

This event doesn't leave much room for error.. this plus a penalty the other day (10 pts) has made this a real race for 1st in thier class. But, like they say, it's not over till it's over :)


Vint Amer Cumulative Class Points as of Thu May 06 14:39:11 2010
Page 1
Results sorted by position
Pos Car # Vehicle Class Pts O/A Pts

1 66 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 255 3010
Michael Hickman, Damon Josz

2 50 Chevrolet Camaro RS 240 2675
James Shipka, David Pozzi

3 105 Chevrolet Camero IROC Z28 135 1350
GORDON ARAM, JERRY ANDERSON

4 52 Dodge Charger 120 1290
Mike Musto, Chris Smith



Go get um guys.. you can do it!!!

[Steve1968LS2]

Mary said Dave accidently ran past a red flag for a 10-pont penalty and James spun out in the afternoon session so it was a rough day for Team OLC.

Balls to the walls time boys,you're so close you can taste it...:1st:

As rookies it's a big deal to even finish this event.. i'm sure by now it's wearing them down.

[James OLC]

Sorry guys - another tough couple of runs today at New Jersey. The car is running well but the days are taking their toll. Last night a dollars worth of trailer harness connectors put us on the side of the Pennsylvania Turnpike with no tail lights, no brake lights, and 200 miles to go. We finally got it together (and ran those last 200 miles in the dark) and found the problem at the track today.

We made it without issue to Newton Falls, OH tonight and will make a final press tomorrow to see if we can turn things aroung.

Mike has the Charger running really well and is making his move up the standings. The two oldest cars are still hanging in but the miles are taking their toll...

[monza]

No need to be sorry! Your still doing something we all only dream about, your killing it in our eyes. Keep it up have some fun, good luck in the next few days.

[James OLC]

Is dat da turn signal for am upcoming right hander? :D

Trailer wiring shorted out the brakes... we hadn't figured it out at that point...

[buickfunnycar.com]

Get some rest guys and kill 'em tomorrow,this thing's not over yet!:machine:

[BuddyP]

Way to go guys, keep up the good work.

James, David, do you guys plan on running open track in Ohio or are you leaving after the event (3:30pm ish)? Scott and I hope you guys can stop off in Angola for a breather on your way through. We are roughly 3.5 hrs from Nelson Ridges and less than 1.5 from Tire Rack. Also I have a guest room and Scott has a guest house if the both of you want to crash here. Also Scott has a lift.

I got some brewski's getting cold in the fridge just in case!

If you have anymore trailering issues, I have ton of trailing wiring and accessories.

Hope to see you guys, otherwise I'll try and get over to tire rack saturday morning.

cell 989-205-4002
home 260-833-0088

[James OLC]

Buddy - we'll have to see... after a week of sun and heat they are calling for severe thunder storms today...

[John Wright]

Yeah, I saw the weather channel calling for rough weather today....still hoping for clear skies for ya.....go get em' guys!

[BuddyP]

Weather for Nelson Ridges is clear til about noon, then showers. You'll be in T-Storms on your drive across Ohio and into Indiana.

Windy but dry for saturday morning at Tire Rack for the final skid pad. Will be chilly in the low-mid 40's.

[CamaroAJ]

careful on the track if it rains guy. those pavement changes are sllllllick. looking at the weather here it looks like it might hold out till your done.

[Steve1968LS2]

careful on the track if it rains guy. those pavement changes are sllllllick. looking at the weather here it looks like it might hold out till your done.

With any luck it will only rain on the competition.. lol


We're all pulling for you James and Dave.. but no matter how you finish we're already proud of how you've represented us.

[buickfunnycar.com]

With any luck it will only rain on the competition.. lol


We're all pulling for you James and Dave.. but no matter how you finish we're already proud of how you've represented us.

+2...well-stated Steve!

[James OLC]

David just finished his first run at Nelson Ledges. This is a tough track that has a lot of "surface variations" that favors the softer sprung cars. One of the new Mustangs put a piston through the block just before David went out but it wasn't anything too bad (except for the guy with the 'stang). One of the supercharged HHR's went over the track curbing hard enough to deploy the side impact air bags!!!

End of first run... David was a couple spots ahead of the '78 so that's 5 points back - 10 to go...

Coolest thing so far this morning was watching Chris wheel Mr. Angry's charger around the track on what may have been their best run of the week. The look of suprise when the Charger passed the mini that was ahead of him was priceless!

Back on track in an hour

[CurtiSS 69]

No need to be sorry! Your still doing something we all only dream about, your killing it in our eyes. Keep it up have some fun, good luck in the next few days.

Second that, and good job recovering from the spin. I take it you were able to keep the motor running and get right back to the action.

Thursday was a tough day in sports...The Sharks lost as well. Friday is a new day. Whatever happens it was great to follow the action, and we are all proud of the great effort.

If I understand it correctly the One Lap Time Trials are not the best lap, but the complete run of a couple of laps from a standing start. The event format seems heavily biased to those that have history on the chosen circuits. Any type of error is extremely costly, so going all out is not a possibility. Is there any practice or low speed tour to get familar with the tracks? I guess the shorter circuits you can walk before the event starts according to the rules. With the schedule being so tight it sounds like an incredibly grueling event. Just finishing is a win.

Regards

CurtiSS 69

[Damn True]

David just finished his first run at Nelson Ledges. This is a tough track that has a lot of "surface variations" that favors the softer sprung cars. One of the new Mustangs put a piston through the block just before David went out but it wasn't anything too bad (except for the guy with the 'stang). One of the supercharged HHR's went over the track curbing hard enough to deploy the side impact air bags!!!

End of first run... David was a couple spots ahead of the '78 so that's 5 points back - 10 to go...

Coolest thing so far this morning was watching Chris wheel Mr. Angry's charger around the track on what may have been their best run of the week. The look of suprise when the Charger passed the mini that was ahead of him was priceless!

Back on track in an hour

Go get 'em boys!

[CamaroAJ]

did my track notes help much? i know they very from car to car so i based them off the vette i had.

thats the worst track i have ever been on surface wise but at least its easy on the brakes at the end of your long week.

[John Wright]

Just finishing is a win.

Regards

CurtiSS 69AMEN!....gotta be tough on a body and car to endure all of those miles.

[MrQuick]

Coolest thing so far this morning was watching Chris wheel Mr. Angry's charger around the track on what may have been their best run of the week. The look of suprise when the Charger passed the mini that was ahead of him was priceless!

Back on track in an hour that part made me smile then give out a "HAAA" and a fist pump. Love that s***.

You go guys!!!


vince

[buickfunnycar.com]

Drive it like you stole it Dave & James...:1st:

[406 Q-ship]

With any luck it will only rain on the competition.. lol


We're all pulling for you James and Dave.. but no matter how you finish we're already proud of how you've represented us.

+3 A finish is a win in this tough competition. Both James and David are winners to all that know them here. Keep the painted side up and drop the hammer!

[Mean 69]

Fantastic work on all, guys. Very best of luck in the late stages, and safe travels.

Mark

[mpozzi]

Can't believe they're still talking to each other and it's a testament to a good partnership ...

If it were me instead of James, I'd probably be hitchhiking home from some obscure place in the middle of a transit stage. Dave can be pretty testy when he is tired and he'll agree that I'm no prize when faced with no sleep and miles to go. Hell, we snip at each other during the ten-minute drive into Salinas ...

Cheers,
Mary Pozzi

[James OLC]

150 miles to South Bend... Weather looks ominous... Clutch sounds freaky... But we're ploughing ahead. I think we made up some ground today - fingers crossed.

[Larry Callahan]

Good news and my fingers are crossed on the clutch.

[BuddyP]

150 miles to South Bend... Weather looks ominous... Clutch sounds freaky... But we're ploughing ahead. I think we made up some ground today - fingers crossed.

You think you guys will stop by?

[James OLC]

You think you guys will stop by?

I doubt it buddy - thanks for the invite though!

Mr. Angry burst a high pressure line to his hydroboost... small fire but nothing horrible. They were able to get a new one made up but lost some time. It's really cool that the two oldest cars in the field are holding up to this point with some of the newest stuff around! It's not for a lack of hard work though...

[James OLC]

And then the rains came...

[BuddyP]

I doubt it buddy - thanks for the invite though!


C'mon now, there some good places to eat! j/k

If I can get myself out of bed maybe the boy and I will run over to SB tomorrow morning.

[Nessumsar]

Keep it up boys! *fingers crossed*

[Steve1968LS2]

As long as it's dry a bit for tomorrow.. :)

[CamaroAJ]

better raining now then when your on the track.

[BuddyP]

As long as it's dry a bit for tomorrow.. :)
Rain is done right now. Windy and chilly tomorrow but will be dry. Going to try and pry my butt out of bed in the morning. Hope to have some photo's and maybe a short vid.

[buickfunnycar.com]

baby that clutch boys...fingers crossed her she holds up.:fingersx:

[Steve1968LS2]

Team OLC is BACK IN THE LEAD BY 10 PTS!!!!!!!

Yep, after some back luck they were down big time, but with skill, and a little bad luck for thier competitors, they are back on top with ONE EVENT TO GO!!!!!!!


Vint Amer Cumulative Class Points as of Fri May 07 14:23:05 2010
Page 1
Results sorted by position
Pos Car # Vehicle Class Pts O/A Pts

1 50 Chevrolet Camaro RS 280 2945
James Shipka, David Pozzi

2 66 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 270 3130
Michael Hickman, Damon Josz

3 105 Chevrolet Camero IROC Z28 150 1505
GORDON ARAM, JERRY ANDERSON

4 52 Dodge Charger 145 1465
Mike Musto, Chris Smith

[buickfunnycar.com]

OMG...:1st:

:enguard:

[454bug]

WE WILL NOT LOSE!!
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/05/e_1_52-1.gif (http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZNxmk762YYUS)
BRING 'EM ON!!

[CarlC]

Go get 'em Mav!

[John Wright]

Good Morning!....good luck today guys...go get em'

above all.... stay safe

[tazzz25906112]

Bring it on home guys we're rooting for you big time up here in Toronto...

[John Wright]

getting close to the start of event#1 for the day....counting down to 9:00

[John Wright]

wondering how it's going.....LOL

Hope it will be dry for them

[buickfunnycar.com]

I feel it in my bones the OLC car will be in :1st: place today...

Congrats to both James and Dave on a job well done,you've made us all very proud.

Major props to Mr.Angry too...excellent showing guys.:yum:

[srh3trinity]

Finish strong guys!

[John Wright]

Vint Amer Cumulative Class Points as of Sat May 08 11:37:46 2010
Page 1
Results sorted by position
Pos Car # Vehicle Class Pts O/A Pts

1 50 Chevrolet Camaro RS 295 3090
James Shipka, David Pozzi
2 66 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 290 3355
Michael Hickman, Damon Josz
3 105 Chevrolet Camero IROC Z28 160 1545
GORDON ARAM, JERRY ANDERSON
4 52 Dodge Charger 150 1490
Mike Musto, Chris Smith




Great Job!......now go get some needed rest.:1st:

[buickfunnycar.com]

Is that the final results John....?

[BuddyP]

Here's a couple pics from today, will post some more later.

Dave, James, nice meeting you guys!

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[The Rook]

Awesome job guys! Way to represent. Also, I would never wash the car again.....it looks perfect with the brake, exhaust, rubber and track grime down the side!

[eville]

If those are the final results CONGRATULATIONS!
If not, CONGRATULATIONS are deserved regardless to everyone involved. What a ride!

[mpozzi]

Yes, I understand that these are the FINAL results and WOW!!! Congrats to Team OLC. You guys made it happen.

Now get your asses home ...

Cheers,
Mary Pozzi

[Roger M]

Way to Go! :1st:. A well deserved win..

[CarlC]

A class win on their maiden voyage!

Congratulations to the Team Optima OLC, James, Mary, and David, who all have worked their tails off for the past year to get ready for this event. You guys are an inspiration to us all.

[mpozzi]

Agree, Carl ...

David did a huge amount of work on the OLC but couldn't have achieved his artful magic without the wonderful canvas supplied by James in the first place. In the beginning, the OLC was very good and after development over the last year, this description can be changed to great. It's an awesome car and so good to see the success by an awesome team.

I didn't do much other than a bit of welding, a lot of cleaning and polishing, and mailing out a gazillion T-shirts.

Cheers,
Mary Pozzi

[MrQuick]

what Carl said, You guys are a winning team!!!

Vince