Putting the OLC through its paces in Reno

[James OLC]

We had the opportunity to do some "recon" laps on Friday - Mary was driving the OLC and I was riding shotgun. There was a time that afternoon where we looked at one another and wondered if we would be able to run the car hard and if the weekend was going to come to an early end. Then again, there was also a time on Friday when one of the instructors suggested that "the Camaros" should let the Miata's pass on the front straight because they would just just stuck behind "us" in the corners. lol.



In reality it took the first session to get the course figured out (in terms of which blind corner when which way) and by Sunday (two tanks of gas and 200 miles later) it was an absolute blast - even in the rain.

If you look at the first video at around 1:25 you'll see some of the wild horses that graze on the track property; nothing like heading down a straight at 100 mph towards a 160° left turn and seeing a young horse 10 feet off the side of the track...

Over the course of the day we were able to take about 10 seconds off our (my) lap times. Nothing like you instructor using encouraging statements like "Don't you touch that brake... don't you dare touch it..." and "go go go go go... get that sucker..." lol