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stevegm |
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My son and I are thinking about doing the One Lap of America next May? Anybody else considering it or interested? Wouldn't it be cool to show up with a half dozen or more 914s entered.
We have been talking about doing the race since he was old enough to watch the movie Cannonball Run (I think I showed it to him when he was 1). But, it is the first week of May, and when he turned 18 (old enough to enter) he went to college which has finals the first week of May. Since he decided to take the year off of college this year (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) we might as well do something constructive. _______ 9/28/16 - Just an update. We are waiting to see the announced courses for 2017. I spoke with Brock today and they will be announced soon. Once we see the courses we can decide whether we think the type IV might be able to do it. Another idea has come up - if we don't do the official One Lap event, we could get some 914s together to create our own one lap of America-style drive. Or do the One Lap event without the full track days. I am looking into that now. |
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tomeric914 |
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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 ![]() ![]() |
Oh sure, now EVERYBODY wants to do it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) LOL
Would we do it again in a 914? Maybe, but with heat this time... or in a Cayman S. Running a 914 set up for the track 2800+ miles for 8 days straight with all of your stuff jam packed into and onto the car is not a comfortable experience. It's loud for one. If one of your front tires isn't balanced well, it's annoying. You also need to pack and unpack your car roughly 16 times. Once at each hotel and once at each track. What you will find though is the outpouring of support everywhere you go. From those on 914World who show up in the pouring rain just to meet and chat (Porschef and GregAmy meeting us at Palmer comes to mind, that alone was enough to lift our spirits on a cold and wet day) and nearly every competitor we met was willing to offer a hand to anyone in need. Best bit of advice I can offer is to prepare your car so that it survives One Lap. |
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