Just got back from the Cannonball Run!

N61WP · 05-08-2006

Just got back from the Cannonball Run!

Okay, okay, they now call it the "One Lap of America" and I was just a spectator. They drive to a different track each day for a week.
www.onelapofamerica.com

I played hooky from work today with one of my Chevron Engineer buddies and went to our nearest track, No Problem Raceway, were I do the track days. The cars drove all night from a track in Illinois, 1000 miles. They had to run 2 heats consisting of 1 practice lap and 3 hot laps for their scores. They have to be at Savannah, Ga in the morning, 800 miles. There were about 85 cars.

Talk about some neat and varied stuff....a twin turbo Viper with a Chevy engine, a new VW Beetle with 550 HP and all wheel drive, 2 Nobles and 2 Ultimas, a 944 with a Chevy small block, a Ultralite Lotus 7 clone with Honda SA2000 engine w/300 HP, 2 Honda mini vans, etc, etc, too much to list.
Check out their website for more info and see if they are coming somewhere near you.

James

deaner · 05-08-2006

Way cool. That race, and the Carrera Classic are two of the race's I've always want to see. You lucky dog you.

soybean · 05-09-2006

I wish I'd known sooner, they were up at VIR yesterday, about 30 min away. Could have been why I was seeing cars and chase vehicles going down the road. Oh well, maybe next year. Jarrell

05-08-2006	#1 (permalink)
N61WP Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: New Orleans, La Posts: 564 Real Name: James	Unanswered: Just got back from the Cannonball Run! Just got back from the Cannonball Run! Okay, okay, they now call it the "One Lap of America" and I was just a spectator. They drive to a different track each day for a week. www.onelapofamerica.com I played hooky from work today with one of my Chevron Engineer buddies and went to our nearest track, No Problem Raceway, were I do the track days. The cars drove all night from a track in Illinois, 1000 miles. They had to run 2 heats consisting of 1 practice lap and 3 hot laps for their scores. They have to be at Savannah, Ga in the morning, 800 miles. There were about 85 cars. Talk about some neat and varied stuff....a twin turbo Viper with a Chevy engine, a new VW Beetle with 550 HP and all wheel drive, 2 Nobles and 2 Ultimas, a 944 with a Chevy small block, a Ultralite Lotus 7 clone with Honda SA2000 engine w/300 HP, 2 Honda mini vans, etc, etc, too much to list. Check out their website for more info and see if they are coming somewhere near you. James __________________ "If you have complete control of the car, you're not going fast enough". PARNELLI JONES 1966 Last edited by tekenaar; 05-09-2006 at 01:57 PM.

05-08-2006	#2 (permalink)
deaner long time Opeler Join Date: May 2006 Location: Fallbrook, Calif. Posts: 298 Provided Answers: 1	Way cool. That race, and the Carrera Classic are two of the race's I've always want to see. You lucky dog you. __________________ 75 MANTA A "2.0 Euro stuff! Fun and Fast "Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you take the wall with you."

05-09-2006	#3 (permalink)
soybean Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Reidsville N.C. Posts: 2,160	I wish I'd known sooner, they were up at VIR yesterday, about 30 min away. Could have been why I was seeing cars and chase vehicles going down the road. Oh well, maybe next year. Jarrell __________________ You lose your dreams, you lose your mind. (The Rolling Stones)

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