The OPTIMA Batteries OneLapCamaro - Final Preparations

[JohnC]

Thanks guys.

[James OLC]

Well the preparations are done and the OPTIMA Batteries OneLapCamaro is on it's way to South Bend, Indiana. David put in a huge week and I think we can safely say that we are as prepared as we can be at this point. After fabbing up the trailer hitch and taking car of the routine maintenance - change the oil, bleed the brakes, etc. - David aligned the car one last time and tweaked the corner weights before going over the car with a fine tooth comb. A couple of small issues came up but nothing major - we've gone too far to let anything slow us up at this point. The last thing to do before packing up was a final test drive...



Thankfully, no issues and we're on our way!

[ccracin]

Looks great James. Good luck with the race and be safe. Above all else, make sure you have fun with it.

[waynieZ]

Xs 2 With Chad good luck and stay safe.

[JohnC]

What brand of rear end gears have you guys been using? Do you like them and would you switch to something else next time?

Good luck and be safe, James!

[JKnight]

Hey James, I had one other thought regarding just-in-case parts.

Do you guys have any sort of plan or easy way of dealing with the possibility of getting a really bad batch of gas? Maybe a bunch of water in the fuel or something like that. With the thousands of miles you'll be covering and the possibility of having to stop at some podunk stations, I was thinking that might be a concern.

[James OLC]

Jeff,

Were bringing two jerry cans for gas and a case of octane boost. In an ideal world we'll fill the jugs with race gas at the track and use it for top ups and emergencies (as well as late night "what do you mean their closed?" fillups). The Octane boost will help (some) if we run in to trouble (anything has to be better than California "premium" though) but if we get a really bad batch - well - hopefully we can avoid that.

[JKnight]

Ok, just checking. Figured it can't hurt to think about as many scenarios as possible when preparing for an undertaking of this magnitude.

Good luck gents! I'm sure you guys will do great.