1M in One Lap of America

MDORPHN · 05-12-2012, 01:32 PM

It's over!

We just hit the road after the closing banquet/awards ceremony at Tire Rack in lovely South Bend, Indiana.

We left Road America yesterday pm in pretty good shape having run 29th in the am and 25th in the pm. We were seing speeds above 140 mph on the straights and beat the Miata in both events. That gave us an insurmountable class lead going into the final event -- this am's dry skid pad at Tire Rack. It also moved us up to 22nd overall.

At Road America, we were visited by 1Addict Mike Clements in his very nicely prepared and pristine AW 1M. Would have been nice to borrow his racing slicks for the pm session, but that would have resulted in our being disqualified from the event.

On this morning's dry skid pad event, we finished 27th overall. This moved us up one more spot, so we finished the 2012 One Lap of America with a class win and 21st overall.

Our very good friends with whom we drove the transits and shared paddock space finished 18th in their E92 M3. Just to give you a sense of the grouping, a 2011 Nissan GTR finished 19th, followed by a 2009 Dodge Viper ACR (20th), my 1M (21st), a 2012 Audi TT RS (22nd), and a 2007 Corvette Z06 (23rd).

The 1M ran flawlessly with nary a hiccup. Over the 4,200 miles that we've driven so far, we've averaged 21.7 mpg (that includes transits, time idling on the grid and running on track).

I'm already thinking about the next round of modifications to ensure we're able to defend our class title and finish in the top 20 in next year's event!

Neil

bdaddylo · 05-12-2012, 01:42 PM

Neil, great job!!! Can't wait to hear about the adjustments you're considering for your setup.

///M1 · 05-12-2012, 01:44 PM

Awesome results, Neil, congrats and thx for making us part of this great experience!

BTW, how did the F10 M5 finish?

Papethova · 05-12-2012, 02:15 PM

Nice congrats!!

So what car was 1st overall?

EINSER M · 05-12-2012, 02:20 PM

bravo! uber good results, we are proud of you two!!!!!

ozinaldo · 05-12-2012, 02:31 PM

Huge accomplishment, bravo. We would love to see some videos later on.

MDORPHN · 05-12-2012, 05:12 PM

Thanks guys!

The Leh Keen driven 2010 TopSpeed Motorsports GTR came in first. The car owner, Doug Wilks, actually drove the final three events 'cause Leh had to get to NJMP to drive in this weekend's GrandAm race.

Mike Renner driving the 2013 BMW M5 finished 12th overall.

I'm thinking about some aero and lightening for next year.

Neil

mclemens · 05-12-2012, 05:25 PM

I took lots of pictures of Neil and Woody and their car at Road America yesterday. I'll get them posted early next week. I've got one more day at the NARRA event at Road America and them I'll work on getting some of the photos posted.

Highest speed I saw at Road America today was 148 just before braking for turn 1.

MDORPHN · 05-12-2012, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by mclemens

I took lots of pictures of Neil and Woody and their car at Road America yesterday. I'll get them posted early next week. I've got one more day at the NARRA event at Road America and them I'll work on getting some of the photos posted.

Highest speed I saw at Road America today was 148 just before braking for turn 1.

Mike -

Nice meeting you.

Looking forward to your pix!

Neil

EINSER M · 05-12-2012, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by MDORPHN

Thanks guys!

The Leh Keen driven 2010 TopSpeed Motorsports GTR came in first. The car owner, Doug Wilks, actually drove the final three events 'cause Leh had to get to NJMP to drive in this weekend's GrandAm race.

Mike Renner driving the 2013 BMW M5 finished 12th overall.

I'm thinking about some aero and lightening for next year.

Neil

!!!! an S2 dynamic wing from aeromotions

Dan Parker · 05-12-2012, 07:44 PM

Awesome result Neil! You held the torch for the 1Mers and hit a home run!!!
So how did you do this with all that heat soak???

Overall results:
http://www.onelapofamerica.com/event....do?eventId=31

pharmdphd98 · 05-12-2012, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Pete_vB

From one Lap Dog to another, go kick some a$$.

Man, your 911 must haul some serious ass.... is it located in China?

MDORPHN · 05-12-2012, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by EINSER M

!!!! an S2 dynamic wing from aeromotions

Catesby Jones' GTR ran that wing. A real trip, but don't think I'm ready to drop around $8G on that piece!

Unfortunately, Catesby -- who supposedly was seeing something around 1,000 hp at the wheels and was running in second place -- dropped out after Hastings with tranny problems.

Neil

EINSER M · 05-12-2012, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by MDORPHN

Catesby Jones' GTR ran that wing. A real trip, but don't think I'm ready to drop around $8G on that piece!

Unfortunately, Catesby -- who supposedly was seeing something around 1,000 hp at the wheels and was running in second place -- dropped out after Hastings with tranny problems.

Neil

you got me gaga over that wing ever since you pointed it out to me! you guys had fantastic results though, we are very very proud of your results, than, you for the updates and we are all looking fwd to seing all those pics and vids!

FairfaxM3 · 05-13-2012, 05:06 AM

Congratulations! Great job!

BrokenVert · 05-13-2012, 05:19 AM

awesome job man! Thats an awesome result for a mostly stock car.

great driving all around

bdaddylo · 05-13-2012, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by BrokenVert

Thats an awesome result for a mostly stock car.

??? Great to see you don't think much of suspension mods.

BrokenVert · 05-13-2012, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by bdaddylo

??? Great to see you don't think much of suspension mods.

What?

First off if I didnt much of suspension mods than I would inherently think that he was a better driver no?

Second of all where did he say he had suspension mods?

Aside from this guy being pedantic congrats on the result again. Do you have any info as to why that CTS went over the retaining wall?

///M1 · 05-13-2012, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by BrokenVert

What?

First off if I didnt much of suspension mods than I would inherently think that he was a better driver no?

Second of all where did he say he had suspension mods?

Here it is, but posted in the suspension sub forum, so perhaps you missed it.

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=614496

BrokenVert · 05-13-2012, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M1

Here it is, but posted in the suspension sub forum, so perhaps you missed it.

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=614496

Wait wait wait wait wait...

That guy got up on me for not noticing a 1M suspension subforum thread from November?

LOL

Thanks for the link man. Thanks for being cool headed and not quick to jump on someone for a stupid reason.

Id still really like to know how that caddy managed to jump the retaining wall though.

MDORPHN · 05-13-2012, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by BrokenVert

Wait wait wait wait wait...

That guy got up on me for not noticing a 1M thread from November?

LOL

Thanks for the link man. Thanks for being cool headed and not quick to jump on someone for a stupid reason.

Id still really like to know how that caddy managed to jump the retaining wall though.

Very talented driver with extensive racing experience, primarily in Europe. He got to T8 at Road America and the pedal went to the floor.

Neil

BrokenVert · 05-13-2012, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by MDORPHN

Very talented driver with extensive racing experience, primarily in Europe. He got to T8 at Road America and the pedal went to the floor.

Neil

which pedal? He lost his brakes? or did he gun it too hard out of the corner?

05-12-2012, 01:32 PM	#67
MDORPHN Colonel 291 Rep 2,898 Posts Drives: AW 1M Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wash, DC iTrader: (0)	It's over! We just hit the road after the closing banquet/awards ceremony at Tire Rack in lovely South Bend, Indiana. We left Road America yesterday pm in pretty good shape having run 29th in the am and 25th in the pm. We were seing speeds above 140 mph on the straights and beat the Miata in both events. That gave us an insurmountable class lead going into the final event -- this am's dry skid pad at Tire Rack. It also moved us up to 22nd overall. At Road America, we were visited by 1Addict Mike Clements in his very nicely prepared and pristine AW 1M. Would have been nice to borrow his racing slicks for the pm session, but that would have resulted in our being disqualified from the event. On this morning's dry skid pad event, we finished 27th overall. This moved us up one more spot, so we finished the 2012 One Lap of America with a class win and 21st overall. Our very good friends with whom we drove the transits and shared paddock space finished 18th in their E92 M3. Just to give you a sense of the grouping, a 2011 Nissan GTR finished 19th, followed by a 2009 Dodge Viper ACR (20th), my 1M (21st), a 2012 Audi TT RS (22nd), and a 2007 Corvette Z06 (23rd). The 1M ran flawlessly with nary a hiccup. Over the 4,200 miles that we've driven so far, we've averaged 21.7 mpg (that includes transits, time idling on the grid and running on track). I'm already thinking about the next round of modifications to ensure we're able to defend our class title and finish in the top 20 in next year's event! Neil
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Papethova Banned 225 Rep 3,094 Posts Drives: '08 135/ '11 1M Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: at Death Valley 127 iTrader: (1)	Nice congrats!! So what car was 1st overall?
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ozinaldo Brigadier General 116 Rep 3,070 Posts Drives: 1M Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Lisbon, Portugal iTrader: (0)	Huge accomplishment, bravo. We would love to see some videos later on.
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MDORPHN Colonel 291 Rep 2,898 Posts Drives: AW 1M Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wash, DC iTrader: (0)	Thanks guys! The Leh Keen driven 2010 TopSpeed Motorsports GTR came in first. The car owner, Doug Wilks, actually drove the final three events 'cause Leh had to get to NJMP to drive in this weekend's GrandAm race. Mike Renner driving the 2013 BMW M5 finished 12th overall. I'm thinking about some aero and lightening for next year. Neil
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05-12-2012, 05:25 PM	#74
mclemens Enlisted Member 10 Rep 43 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 1M Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	One lap at Road America I took lots of pictures of Neil and Woody and their car at Road America yesterday. I'll get them posted early next week. I've got one more day at the NARRA event at Road America and them I'll work on getting some of the photos posted. Highest speed I saw at Road America today was 148 just before braking for turn 1. __________________ 2011 1M AW, 2011 A3 TDI, 2013 Mini JCW, 2014 F150, 2016 Focus RS on order
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05-12-2012, 07:44 PM	#77
Dan Parker Major 79 Rep 1,421 Posts Drives: 2012 Golf R Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Georgia iTrader: (0)	Awesome result Neil! You held the torch for the 1Mers and hit a home run!!! So how did you do this with all that heat soak??? Overall results: http://www.onelapofamerica.com/event....do?eventId=31 __________________ Dan Parker
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FairfaxM3 Private First Class 45 Rep 189 Posts Drives: E46 M3, 1M, F82 M4 Join Date: Apr 2008 iTrader: (0)	Congratulations! Great job!
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BrokenVert Resident Kerbalnaut 477 Rep 10,703 Posts Drives: Topless Brute/Hybrid Boogaloo Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Fahrvergnügen/NY iTrader: (0)	awesome job man! Thats an awesome result for a mostly stock car. great driving all around __________________
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