It's all over

I don't even know how to start this post. I guess I can't believe it's over. It feels like it was just yesterday that we started off on the journey of The One Lap and yet now I find myself back at home on the kitchen computer. It was definitely a memorable event with lots of laughs and sweat and when it's all over we were able to pull out a fourth place finish. A finish no one thought was possible before the start of the event. I guess Brock knows what he's doing though as #4 was our assigned number and out destined placement.

Today was tough. 25-30 constant winds with an on-again off-again drizzle that sometimes turned to rain. The "dry" skidpad was the last event of the competition and by the time it was our turn was actually more of a wet skidpad. This proved to be our undoing as we finished 6th with our main competition, Catesby Jones (M3), coming in at 2nd. That was just enough of a difference for him to knock us out of 3rd and into 4th by five points overall. But as they say, that's the One Lap.

Most interesting to us is the number of eyes we opened over the week. We consistently hung in the top 10 of just about every event which shocked some. Many people came up to us with a questioning look as they tried to figure out the reason for the car's speed. We were fortunate enough to have few break downs and none that couldn't be quickly and easily repaired allowing us to finish every contest. Thanks go out to all those One Lappers and spectators who helped keep the car running and who offerred their sound advice. You guys know who you are.

Congratulations go out to our driver, Tony Wiesenhahn. He proved to conquer all fear (well other than the Daytona oval at 150 with four flat spotted tires) and was able to attack each and every track with hunger and verocity. He has an uncanny ability to drive very fast on his first lap out and lets nothing stand in his way of wringing every last ounce of speed out of the car. He is the main reason the car placed as high as it did and we at TurninConcepts want to thank him for all his time and hard work. Thanks Tony!!

All we can do now is focus on the future. We are definitely going to be competing in the One Lap next year. It has bitten us and drawn us in to the excitement the event creates. All that is left is to figure out how to make the car faster as I have a feeling next year will be even more difficult for us. Keep an eye out for the car as it goes through its transformation over the next year. We have learned the weak areas and are going to address them in typical TiC fashion. We have also decided that we will be competing in the Redline Time Attach series this summer starting with our first outting at Autobahn.

I'll leave you with some pictures I took over the course of the event. Just a few choice examples I found interesting.

Tony Barber
TurninConcepts