Leh Keen to drive TopSpeed's GT2 in OneLap of America
05-08-2010, 12:41 AM
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The GT2 looked good this morning. Seemed to be a little on the conservative side, but considering their top spot and the unpredictability of NL not bad.
Little morning excitement. Mazda minvan bounced of the curbing and had the side airbags go off.
Gray mustang's motor created a vent hole right about the kink at probably 130MPH. Made for some really big smoke.....
Good luck the rest of the way.
Little morning excitement. Mazda minvan bounced of the curbing and had the side airbags go off.
Gray mustang's motor created a vent hole right about the kink at probably 130MPH. Made for some really big smoke.....
Good luck the rest of the way.
yea.. the 1st sessions we normally gap the GTR pretty good.. so i chilled out at Jersey and today to play it safe.. knowing ide have a buffer... I drove harder in the 2nd session and went over 3 sec a faster.... knowing the track helpd that too...
05-08-2010, 07:56 AM
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05-08-2010, 02:16 PM
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Congratulations! I love how Leh patted the car's dash in the Nelson Ledges video. That was some epic driving across all those tracks, amazing, amazing! Congrats again!
05-08-2010, 03:48 PM
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yes!... we won 15 of 18 events and did a full sweep on the road course events...
I want to thank Doug and Cicio from TopSpeed Tuned... They did a hell of a job building this car... it was great to drive for a week.. it really shows their quality and capability's....
To make a car (even a Porsche!) last for a week of the torture i gave it.. and go as fast as we did... is very impressive... Shows reliability and speed... what more could you want!...
more pics and vids coming soon.... and some stuff on the victory burnouts!!
I want to thank Doug and Cicio from TopSpeed Tuned... They did a hell of a job building this car... it was great to drive for a week.. it really shows their quality and capability's....
To make a car (even a Porsche!) last for a week of the torture i gave it.. and go as fast as we did... is very impressive... Shows reliability and speed... what more could you want!...
more pics and vids coming soon.... and some stuff on the victory burnouts!!
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05-08-2010, 05:45 PM
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Today was honestly an absolute nail biter. We woke up this morning to rain, wind and cold! Obviously less than optimal circumstances for a DRY skid pad day. All throughout the morning the rain threatened and the wind blew. 46 degrees was the high for the day, so tire temps were down and the track was slippery.
This was the first event that instead of the fast cars going first we went last, so we were literally the last car to run. As the faster cars started running the track was getting faster, but the sky was not looking good. I was pacing like crazy with Doug as if there was something we could do to hurry the event along. If all the cars were to run in the dry and then it was to start raining we would have had a VERY hard time winning the overall points.
We somehow, thank God, were able to fight off the rain as the last few cars ran. The last on the track, Pepper and Leh start around the circle, after the first loop the announcer says “Oh WOW, if he keeps this pace up he will have broken the all time Tire Rack track record” Just a few more times around, Doug and I are chomping at the bit like untamed horses, the car takes the checkered flag as they announce “We have an event winner and have broken the track record holding 1.098g!!!” Needless to say the crowd started cheering and applauding, Doug and I exchanged hugs and high fives, and ran to the car to give the good news to Leh as he drove off the course.
The guys had an absolute blast with this event, and it was such an honor for me to be a small part of history with them. I am so thankful for Leh and Doug! Everyone on the team carried their weight with excellence! Thank You to Brock Yates and all the sponsors for making this wonderful motorsports event possible. We look forward to returning in the coming years to defend our title.
I would like to thank everyone for there support and following us on this great adventure.
~OLOA Team TopSpeed
This was the first event that instead of the fast cars going first we went last, so we were literally the last car to run. As the faster cars started running the track was getting faster, but the sky was not looking good. I was pacing like crazy with Doug as if there was something we could do to hurry the event along. If all the cars were to run in the dry and then it was to start raining we would have had a VERY hard time winning the overall points.
We somehow, thank God, were able to fight off the rain as the last few cars ran. The last on the track, Pepper and Leh start around the circle, after the first loop the announcer says “Oh WOW, if he keeps this pace up he will have broken the all time Tire Rack track record” Just a few more times around, Doug and I are chomping at the bit like untamed horses, the car takes the checkered flag as they announce “We have an event winner and have broken the track record holding 1.098g!!!” Needless to say the crowd started cheering and applauding, Doug and I exchanged hugs and high fives, and ran to the car to give the good news to Leh as he drove off the course.
The guys had an absolute blast with this event, and it was such an honor for me to be a small part of history with them. I am so thankful for Leh and Doug! Everyone on the team carried their weight with excellence! Thank You to Brock Yates and all the sponsors for making this wonderful motorsports event possible. We look forward to returning in the coming years to defend our title.
I would like to thank everyone for there support and following us on this great adventure.
~OLOA Team TopSpeed