Car Preperation
Sourcing Vinyl Stickers
It is amazing that with all of the wrenching and coordinating that goes on to put things together, the most difficult piece, year after year, is the coordination of vinyl. Don’t get me wrong, we have had a vinyl sticker saint watching over us the past couple years.
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Wing Foils
Last year we learned a lesson with the One Lap VR4. Aero mods work. So this year when we were putting together the wish list for the One Lap Evo X we had aerodynamic improvments high on our list. Seeing that Daytona is on the route this year almost makes it a must have.
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April Roadbumps and Wrong Parts
It is another moment to have a reality check as we enter into the first full week of April. Painting a picture of Tim and Steve sitting around sipping on fruity drinks with umbrellas waiting for the trip to start isn’t very realistic.
Having the car back in Rochester has put another layer of urgency on the list of things to do, encountering a few roadblocks
Evo X Build Up Magnus Style
I have taken for granted the power of a shop that has skilled hands who know what they are doing. In my head, I listed out the parts going into the car, knowing that over the span of a couple weeks and weekends I would be able to work through most of the
0Dunlop Tire Sponsors RochesterDSM One Lap EVO X
The RochesterDSM One Lap team is proud to announce that Dunlop Tire has signed on to provide tires for the One Lap Evo X. Dunlop is sending us a set of there awesome Direzza Sport Z1 Star Specs in 265/35-18 which will work perfectly with our Rota Grid 18×9.5 wheels.
Tires, tires is what wins a race. – Robert Duvall in ‘Days of Thunder’
There is nothing more important to a race car then its tires. With a little over 2 square feet of contact patch to work with choosing the
right tire can be the difference between just showing up for the race and spending some quality podium time.
There are a lot of different ways to judge a tire and none more so then dry grip. Its what everyone tests, compares, and argues about. And we were no different. Dry grip was on the top of our list but One Lap is not your typical race. Sure your on America’s best race tracks and who wouldn’t want the grippest tire you can get? But what about the autocross, drag racing, short tracks, wet, and dry skid pad events? Did you know that one round of autocrossing counts as much as an afternoon at Daytona? Did you know that the wet skid pads is just as important as the dry one? That means that even though ultimate dry grip is at the top of the list everything else on that list like wet grip, turn in, how fast the tires heat up, and how they ride need to be taken into consideration. And for the RochesterDSM team our budget, once again, rears its ugly head. So just like everyone else tuning in at home we have to be careful with how much we spend.
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