Just a few numbers to share with you about One Lap of America. We had 2 people on our team, Shane Lintner and me. Counting the 1200 mile round trip to and from the start/finish line in South Bend we logged 4852 miles. The transit mileage on the schedule listed 3245 miles for the 2015 One Lap of America. We competed in 17 different events over 8 days, visiting 7 different race tracks. That consisted of 2 skid pad events, 2 drag strip competitions and 13 time trials on road courses. On each time trial you get 1 lap around the course to reconnaissance the track, you then stop on the track at the start/finish line and are flagged to a start about 15 seconds apart to complete 3 timed laps. It is the total of the 3 laps that count so if you have an off, or a spin out, you need to get moving since the clock keepsticking.
One bright spot was the gas prices were a little lower this year with just over $800 spent on fuel. The lowest price we paid for Hi-Test was $2.599 in Stillwater Oklahoma, and the highest was no surprise, on the Indiana Toll road at $3.349. Speaking of fuel we averaged 17.62 miles per gallon which isn't too bad considering we are pulling a tag-along trailer behind us and our on track mileage is probably about 6 mpg. Didn't hit many tolls this year, only spent $65.04 in that category. Tires needed to complete trip, 6. I blew one out on an off track excursion at Texas Motor Sports Ranch. In addition I blew out a rear tire on my folding bike that I take along to ride the track with. BTW the bike tire was at the same track, but in the paddock area.
The best number is that this is the first year we exceeded our goal of raising $3,000 for the Pa. Breast Cancer Coalition and I would like to say Thank You again to all who made this possible. Most years we got within a couple hundred but this year we exceeded the goal. Another good number is we met our goal of a top 20 finish by finishing exactly 20th.
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