J.A. Ackley
J.A. Ackley Senior Editor
10/16/24 11:01 a.m.
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Eight days. Nine venues. 2700-plus miles. That’s what’s in store for the 2025 Tire Rack One Lap of America Presented by Grassroots Motorsports.

2025 Tire Rack One Lap of America Presented by Grassroots Motorsports

  • May 3: Tire Rack, South Bend, Ind.
  • May 3: Grissom Air Reserve …

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Puddy46
Puddy46 HalfDork
10/16/24 11:49 a.m.

TIL WWT Raceway has a road course.  Neat!

pkingham (Forum Supporter)
pkingham (Forum Supporter) Reader
10/16/24 11:57 a.m.

Grattan's a good one.  Lots of not-straightforward corners.  A definite home court advantage for people with experience there.

John Welsh
John Welsh Mod Squad
10/16/24 12:02 p.m.
Puddy46 said:

TIL WWT Raceway has a road course.  Neat!

Seems that this is the new name of what used to known as Gateway in East St. Louis.  It's a Roval.  Half oval with a road course in the middle.  The half oval is fun!

There's a dragstrip there too but Quaker is a drag only facility so looks like the drags will be there. 

Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
10/16/24 12:04 p.m.

Can't wait to see what sort of machinery enters this year, there's always a few wildcards that add some spice to the field.

brad131a4 (Forum Supporter)
brad131a4 (Forum Supporter) HalfDork
10/16/24 12:47 p.m.

Just can't see it being the Lap of America when they get maybe two stops west of the Mississippi River.

bobzilla
bobzilla MegaDork
10/16/24 1:07 p.m.

In reply to Colin Wood :

probably no Kia's this year though...

Driven5
Driven5 PowerDork
10/16/24 2:42 p.m.

In reply to brad131a4 (Forum Supporter) :

More like One Lap of the Middle-East?... Oh wait...

Andy Hollis
Andy Hollis
10/16/24 3:43 p.m.

Shortest route I've ever seen...by far. 

accordionfolder
accordionfolder UltraDork
10/16/24 4:50 p.m.

I find it more intersting that Flatrock is on the route!

J.A. Ackley
J.A. Ackley Senior Editor
10/16/24 6:45 p.m.
accordionfolder said:

I find it more intersting that Flatrock is on the route!

Indeed! It's 0 minutes from where I am. Looking forward to that one.

apexanimal
apexanimal New Reader
10/16/24 8:35 p.m.

In reply to Andy Hollis :

so short... doesn't seem right

John Welsh
John Welsh Mod Squad
10/16/24 8:49 p.m.

Some short...but not Hedge to Flatrock

1:20  Rack to Grissom
4:37  Grissom to Gateway (WWT)
5:57 for the day

4:22  WWT to Hedge

10:40  Hedge to Flatrock (drive right past WWT again)

6:00  Flatrock to VIR

7:40  VIR to Pitt

00:47  Pitt to Quaker
5:29  Quaker to Gratton
6:16 for the day

2:06  Gratton to Rack




 

Andy Hollis
Andy Hollis
10/16/24 10:12 p.m.
 




 

Just realized that outline looks a lot like the state of Texas

camopaint0707
camopaint0707 HalfDork
10/17/24 6:32 a.m.

Brock heard about Mid Atlantic Car Fest and immediately drops his schedule.

Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
10/17/24 9:05 a.m.
J.A. Ackley said:
accordionfolder said:

I find it more intersting that Flatrock is on the route!

Indeed! It's 0 minutes from where I am. Looking forward to that one.

Does that mean you live under or on top of the flat rock?

J.A. Ackley
J.A. Ackley Senior Editor
10/17/24 1:57 p.m.

In reply to Colin Wood :

About 50 miles away from the flat rock. It takes me 0 minutes to get there.

klodkrawler05
klodkrawler05 HalfDork
10/17/24 3:51 p.m.

I figured  on waiting one more year before making a return to OLOA, but with Grattan on the schedule, I gotta bump that timeline up!

 

guess we'll see if we get in from Wait list spot 53 surprise

J.A. Ackley
J.A. Ackley Senior Editor
10/18/24 9:08 a.m.
Andy Hollis said:
 




 

Just realized that outline looks a lot like the state of Texas

If you see Andy driving around the perimeter of Texas, he's just practicing. laugh

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