Leh Keen to drive TopSpeed's GT2 in OneLap of America

[Cicio@TopSpeed]

Everyone here at TopSpeed is very excited to announce the entry of our 996 GT2 in this year’s OneLap of America. The carwill be driven by Leh Keen along with co-driver Douglas Wilks, owner and founder of TopSpeed.

Our launch into the Porsche community in the last year has been a very fun and exciting addition to TopSpeed. We have spent hundreds of hours dissecting the factory DME in order to create flawless recalibrations for any Porsche application. We also have spent countless days at the track performing R&D on different suspension setups, tires, power and aero configurations to ensure our customers are getting the very best!

That being said, Team TopSpeed decided the perfect venue to put our innovation and quality to the test was OneLap of America! Between the multiple styles of racing involved in this particular race and the 3400 mile road trip that the car must endure in order to be victorious, there isn’t a race more fitting to prove that TopSpeed has what it takes to build a street driven race car.

We have spent the last several months designing, fabricating and testing several custom pieces for the GT2 that will be implemented during this event. Doug took the lead on most of our fabrication and tuning, while our lead technician Adam Murawski was the point man on the suspension and setup. We brought Adam in from the FarnbacherLoles race team after their championship winning ‘09 season with the #87 Porsche. He has been a great addition to the team with lots of knowledge in every aspect of the Porsche chassis.

We are confident that with our quest for excellence in everything we do, coupled with Leh as a wheel, we will be very competitive. Keep an eye on this thread for the latest as the race goes on. Leh and Doug will be updating with pictures, news and I’m sure some complete randomness as they drive around the country!

Here are a few pictures of the car and our GT2 OLA build.

Go Faster...

~Team TopSpeed


Baseline Testing
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Custom Splitter
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Suspension Teaser
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[Cicio@TopSpeed]

Custom Exhaust
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Wheels & Tires
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Setup
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[Cicio@TopSpeed]

A LITTLE TESTING
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[Cicio@TopSpeed]

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[Cicio@TopSpeed]

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[ZenMotors]

sweet! congrats on the car, the driver, and reserving this space for congrats on winning the one lap. ;)

[atlsupra]

Have fun and with Leh you should have no problem winning :D

[blkonblk2red]

looks great! have fun!

[turbo dragon]

looks awesome, good luck

[Hikaru]

those coils are no joke!!

[Kuruma]

Very cool! Leh is one hell of a driver, I met him about 2 years ago when he was driving the gt3 powered Cayman in 1 lap. He was having timing issues and they stopped by my dealer in SC for some PIWIS tester trouble shooting. Great guy, hung out with him a few times, friends of friends. Sounds like a winning combo! Good luck and any issues let me know, I work at Jim Ellis Porsche now. Parts, diagrams, etc. shoot me a PM.

Craig

[jamsky]

WOW! Looks great!

[Cicio@TopSpeed]

Very cool! Leh is one hell of a driver, I met him about 2 years ago when he was driving the gt3 powered Cayman in 1 lap. He was having timing issues and they stopped by my dealer in SC for some PIWIS tester trouble shooting. Great guy, hung out with him a few times, friends of friends. Sounds like a winning combo! Good luck and any issues let me know, I work at Jim Ellis Porsche now. Parts, diagrams, etc. shoot me a PM.

Craig

Thanks for all the kind words guys! We are going to win and are very excited about it.

Kuruma I will for sure let you know if I need anything. You should email me so I have your contact info.

Thanks for the offer.

[em1toevo]

That is a beautiful car! I'm pumped to see what you guys do in the future!

[Cicio@TopSpeed]

Nothing like some last minute additions to the build. Here are a few more pictures of the two day countdown.

Enjoy

~Cicio

Keeping Leh safe
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OPERATION "NA GT2" IN EFFECT
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Ok....Maybe not so much!
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[Cicio@TopSpeed]

Just about to load the car on the trailer to make the trip to TireRack tomorrow. Figured I would share some pictures of the race ready product.

This is most definitely the cleanest she is going to be for a couple weeks :)


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[evo_xtatic]

Looking good! I bet she handles way better now. Need some before and after numbers from Robeling last week and when you guys go again with the new setup.

[Cicio@TopSpeed]

Well last time we went down there we were running consistently in the high 1.19s to low 1.20s....this last test out we were really solid in the 1.16 area.

Keep in mind we were still messing with stuff...and the car has over 50 more wheel now...SOOOO...she should be fast! :)

The guys are up there stickering the car right now! Wet skidpad is at 5pm at TireRack then its up to Road America for the first race!!

I can't wait to see what happens at RA

[mike.p]

car looks great buddy....it was good talking to ya this morn and filling me in..lol

[Cicio@TopSpeed]

Here is a picture of her all stickered up for the race! More to come!

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab43/CicioTopSpeed/TopSpeed%20Shop%20Cars/Pepper/OLA8.jpg

[Cicio@TopSpeed]

Tires marked, stickers on, She looks fast and she is standing still :)

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[ZenMotors]

badass bro! g'luck!

[Cicio@TopSpeed]

Thanks Dan

[Cicio@TopSpeed]

I don't mean to keep blowing this thread up, but i'm excited :)

Here is the update from Leh and some pictures.

Here is the update from Leh...

Off to a medium start.. We finished 8th in the skid pad today… top 10 is good.. esp for a car with a setup like ours… the 2 HOTROD Vettes with Onelap veterans in them finished 15th and 29th…. the only prob is the 2 GTRs finished 1 and 2…. Damn those GTRs.. they have no weakness…

I forgot how tough this event is.. we drove from Southbend straight into rush hour traffic in Chicago.. and then into a Tornado Warning storm right above… So the first day has already been semi eventfull….

Tom it really starts with Road America.. we all are interested to see what everyone has.. There is 5 strong cars.. 2 vettes. 2 GTRs and us…..

I will update after the event today.

-Leh


Here are a few pictures he sent me at 2am :)

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[atlsupra]

Cicio is sure "excited." He hands is shaking that he posted 4 times on the same stuff. Just joking with you man. Awesome start and nice pictures. Keep up the good work :)

[Cicio@TopSpeed]

They say a pictures is worth 1000 words :) (Morning Session Road America)

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab43/CicioTopSpeed/OneLap/Photos/TimeSlipRA.jpg

[mike.p]

wow....... keep up the awesome driving!!

[atlsupra]

Nice!

[Cicio@TopSpeed]

We dominated both events at Road America today! We won both sessions by 3ish seconds.

We are right behind both GT-Rs in the final points so far, but we intend to change all that tomorrow :D

Here are the results

TopSpeed OneLap Blog (http://topspeedsales.com/blog/?cat=16)

[Cicio@TopSpeed]

In car video anyone? :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIAJ2WNZ6vo

[dtp3347]

well hello there

[ZenMotors]

keep it going!!

[Cicio@TopSpeed]

Here are a few pictures from Mid America. I don't have any from Hallett yet, but I will get them up ASAP.

The guys are doing great, car is running awesome! The drag race should be very interesting. That GTR should do really well in the bracket race....I hear they are pretty easy to run down the 1/4 mile. :)

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[Cicio@TopSpeed]

Here are some new pictures from today at Hallett.

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[Cicio@TopSpeed]

Now we are in drag race mode! We will see if we can hand it to the GTR in a straight line too :D

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[Cicio@TopSpeed]

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[Cicio@TopSpeed]

Anyone for some mild carnage pictures. Gonna be a late night of fixing so we can work on handing it to that GT-R again tomorrow :-D

Read what Doug and Leh had to say about on the Blog (http://www.topspeedtuned.com/blog)

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[atlsupra]

I heard about it on Leh's FB post. This sucks, and hope they can get it fixed quickly. Amazed that he still came up on the top without much rear sway bar support lol

[PsychDr. HN$]

Looks Good! Congrats on the new platform.

[evo_xtatic]

Anyone for some mild carnage pictures. Gonna be a late night of fixing so we can work on handing it to that GT-R again tomorrow :-D

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab43/CicioTopSpeed/OneLap/Photos/OLA30.jpg
Nothing like duct tape and zip ties! Yes, even on a Porsche :-)

[Cicio@TopSpeed]

Thats the great thing about OneLap...sometimes you just have to settle for "what works" :D

[ZenMotors]

lol. when you're on the road, you do what you gotta do to get from point a to point b.

[Cicio@TopSpeed]

Here are a few pictures that the guys got me a few min ago....and here is the word from Leh...I think he is a little too tired to hit all the forums :) Wimp ...ha I kid


hey guys.... sorry about the video fail.... in the morning when we ran the chicane we had the view like you see in the video.... and then after the session we fell asleep in the garage on the floor for a while... we made changes to the car and hit the grid for the 2nd session... we somehow lost a piece of the go pro case and didnt have time to make it work with a zip tie... so video fail on what would have been the best video... sorry about that!!!

we ran a low 1:10 at New Jersey lightning today... but my best drive was at Mid-O.. and the car REALLY liked that track too...

we won both rounds today at lightning and we are heading for our last road course day at... ummmm.... jennings?.. i duno.. some track in ohio.... anyways.. we are going there now..

i was a little sloppy today at lightning... this sleep thing is catching up to me.. so hope to get plenty tonight... i did easier launches today and short shifted a little bit.. just to be on the safe side.. WE are SO close!...

we want a Road Course full sweep.. which we know hasn't been done since the early 90s.. And the results history page doesn't show event results before then.... so who knows when the last time was.....

ok.. we r making random vids with the gopro right now while driving... donnie barns style...


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[atlsupra]

Congratulations to Leh, Doug, Cicio and Top Speed crew for winning One Lap of America!

[Cicio@TopSpeed]

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

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[Cicio@TopSpeed]

Some Video of the victory drift lap :)

TopSpeed YouTube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiqTuVeZizM)

[evo_xtatic]

Super massive congrats go out to Doug, Cicio and Leh for winning this years One Lap! What a fun time it was to follow you all on your racing epic. Also big thanks go out to all the competitors who made this a real challenge.If it weren't for two really fast GTRs, a vette and another Porsche, winning wouldn't have been so sweet. Again grats to all participants and to TopSpeed for taking home the big win!

[Cicio@TopSpeed]

well said sir .... thank you