GM Runs an E-Ray for one lap of America starting weekend

[teamzr1]

Two GM E-Ray engineers will be the drivers for the race
One of the drivers, Cody, I did all the testing for his car and also his dads C7

Monitor the whole race, has info and video at ;

One Lap of America

Here is the road course

 

[teamzr1]

Schedule

 

[teamzr1]

Since this forum limits the amount of text in a post
I cannot post ongoing event results, so you'll have to either go to the one lap website or I post scoring on my forum at

GM with E-Ray Enters the One Lap of America this weekend

Two GM engineers will be the drivers for the race in an E-Ray one driver Cody, I custom tuned his own cars and his dads C7 and Caddy Monitor the whole race, has info and video at ; http://www.onelapofamerica.com/home.do Here is the road course

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Seems that E-Ray design is not doing so well as down to 63rd place

 

[Stingray]

OK, let's take a breath for a moment. Have I got this right?
* One lap of America via numerous road courses,
* Many manufacturers involved,
* Corvette have put an E-ray into the mix.

Who is out front?
Is there a reason the E-ray appears to be lagging? Is it, for instance, that E-ray is set up for short bursts of high power as opposed to full throttle all day?

 

[teamzr1]

OK, let's take a breath for a moment. Have I got this right?
* One lap of America via numerous road courses,
* Many manufacturers involved,
* Corvette have put an E-ray into the mix.

Who is out front?
Is there a reason the E-ray appears to be lagging? Is it, for instance, that E-ray is set up for short bursts of high power as opposed to full throttle all day?

There are 77 cars entered this year
Anyone, even you, could enter if you pay the fee to do so

The first event was how well a car did on a short O shaped road that water is spraying on, so a skid pad
If you look at my forum link above I posted, click on the skid pad recorded video of each car doing this
where the E-Ray scored way back in 63rd place

Skid pad is not about horsepower or torque and speeds are very low, it is about the design of the car in its suspension design and type of tires used
You would think listening to GM that the E-Ray is all about 4-wheel drive in corners, so you would have thought it would have scored way towards the top when if you look at the results several other older Corvettes scored better.

If you look at the race map above, cars at each stop must perform, then drive hundreds of miles to the next race event, over like the next 7 days so they travel round trip covering maybe 4,000 miles and run on 6 racetracks

I think it was dumb of GM to use the first model year of E-Ray in a race like this with worldwide press on this race and if the E-Ray finishes poorly

First place went to a 2011 Lotus Evora S

Being the races are far apart and use public roads to get to each,
common for some to get pulled over by cops for doing high speeds on roads with speed limits like 65 MPH
There have been a few guys killed during the past One Lap of America races

 

[teamzr1]

Second event, Sunday
Hastings Motorsports Park in Hastings, Nebraska.

They will be racing at 8:30 AM (CT) and then again 12:30 P at this track

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[teamzr1]

Second run with speed laps in the afternoon session
E-ray is about mid-pack in points standings

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[teamzr1]

Best I could do to report standing as this forum is so limited on content size per post

At the end of today's events, the #7 E-Ray is in 21st place of points standings

Position    Car No.    Team    Points
    Class      
1    8    Tesla Fields Trip    1095
    SGT-1 SB    2011 Lotus Evora S  
        Christopher Mayfield - Phoenix AZ  
        Julian Garfield - Marysville OH  
2    4    teamPGR    1090
    Alt Fuel    2021 Tesla S Plaid  
        Chad Martin - Rosemount MN  
        Andrew DeKoning - Eden Prairie MN  
3    6    Team Goodyear    1085
    SGT-1 BB    2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S  
        Dave Ogburn III - San Angelo TX  
        Nick Gullatta - North Canton Oh  
4    3    Toyota PE Motorsports    1075
    SGT-1 SB    2021 Toyota Supra  
        Andrew Brownfield - Burlington KY  
        Justin LaChausse - Castorland NY  
5    10    HART Team 1    1055
    SGT-1 SB    2022 Acura NSX Type S  
        Chad Gilsinger - Marysville Oh  
        Tyler Chambers - Columbus OH  
6    2    Cunning Stunts    1050
    SGT-1 SB    2020 Toyota Supra  
        David Marcus - Windermere FL  
        Mike King - saint johns FL  
7    1    Quality Time Racing    1040
    SGT-1 BB    2019 Porsche GT3  
        Salil Shukla - Greenwood Village CO  
        Tom O'Gorman - Chicago IL  
8    15    Team Leonardo    990
    SGT-1 BB    2022 Porsche GT4rs wannabe  
        Peter Lier - Vero Beach FL  
        DJ Alessandrini - Lakewood Oh  
8    9    Team GRM    990
    Economy    1989 Honda One Lap CRX  
        Andy Hollis - Austin TX  
        Tom Suddard - Ormond Beach FL  
10    16    Navigation Required    935
    SGT-1 BB    2024 Chevrolet Corvette Z51  
        Aaron Buckley - Matthews NC  
        Donald Barnes - Chapel Hill NC  
11    5    We're Just Here for the Autocross    925
    SGT-1 BB    2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport  
        Brian Peters - Litchfield Park AZ  
        John Hogan - Blythe CA  
12    13    SumBitch    915
    SGT-1 BB    2015 Porsche 911 Turbo S  
        Scott Coors - Denver CO  
        Ben Schaut - Commerce MI  
13    24    Smoko Motorsports    905
    SGT-2 BB    2020 Chevrolet Camro 1SS 1LE  
        Morgan Lee - Austin TX  
        Doug Rowse - Phoenix AZ  
14    58    Iowa One Lap Z06    860
    SGT-1 BB    2015 Corvette Z06  
        Pat Whalen - Cumming IA  
        Ryan Whalen - Thornton CO  
15    52    Kentucky Boyzzzzz    850
    SGT-2 BB    2013 Chevrolet Corvette  
        Tyler Catron - Bronston KY  
        Dustin Baker - Somerset KY  
16    21    The Parts Farm    840
    SGT-1 BB    2015 Porsche 911  
        Rob Bowen - lyons Ga  
        Darrel Norman - frenchtown nj  
17    22    Onelap Bowtie    820
    SGT-2 BB    2022 Chevrolet Camaro SS 1LE  
        Doug Wille - Houston TX  
        Jackie Mutschler - Houston Tx  
18    44    Mahogany Ridge Motors    810
    Luxury    2024 BMW M4  
        Mark Mattice - Beaver Dams NY  
        Cody Russo - Elmira ny  
19    54    Ope!    805
    Mid-Priced    2009 Subaru STI  
        Ivan Austin - Crystal MN  
        Gretchen Austin - Crystal MN  
20    29    Raw Torque    800
    SGT-2 BB    2020 Ford GT500  
        Kevin Welsh - LaVista NE  
        Eric Thoendel - Parker CO  
21    7    Team Michelin    790
    Alt Fuel    2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray  
        Andrew Simrell - Simpsonville SC  
        Cody Bulkley - Milford MI  
22    11    Team Enrique    765
    SGT-2 BB    2018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE  
        Jason Stormowski - Brookfield WI  
        Randy Pobst - Gainesville GA  
23    27    Traxalotl    760
    SGT-1 SB    2022 Toyota Supra  
        Lisa Keyes - Apex NC  
        Ben Bulthuis - Apex NC  
24    36    One Snack of America    715
    SGT-1 BB    2009 Chevy Corvette  
        Brian DeFrees - Austin TX  
        Hal DeFrees - Cazenovia NY  
25    48    Iowa One Lap ZL1    710
    SGT-2 BB    2023 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1  
        Markjon Trierweiler - Ankeny IA  
        Mark Menegay - Ankeny IA  
25    25    Team NoDog Miata    710
    SGT-2 SB    2019 Mazda MX-5 Miata ND RF  
        Michael DAbreu - Sterling VA  
        Neil Simon - Flint Hill VA  
27    45    Potenza RE-71RS    695
    Mid-Priced    2024 Honda Civic Type R  
        Dustin Williams - Wildomar CA  
        Todd Chapman - Franklin TN  
28    14    Michelin / Cadillac    680
    Luxury    2024 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing  
        Ed Gliss - Greenville SC  
        Chris Kuenning - Royal Oak MI  
28    26        680
    SGT-1 SB    2009 Porsche Cayman S  
        Tim Curl - Winnetka IL  
        Chris Zubak - Cedar Rapids IA  
30    19    Toyota PE Motorsports    670
    SGT-2 SB    2022 Toyota GR86  
        Chris Schuster - Lexington KY  
        Matthew Mudge - Georgetown KY

 

[teamzr1]

Monday, High Plains Raceway in Nebraska. Morning event 5/6/24

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Tuesday morning at Hedge Hollow road course track

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Second session at same track

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First event at NCM's track
Lot of rain

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Part 2 at the NCM

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Afternoon NCM Track session

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Morning session at Pittsburgh International track

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[teamzr1]

If you have not been watching the scoring for each race on my forum
the #7 C8 E-Ray is in 12th place

Pitts Track PM

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Putnam Park Raceway Friday sessions

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[teamzr1]

Morning session is completed, results on my forum but the
#7 C8 E-Ray is now in 9th place but still 500 points behind the only other hybrid which is a Tesla S Plaid

One more PM session today and then the 1 lap of America ends tomorrow for a final session on another skid pad

 

[teamzr1]

Afternoon session, last speed session of 1 lap of America

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[teamzr1]

Let's take a short break on the 1 lap, shall we ?

And watch where really, really high speeds are done

Now that's hauling ass !