With humble beginnings that reach back to time when polyester suits were hip; the One Lap of America Cannonball has become the ultimate driver’s challenge for the amateur enthusiast. It pushes endurance, skill and consistency to the limit and does so all within the bounds of federal law. Founded by automotive legend, Brock Yates, One Lap of America places its victims, er… drivers, in a...
With a round-trip haul from Illinois to Spring Mountain racetrack in Nevada still fresh in his brain; Patrick Gramm rethought his strategy for the Cannonball. With a lot of drive time on the road and intense bursts on the track, the 2002 "DC Z" Corvette needed to balance both durability and performance.
A cracked set of drilled rotors with only 5,000 miles was a tell-tale sign that the...
So who was that mechanic, weighted down with the daunting task of prepping the lovingly beaten 2002 Z06 for One Lap of America? That’d be Al Dashto of Brakes Plus in Des Plaines, Illinois. Al has been busting his knuckles on cars for over twenty years now. He vividly recalls how a certain Buick Grand National put his hunger for horsepower into motion. From that turbocharged sleeper, to the...
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