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Testing for the 2021 OLOA event at Heartland Motorsport Park with Chris Carey.
up to the day we left. For those thinking about OLOA, I would highly recommend an easy-up Tent, lots of sunscreen, small cooler, chair, towels, kick scooter, cleaning supplies, jack, hand tools and plenty of wet wipes! Oh, and no spare tires, but there just was no room.
out how to get myself and the car ready. Thankfully, my co-driver had participated 11 years prior and had the insight on the event to help us prepare.
Our original intention was to run the car modified, but our better judgment prevailed and we left
the car stock. There are several strategies when running OLOA; go big and throw on all the go-fast parts you can find or run stock and bank on reliability. We simply modified alignment to help tire wear, installed a set of GT3-RS brake pads and changed the fluids. We hedged our bets that it would rain and ordered a set of Michelin Pilot PS4S; maxed the front camber and found the rear needed around 3.0° for that tire.
Now the car was ready; the inner Boy Scout in me started planning what was needed to keep us and
the car in top shape over the week. My co-driver and I agonized over what should be packed, even though the 991 has quite a bit of space,
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With all the focus on the race
from my end, my co-driver went to work organizing a charity campaign. Though not required, having the good fortune to participate in this type of event is a blessing and giving back to the community only makes sense. Angel worked with the