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Ross Bentley returns to the podcast to review the 2021 One Lap of America event that finished last week.  This was Ross’s first One Lap and he seemed to have a blast.  I think the hook has been set and Ross’s inherent competitiveness will likely lead to him trying to win it in the future.  We go into the event as a whole, its history, how the 2021 event went, and  every detail we could think of to scout for Bill’s eventual entry in a coming year.  It sounded like a great time and should probably be on almost every high performance driver’s bucket list.  Now which car should we enter, hmmmm.

On this episode’s Dominating with Dawson, Ben clarifies what people mean when they say the term “pedal fest”.  Bill first heard this related to drag racing.  Vicki had heard it but not a clue as to what it meant.  We also go into what the goal should be on track, the usual causes of the “fest” and ways to think about re-applying the throttle to minimize the issue.  Ben also demonstrates the sound that your car may have if this happens to you, lol.

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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RossBentleysOneLap

We hope you enjoy this episode!

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Highlights from this episode include:

1)  We start with a display of a bit of podcast time travel involving Ross’s appearances on our podcast.

2)  Ross summarizes how the original “Cannonball Run” event transformed into the current
One Lap of America” event and how it is structured.

3)  The event consisted of a scheduled ~20 events at various tack facilities across the country that change from year to year.  This year the total travel distance was almost 4,000 miles in the week, not counting any of driving within the events.

4)  Tracks consisted of:  Tire Racks’ Skid Pad, Grissom AFB for an autocross, Memphis International Raceway, Eagles Canyon, NOLA, Atlanta Motorsport Park, the Lanier Oval, Summit Point, and Gingerman.

5)  What to pack, what to bring, how to prep, car and tire selection, etc.  Yep, it's in there.

6)  Great stories abound about the cars, the drivers, the track events, the transits, and even some good hearted sponsor induced bounties for the event.

7)  We hope to have a few other teams on the podcast as well to discuss the event in coming episodes.