Forged Performance Prepped GT-R Competes in One Lap of America 2010

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The Tire Rack One Lap of America is the toughest 8 days of racing featuring the fastest street-legal cars on America's most challenging racetracks! Seasoned One Lap of America contender Catesby Jones who finished 3rd place overall last year decided to up the ante this year. Catesby went out and bought a beautiful white 2010 Nissan GT-R. We put our heads together and come up with a game plan for the project. The plan was to drop of his car brand new car at Forged Performance and pick it up a week later on the way to One Lap of America ready to compete! We didn't have a lot of time for this build so we knew we had to act fast. We ordered all the parts and immediately started going to work.

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Engine / Power:
- Greddy Intercooler Kit
- AMS Downpipes
- AMS Ypipe
- MXP Catback Exhaust
- Cobb AP (Tuned by Sharif Abdelbaset)

Suspension / Brakes:
- JRZ RS Pros
- Corner Balance & Alignment
- Stillen Sway Bars set
- Carbotech XP 12 Pads (Front & Rear)
- Stainless Brake Lines

Exterior / Wheels / Tires:
- Clear Bra Installation
- Aeromotions R2 Two Dynamic wing
- Volk RE30 Wheels 19x10, 19x11
- Bridgestone RE11's
- ARP Extended Wheel Studs

Fluids:
- Willall Transmission Fluid
- Motul Differential Fluid
- Motul 15/50 Engine Oil
- Motul RBF 600 Brake Fluid





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It was a long week for the Forged Performance crew. The job got completed in the time as promised and was a flawless installation.

Stay tuned to see how well a week long build GT-R performs with a seasoned contender during One Lap of America

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Day 1 - Friday April 30 - Tirerack Wet Skid - Soiuthbend, IN





Stay tuned for results...

 

I think this deserves is own Aero category..just a thought

 

Tire Rack - Wet Skid Pad - Results sorted by position Page 1
Pos Car # Vehicle Class Gs Points[/b]

1 1 Nissan GT-R SSGT1 BB 0.962 G 340
William Taylor, Steven Rankins, Jon Krolewicz
2 4 Nissan GT-R SSGT1 BB 0.911 G 335
Catesby Jones, Jose Collado
3 54 Honda Civic Si Econo Car 0.885 G 330
Jonathan Weir, William Chan
4 124 MAZDA MAZDA 5 S U V 0.861 G 325
RICHARD FISHER, JASON SAINI
5 20 Porsche Panamera Luxury Sed 0.860 G 320
Bill Treffert, Todd Treffert
6 9 Porsche 997 Turbo SSGT1 BB 0.856 G 315
Rene von Richthofen, Hugh D. Bate
7 12 Cheverolet Corv ZO6 SSGT1 BB 0.854 G 310
Carmine Dell Aquila, John Sigismondi
8 3 Porsche GT2 SSGT1 BB 0.853 G 305
Douglas Wilks, Leh Keen
9 14 Mitsubishi Galant VR4 MidPri Sed 0.847 G 300
Timothy Harper, Steve Burke
10 8 Porsche 911 GT3 RS SSGT1 BB 0.845 G 295
Geoffrey Bond,





Road America #1 - Time Trial - Results sorted by position Page 1
Pos Car # Vehicle Class Time Points

1 3 Porsche GT2 SSGT1 BB 7:49.824 340
Douglas Wilks, Leh Keen
2 1 Nissan GT-R SSGT1 BB 7:52.457 335
William Taylor, Steven Rankins, Jon Krolewicz
3 25 Chevrolet Z06 Corvette SSGT1 BB 7:55.226 330
Dan Corcoran, Kyle Corcoran
4 4 Nissan GT-R SSGT1 BB 7:55.987 325
Catesby Jones, Jose Collado
5 5 Chevrolet Corvette SSGT1 BB 7:58.602 320
Jeremy Herzberg, Danny Popp, Todd Rumpke

6 2 Chevrolet Corvette SSGT1 BB 8:02.443 315
Ronald Adee, Patrick Adee
7 39 BMW 325is SSGT2 SB 8:15.133 310
Anthony Magagnoli, Kevin Kreisa
8 9 Porsche 997 Turbo SSGT1 BB 8:16.969 305
Rene von Richthofen, Hugh D. Bate
9 6 Subaru WRX STI MidPri Sed 8:18.388 300
Michael Lattos, Erik Van Cleef
10 21 BMW E90 M3 Luxury Sed 8:33.060 295
Dan Schaut, Ben Schaut, Nicholas Schaut



Road America #2 - Time Trial - Results sorted by position Page 1
Pos Car # Vehicle Class Time Points

1 3 Porsche GT2 SSGT1 BB 4:56.563 340
Douglas Wilks, Leh Keen
2 4 Nissan GT-R SSGT1 BB 4:59.720 335
Catesby Jones, Jose Collado
3 5 Chevrolet Corvette SSGT1 BB 5:00.032 330
Jeremy Herzberg, Danny Popp, Todd Rumpke
4 25 Chevrolet Z06 Corvette SSGT1 BB 5:04.618 325
Dan Corcoran, Kyle Corcoran
5 1 Nissan GT-R SSGT1 BB 5:05.702 320
William Taylor, Steven Rankins, Jon Krolewicz

6 2 Chevrolet Corvette SSGT1 BB 5:06.675 315
Ronald Adee, Patrick Adee
7 39 BMW 325is SSGT2 SB 5:16.681 310
Anthony Magagnoli, Kevin Kreisa
8 8 Porsche 911 GT3 RS SSGT1 BB 5:24.664 305
Geoffrey Bond,
9 15 Mitsubishi Evolution X MidPri Sed 5:28.305 300
Chris Wirth, Sean Caron
10 11 VW GTI SSGT2 SB 5:28.506 295
Bill Unwin, Reg Noble

 

Any updates? Any word from the crew? hows the car feeling/running? They seem to be running really well.

 

Car is running flawlessly. Still a long way to go. Catesby & Leh are tied for first overall as of now.

 

Sorry for the lack of updates. Here are the results from Mid America sessions.



Mid-America Motorplex #1 - Time Trial - Results sorted by position Page 1
Pos Car # Vehicle Class Time Points

1 3 Porsche GT2 SSGT1 BB 4:54.354 340
Douglas Wilks, Leh Keen
2 4 Nissan GT-R SSGT1 BB 5:01.400 335
Catesby Jones, Jose Collado
3 5 Chevrolet Corvette SSGT1 BB 5:04.180 330
Jeremy Herzberg, Danny Popp, Todd Rumpke
4 6 Subaru WRX STI MidPri Sed 5:06.957 325
Michael Lattos, Erik Van Cleef
5 25 Chevrolet Z06 Corvette SSGT1 BB 5:08.167 320
Dan Corcoran, Kyle Corcoran

6 39 BMW 325is SSGT2 SB 5:11.390 315
Anthony Magagnoli, Kevin Kreisa
7 55 Honda Civic Econo Car 5:21.120 310
Andy Hollis, Ann Hollis
8 124 MAZDA MAZDA 5 S U V 5:22.924 305
RICHARD FISHER, JASON SAINI
9 8 Porsche 911 GT3 RS SSGT1 BB 5:23.691 300
Geoffrey Bond,
10 15 Mitsubishi Evolution X MidPri Sed 5:24.029 295



Mid-America Motorplex #2 - Time Trial - Results sorted by position Page 1
Pos Car # Vehicle Class Time Points

1 3 Porsche GT2 SSGT1 BB 4:54.905 340
Douglas Wilks, Leh Keen
2 4 Nissan GT-R SSGT1 BB 4:58.590 335
Catesby Jones, Jose Collado
3 5 Chevrolet Corvette SSGT1 BB 5:00.654 330
Jeremy Herzberg, Danny Popp, Todd Rumpke
4 25 Chevrolet Z06 Corvette SSGT1 BB 5:02.548 325
Dan Corcoran, Kyle Corcoran
5 6 Subaru WRX STI MidPri Sed 5:07.236 320
Michael Lattos, Erik Van Cleef

6 39 BMW 325is SSGT2 SB 5:10.522 315
Anthony Magagnoli, Kevin Kreisa
7 15 Mitsubishi Evolution X MidPri Sed 5:15.789 310
Chris Wirth, Sean Caron
8 55 Honda Civic Econo Car 5:17.423 305
Andy Hollis, Ann Hollis
9 17 Ultima GTR SSGT1 BB 5:19.122 300
Carl Warren, sam kimberley-bryant
10 9 Porsche 997 Turbo SSGT1 BB 5:19.965 295
Rene von Richthofen, Hugh D. Bate

 

This was a really last minute project, and glad it turned out well. We got the call from Catesby out of the blue, and at first I thought he was joking. He was like, yeah..I am thinking of buying at GT-R for OLOA. Think you all could build up a car soup to nuts in about 7-10 days including a session or two of track testing? With our workload as it is, I was a little reluctant to take on the project but with the guys willing to put in the long days and nights, we say YES.

Fortunately, we've done this many times before, and we had a well tested track tested recipe of parts and tuning strategies to insure a fast AND reliable setup that would bode well for OLAO.

Catesby Jones, a seasoned and accomplished professional racecar driver, is driving the wheels of the GT-R, but it still outgunned by the Topspeed GT2. Tied for first after 3 days is a terrific accomplishment, and we are hoping for more consistent finishes as the event carries on.

 

What a way to break in a new car! LOL if he tries to sell it with 3K gentle break in miles!!!

BTW, way to go with the quick build. Will be following this event for sure.

 

Hallett #1 - Time Trial - Results sorted by position Page 1
Pos Car # Vehicle Class Time Points

1 3 Porsche GT2 SSGT1 BB 4:11.014 340
Douglas Wilks, Leh Keen
2 5 Chevrolet Corvette SSGT1 BB 4:16.176 335
Jeremy Herzberg, Danny Popp, Todd Rumpke
3 4 Nissan GT-R SSGT1 BB 4:16.826 330
Catesby Jones, Jose Collado
4 25 Chevrolet Z06 Corvette SSGT1 BB 4:17.707 325
Dan Corcoran, Kyle Corcoran
5 6 Subaru WRX STI MidPri Sed 4:23.777 320
Michael Lattos, Erik Van Cleef

6 9 Porsche 997 Turbo SSGT1 BB 4:25.080 315
Rene von Richthofen, Hugh D. Bate
7 54 Honda Civic Si Econo Car 4:32.829 310
Jonathan Weir, William Chan
8 17 Ultima GTR SSGT1 BB 4:35.316 305
Carl Warren, sam kimberley-bryant
9 21 BMW E90 M3 Luxury Sed 4:35.741 300
Dan Schaut, Ben Schaut, Nicholas Schaut
10 8 Porsche 911 GT3 RS SSGT1 BB 4:36.093 295
Geoffrey Bond,

 

I know that but still they both are doing well. Some FAST cars out there.

 

Other than the top 3 is not really a great year this year. Someone could have easily gotten into the top 5 with a pretty mild Subaru

 

4 isn't there? The Zo6, the Forged sponsored GT-R, and the Zr1 as well as Topspeed?

 

The Z06 driven by Corcoran is fast but they have had problems in the past and a well driven 450hp STI can hang with them.

 

Yeah and I just checked the overall, theres a EVOX and STI creeping up the standings

 

The vette has been spitting power steering belts. How about that Cadillac though?

 

Or better yet the Mazda 5?

 

Saw the rolled overed cadi....what happened to the Mazda?

 

Being it's running better times than some of the cars, granted it is running a Speed 3 drivetrain

 

Nice...that is always very rewarding to the driver/owner. :clap:

 

Hallett #2 - Time Trial - Results sorted by position Page 1
Pos Car # Vehicle Class Time Points

1 3 Porsche GT2 SSGT1 BB 4:09.608 340
Douglas Wilks, Leh Keen
2 4 Nissan GT-R SSGT1 BB 4:12.442 335
Catesby Jones, Jose Collado
3 5 Chevrolet Corvette SSGT1 BB 4:13.519 330
Jeremy Herzberg, Danny Popp, Todd Rumpke
4 25 Chevrolet Z06 Corvette SSGT1 BB 4:15.864 325
Dan Corcoran, Kyle Corcoran
5 6 Subaru WRX STI MidPri Sed 4:21.263 320
Michael Lattos, Erik Van Cleef

6 39 BMW 325is SSGT2 SB 4:24.755 315
Anthony Magagnoli, Kevin Kreisa
7 54 Honda Civic Si Econo Car 4:27.997 310
Jonathan Weir, William Chan
8 15 Mitsubishi Evolution X MidPri Sed 4:30.808 305
Chris Wirth, Sean Caron
9 9 Porsche 997 Turbo SSGT1 BB 4:32.069 300
Rene von Richthofen, Hugh D. Bate
10 21 BMW E90 M3 Luxury Sed 4:32.965 295
Dan Schaut, Ben Schaut, Nicholas Schaut

 

His GT-R is doing really well. He is currently 2nd place overall. Lets hope he does well on the drag strip!

 

First round of drag strip starts in about an hour.

 

GT-R will probably win the bracket race.

 

Shariff, I thought you didn't like OLOA because it didn't provide a good ROI....

I guess free was the right price

 

We didn't think it was great ROI for us to build up the car, take off 8 days, spending that much money and putting that much wear on a time attack car... To support a customer that wants to run it is what we do...

Siegel

 

So what I said....free is the right price

 

You can't really put a price on onelap. People do it because they enjoy the insanity of it. I might drive next year but it will be or fun...not for an roi.

We had the opportunity to support a great driver and help him with his goal. And by all means we want him to win!

 

Tulsa Raceway - Drag Race - Drag Race - Results sorted by position Page 1
Pos Car # Vehicle Class Time Points

1 9 Porsche 997 Turbo SSGT1 BB 0:10.904 340
Rene von Richthofen, Hugh D. Bate
2 4 Nissan GT-R SSGT1 BB 0:11.483 335
Catesby Jones, Jose Collado
3 5 Chevrolet Corvette SSGT1 BB 0:11.490 330
Jeremy Herzberg, Danny Popp, Todd Rumpke
4 25 Chevrolet Z06 Corvette SSGT1 BB 0:11.572 325
Dan Corcoran, Kyle Corcoran
5 3 Porsche GT2 SSGT1 BB 0:11.629 320
Douglas Wilks, Leh Keen

6 20 Porsche Panamera Luxury Sed 0:12.081 315
Bill Treffert, Todd Treffert
7 12 Cheverolet Corv ZO6 SSGT1 BB 0:12.127 310
Carmine Dell Aquila, John Sigismondi
8 15 Mitsubishi Evolution X MidPri Sed 0:12.254 305
Chris Wirth, Sean Caron
9 6 Subaru WRX STI MidPri Sed 0:12.288 300
Michael Lattos, Erik Van Cleef
10 17 Ultima GTR SSGT1 BB 0:12.476 295
Carl Warren, sam kimberley-bryant



Tulsa Raceway - Bracket Drag - Bracket Drag Race - Results sorted by position Page 1
Pos Car # Vehicle Class Time Points

1 56 Honda Civic Si Econo Car 340
Mike Roberts, john roberts
2 15 Mitsubishi Evolution X MidPri Sed 335
Chris Wirth, Sean Caron
3 124 MAZDA MAZDA 5 S U V 330
RICHARD FISHER, JASON SAINI
3 6 Subaru WRX STI MidPri Sed 330
Michael Lattos, Erik Van Cleef
4 62 Dodge Ram SRT-10 S U V 325
Eric Edelman, Freddie Edelman

4 39 BMW 325is SSGT2 SB 325
Anthony Magagnoli, Kevin Kreisa
4 24 Dodge Viper SRT/10 SSGT1 BB 325
George Batejan, Steve Smotrich
4 54 Honda Civic Si Econo Car 325
Jonathan Weir, William Chan
5 42 BMW M3 SSGT2 SB 320
Greg Morris, Don Maddox
5 41 BMW M3 SSGT2 SB 320
Eric Holland, Dennis Maddox

5 30 Porsche Boxster S SSGT1 SB 320
Richard Albertus, Loye Troxler
5 10 BMW X6 M S U V 320
Mike Schnell Renner, Thomas Lappin, Steve Maguire
5 52 Dodge Charger Vint Amer 320
Mike Musto, Chris Smith
5 33 Ford Mustang SSGT2 BB 320
Greg Hagopian, Enrique Ramirez
5 50 Chevrolet Camaro RS Vint Amer 320
James Shipka, David Pozzi

5 43 Mazda Miata SSGT2 SB 320
Joe Woodward, Rich Woodward
6 4 Nissan GT-R SSGT1 BB 315
Catesby Jones, Jose Collado
6 19 Audi A4 Quattro Wago MidPri Sed 315
Erik Cullins, Dwight Kelly
6 18 Mitsubishi Evolution 10 MidPri Sed 315
Paul Seto, Barry Stewart
6 37 MINI Cooper S Retro 315
Greg MacDonald, Laura Risi

 

Cumulative Overall Points as of - Mon May 03 20:52:00 2010
Page 1
Results sorted by position



Pos Car # Vehicle Class Points

1 3 Porsche GT2 SSGT1 BB 2980
Douglas Wilks, Leh Keen
2 4 Nissan GT-R SSGT1 BB 2980
Catesby Jones, Jose Collado
3 5 Chevrolet Corvette SSGT1 BB 2890
Jeremy Herzberg, Danny Popp, Todd Rumpke
4 15 Mitsubishi Evolution X MidPri Sed 2650
Chris Wirth, Sean Caron
5 8 Porsche 911 GT3 RS SSGT1 BB 2645
Geoffrey Bond,



Keep it up guys! You are doing great!!!

 

Cumulative Overall Points as of - Mon May 03 20:52:00 2010
Page 1
Results sorted by position



Pos Car # Vehicle Class Points

1 3 Porsche GT2 SSGT1 BB 2980
Douglas Wilks, Leh Keen
2 4 Nissan GT-R SSGT1 BB 2980
Catesby Jones, Jose Collado
3 5 Chevrolet Corvette SSGT1 BB 2890
Jeremy Herzberg, Danny Popp, Todd Rumpke
4 15 Mitsubishi Evolution X MidPri Sed 2650
Chris Wirth, Sean Caron
5 8 Porsche 911 GT3 RS SSGT1 BB 2645
Geoffrey Bond,



Keep it up guys! You are doing great!!!

 

Tied for first in points....this is going to be a nail biter. It's really a race between the top 2....nobody else is in striking distance.

 

No, and here we go with yet another misleading comment. The GTR is 15 points behind, for those of you who haven't read the rules, if a tie in FOA then it goes to class points, if a tie there it goes to lowest combined time. But you are right in that it will be a close finish.

 

I said tied in points. If you goto the current standing, both cars have the same number of current points. I understand how a tie works but the race isn't over yet. hnoes:

 

The race isn't over yet..the GT-R is getting faster (someone turned up the power ) , its a hard car to beat for sure, a true bolt-on racecar. Nissan did a good job with it.

We were only able to edge them out by a little over 1 second the first session at Gateway. Very small track, tight turns....the GT-R was loving life.

 

Time to do likewise on the GT2. Need all the points to stay ahead as you can for the dry skidpad event!

 

The GT2 should be fine on the dry skid pad

 

That's the beauty of OLOA. If nobody breaks or goes-off, it's always a tight race until the end due to the varity of tracks, the scoring methods, and categories of competition. And of course weather can be the great equalizer....our team is praying for rain but doesn't look like it's going to be a factor.

 

Nissan and Porsche both gave us a great starting platform.

 

That they do. I hear the 2010 GT2s are nice.

 

Can't argue with that... either way should make for a good run on these last days.

 

Gateway International #1 - Time Trial - Results sorted by position Page 1
Pos Car # Vehicle Class Time Points

1 3 Porsche GT2 SSGT1 BB 3:24.211 340
Douglas Wilks, Leh Keen
2 4 Nissan GT-R SSGT1 BB 3:25.936 335
Catesby Jones, Jose Collado
3 5 Chevrolet Corvette SSGT1 BB 3:31.459 330
Jeremy Herzberg, Danny Popp, Todd Rumpke
4 25 Chevrolet Z06 Corvette SSGT1 BB 3:35.102 325
Dan Corcoran, Kyle Corcoran
5 39 BMW 325is SSGT2 SB 3:39.578 320
Anthony Magagnoli, Kevin Kreisa

6 55 Honda Civic Econo Car 3:41.380 315
Andy Hollis, Ann Hollis
7 8 Porsche 911 GT3 RS SSGT1 BB 3:41.882 310
Geoffrey Bond,
8 17 Ultima GTR SSGT1 BB 3:41.897 305
Carl Warren, sam kimberley-bryant
9 28 BMW 335i SSGT1 SB 3:43.259 300
Robin Sparrow, Brian Hair
10 9 Porsche 997 Turbo SSGT1 BB 3:43.428 295
Rene von Richthofen, Hugh D. Bate


Keep it up Catesby!

 

Quoted on Nagtroc. I thought I would share what Catesby has said as of today.

[quote CatesbyM ]
Just leaving Gateway. Clear and sunny day on our way to Mid-Ohio, 469miles to go.

The car ran very well, temp around 20-30degrees hotter than the morning. Picked up a a few seconds over the morning time. Unofficial time has us exactly 1sec off the GT2 for the whole session. I would have liked to just edge out Leh but... there are 3 more track to tackle and the dry skidpad...
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[quote CatesbyM]
Another note the GT2 broke the controller for the rear swaybar, so they will have a very late night getting parts and fixing it.
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We will see how the rest of the week goes. Best of luck Catesby!

 

Cumulative Overall Points as of - Tue May 04 15:37:24 2010
Page 1
Results sorted by position
Pos Car # Vehicle Class Points

1 3 Porsche GT2 SSGT1 BB 3660
Douglas Wilks, Leh Keen
2 4 Nissan GT-R SSGT1 BB 3650
Catesby Jones, Jose Collado
3 5 Chevrolet Corvette SSGT1 BB 3550
Jeremy Herzberg, Danny Popp, Todd Rumpke
4 25 Chevrolet Z06 Corvette SSGT1 BB 3490
Dan Corcoran, Kyle Corcoran
5 9 Porsche 997 Turbo SSGT1 BB 3325
Rene von Richthofen, Hugh D. Bate

6 8 Porsche 911 GT3 RS SSGT1 BB 3250
Geoffrey Bond,
7 15 Mitsubishi Evolution X MidPri Sed 3200
Chris Wirth, Sean Caron
8 39 BMW 325is SSGT2 SB 3170
Anthony Magagnoli, Kevin Kreisa
9 17 Ultima GTR SSGT1 BB 3100
Carl Warren, sam kimberley-bryant
10 54 Honda Civic Si Econo Car 3050
Jonathan Weir, William Chan

Catesby is a close second! Stay tuned for more results!

 

Who tuned Rankins\Taylor car?

 

The winning car of last year was tuned by Sharif with an Cobb AP. This year Will is using Halltech and he tuned it himself.

 

Rankins and Taylor... They did all the work on it, including rebuilding the engine.

 

Why in the world would you switch to a Haltech on a car like that

 

Few pictures from yesterdays Drags...