GHIT 0333:  One Lap of America 2022 – Marlon Sumlin – Sundae Cup Class

In the first of a series, we reflect back on the 2022 One Lap of America with Marlon Sumlin who completed the event in his Mazda 2 Sundae Cup car.  This was Marlon’s first One Lap of America, and it will not be his last.  We talk about Marlon’s impressions from his first OLoA, how it is to compete in a low horsepower, Sundae Cup car, and what he learned from his first event.  As always, it seems like the first OLoA event leads to an annual habit and we cannot wait to try our first One Lap of America, hopefully next year.  If you don’t yet know about the One Lap of America event, this is a great introduction, we hope.

A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/OLoA2022withMarlon

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Highlights for this episode include:

1)  What is the One Lap of America

2)  How it is to participate in the OLoA for the fist time and in the new to this year Sundae Cup category.

3)  How everyone on the OLoA work together to support the other entrants and fight against the weather and any mechanical issues that may arise during the week.

4)  Bill makes a joke that Vicki liked.  Time to play the lottery.

5)  Track reviews and what Marlon thought of the new to him tracks for the event.

6)  Marlon’s future as a packer and a mover and some great stories from the 2022 event.

7)  How to make a Mazda 2 sound like a Huey Helicopter.

8)  We try to find out how Becky and Scott were able to come in second overall on the skid pad. 

9)  How Marlon and the One Lap of America teams helped support FORCE and work against cancer, as well as a ton of other charities for the event.

10)  We start planning the 2023 OLoA.

11)  We start to talk a bit about the NASA Great Lakes TREC endurance racing series that we cannot wait to try for the first time and what prep is needed for the car.

 

For more information about FORCE or to make a charitable contribution:  https://www.facingourrisk.org/