The OPTIMA Batteries OneLapCamaro get a new look...

[James OLC]

In December we reached out to a several prominent artists in the PT community with the hopes of having a contest to design a new look for the OPTIMA Batteries OneLapCamaro and at the end of the day four very talented individuals - Carter Hickman, Ben Hermance, Otis Black, and Nelson Michael - provided renderings for us. Unfortunately time and logistics kept us from running the contest that we had originally envisioned - race day is only six weeks away and we have a ton of work left to do - so we put the decision in the hands of our sponsors.

After a couple of weeks of careful deliberation I'm proud to unveil Carter Hickman's rendering and winning design...

http://www.onelapcamaro.com/OLC2011/OneLapFinal1000.jpg

Carter really hit this one out of the park and his rendering is heading to the wrap shop next week to be brought to life!

On behalf of the OneLapCamaro Team - David, Mary, and myself - and our sponsors - OPTIMA Batteries, Hellwig Products, RideTech, Baer Brakes, HRE Wheels, and FM3 Performance Marketing - thank you to everyone involved!

[James OLC]

Some of the other great entries:

Ben Hermance
http://www.onelapcamaro.com/OLC2011/Ben%20Hermance.jpg

Otis Black
http://www.onelapcamaro.com/OLC2011/Otis%20Black%201.jpg

Nelson Michael
http://www.onelapcamaro.com/OLC2011/Nelsons%20Design.jpg

[James OLC]

Race Ready...

http://www.onelapcamaro.com/OLC2011/OneLap2011.jpg

[Sieg]

They're all good. Tough decision for the sponsors, but they made a good choice. :thumbsup:

[Rybar]

The renderings look awesome James. I like the final choice.

[NOPANTS68]

Man all of those are sweet looking. I think the winning one has the best billboard for Optima though as it's the easiest to read.

[bulldog19]

Great Choice. Can't wait to see it in person.

[ironworks]

Wow tough choice. They all look good.

[Roberts68]

They do all look great.

You couldn't have gone wrong but I applaud the final decision.

You have also however officially "retro"-fied my existing T-shirts... but I'm cool with that.:thumbsup:

I do believe the OLC has achieved a style points upgrade. The new look ought to shave a bit off your times for sure!:bow:

PS. I have new "wallpaper" strikingly similar to your new design.:unibrow:

[ChevelleNV]

That's sick.....

[JPO1970]

I like Ben Hermance's the best.

[GrabberGT]

I like Ben Hermance's the best.

Same here but understand why the title sponsor went the way they did. I like them all.

[Flash68]

Wow those are all wicked. great stuff. Car looks(and looked!) amazing.

[Track Junky]

Looks great James, looking forward to seeing it in person some time.

[pokey64]

Very nice! Car looks fast sitting still!!! :woot:

[Blake Foster]

Man they all look good! corporately i think the right call was made

[Steve1968LS2]

Very nice..

Just need to add the Camaro Performers sticker somewhere... ;)

Dropped your rear housing at Currie today.

[skatinjay27]

Man they all look good! corporately i think the right call was madeyep!
i look at all of them and think "damn thats bad azz!"

[coolwelder62]

Wow!! Those are all smokin cool.It would be a hard choice.Car look's awesome.:thumbsup: :thumbsup: Scott

[XcYZ]

Fabulous. :cheers:

Who shot that pic of your car at Thunderhill? That's a great shot.

[NovaBlue71]

All renderings looks great, but I like the one you picked the best. Joe :thumbsup:

[James OLC]

Fabulous. :cheers:

Who shot that pic of your car at Thunderhill? That's a great shot.

LOL

The car has never been to Thunderhill... but one day I would like to go to try to replicate Carter's rendering.

[89 RS]

Like the new look, pretty cool. Lots of cool renderings for sure.

[waynieZ]

The car looks great James. Nice work Carter.

[awr68]

Really like it James! New wheels too?

[James OLC]

Really like it James! New wheels too?

Yeah... We're going to running 19" rear tires for the One Lap this year so some new wheels were in the cards. HRE is building us a set of their Comp 93 wheels in matt black with brushed hoops. They should be here in a week or so!

[awr68]

Yeah... We're going to running 19" rear tires for the One Lap this year so some new wheels were in the cards. HRE is building us a set of their Comp 93 wheels in matt black with brushed hoops. They should be here in a week or so!

Very cool! Will you also be going to a wider tire?

[James OLC]

Narrower on the rear (325/30-19) but same on the front (275/35-18)

[awr68]

Narrower on the rear (325/30-19) but same on the front (275/35-18)

It's all about balance...not having the widest tire in the neighborhood! :yes:

[tones2SS]

I like Ben Hermance's the best.

^^What he said.
They all look great, but Ben's stick's out to me.

[Stuart Adams]

Looks great.

[nvr2fst]

Way cool . but I like Bens the best. He would have to move the logo more downward instead of wrapping the hood for appearance. Juist my my 2 cents. Either way they all look good and Im glad you and Optima hooked up for the long haul. Ive never met a more nicer person in this industry than Jimi and his AMX karaoke isnt too bad either:thumbsup:

[syborg tt]

WOW - they all look great.

I just can't wait to see the actually car at Thuder hill - where ever the hell that is.

It would just be cool to have an actual picture that matches the rendering from Carter.

[buickfunnycar.com]

Looks real good James...hope the power doesn't go out again when they're printing the graphics like last time.:_paranoid

[monza]

That looks amazing! Nailed it.
( I normally cringe at wraps and stickers on such nice paint as yours)

[James OLC]

LOL - I'm kind of getting used to stickers....

[monza]

That's because your a race car driver and I'm just a wanna be....:bow:

[coolwelder62]

Just going to jump in here agin.Carter's work is amazing.As soon as my wife forget's to take the check book w/her when she leaves the house I am getting one of these renderings for my self.:thumbsup: Scott

[James OLC]

The weather has been lousy since the wrap was finished last week but it stopped raining long enough for Mary to snap some pics between joy rides at the Fox Shocks facility yesterday...

http://www.onelapcamaro.com/OLC2011/OLC%20Fox%201.jpg

http://www.onelapcamaro.com/OLC2011/OLC%20Fox%202.jpg

http://www.onelapcamaro.com/OLC2011/OLC%20Fox%203.jpg

Our new Baer 6R brakes arrived yesterday and will be installed in the next couple of days along with the ZR1 hubs that Blake and the guys at SpeedTech tweaked for us. We have the new Triple Adjustable RideTech coil overs installed in the back and the fronts will go on with the brakes. New wheels are on and the new Rick's Stainless tank with Carl's VaporWorx setup is doing it's job perfectly.

Three weeks until the Long Beach Grand Prix and then it's off to South Bend...

[Blake Foster]

That has to be the best way to get a new car every year!!! looks great

[bentfab]

Looks great. Just like the pic but no race track. Are you sure you just didn't put a green screen behind the car?

[Jr]

James,

What are you/the car doing at the Long Beach GP?

[James OLC]

James,

What are you/the car doing at the Long Beach GP?

We've been keeping it kind of quiet (for no particular reason) but... we are going to be the Parade car for the World Challenge Race at Long Beach on the 17th (and again at Mid-Ohio in August)!

I know that it's just a few parade laps but I think that it's one of the coolest opportunities that we've been given in... well... ever.

[James OLC]

Another One Lap related semi-announcement - we're workong on a possible live streaming video feed during the race that we hope to have on our website (or hosted somewhere) to go along with a more "Marycentric" live blog this year. I've got a couple of options to stream the video and am going to be trying them both out at Del Mar next weekend - if there is anyone who won't be going to Del Mar and would be able to tune in to a test feed for even a few minutes over the weekend of the 1st through 3rd, please shoot me an email at james at onelapcamaro dot com and I'll try to put a schedule together of when we'll be streaming and how to tune in.
Thanks
James

[buickfunnycar.com]

All attention has been focused on the OLC in preparation for it's trip to So Cal later this week,yesterday it was being fitted for 14" Baer 6-piston brakes all-around,wrap quality is AWESOME James,way better than last year...and no blackout!:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/topfueljohn/DSC02261.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/topfueljohn/DSC02266.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/topfueljohn/DSC02269.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/topfueljohn/DSC02257.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/topfueljohn/DSC02259.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/topfueljohn/DSC02250.jpg

Love the nickle finish!
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/topfueljohn/DSC02251.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/topfueljohn/DSC02274-1.jpg

Rear's waiting to go on...
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/topfueljohn/DSC02270.jpg

Monster calipers!
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/topfueljohn/DSC02271.jpg

[buickfunnycar.com]

New HRE shoes...love the brushed hoops!:unibrow:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/topfueljohn/DSC02275.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/topfueljohn/DSC02276.jpg

[coolwelder62]

Wow!! The camaro is looking awesome.Good luck to Jame's and the gang.:thumbsup:

[Track Junky]

We've been keeping it kind of quiet (for no particular reason) but... we are going to be the Parade car for the World Challenge Race at Long Beach on the 17th (and again at Mid-Ohio in August)!

I know that it's just a few parade laps but I think that it's one of the coolest opportunities that we've been given in... well... ever.

Wow thats awesome!! It's going to be televised on Speed right? Congrats :thumbsup:

[ironworks]

Looks good James. That wrap is really.

[DocJr]

Aw man, it's been so long since I've been on here, I've been crazy busy. Just wanted to thank you again James for the wonderful opportunity. Fantastic decision too, Carter's great! :hail: