So the day has finally arrived and Mike and I are heading north to South Bend for our 5th One Lap of America together. This year’s event will take competitors to many well know race tracks in the eastern states; … Continue reading

The BMW Performance Center and Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts today announced that the 560 horsepower 2013 BMW M6 Coupe will participate in the grueling One Lap of America event starting May 4, 2013. Instructors from the BMW Performance Center, … Continue reading

BMW of North America today announced that the all-new 560 horsepower 2013 M5 Sedan will participate in the grueling One Lap of America event starting May 4, 2012. Instructors from the BMW Performance Center, located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, will … Continue reading

One Lap of America, dubbed OLOA, is an evolution of the famous Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash that started in the 1970s. The idea behind  it is pretty simple. You get a group of your car buddies together (minimum … Continue reading

It’s almost May which means time for the 2011 One Lap of America. For the last four years the BMW Performance Center has entered a vehicle in this grueling event, where entrants visit a variety of race tracks around the … Continue reading

One Lap of America is an eight-day driving endurance race that runs every year. In 2010, BMW Performance Center ran in One Lap of America with the new BMW X6M, an unusual presence among many “true racing cars”. The annual … Continue reading

The 2010 running of the one Lap of America is now over and we can all return to our respective homes. This was the second year I had competed with Mike on the One Lap and it was just as much fun … Continue reading

It came down to a near photo finish for the X6 M crew after a full week of competitive racing on the cross-country time trials that are the One Lap of America. The team, consisting of Mike Renner, Tom Lappin … Continue reading

It is coming down to the home stretch for the One Lap of America with Nelsons Ledge as the penultimate event before the 2010 One Lap of America winds down back at the Tire Rack Facility in South Bend, Indiana. … Continue reading