Everyone here at TopSpeed is very excited to announce the entry of our 996 GT2 in this year’s OneLap of America. The car will be driven by Leh Keen along with co-driver Douglas Wilks, owner and founder of TopSpeed.

Our launch into the Porsche community in the last year has been a very fun and exciting addition to TopSpeed. We have spent hundreds of hours dissecting the factory DME in order to create flawless recalibrations for any Porsche application. We also have spent countless days at the track performing R&D on different suspension setups, tires, power and aero configurations to ensure our customers are getting the very best!

That being said, Team TopSpeed decided the perfect venue to put our innovation and quality to the test was OneLap of America! Between the multiple styles of racing involved in this particular race and the 3400 mile road trip that the car must endure in order to be victorious, there isn’t a race more fitting to prove that TopSpeed has what it takes to build a street driven race car.

We have spent the last several months designing, fabricating and testing several custom pieces for the GT2 that will be implemented during this event. Doug took the lead on most of our fabrication and tuning, while our lead technician Adam Murawski was the point man on the suspension and setup. We brought Adam in from the FarnbacherLoles race team after their championship winning ‘09 season with the #87 Porsche. He has been a great addition to the team with lots of knowledge in every aspect of the Porsche chassis.

We are confident that with our quest for excellence in everything we do, coupled with Leh as a wheel, we will be very competitive. Keep an eye on this thread for the latest as the race goes on. Leh and Doug will be updating with pictures, news and I’m sure some complete randomness as they drive around the country!

Here are a few pictures of the car and our GT2 OLA build.

Go Faster...

~Team TopSpeed


Baseline Testing



Custom Splitter












Suspension Teaser







Custom Exhaust









Wheels & Tires





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A LITTLE TESTING

 

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Well you have 1 of the best behind the wheel.. Will be interesting to see what Leh can get out of it.. If i am not mistaken he set the Sebring Lap Record at the last event in GTC..

Mike

 

good luck on the event. I had to withdraw due to conflicts on my work schedule at the last minute...

 

Thanks!!..

I am interested to see the competition that shows up this year... There is Always something borderline trans-am car or full racecar that shows...



Yes.. Sebring went very well!

 

Nothing like some last minute additions to the build. Here are a few more pictures of the two day countdown.

Enjoy

~Cicio

Keeping Leh safe









OPERATION "NA GT2" IN EFFECT





Ok....Maybe not so much!

 

We also wanted to just make sure we mentioned a big thanks to Todd @ Protomotive for getting us out the turbos so quickly! mmmm...billet goodness

 

Just about to load the car on the trailer to make the trip to TireRack tomorrow. Figured I would share some pictures of the race ready product.

This is most definitely the cleanest she is going to be for a couple weeks

 

The Fruits of Labor have paid off. Pepper is one pretty lady. Good Luck Doug and Leh.

 

Here is a picture from this morning, all stickered up and ready to go fast!

 

I'll be sure to walk out and say hi later!

 

Here is the update from Leh...

Off to a medium start.. We finished 8th in the skid pad today… top 10 is good.. esp for a car with a setup like ours… the 2 HOTROD Vettes with Onelap veterans in them finished 15th and 29th…. the only prob is the 2 GTRs finished 1 and 2…. Damn those GTRs.. they have no weakness…

I forgot how tough this event is.. we drove from Southbend straight into rush hour traffic in Chicago.. and then into a Tornado Warning storm right above… So the first day has already been semi eventfull….

Tom it really starts with Road America.. we all are interested to see what everyone has.. There is 5 strong cars.. 2 vettes. 2 GTRs and us…..

I will update after the event today.

-Leh


Here are a few pictures he sent me at 2am

 

They say a pictures is worth 1000 words (Morning Session Road America)