DeTomaso Mailing List: November 97, Message #17
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This, I can agree to. Bo 84GT5 ED_KORNEGAY@HP-Sonoma-om1.om.hp.com wrote: > > Hi, > > I agree with what your saying. I wouldn't be surprise if your car > could out perform a stock Miata. Given your driving experience, I > wouldn't be surprised if you and your Pantera out perform me and my > Miata. I just want to make the following points: > > 1. You can't have a performance car without a performance driver. > 2. You can't be a performance driver without training/practice. > Street driving doesn't count! > 3. A Miata with a performance driver has more performance than a > Pantera with a non-performance driver. > 4. Take the opportunity to get some track time when in Las Vegas. > It doesn't have to be in your Pantera. Rent a Mustang or Corvette > for the day. The experience will still translate to your Pantera > driving. > > Ed > > ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ > Subject: Re: RANTING (Poling/Antenucci) > Author: Non-HP-bo.grims (bo.grims@swipnet.se) at HP-Sonoma,mimegw1 > Date: 10/29/97 6:18 AM > > I absolutely agree wih you Sir, in the matter of driving skill. As > everything in life, one has to train to become better and better, > what ever it is that we do. Money spent on a good, and I repeat good > driving school is well worth the effort. The techniques of racing > is far off from good civil driving. Full throttle to the braking > point, constant braking up to turning point and a smooth turn towards > apex during steady speed and then full throttle again out of the corner, > and so on..... Of course this is generally speaking, a lot of > different techniques are involved. Training course is one thing and > racing experience another. I went through a Formula Ford course in > England this summer, which was a great experience. It looks simple, > but it isn't. Even a Formula Ford of 110 HP but only 400 Kg (approx. > 880 pounds) weight is a quick little thing, 0-62 mph in 5 seconds. The > instructors pointed out problem areas and hopefully when the course > was ended I was somewhat a better driver than before. The problem is > that I can not train this way of driving in normal traffic. It has to > be on a racetrack, which is not happen too often. > Back to the real subject. I believe a Pantera like mine, a 84 GT5, > with DOT tires 285/45/15 and 345/35/15 will outdrive a std Miata quite > easily. -96 I was driving at Nurnburgring in Germany, and I out- > performed a Porsche 944 Turbo, where the Porsche driver really did his > best to keep up with my pace. The Porsche didn't have the traction I > had in the curves and was left behind. If this was due to driver skill > or car performance or both I will not say, but I believe the Pantera > was a strong factor. Gentlemen, start your discussion. > Bo > > > ED_KORNEGAY@HP-Sonoma-om1.om.hp.com wrote: > > > > > > I guess Nor-Cal was wondering when I was going to respond! Enough Miata > > bashing. There are no slow cars, only slow drivers!........... > ...........> Please note that this note is not addressed to you Pantera > owners who do not > > harbor delusions of Pantera Performance Grandeur. > > > > Ed Kornegay > > Motorsports Director > > Checkered Flag Racing Assoc. > > Nor-Cal Pantera >