DeTomaso Mailing List: May 98, Message #166

To Team Pantera Racing:

		Waa-Hoo!   Yeeaa-Haawww!
		Well Done!

		      Warmest Regards,  Chuck Engles

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> From: GPS <GPS@aol.com>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <detomaso@realbig.com>
> Subject: Silver State Update
> Date: Sunday, May 03, 1998 3:18 PM
> 
> I just got off the phone with Dennis, and he stated that 10 Panteras ran
and
> 10 cars finished. The talk of the race before and after was all about the
> Panteras, nobody could believe 10 cars were there, or even more
interesting,
> all 10 finished. 
> 
> There were some last minute mechanical girations by Dennis, but he made
it
> through with help from Larry Stock. He he hit the dips about 4 miles
early on
> his speedo, probably due to his  gearing upgrade. He hit the first dips
really
> hard, and throttled back after that. He hit so hard he bent his rear
quarter
> panel. He thinks he may have been DQ'd, because he dropped his speed
under 130
> mph (he was in the 160 mph class) while he was sorting out the car.
> 
> But as I told him last night, ther will always be another race. The road
will
> be totally resurfaced by September. Evidently Car and Driver is going to
run a
> car in September, and that is why they did not cover this race. Also
September
> is the 10th Anniversary, so it going to be a real big deal. there is talk
they
> are going to go for speed recordon the new road.
> 
> My only contribution was the cool hats everybody wore around, freaking
out the
> Corvette guys. Several 'Vettes DNF and pulled off the course.
> 
> More to come.....
> Greg Sullivan