DeTomaso Mailing List: May 98, Message #185

On Sun, 3 May 1998, GPS wrote:
> 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. 
[...]
> Several 'Vettes DNF and pulled off the course.

Hoo hoo!  MD must've been flyin' high on that!  :-)


> 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. 

Ouch.


> 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. 

..and discretion remains the better part of valor.

Way to go guys!  I'll bet you got a few people's attention by all finishing!

-Andy
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