DeTomaso Mailing List: September 98, Message #14

The order in universe is back!!
Bo84GT5

Björn Carlsson wrote:
> 
> This weekend was the largest sportscar event in Sweden, Automobil Sportscar
> Show. The turn up usually is about 1000 cars and this year it maybe was
> even more since Porsche celebrated their 50:th birthday with a huge number
> of cars. We had about 40 people that spend the night and about 25 cars at
> our stand just beside the track.
> 
> The most important race was for the titel "Fastest Sportscar in Sweden".
> It's actually more of a dragrace event for sportscars only. The top speed
> is measured after a 1/4 of a mile and the fastest cars continue to the next
> race where the time is measured after an acceleration through two curves
> and the strip.
> 
> Bjorn Carapi has an extremely fast and light Pantera that is very well
> prepared. The competition this year was a number of Porsche Turbos, a
> couple of Corvettes, big block Cobras, a F40 and a stock Camaro from the
> middle of -70. Many of the cars was in the range of 190 - 205 km/h. The F40
> did 215 km/h. The Pantera 240 km/h!!! Just unbelievable!
> The Camaro (a stag party?) did around 115 km/h...
> 
> The final race, where the time was measured through a couple of sections of
> the track, was also won by Carapi (I don't remember the times) so he got
> the title "The Fastest Sportscar in Sweden" once again. And we are so
> proud!
> 
> This is the score for Bjorn Carapi:
> -98 - First
> -97 - Second (to dragrace Corvette that did front wheel lifts on street
> tyres!)
> -96 - Second (to a racing Porsche twin turbo with a huge boost!)
> -95 - First
> -94 - First
> -93 - First (I think they raced this year too)
> 
> /Bjorn Carlsson, Sweden