DeTomaso Mailing List: March 99, Message #168

At 14:54 -0500 3/3/99, Curt T. wrote:
>
> Keep your RPM's higher!  I've noticed other Pantera drivers shifting and
> keeping the revs around 2k, which under hard throttle makes it very loud.
> But when I can I keep my kitty at 3k and this way it is always ready to
> pounce!  Keeping it there while in second, then stomping on the gas will
> give your passengers a sore neck for a week!  Yes, I've done this to serveral
> friends that can't stop telling about the time I almost broke their neck.

Ahhh... That's my trick, too! That's also why I like mechanical 
secondaries. Run the car up in revs with your pedal just touching the 
secondaries (you can feel it, don't worry) and then casually ask them 
if they're ready. Whack the throttle the rest of the way to the floor 
and you can almost hear their neck cracking! And if mine is in low 
gear, I start leaving more damned Yokohama rubber on the road....

A definite, indelible impression is thereby left in their minds and 
with the exaggeration over time, your car will be _THE_ fastest 
transportation they've _ever_ ridden in!

Never mind bench racing... How about 'email racing'?
;-)

Kirby