DeTomaso Mailing List: April 99, Message #66

I have my reservations at the Holiday Inn.... even offered up half the room to
Mikey D...  but alas, it doesn't look like the P-car will be outta the
body/paint shop by then..... no damage, just mods and the usual domino effect of
(while were at it, we oughta....)

Dennis Antenucci wrote:

>      Yo My Peeps,
>      We still need *you* for the Nevada Open In May.  If your anywhere in
>      the Southwest give me a shout.  Remember, any basic de tomaso vehicle
>      can participate in this event. You don't have to go fast or have a
>      anything close to a race car because their speed classes from 95Mph on
>      up. We also STILL have hotel reservations available so let me know if
>      you *think* you might be able to join us.
>      Thanks guys
>      MD
>
>
> > >
> > > Yo My Peeps,
> > > We need a few good men or women to join us in May at the Nevada Open.  A
> > > year ago when I needed a team *you* were the guys I appealed to and it
> > > was *Forum* members that made up 80% of the Team Pantera Racing crew.
> > > We did what most others thought and openly said was impossible - that
> > > was to start and finish 10 or more Pantera's. One by one you joined up
> > > and came aboard.  We only got 10 Pantera's at that first competition but
> > > we also got 10 warrior's . . . and *ALL* 10 cars and driver's finished!
> > >
> > > With less then two months until it's time to go back and defend our
> > > championship we have a problem Houston.  Several of our regular
> > > participants either have mechanical, work related or tax related
> > > problems and are starting to cancel faster then we're adding new team
> > > members. Okay, you know the pitch is coming so here it is....
> > >
> > > Counting myself I only have 7 folks committed for May. We need you and I
> > > need you at this event May 14-16. . .I need you and YOUR car. If you can
> > > fog up a mirror we need you. . .don't make me start a draft again. You
> > > don't need a race car (80% of our team cars are well maintained restored
> > > cars).  You don't need to have a competition license or have open track
> > > experience either.   All you really need is big heart and a winning
> > > attitude, a well maintained de tomaso vehicle and a willingness to
> > > participate in the Team Challenge. There is the added benefit that we
> > > have one hellva weekend up in Ely Nevada!
> > >
> > > Larry Stock of Pantera Parts Connection,  has already invested some
> > > serious $$$$ dollars in this upcoming event. I'm not asking you to do
> > > this for Larry or for me because win, lose or draw we'll all be there to
> > > compete but we're short team members and we can't compete as a team
> > > unless we have a minimum of 10 players.   We're gonna be out there in
> > > any case in no-mans land with little support.  We're gonna be there
> > > because we want to be there and because we know we gotta be there and do
> > > this.  I think some of you may also feel the same way.  I'm thinking
> > > there's 2 or 3 guys out there on the Forum who can walk the walk and
> > > will be there for us in May.
> > >
> > > The Team Challenge looks pretty daunting right now. We're expecting 2-3
> > > Corvette Teams, 2-3 Mustang Teams and individual teams from Cobra,
> > > Camaro, Mazda, Porsche and NSX. While we know many of these guys have
> > > newer and faster cars we also know they don't have the spirit or the
> > > soul of the de tomaso Pantera and it's owners and we're still the only
> > > registered vintage race team for the event. Think about that for a
> > > moment!
> > >
> > > We're like the Marines. Not many people want to join us and not many
> > > people can measure up to the job.  But if war breaks out thank God for
> > > the Marines. . .Or in this friendly rivalry, thank God for Team Pantera
> > > Racing! :-)  No one else guarantees you in any other event that I know
> > > of that if you don't have the best time of your life that they'll give
> > > you your money back. Well I do!  I can guarantee you that because of the
> > > kind of guys who are in the team already.  Guys like Curt "Tazmanian
> > > Devil" Toumanian, Brock "Bo Bo" Tella, Gary Hall, Brent "Admiral" Perry,
> > > Dan Courtney and Dave Crego. You know many of these guys already. These
> > > are the best of the best. Whether they're working or playing they know
> > > only one way to do it and get it done. . .and that's with 110% effort
> > > and allot of heart. They're the kind of guys I'd go to the mat for.  How
> > > can we lose with these kind people on our team?  And HOW can we let them
> > > go off to this holy war of open road racing alone with out a complete
> > > team? The answer is we can't. . . IF *you* will join us and help us win
> > > the big one you can join the best fighting force on the planet. . .
> > > maybe the best fighting force in the universe and drink free beer to
> > > boot!
> > > Team Pantera Racing 'vs' the Evil Empire
> > > The Nevada Open Team Challenge Championship.
> > > It's getting closer to High Noon People.
> > >
> > > Dennis "Mad Dog" Antenucci, President
> > > Pantera Owners Club of America (POCA)
> > > Team Pantera Racing (TPR)
> > > Http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/garage/3632
> > > The 1st & still the only vintage race team to ever start and finish the
> > > Silver State Road Race.
> > > "Some people said it couldn't be done. . .what they really meant was no
> > > one had done it yet!"
> > > "Racing is life. . .everything that happens before or after is just
> > > waiting."
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > > Yo My Peeps,
> > > <BR>We need a few good men or women to join us in May at the
> > > Nevada Open. 
> > > A year ago when I needed a team *you* were the guys I appealed to and it
> > > was *Forum* members that made up 80% of the Team Pantera Racing
> > > crew. 
> > > We did what most others thought and openly said was impossible - that
> was
> > > to start and finish 10 or more Pantera's. One by one you joined up and
> > > came aboard.  We only got 10 Pantera's at that first competition
> but
> > > we also got 10 warrior's . . . and *ALL* 10 cars and driver's finished!
> > >
> > > <P>With less then two months until it's time to go back and defend our
> > > championship we have a problem Houston.  Several of our
> > > regular participants
> > > either have mechanical, work related or tax related problems and
> > > are starting
> > > to cancel faster then we're adding new team members. Okay, you know the
> > > pitch is coming so here it is....
> > >
> > > <P>Counting myself I only have 7 folks committed for May. We need you
> and
> > > I need you at this event May 14-16. . .I need you and YOUR car. If you
> > > can fog up a mirror we need you. . .don't make me start a draft again.
> > > You don't need a race car (80% of our team cars are well
> > > maintained restored
> > > cars).  You don't need to have a competition license or have open
> > > track experience either.   All you really need is big heart
> and
> > > a winning attitude, a well maintained de tomaso vehicle and a
> willingness
> > > to participate in the Team Challenge. There is the added benefit that we
> > > have one hellva weekend up in Ely Nevada!
> > >
> > > <P>Larry Stock of Pantera Parts Connection,  has already invested
> > > some serious $$$$ dollars in this upcoming event. I'm not asking you to
> > > do this for Larry or for me because win, lose or draw we'll all be there
> > > to compete but we're short team members and we can't compete as a team
> > > unless we have a minimum of 10 players.   We're gonna be out
> > > there in any case in no-mans land with little support.  We're gonna
> > > be there because we want to be there and because we know we gotta be
> there
> > > and do this.  I think some of you may also feel the same way. 
> > > I'm thinking there's 2 or 3 guys out there on the Forum who can walk the
> > > walk and will be there for us in May.
> > >
> > > <P>The Team Challenge looks pretty daunting right now. We're expecting
> > > 2-3 Corvette Teams, 2-3 Mustang Teams and individual teams from Cobra,
> > > Camaro, Mazda, Porsche and NSX. While we know many of these guys
> > > have newer
> > > and faster cars we also know they don't have the spirit or the soul of
> > > the de tomaso Pantera and it's owners and we're still the only
> registered
> > > vintage race team for the event. Think about that for a moment!
> > >
> > > <P>We're like the Marines. Not many people want to join us and not many
> > > people can measure up to the job.  But if war breaks out thank God
> > > for the Marines. . .Or in this friendly rivalry, thank God for
> > > Team Pantera
> > > Racing! :-)  No one else guarantees you in any other event that I
> > > know of that if you don't have the best time of your life that they'll
> > > give you your money back. Well I do!  I can guarantee you
> > > that because
> > > of the kind of guys who are in the team already.  Guys like
> > > Curt "Tazmanian
> > > Devil" Toumanian, Brock "Bo Bo" Tella, Gary Hall, Brent "Admiral" Perry,
> > > Dan Courtney and Dave Crego. You know many of these guys already. These
> > > are the best of the best. Whether they're working or playing they know
> > > only one way to do it and get it done. . .and that's with 110% effort
> and
> > > allot of heart. They're the kind of guys I'd go to the mat for. 
> How
> > > can we lose with these kind people on our team?  And HOW can we let
> > > them go off to this holy war of open road racing alone with out a
> complete
> > > team? The answer is we can't. . . IF *you* will join us and help us win
> > > the big one you can join the best fighting force on the planet. . .
> maybe
> > > the best fighting force in the universe and drink free beer to boot!
> > > <BR>Team Pantera Racing 'vs' the Evil Empire
> > > <BR>The Nevada Open Team Challenge Championship.
> > > <BR>It's getting closer to High Noon People.
> > >
> > > <P>Dennis "Mad Dog" Antenucci, President
> > > <BR>Pantera Owners Club of America (POCA)
> > > <BR>Team Pantera Racing (TPR)
> > > <BR> > HREF="Http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/garage/3632">Http://www.g
> > > eocities.com/motorcity/garage/3632</A>
> > > <BR>The 1st & still the only vintage race team to ever start
> > > and finish
> > > the Silver State Road Race.
> > > <BR>"Some people said it couldn't be done. . .what they really meant was
> > > no one had done it yet!"
> > > <BR>"Racing is life. . .everything that happens before or after is just
> > > waiting."
> > > <BR> 
> > > <BR> 
> > > <BR> 
> > > <BR> 
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