DeTomaso Mailing List: January 00, Message #192

Interesting.  I do that throttle blip with the on-coming Corvettes too.  I
thought I was a little infantile, but now I feel better about it.

----- Original Message -----
From: Miller, Dan M (San Diego) <Dan.Millerm@am.sony.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <detomaso@realbig.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 5:39 PM
Subject: RE:Holiday Rumblings.


> This reminds me.........We were going to share our stories about fun
> drives and experiences we might have had during the holidays with our
> beloved machines.  I know some people already have told some stories but I
> think there are a lot of others out there that have not.
>
> I only had one chance to drive my Red '71 #2422 while on holiday.
> But I took that opportunity and it was fun.  Got up early morning, had
> coffee, went out in the garage and fired up the "bitch" (One of my cars
> nicknames...another one is "the filthy whore", but its a long story for
that
> one! I like my car, but it sure can piss you off sometimes, right?).
Warmed
> up a little and took off for the mountains in San Diego county.  No one on
> the road anywhere, so was able to enjoy some spirited driving through the
> mountains unhampered for the most part by virtually anyone.  Funny thing
was
> that while taking some sharp corners my feet got pins and needles like
they
> were falling asleep!  You all know that weird feeling.  Kind of scary at
the
> time, but fun nonetheless.  I attributed it to the sinus congestion I had
at
> the time from a left over cold.  One guy in a Toyota Camry or something
> thought he was going to stay with me until I took a sharp corner at about
> 80mph.  I watched rear view mirror as he nearly didn't make the corner at
> all and could barely see his wife/girlfriend or whatever hitting him and
> shouting moving her arms all about.  Forgetting this very minor incident I
> drove on rumbling along the mountain roads.  But the R1's were sticking
good
> and car ran great with no mishaps.  Got lots of thumbs up and hi signs,
etc.
> Made sure I pushed in the clutch and goosed the throtrt
of thing, or some solutions that don't require one to own
his own machine shop!

Thanks in advance for your help!

Roger Young
'71 Pantera #1613