DeTomaso Mailing List: January 2001, Message #95

I've already informed Keith Verges today that I can't make the Texas 
Triathalon in early February, but there's an event at the end of 
February that I might be able to squeeze in (assuming I get the GT5S 
out of the garage soon and can work on my car for awhile...)

'The Driver's Edge' has a weekend booked at Texas World Speedway and 
John 'spinmeister' Taphorn is real eager to get his freshly dyno 
tuned monster stroker back out on the track and try to prove he's 
really got more ooomfff than I do... I guess I shouldn't let him 
down, eh?  ;-)

The organizers say they'll allow us to line up all the Panteras on 
the front straight for pictures and they are excited that Panteras 
are thinking about coming.

I figure the following might be game for joining in...

John Taphorn (who can claim he has 450HP and oodles of low-end torque now)
Kirby Schrader (who'll try to keep John honest about it all...)
Gray Gregory (with two cars to choose from, he has to come!  ;-) )
Tom Upton (a chance to blow another engine before his next vintage race!)
Steve Carvajal (long time, no hear! You still out there, Steve?)
Dennis Coffman (said he'd come the next time!)
Dennis Antenucci (always trying to find some excuse to come to Texas)
Jack Tunnell (got rid of the EFI yet, Jack?)
Keith Verges (if he's recovered from the 2nd annual TT)
John Haas (who we haven't seen in so long that he _has_ to come!)
Don Franck (Kinda' like Haas... can't hardly remember the last time...)
Fred Hall (show us what it'll do, Fred!)
Chuck Engles (we need to see you finish both days, Chuck! ;-)  )
David Bell (with new engine and superbly honed driving skills from last time!)

And this is a good motivator for those guys in Austin...
Bill Bitner (with his monster Windsor)
Richard Greenblum (with his new brakes????)
Rob McMullen (with the other monster Windsor we've never seen on the track)
William King (those Webers _must_ be tuned to perfection by now!)

Dylan Schrader (missed last time at the Ranch with a bad clutch in his Cobra)
Dennis Quella (maybe, I have to call him and see)

Heck... I'm sure I've forgotten somebody! But that's almost 20 cars!

How many out there are interested?

Rumor has it that I was elected this year's Space City Panteras' VP, 
so I'm supposed to be the event coordinator. I'd better get off my 
butt and organize something!

And if I can't get my car ready in time, maybe I can convince the 
GT5S owner to let me break it in good for him!!!  :-))))

Let me know who is interested!

Cost for the weekend is $275 with the price going up to $300 after 
January 27th.

I can organize a hotel (not the one last time if I can help it...) 
once we have an idea of how many would attend.

Get back to me soon! More info on request!

Thanks,

Kirby