DeTomaso Mailing List: April 2001, Message #124

Speaking of drags I just got a message from Beni Warshawski of the Corvette
Club who tells me we are invited to the Las Vegas Speedway Drag races on
Saturday, 28 April....Says IF we don't show up it will confirm what he has
been saying for years and that is we are old men in old cars.........this
from an accountant who owns a ZR1!!! :-)))

Since many of us will already be there for the Vegas Fun Rally I think we
may have to pay those boys a little visit
Just a thought
MD, willing to skip desert at the banquet 

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Kirby Schrader [SMTP:schrader@ev1.net]
> Sent:	Wednesday, April 04, 2001 7:54 AM
> To:	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject:	A little drag racing anyone?
> 
> 
> Just for grins, I went out to the Lone Star Raceway near Sealy (west 
> of Houston about 40 miles) last Sunday. The reason? They were having 
> an "Internet Car Club Bash" and the HALO club (Houston Area Lightning 
> Owners) was there with about 11 trucks. Along with Westside Mustang, 
> Buick Club, etc. etc. etc. Man, those Grand Nationals...
> 
> $15.00 Entry Fee for driver and vehicle, $10.00 per spectator by the
> way...
> 
> Anyway, it's an eight mile track and the event is a bracket race 
> event where car clubs compete against each other for points and the 
> honor of their club. Sunday, the gates open at 10:00 AM, time trials 
> start at 11:00 AM, eliminations start at about 1:30 PM. If you get 
> there early, you can get in some practice runs.
> 
> I'm a little averse to thrashing my first new vehicle in years, but 
> when they found out I had a Pantera, they all wanted to see one run. 
> Why not?
> 
> Louie Schault and Mike Farrell went out there a few years ago and had a
> blast.
> 
> Anyone interested in joining me sometime with their Panteras? I don't 
> plan to make it a repetitive event and much prefer the track events , 
> but I think it'd be good for a one time grin. I haven't drag raced 
> since 1987 when I thrashed that twin turbo Ferrari!
> 
> :_))))))
> 
> I know drag racing used to be a big deal with the Pantera crowd. 
> Anyone know why it sort of died out?
> 
> Just curious...
> HALO won the event, by the way... Man... sub-9 second street trucks...
> ;-)
> 
> Kirby
>