[DeTomaso] The True Story of D-Man Was Substitute forracers/gaffers tape?

[davidabell at att.net]

MD

What he said!  

My mommie can whup your mommie any day.

--

Dave Bell


 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "mannion.info" <jim at mannion.info>
> I suspect you'll be taking up less space here on earth real soon with an 
> attitude and mouth like that. Be careful who you bad mouth - you never know 
> when you'll meet one of them.
> 
> Jim
> PCAR #5726
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mad Dog Antenucci" <teampantera at yahoo.com>
> To: <davidabell at att.net>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 9:53 PM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] The True Story of D-Man Was Substitute forracers/gaffers 
> tape?
> 
> 
> > Mr. Bell (aka; Coach Potato, aka; Slacker, aka; Wanker, aka; Rocket 
> > Scientist),
> >
> >  I want to stomp the living crap out of you and everyone on this Slacker 
> > List.  To even infer you knew Doug Mann or his mama makes me sick. I was a 
> > friend of Doug Mann and you sir are NO friend of D-Mann or his mama!
> >
> >  Curt Toumanian and I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Doug Mann and 
> > Doug's Momma as you call her.  Oh yea, I DO remember Doug....After Doug 
> > got killed  I got a a call from Joe "Mojo" Moore.  Mojo wanted to 
> > seriously know where to send flowers after Doug passed on. Yea, that is NO 
> > JOKE. No, I don't think it is funny either. Wotz ironic about that?
> >
> >  Everyone who knows Mojo or me also know we hate each other....always have 
> > and always will.....so for MOJO to be man enough to call ME took allot of 
> > courage on his part.....and even more for me to answer the phone.... but 
> > that is another story.....did D-MANN GO 220 MPH? Answer is YES. Lets stop 
> > the debate right now so all of you can get back to discussing the merits 
> > of carbon fibre brake pads.
> >
> >  To get back on track,  after Doug's untimely death Curt (aka; Tazmanian 
> > Devil) and I went to the salvage yard near Curts house hoping to pull some 
> > parts of what was left of D-Mann's Pantera. There wasn't much left of 
> > Doug's green Pantera from the cockpit forward with the exception of a 
> > couple sandwiches on the floor that his mama made that morning. There's no 
> > doubt in my military mind that D-Mann exceeded 220 MPH.
> >
> >  Okay you want to go back even farther to May '97? Lets talk about Junior 
> > and his accident at Silver State. I was also there. 1st Place finish in 
> > the 140 MPH Average in a stock Pantera that much is known by some of you 
> > although MOST of you want to obsess on my finishing 2nd Place with a 160 
> > MPH Average fullyengulfed in flames in '99.
> >
> >  What was not known for sure on this List until now obviously was how fast 
> > was Junior traveling as he went off the road and cartwheeled into the 
> > desert several times. I spoke to one of the Nevada Highway Patrol Officers 
> > at the Awards banquet who just happened to clock Junior as he went by 
> > Course Station #3. His radar gun had a readout of 266.031 MPH.  At the 
> > awards dinner I got a standing ovation.....Junior got hospital food 
> > through a straw.  But I will give the kid credit he did exceed 265 MPH.
> >
> >  I keep hoping you or one of the other slacker babies on this List would 
> > go out to Silver State and blow the old record out. I've waited 9 years 
> > and that's 9 years too long. I gonna feel like Roger Maris going for Babe 
> > Ruth's record. It pains me to break it but break it I shall in 2 weeks.
> >
> >  So old as I am I am still going to have to return to Silver State next 
> > month with a D-Mann Memorial decal on the Pantera and run the beast in 
> > excess of 200 MPH BECAUSE NONE OF YOU CRY BABIES in California, Nevada OR 
> > ANYWHERE ELSE in the country other  then John Bentley and Doc Abe are 
> > joining us.
> >
> >  I can't find one left coast tree hugging liberal slacker-baby to unglue 
> > himself from his remote control. We all know I am too old to do this.  We 
> > all know I need glasses....This race will probably kill me...I know my 
> > time is running out.... and I am sure there won't be any tears shed when 
> > the dawg gets run over....but I will rest peacefully in eternity knowing 
> > the legend of D-Mann lives on.
> >
> >  Mad Dawg Antenucci
> >  Team Pantera Racing
> >  "If you're not on the edge you're taking up space"
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  Grasshopper Wrote:
> >
> > I do not know of any racer
> > here that has a certified 245 mph car.... Hooowaaa...
> >
> >
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >
> > How quickly we forget!
> >
> > The D-Mann got pretty darn close just before his untimely demise (maybe 
> > not 245mph, but 220+ is nothing to sneeze at), along with his beloved 
> > mama. Maybe if D-Mann had some $140/roll helicopter tape, he wouldn't have 
> > gotten airborn and sheared off that telephone pole.
> >
> > FYI, the D-Mann Pantera spec sheet is still posted at: 
> > http://www.digitalthunder.com/dmann/spec.htm. Note however that his 
> > webpage was never updated after the final speed run.
> >
> > How can you not respect an honest philosophy of "If you can't beat um, 
> > cheat um".
> >
> > Yee-ha! Gimme one of those tuna fish sandwiches.
> >
> >
> > Dave Bell
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