[DeTomaso] WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO DO BODY DAMAGE TO YOUR PANTERA?

[adin at frontier.net]

Too bad Jr. never got his car out of third gear . . . .


Quoting Mad Dog Antenucci <teampantera at yahoo.com>:

> Bob,
>   i AGREE with JB on this one. And I agree with bob too!!! See what   
> a diplomat I can be ;-]>
>   ;
>   If you look at the facts in comparing serious accidents on track   
> versus on open road race events its not even close.
>
>   In 10 years Pantera has NEVER  went off the road in open road   
> racing at speeds up to 180 mph. I ran the Mexico La Carrera in my   
> Pantera and other then naked locals running across the road wanting   
> to get up close and personal I had nothing but a great time in   
> Mexico....yea its insane but thats another story. Its the really   
> fastest drivers in the Unlimited Division who tend to lose control   
> and blow tires at speeds in excess of 200 mph.
>
>    The last person who was driving a Pantera in an ORR event in   
> Nevada or Texas who went off the road was Junior Wilson and that was  
>  1997 and THAT doesn't count because some claim he was somewhere   
> between 220 and 240 MPH running in the UNLIMITED division ;-0
>
>   No Panteras that I can ever remember in 20 years in the Touring   
> (up to 125 mph), Grand Touring (140 MPH), Grand Sport (168 MPH) or   
> Super Sport (180 MPH) have ever went off the road. You, JB, Crazy   
> Dan, Justin, Doc Abe, Larry Stock, and many-many others have ALL   
> driven their Panteras at ORR events at speeds in excess of 140 to   
> 180 mph with no incidents..... and you can't count the insane guy   
> who crossed the finish line fully engulfed in flames either because   
> he was fully on the course the entire time. ;-0
>
>   Now I'll be the first to say NO ONE I know does a better job of   
> running club open track events then our POCA chapters and that   
> definatley includes YOU and PCNC who continue to do a great job in   
> Pahrumph but get your stats right daddy.
>
>   YOU know that at least 4-5 Pantera's in the 10 YEARS have had   
> SERIOUS on-track accidents.....no one was killed, guys walked away   
> but make no mistake about it all racing is dangerous and its just a   
> risk whether you are club racing, open road racing, drag racing or   
> headed out to the Salt Flats (yea its racing)...
>
>   The thrill is the danger and the danger is the thrill.....SAFETY FIRST
>   If I didn't have 4 ORR's and the BIG track at Fontana already   
> scheduled this year I'd be glad to lead  the PCNC group and I   
> definately am drivig my race Pantera to Vegas and Pahrumph again   
> this year.
>
>   Too little time off and too little money but I'll drive to Vegas   
> and Pahumrph and be glad to join the slow slackers at lunch time.
>
>   Mad Dawg Antenucci
>   Team Pantera Racing
>
> RCBSONS1 at aol.com wrote:
>       JB,
>   Little chance of body damage in ORR events???
>   The video they send you has a Warning at the very beginning
>   (my wife left the room just before the start of the video)
>   The warning states this is the most dangerous form of racing
>   I put it behind the Baja 1000 because there you have to miss
>   the crazy locals running in front of you.
>
>   It tells you if you happen to go off the road you are more than
>   likely end over end many times or in a barrel roll... but no body
>   damage???.... they also talk about the occasional coyote, buzzard
>   or other wildlife that may not get out of your way in time as you
>   approach them at 150 plus.
>
>   I have done a lot of wild stuff and am not sure why I am still here
>   but the ORR is the only event I ever thought about making to the
>   end in one piece.... my hat is off to those who have made many
>   runs as it is a challenge and as the Dawg states no baby smooth
>   roads or nice run offs on those roads.
>
>   Bob Benson #3
>
>
>
>
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>
> Mad Dawg Antenucci
> Team Pantera Racing
>   The 1st & still the only vintage race team in open road racing
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