[DeTomaso] Big Bend ORR report

[michael frazier]

  Come to TEXAS and kick my ass?  I was hoping you would say that. :)   I'll let Steve tell his side of the story about everything.
At that time, I was in my room writing sonnets about the western sky, high desert, and the drunk girl who flashed me on the return
run.  Will didn't get into any trouble...unless you call piston parts on the outside of the intake manifold trouble.  Everyone who finished
took a trophy home.  I'm sure Will would have too.  This is the 2nd time a Goose finished an ORR.  Gary and Sylvia do great and get
lots of attention.  We all had a great time. 
  I'm happy to say that the Big Bend Open Road Race is alive and well after a few stumbles earlier in the year.  There were 152 cars
on the grid Saturday morning and the biggest rookie school ever.  Next years dates are already on the website.  The car ran well, but
the handling was very edgy.  That makes for a fast run but it you really have to pay attention.  A little more toe-in and or caster
would have been nice.  I guess it may have more than the 130hp I estimated earlier.  150 maybe.  I looked down at one point and saw 
zero oil pressure!  The engine wasn't making expensive noises so I stayed in it.  Turned out to be the wire on the sender.  I don't think there were any off road excursions, serious bird strikes or dangerous issues.  I hit a BIG snake but that was it.  I hope I just shortened him a bit.   Everyone who runs this race still says it's the best of the lot.  I have to do one of the others soon and find out for myself...but I'm sure they're right.  We'll look for a bigger team next year.
Michael
Gruppo Rompiculi Corsa!!!


Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:04:10 -0700From: teampantera at yahoo.comSubject: Re: [DeTomaso] Big Bend ORR reportTo: red3644 at hotmail.com; detomaso at realbig.com
The Hawk all most got in a fight? You finally went faster then 100 Mph? And Gary went faster then 80 Mph in his Goose?!!! ;-0>
 
These reported details once again prove that there is evidence of Global Warming in Texas. Looks like I am gonna have to come back down to Texas and kick your ass, show Gary how to drive the Goose and teach the Hawk how to fight. You mean Will didn't get in any trouble?
That's sooooo wrong on so many levels I don't know what else to say except I is damn proud of you all. . .Congratulations MF'r
 
Dawg, proud papa dawg of his ORR babies!
 
michael frazier <red3644 at hotmail.com> wrote:
We had a team this even if we had to get a little creative. We had 3 Panteras, 1 Mangusta and since that was it,I drafted a 64 Lincoln Continental to run as an official member of Team Pantera Racing. The weather was perfect,the event ran flawlessly, many cars broke but no one was hurt. So all is good. We did everything right. I seemed tohave pissed off several Vette owners. (Some I didn't even know about). Steve Hawkins almost got in a fight withan oil field roughneck. Gary & Sylvia ran the Mangusta again! Will Kooiman told the worst jokes all weekend. Greatfriends, food, cars & racing. The team did well....as usual. I took home 1st place in the 120mph class. Steve Hawkinsand his brother Cliff took 2nd in the 110mph class. Gary and Sylvia Barkley took 2nd in the 90mph. Will Kooiman andhis brother Rodney took home parts of pistons that ended up on top of the intake manifold about 5 miles from the starting line. We'll have to wait for the autopsy before we determine the cause of death. I had driven my new Pantera about a mile before the event so I was happy to just finish. I'm also happy that the car ran right up to 150mph and was still pulling hard. I also happy that I didn't do that ina radar zone since my tech speed was 140. Dennis...you're nolonger holder of the fastest Pantera at Big Bend title. You'll hear more from the other guys I'm sure. If you weren'tthere, you were SO square. MichaelGruppo Rompiculi Corsa Y'all_________________________________________________________________Express yourself wherever you are. Mobilize!http://www.gowindowslive.com/Mobile/Landing/Messenger/Default.aspx?Locale=en-US?ocid=TAG_APRIL_______________________________________________Detomaso Forum Managed by POCAArchive Search Engine Now Available at http://www.realbig.com/detomaso/DeTomaso mailing listDeTomaso at list.realbig.comhttp://list.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
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