[DeTomaso] North American Team at Le Mans in 2010 Re: Le Mans Classic morning laps on Youtube

[Kirby Schrader]

Now _THAT_ is a serious investment.....


On 15 Jul 2008, at 8:19 PM, Mad Dog Antenucci wrote:

> I can't take it anymore. I've seen faster commuter 4-bangers on  
> Ocean Blvd at 5pm in Long Beach. What uncontrolled chaos are you  
> talking about? I've watched half a dozen Utube video's and either  
> those are the slowest drivers in the world or the camera film is in  
> slow-motion.
>
> Expatriate Charlie and Belgium "BUDWEISER" Pat have laid down the  
> gauntlet. challenging Team Pantera Racing to come up with a North  
> American Team made up of a few cash poor but race rich yanks and  
> canuks to race in 2010 at the next Le Mans Classic.
>
> The challenge is we need to be ready to sail  across the pond with  
> at least two American and Canadian Pantera's and show Pat and those  
> other Euro-rich BELGIUM, FRENCH AND EURO trash who now own BUDWEISER  
> (thats WRONG!) that while they may own Budweiser for the moment we  
> ain't they're be-oches. Personally I never liked the stuff anyway.  
> We kicked the Germans and Italians butts in 45 and our new slogan is,
>
> "TAKE BACK BUDWEISER IN 2010!"
>
> P.S. Pat, since you are from Belgium and probably know the family  
> who bought Budweiser (how big can Belgium be?)  can you see if we  
> can get the new owners of BUD to sponsor us if we bring our Panteras  
> over in 2 years and drink that piss water? ;-]>
>
> Mad Dawg Antenucci
> Team Pantera Racing
>
> P.P.S. List Slackers Notice: Do not write the Webmaster whining like  
> girls about how I have insulted Belgium or your favorite beer.
>
> MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote: Hey guys,
>
> On Saturday morning, the event organizers allowed people to take two
> pace-car-controlled laps of the full Le Mans circuit, charging a  
> healthy 110 Euros for
> the privilege.   The cars went out in various groups; the GT40  
> replicas and
> Panteras were lumped together in the same group.   Here's a pair of  
> Youtube
> videos shot from a GT40 replica, one for each lap:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsyRhI4yGSA
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi0zJP2lb0A
>
> At 4:40 in the first video, Geoff Peters and I can be seen parked on  
> the side
> of the road, waiting for traffic to clear.   Near the end of the  
> second
> video, the camera car catches up with a bunch of the other Panteras  
> that were
> running together.
>
> As you can see, it was uncontrolled chaos, with cars knifing through  
> traffic
> at triple-digit speeds while other cars toured around at 50 mph.    
> Nobody was
> wearing a helmet, nobody had signed a waiver, nothing.   Just pay  
> your money
> (in advance, tickets sold out quickly) and then go for it.
>
> Charlie--this gives an excellent idea of what you missed.   Whether  
> you have
> not-buyer's remorse or not is up to you.   I found it rather  
> entertaining but
> would have difficulty justifying spending 110 Euros to take just two  
> laps of
> the circuit, particularly as much of it was in heavy traffic.   But  
> then I have
> the opportunity to drive on other tracks all the time.   If somebody  
> does
> not, then perhaps this represents a good deal?
>
> BTW, after most people had gone home on Sunday, Jim Oddie and I had  
> dinner
> with Kjetil Finne and Lisa, and then we took them on a tour of the  
> circuit.
> Much of it is comprised of public roads, and the roads were opened  
> almost
> immediately after the conclusion of the racing, so after dinner we  
> drove the route
> backwards to Tetre Route (where the public road portion ends), then  
> we turned
> around and drove it in the proper direction.
>
> Last I saw of Kjetil, his supercharged 4.6 motor was wheezing and  
> chuffing
> through the wastegate as he streaked down the road in front of me,  
> quickly
> disappearing into the distance, Gendarmes be damned. :>)
>
> Mike
>
>
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