[DeTomaso] 2008 SS Update, Day.... Last

[Bjoern Flesland]

Hi Asa Jay & MD,
Congrats to you both with a successfull race and finishing the course.
It's so good to see the blue Pantera up in the streets of Ely...
Nice to see you again dawg and meeting you also asa jay.
Thanks a lot for the fine TPR hat you gave me at the awards banquet.

We were SO amazed to win our class with the old 6.9 and had not
expected that at all even if our stopwatches in fact indicated a good
time...
I was almost sure we would be disqualified due to either being to slow
over the finishing line or going to fast thru the speed trap out in
the course...

Sorry for not supporting TPR with bringing my car # 9035 over but
maybe that can be a little dream for the future...
Anyway, hopefully I see you both next time!

And then dawg, you must introduce me to the brazilian girls...;-)

Cheers,
Bjoern Flesland
Team 6.9 Racing (aka the Viking Team)





On 22/09/2008, asajay at asajay.com <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
> Well, you all pretty much know what happened at this point, but here
> is a recap and some extra stuff at the end.
>
> Race day (Sunday) started early.  I was at the tow rig at 0500 with
> the Brazilian girls to help load other drivers luggage.  This way,
> others didn't have to drive all the way back to Ely to pick up their
> stuff; we'd have it waiting for them at the finish line.
>
> By 0600, Mad Dog had emerged, he ran the line of kisses, we had a
> quick prayer and he climbed in the Pantera and rumbled away.  We took
> the truck for some gas, some breakfast and then made the longer route
> to the finish line via Highway 93.  It wasn't about 15 minutes after
> we arrived at the finish line that Mad Dog was coming in fast.
>
> It was a beautiful sight to see that shiny blue front end of the
> Pantera roaring through the huge sweeper between the Finish line and
> the pits.  First one on grid, first one to cross the finish line.  I
> figured he went fast, he figured he went slow.  We wouldn't find out
> until later that night.
>
> Dan though, didn't come in second, or third, or fourth.  We didn't get
> really worried about him, but we checked and found he had shut down
> and was okay.  Poor guy had a long wait though.  We later found out he
> shut it down on purpose due to low oil pressure.  Good job Dan.
>
> While the Brazilian girls offloaded luggage for other drivers, Mad Dog
> and I loaded the Pantera.  It sounded sooooo good, it was like a
> purring lion.  Dog said it ran excellent.  We then loaded the girls
> and head out to Sam's Town in Las Vegas.
>
> A quick nap, a quick shower and it was off to the banquet.
>
> Bjorn Fresland (if I spelled that right), took first place in his
> class, driving the Mercedes he keeps stored here in the States.  He
> received an honorary Team Pantera Racing hat.  It was great to see
> him.  The Dog's time was off target by .3<something> at
> 150.<something> mph.  That close time got him a spot in 16th place.
>
> Yea...  16th.  The top 10 finishers in the 150 class all came in under
> .2 seconds, with the top 6 or so finishing with under .1 second off
> target.  It's a highly competitive class and most drivers use a
> navigator.  I'll try to get results posted on the TPR website later in
> the week.
>
> For his efforts, Mad Dog awarded Dan Courtney the Five Million
> dollars.  However, during the award ceremony, we discovered we failed
> to print the back side of the bills, so we figure it's only worth
> about 2.5 mil now.
>
> Top speed in Unlimited was 198.<something>.  Second place Unlimited
> was 187 if I remember correctly.
>
> Lot's of rookies, many of which placed for trophies.
>
> We ended the night and settled in for another early rise to drive back
> to TPR headquarters somewhere deep in the Earth.  Which brings us to
> today.
>
> The Pantera is back in the vault and everyone is partying down after
> another successful run at the Silver State Classic Challenge.
>
> More photos to come.
>
> Asa Jay
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