[DeTomaso] BBORR Video April 2009

[Tom Di Iulio]

well.......
what most of us need reminding of from time to time is that we are
driving/campaigning cars built almost 40 years ago, many of them still
basically stock. when you show up at an event like this, the value and
"provenance" of our cars really hits home. there are few if any cars older
than ours competing at all, let alone at the speeds we run at. add to that
the styling that still stops traffic and you've got a winner indeed.
i had originally intended to run in the 125 class and got SKEERED and
dropped down to 115 in hopes of not grenading the engine. as it turned out,
the car felt good and on my return leg i averaged over 129. passing 3 cars
was an absolute blast! so much for taking it easy!
next year, i'll stay in the 125 class and hope to average just below 140.
while i respect those that earn trophies in such a competitive race, i just
want to drive fast on the best and most challenging open road race course in
the courntry.
i will need to have a converter installed on my speedo cable to have a more
accurate reading on my speedo. when the speedo said 140, i was actually
closer to 133 according to the radar trap.
tom-denver



On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 5:48 AM, David in Durango <adin at frontier.net> wrote:

> Let's not give ole Tom tooooo much credit - IMO that was only a new
> corvette, and not any italian car!
>
> Not that  Tom isn't our hero . . . . .
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mad Dog Antenucci" <teampantera at yahoo.com>
> To: "John Taphorn" <jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Cc: "Lyndall F Harrison" <lfh at kingwoodcable.com>; "Wally Meyer"
> <wallymeyer at embarqmail.com>
>  Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 9:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] BBORR Video April 2009
>
>
> > Thanks for sharing JT. While the video cut short Tom blowing the
> Ferrari's
> > and others doors off it is just one more reminder of what kick-ass
> > automobiles we own and drive.....Okay Tony, yea Tom "Gladiator" Di Iulio
> > did a good
> > job too! ;-]>
> >
> > "No slow cars just slow drivers"
> >
> >
> > Mad Dawg Antenucci
> > Team Pantera Racing
> > The 1st & still the only vintage race team in open road racing
> > www.teampanteraracing.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: John Taphorn <jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com>
> > To: detomaso at realbig.com
> > Cc: Lyndall F Harrison <lfh at kingwoodcable.com>; Wally Meyer
> > <wallymeyer at embarqmail.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 7, 2009 7:54:43 PM
> > Subject: [DeTomaso] BBORR Video April 2009
> >
> > This is a pretty good clip of the first 7 minutes of the return leg on
> the
> > BBORR course. Although it is shot from the cockpit of a Ferrari verses a
> > Pantera, it almost captures the  speed that Tom, speed, Di Iulio traveled
> > on his return leg.
> >
> > Unfortunately, in an effort for the Ferrari owner to spare his pride, the
> > video was cut short because Tom passed him shortly after this last scene.
> > One of several cars to see the Pantera's tailpipes. Go Tom!!!
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=uvuXgTcr4Dc<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvuXgTcr4Dc>
> >
> > Very cool, IMHO
> >
> > JT
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