[DeTomaso] spaITALIA

[Kirby Schrader]

I had seen this before and it's definitely a nice bit of track video.

Three reasons answer your question, John... methinks... just my humble
opinion, of course.

Firstly, he is running what appears to be some REALLY soft tires. Note the
black marks *he* leaves coming around some of the corners. The marks aren't
there until he goes around the corner.

Secondly, I don't think some of those other drivers are pushing that hard or
their cars are not running that good?

Thirdly, there are some instances where he is getting passed/about to get
passed, but those clips are cut short and we are greeted with another view.

Just me I suppose... Definitely an impressive bit of driving and
filming/editing. I've watched it a bunch of times and will no doubt watch it
again. An impressive showing for a Pantera.

FWIW,
Kirby

On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 20:45, John Taphorn <jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com>wrote:

> Larry
>
> Drew had this posted earlier.  It does represent some fine driving.  It is
> also quite impressive that he can pull several of those Formula 5000
> chassied Can Am bodied cars.  He must weigh close to 750-1000 lbs more than
> them.  How much power does he have in that motor?
>
> JT
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry Finch" <fresnofinches at aol.com>
> To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 7:42 PM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] spaITALIA
>
>
> >
> > All,
> >
> > Just received a spaITALIA email update.
> >
> > They highlight the 40 year anniversary of the Pantera and provide a link
> > to this Youtube video
> > of Michael Erlich running in Spa-Francorchamps:
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/spaITALIA
> >
> > They also include several shots of Laslo Antal's '71 GRP 4 black beauty
> in
> > the Land Downunder.
> >
> > Yup, we are finally getting some respect. :-)
> >
> > Larry
> >
> >
> >
> >
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