[DeTomaso] Pantera at Brooklands Double Twelve

[Sean Korb]

Holy carp!

Give a guy in his 60s a leather cap and some goggles and something
really amazing is about to happen.

sean

On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 1:08 AM,  <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> There's a nice article about the Brooklands Double Twelve Motorsport
> Festival, held at the legendary Brookands track and test circuit in Surrey,
> England.
>
> Geoff Peters was there with his monster Pantera, and really put on a show
> on the Test Hill.
>
> http://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/index.php?/explore/test-hill/
>
> Here's a writeup on the event generally:
>
> http://www.sportscardigest.com/brooklands-double-twelve-festival-2011-photo-
> gallery/?awt_l=P2b4N&awt_m=JnR4PvlRnus.C0
>
> The photographer got some really great images of Geoff from a couple of
> different angles:
>
> http://www.sportscardigest.com/wp-content/gallery/brooklands-double-twelve-2
> 011-photos/d3s_7729.jpg
>
> http://www.sportscardigest.com/wp-content/gallery/brooklands-double-twelve-2
> 011-photos/d3s_7733.jpg
>
> http://www.sportscardigest.com/wp-content/gallery/brooklands-double-twelve-2
> 011-photos/d3s_7637.jpg
>
> Here's a Youtube video; Geoff's first run appears at 3:37, and his second
> at 6:37.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbasc5OZA-U
>
> Geoff being Geoff, he got overly excited on one of his runs and forgot to
> brake nearing the top of the hill.  On his last run, he got the car airborne,
> then locked up the brakes and crashed into/underneath a wooden barrier!
> The front of the car got a little bit banged up, but nothing super-critical,
> and he was able to drive it home.   Considering that he'd torn up one of the
> flares by turning the wrong way at Spa the week before, the car is quickly
> developing what the English lovingly refer to as 'patina' :>)
>
> Cheers!
>
> Mike
>
> P.S.   Larry Finch has time on his hands so I'll let him generate TinyURL
> links for the links above. :>)
>
> P.P.S.   Notice the missing driver's side doorhandle, as per our discussion
> on this topic last week....:>)
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Sean Korb spkorb at spkorb.org http://www.spkorb.org
'65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera #1382
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