[DeTomaso] Rocky Mountain Rumble Memories

Thu Oct 6 16:25:31 EDT 2011

Rocky Mountain Rumble pics can be seen at
teampanteracanada.com
Will

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From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Peter Havlik
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 4:16 PM
To: michael at michaelshortt.com
Cc: Charles McCall; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Rocky Mountain Rumble Memories

Wow. Those are some very beautiful places and cars, Michael. Thanks for
sharing.

If the event involves serious and extended grand touring at the same pace as
the RMR, then I happily stand corrected. There may be hope for us yet!

- Peter

On 2011-10-06, at 12:23 PM, michael at michaelshortt.com wrote:

> It sounds like fun, the same experience can be said of the 2011 Summer
Summit held last June in the mtns of NC, GA and TN.  
> I invite everyone to join us the first weekend of June in 2012 as we do it
all over, please pencil it in on your calendars now.  More details will
become available after the 2011 Holidays.  It will once again be a Friday
through Monday event.
> 
> Photos can be seen here.
https://picasaweb.google.com/MichaelSavGa/June4Dragon
> 
> I have been remiss is not editing the GoPro HD Videos and posting them, I
shall try to get that done sooner than later.
> 
> 
> Michael Shortt
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 3:10 PM, Peter Havlik <peterhavlik at me.com> wrote:
> The Rocky Mountain Rumble was, as far as I know, unique. While it 
> encompassed the camaraderie and building of friendships that seems to 
> be a feature of any event when De Tomaso owners get together, and 
> while it was a tour through interesting scenery and places like many 
> others, it stands out to me as the only event that combined these 
> things with true GT driving. We were able to take some 15 Panteras and 
> access remote and often empty winding mountain roads on which we 
> encountered no radar traps or speed c
ameras. We were able to drive on these roads for days on end at a pace that
truly tested our machines and our limits as drivers without endangering
anyone else. To me, this is what owning an Italian GT sports car is about.
> 
> Regrettably, there are few places remaining in the world where this is
still possible. As populations grow, the Safety Nazis succeed in
promulgating ever more Draconian speeding laws, and the choking of our roads
with ever-increasing traffic effectively prevents our using our cars for the
purpose for which they were designed.
> 
> The RMR, therefore, may well have been the last gasp. Shortly afterward,
British Columbia, the Canadian province in which it was held, passed a new
law that allows the police to confiscate and sell the car of anyone caught
driving more that 40 km/hr (25 mph) over the speed limit.
> 
> By the time our children grow up, they will value our cars only as 
> relics of a bygone age, much like we now view the horse. The cars may 
> be taken out and exercised periodically, but only under very 
> controlled and restricted circumstances. The absurd spectacle of our 
> brothers in the UK being forced to mount a second set of mufflers on 
> the back of their car before taking it out on the race track (which is 
> the only remaining place in the entire country where the cars can be 
> driven for a sustained period at a
nything more than a quarter throttle) gives us a preview of what awaits us
all.
> 
> It's all very sad to me, but it makes me cherish the RMR experience all
the more. It was truly special, and I wish you all could have been there.
> 
> - Peter
> 
> 
> 
> Message: 28
> Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 22:17:06 +0200
> From: "CharlesMcCall" <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Rocky Mountain Rumble Memories
> To: "'Will DeMelo'" <wdemelo at cogeco.ca>, <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Message-ID: <000701cc839b$c1e71c20$45b55460$@gmail.com>
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> 
> Looking forward to reading it when the issue arrives.
> 
> I'm not exaggerating when I say that the yearly Euro-trips to Le Mans, 
> Spa, or somewhere else to spend a week with DeTomaso people is the 
> highlight of my year.
> 
> Ask my wife what I'm like for the week leading up to the trip - I 
> barely sleep as I look at the clock to see how much time is left until 
> the trip begins. All kidding aside, it is just like a 5-year-old on 
> the countdown to Christmas...
> 
> If you've never gone to Vegas/reno/?? or participated in the Rocky 
> Mountain tour, or come to Le Mans Classic, or whatever, you are 
> missing the best part of DeTomaso ownership. It costs money, yes. Your 
> car may have a problem, yes (although it shouldn't!) It means taking 
> time off from work, yes. But when I look back at the memories and high 
> points of my life form the past 15 years, the top 5 memories are all 
> DeTomaso road trips. Don't wait until retirement, or until you have 
> more money saved up, or whatever... life is about the journey!
> 
> OK, back to your regularly scheduled program...
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com 
> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On Behalf Of Will DeMelo
> Sent: mi?rcoles, 05 de octubre de 2011 21:45
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Rocky Mountain Rumble Memories
> 
> Be sure to read up on our RockyMountain Rumble that we took part in 
> last year . It's in the latest issue of POCA. That was surely a 
> highlight in my life.
> 
> Good times.
> 
> Will
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