[DeTomaso] Rocky Mountain Rumble Memories

Thu Oct 6 16:26:02 EDT 2011

David asked me to arrange this for you Canadian boy's.........

>> http://www.s1te.net/general/videos/davos-to-stelvio-pass-road-in-italian-alps-top-gear-video-the-best-road/

Arno

Op 6 okt 2011, om 22:15 heeft Peter Havlik het volgende geschreven:

> 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 cameras. 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 anything  
>> 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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