[DeTomaso] Mad Dog gets to see what corners look like!

jeepinfool2001 at aol.com jeepinfool2001 at aol.com
Thu Oct 20 13:58:57 EDT 2011


I remember the 2003 track event in Vegas you were wheeling that VW around. Yes even back then I was surprised how well it performend around the track. Does it really pass tech? lol... 

Mark Mensen  








-----Original Message-----
From: MikeLDrew <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
To: detomaso <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Tue, Oct 18, 2011 8:11 am
Subject: [DeTomaso] Mad Dog gets to see what corners look like!


Hi guys,
A group of PCNC guys (Brent Stewart, Rich Boschert, Bob Benson, Darryl 
ohnson, and Lori Albino) went to Thunderhill Raceway yesterday to exercise 
heir Panteras in the manner for which they were built.   As my Pantera hasn't 
een touched since the motor broke in Reno, and my Cobra has a third-gear 
roblem, and my GT350 is in the seventh year of its six-month restoration, I 
as sort of stuck.
But never say die; I gassed up my $35 beater Scirocco and headed for the 
rack!
Mad Dog Antenucci and Erik Belter came by to spectate; MD borrowed a helmet 
nd I took him for a 30-minute ride on the track.   With only 85 hp at my 
isposal, I wasn't going to give Bob Benson any grief, but I did surprise a 
ot of people, and even managed to drive away from a couple of the Panteras!
I pointed out to MD how to turn a steering wheel and make a car go around a 
orner, and he seemed to enjoy it--in fact he went so far as to say that if 
e realized how great this day was going to be, he would have brought his 
wn Pantera and driven it too!
Here's a photo of the two of us, having just been past the Pantera behind; 
he Spec Miata behind me was slower in the corners and faster in the 
traights than I was; I eventually let him by and then chased him to the 
inish....
http://tinyurl.com/MadDogSciroccoRide
I'll let the other guys post their stories too!
Mike
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