[DeTomaso] Some Pantera content?
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Thu Dec 27 13:55:27 EST 2012
It's in this :
“Road & Track” magazine’s November 17, 1989 “Supercars” issue
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From: "MikeLDrew at aol.com" <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
To: adin at frontier.net; guson at home.se
Cc: detomaso at poca.com; tipo874a at msn.com
Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 12:58 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Some Pantera content?
In a message dated 12/27/12 9 00 21, adin at frontier.net writes:
> Thanks, I am aware of the whiplash car - anyone remember how fast it
> went?
>
>>>Not very. It has a lot of power but it has the aero of a brick, and
aero is what mostly matters in such things. The other thing is gearing, and
I seem to remember that it has the stock 4.22 ring and pinion combined with
345/35-15 rear tires, which further limits its speed potential.
As it is, it was a very poor choice to represent the marque at that
particular competition. A slick, unadorned early car would have been a far
better choice.
Now, if the competition had involved driving on a track, particularly a
short track with top speeds in the 120-130 mph zone, it would have acquitted
itself very well indeed, I think.
The article has been reprinted in several of the Brooklands books on the
Pantera, but I'm away from home and don't have access to mine at the moment.
Mike
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