[DeTomaso] a road trip

Thu Feb 23 11:23:34 EST 2012

OK Will,

Nothing would make me feel more safe on the racetrack at Firebird
knowing that all the other drivers just put in 2 consecutive 600 mile days
behind the wheel before taking to the track next to MY car.

Good Grief, I'm not even going!  I don't care.

To simply point out that Julian's offer was a smart choice for those who can
do math and have a life outside of their car...and I get all this..
some of y'all need to get laid.

You can't operate any car for .50 per mile, not even a Prius or Insight
when you factor in all the related costs.  Not to mention the lost revenue
from 4 days
of not making money elsewhere, for those of us not yet retired, attending
any of these events or setting them up isn't a whimsical decision, these
are precious days
that are are coded "ALL ABOUT ME".

Y'all are welcome however to join us on the East Coast at 2012 Summer Summit
in June in the Mountains of NC/TN and GA.  I will be driving the 450 miles
to get there on Thursday.  Organizing stuff on Friday.

I would suggest that if you do drive here at some non-stop cross country
pace
that you rest up a day before driving on the Dragon on Saturday, it is very
unforgiving,
no guardrails, 24" steep shoulders, 1,000 foot drop offs into a lake/river
and lots of trees require your complete attention.

On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 11:02 AM, Will Kooiman <wkooiman at earthlink.net>wrote:

> I don't think the NASCAR/Indy reference works.  They need to relax their
> driving muscles (brains, arms, legs, eyes, etc.).
>
> I do computer work for a living.  I am not a computer nerd.  When I leave
> work, the last thing I want to think of is playing on a computer.
>
> Besides, after driving for hours on a race track, they're probably
> dangerous
> on the road.  I'm sure you know what I'm talking about.  After leaving the
> go kart track, I have this strong urge to spin slow drivers out.  Can you
> imagine driving down a crowded road with Dale Earnhardt behind you?  (I
> know, he is no longer with us, but he personified aggressive driving.)
>
> I agree, though, that it isn't fun to drive 2400 miles on the Interstate in
> a boring car.  That's why I always seek the highways.  It isn't much
> slower,
> but it's a LOT more enjoyable.
>
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> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 9:42 AM
> To: David in Durango
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> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] a road trip
>
> While I think this subject has about run it's course, I would add that
> "Grand Touring" is one thing, 4 separate 600 mile days of driving to/from
> reaching a destination where additional driving is the entertainment is not
> by any definition "Grand Touring"
>
> It is simply a means to get there. By this same insane reasoning, all
> NASCAR, INDY and F! drivers should leave their jets at home and drive to
> every racetrack.
>
> Michael
>
> On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 10:13 AM, David in Durango <adin at frontier.net
> >wrote:
>
> > Maybe I should write a long treatise on the joys of a road trip.  Nah.
> >
> > Tony Harvey. (Tony, as I remember, would drive take his Pantera out for a
> > 3-4000 mile joyride on the way to the yearly convention.)
> >
> > "Grand Touring"
> >
> > I remember complaining A LOT about driving the Pantera (same as my Tiger,
> > but worse in this respect) and the attention it draws.  People asking
> > questions and telling stories, "how fast does it go?" questions, etc.
> Then
> > I realized the joy folks got seeing the car ON THE ROAD.  Me, too.
> >
> > Everyone has their own value system, I guess . . . . .
> >
> >
> > "And you get 4 days of your life back."
> >
> > David in Durango
> > Pantera, take it out and play with it.
> >
> >
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