[DeTomaso] Silver State

Rich hoppe1 at cox.net
Tue Sep 11 11:01:41 EDT 2012


Well gang I wish more of you could have made the silver state.
I have the Pizza Car full of racing fuel, loaded on the trailer and ready to roll.
I have made at least a dozen improvements to the car since it was at the fun rally.
I will drive 550 miles to Ely on Friday and will run an average 140 mph on Sunday.
It should be an easy run for Pizza.   The only section that I have to watch out for is the narrows in the canyon.
I had the back end sliding around in 2002 with the white car.
Hard to slow down to 100 going through the narrows.
At least I won’t have that McClaren in front of me like at the fun rally egging me on to go faster.
With the overdrive fifth gear in the car I expect the engine turns about 4500 rpms at 145mph.
On the track I will run it at 7500 rpms so 4500 is a cruise.
In fourth at 7500 rpms  I am going about 155mph so to drive 145 mph I will have to short shift 4th and 5th.
More like a country driving cruise, just focus for about 35 minutes going back and forth over the two lane crown in the road at 140 mph taking turns.
You do pucker once in a while.   I don’t have the turns memorized.  

Rich







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