[DeTomaso] [TPR] 2012 SSCC Update from the field

[asajay at asajay.com]

The thought had crossed my mind but it's -very- impractical.  The  
donor would have to run the course, then come back to Lund via highway  
93 to Ely (the -long- way around), then West on highway 6, to 318, to  
Lund.  Probably a two to three hour trip.  If the donor was first off  
the line and broke all speed limits getting back to the start line, it  
-might- be possible.  But we'd rather not promote that kind of thing.
:)

Asa Jay

Quoting "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>:

> Just curious, could somebody have run, then came back and traded
> tires/wheels with him?
>
> Michael
> On Sep 17, 2012 7:39 PM, <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
>
>> We all did our best to try and find a resolution to the problem of
>> tires (short of actually taking what we needed from another car, which
>> -did- come up by the way, <insert evil laugh here>).
>>
>> I don't know if SORC has had any race-related deaths, due to tires.
>> SSCC has, and they've been sued by families.  So the Tire Tech guy is
>> -very- conservative with rulings.  I think he really wanted to let
>> John run, but couldn't live with the liability had something happened
>> and it was later found the dates codes were old.
>>
>> Yes, it was unfortunate, and I felt really bad especially after
>> bringing the TPR rolling headquarters building, working to change an
>> alternator, regulator and cooling system cap.
>>
>> However, John was fabulously (is that a real word?) gracious about
>> failing tech.  I'm sure he wasn't happy, but he kept up the great
>> support attitude for the rest of the event.  John helped me go through
>> my final checklists, which was very helpful because I wasn't as fully
>> prepared as I should have been.  With his advice and guidance, I
>> worked on a few things and -got- prepared the way I needed to be.  So
>> Kudos to John for the help.
>>
>> And I should also mention Peter The German was there lending
>> assistance, advice and guidance too.  It was a really great event.
>>
>> Photos are forthcoming after I get home.  I have a lot on my camera
>> that I can't actually get off right now (no cables and  no card slot
>> on my laptop).  Peter and John got some really great shots too.  I'll
>> try to put something together (along with the stuff languishing from
>> SORC I've got bookmarked) in the next week or two.
>>
>> Asa Jay
>>
>> Quoting bob Radefeld <bob at radefeld.com>:
>>
>> > That's a real bummer John! Sorry to hear BOTH you & Asa ran into
>> problems @
>> > the race. :o(( I've never seen the tech team @ SORC ever check tire code
>> > dates. Seems as though their prime concern is good tread, no sidewall
>> > cracking, etc. I ran on 7 year old tires one year before I popped for new
>> > rubber last year & of course then my car decided it didn't want to run,
>> so
>> > I missed the frigg'in race completely...........if it's not one thing
>> it's
>> > another, sadly!!
>> >
>> > Rowdy
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 8:53 PM, John Bentley <gndplne at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >>  Congrats asa and the tpr iron men! I couldn't run because of an expired
>> >> date code on my front tires. Sucks, but a very valuable le$$on. Now in
>> Reno
>> >> looking for trouble :)
>> >>
>> >> Sent from my iPhone
>> >>
>> >> On Sep 16, 2012, at 4:44 PM, "Asa Jay Laughton"<asajay at asajay.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>    Three Panteras started....and three finished, the 25th running of the
>> >> Silver State Classic Challenge.  All did well.
>> >>
>> >> However.... after the event, Asa Jay's Racing Against Autism Panted was
>> >> struck by another car when he was refueling in Ash Springs.  Damage is
>> to
>> >> the rear fender on the passenger side ahead of the wheel.  Looks
>> >> repairable, did not appear to affect driving to Las Vegas for the awards
>> >> banquet.  Bummer way to end such a great run.
>> >>
>> >> Asa Jay
>> >> (Yes, I often talk of myself in the third person)
>> >>
>> >> *Sent using Jedi mind tricks.*
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> -----Original message-----
>> >>
>> >> *From: *Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>*
>> >> To: *tpr at teampanteraracing.com*
>> >> Sent: *Sat, Sep 15, 2012 01:17:58 GMT+00:00*
>> >> Subject: *Re: [TPR] 2012 SSCC Update from the field
>> >>
>> >> \t?-$? ?DC?c??L??M 8?D<?
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