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

[Will Kooiman]

One year for BBORR Mike Borders ran, then flew back, and ran again.


I don't know if he flew in the plane dedicated to watch the race or if he
was in another plane.

On 9/17/12 7:44 PM, "asajay at asajay.com" <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:

>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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