[DeTomaso] F1 Experience
dave londry
davel at emspace.com
Tue Dec 10 17:48:19 EST 2013
I don't know what cars they use but Sprint Cup cars (for instance) have
power steering.
dave
On 10/12/2013 10:45 AM, michael at michaelshortt.com wrote:
> I'm guessing that you aren't 5'5" tall and weigh more than 140lbs.
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> On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 1:41 PM, Ron Fogle <rfogle1 at aol.com
> <mailto:rfogle1 at aol.com>> wrote:
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> I did not have any problem muscling the 500hp rev limited car at
> Charlotte. No power steering... The problem was getting my left
> leg, the one with the arthritic hip, up and through the window!
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: michael <michael at michaelshortt.com
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> To: LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com <mailto:lashdeep at yahoo.com>>
> Cc: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com <mailto:detomaso at poca.com>>;
> jderyke <jderyke at aol.com <mailto:jderyke at aol.com>>; pantera
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> Sent: Tue, Dec 10, 2013 1:31 pm
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] F1 Experience
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> Most certainly do not have the balls the way they whine, in the
> glory years of F1, there was 10% chance you would die
> during a race, Thank goodness Jackie Stewart and others implements
> safety measures that have evolved to the
> current streak of deathless seasons ( Since Senna)
> Modern F1 cars have power steering ( for a car that weighs
> 1,600ish lbs ) in a time limited race with a shorter courses.
> I'd bet that none of the 50's,60 era drivers that could manhandle
> those cars could fit in a modern car.
>
> Michael
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> On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 1:10 PM, LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com
> <mailto:lashdeep at yahoo.com>> wrote:
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> It is difficult to compare regular people like us with
> professionals.
>
> New drivers are world class athletes. NASCAR drivers are
> sometimes world class athletes with baby bumps.
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> Do the new, super fit and strong drivers have the skill and
> style to drive the old cars?
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> Some do, some don't...
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> LS
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> *To:* mark skwarek <ehpantera at yahoo.com
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> *Sent:* Monday, December 9, 2013 8:48 PM
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> *Subject:* Re: [DeTomaso] F1 Experience
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> The modern F1 driver is about 5'5" - 5'9" and 135 - 160 lbs.
> Weber was the last tall one and if you remember, Kubica looked
> almost dead when he went from 165 to 150 by team orders.
>
> The old guard would never be able to get into the these new
> cars and I doubt the new drivers would have the strength to
> manhandle the older cars.
>
> Michael
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>
> On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 7:04 PM, mark skwarek
> <ehpantera at yahoo.com <mailto:ehpantera at yahoo.com>> wrote:
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> There are track day events at most of the NASCAR tracks.
> Go take your
> Pantera out for a ride. You will be even more impressed as
> to what it can do. I love the Daytona road course.
> Mark
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> On Monday, December 9, 2013 6:15 PM, "jderyke at aol.com
> <mailto:jderyke at aol.com>" <jderyke at aol.com
> <mailto:jderyke at aol.com>> wrote:
> Hi Richard. When a couple of hundred POCA members visited
> the Minardi factory during the DeTomaso Factory Tour in
> '96, only little skinny drivers could fit in their display
> car- all women. Things must have changed.... Wish I'd been
> there, but at 6"2 and 190 lbs I have no illusions I'd fit
> today, either! Cheers to you in S. TX- J Deryke
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com <mailto:lashdeep at yahoo.com>>
> To: Richard Greenblum <pantera at austin.rr.com
> <mailto:pantera at austin.rr.com>>; deTomaso Forum
> <detomaso at poca.com <mailto:detomaso at poca.com>>
> Sent: Mon, Dec 9, 2013 2:42 pm
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> Sounds amazing...any pics or video?
>
> Thanks,
> LS
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> *From:* Richard Greenblum <pantera at austin.rr.com
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> *Sent:* Monday, December 9, 2013 4:30 PM
> *Subject:* [DeTomaso] F1 Experience
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> All,
>
> I was very surprised that no one from Houston, or anywhere
> else in Texas, was signed up to ride in the F1 cars on
> Friday at COTA (the Austin F1 track). Of if you were, I
> just didn't recognize you.
>
> We weren't sure it would even go in the weather, but I was
> in the afternoon session which was dry, and we rode on
> slicks. The morning was wet, but they still ran the cars,
> only on full wets.
>
> I can't tell you how incredible the experience was. I
> strongly recommend signing up. I understand they're coming
> back to COTA tentatively on 22 March and 20 October. I
> originally thought it was a bit expensive—I don't anymore.
> It was worth every penny.
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> Richard
> Austin, TX
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