[DeTomaso] F1 Experience

Tue Dec 10 22:40:50 EST 2013

Dan Gurney was 6'3" tall and about 210 lbs.
On Dec 10, 2013 10:32 PM, "Jack Donahue" <demongusta at me.com> wrote:

> The GT40 that Gurney drove had a bubble in the roof so he could fit into
> it.
>
> On Dec 10, 2013, at 4:38 PM, Gray Gregory wrote:
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> *From:* Gray Gregory
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 10, 2013 6:27 PM
> *To:* 'michael at michaelshortt.com'
> *Subject:* RE: [DeTomaso] F1 Experience
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> All the old time drivers I’ve met (except Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt) have
> been pretty small so I think they would probably fit fine. I’ve also tried
> to get into a lot of old F1 cars and I haven’t found one yet I can fit into
> very well, so the cars weren’t very big either. :>)
>
> As for the power steering, yes the modern cars do but they also make a lot
> more down force and have much more grip, so “man handling” one through a
> fast sweeper is still probably pretty much the same or maybe even harder
> today…
>
> Gray
>
> *From:* DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] *On Behalf Of *
> michael at michaelshortt.com
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 10, 2013 12:30 PM
> *To:* LS
> *Cc:* detomaso at poca.com; jderyke at aol.com; pantera at austin.rr.com
> *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> 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.
>
> 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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> *From:* "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michael at michaelshortt.com>
> *To:* mark skwarek <ehpantera at yahoo.com>
> *Cc:* "jderyke at aol.com" <jderyke at aol.com>; "lashdeep at yahoo.com" <
> lashdeep at yahoo.com>; "pantera at austin.rr.com" <pantera at austin.rr.com>; "
> detomaso at poca.com" <detomaso at poca.com>
> *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> wrote:
> 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" <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>
> To: Richard Greenblum <pantera at austin.rr.com>; deTomaso Forum <
> detomaso at poca.com>
> Sent: Mon, Dec 9, 2013 2:42 pm
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] F1 Experience
> Sounds amazing...any pics or video?
>
> Thanks,
> LS
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> *From:* Richard Greenblum <pantera at austin.rr.com>
> *To:* deTomaso Forum <detomaso at poca.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, December 9, 2013 4:30 PM
> *Subject:* [DeTomaso] F1 Experience
>
> 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.
>
> Richard
> Austin, TX
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