[DeTomaso] Open Road Racing Updates

Asa Jay Laughton asajay at asajay.com
Sat Jul 27 19:46:59 EDT 2013


John,

He might be lurking, I can't say for certain.  But if he is...
I'm sure you'll hear from him now.  :)

Scoring?
You mean they -score- these things?

Asa

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 7/27/2013 1:52 PM, John Taphorn wrote:
> Hi Asa
>
> Is Mad Dog still on the Forum?  Even as a lurker?  He certainly has 
> great enthusiasm for the open road events and has been a force and 
> inspiration for motivating others to participate.  From my experience, 
> he derives pleasure in seeing the joy others experience while 
> participating, the camaraderie associated with the event and the 
> opportunity to drive balls to the wall.
>
> What I have not seen is a disciplined driver who is interested in 
> scoring well. Do you know if scoring will take a higher priority for him 
> this year?  Else it won't take much for John B to kick his A$$ - again.  
> I always thought Dennis a bit of a pu$$y how he would essentially quit 
> mid race, say the hell with it and drive full bore til the end breaking 
> his speed cap.  Thus, not accountable.  I'm just sayin'
>
> JT
>
> On 7/27/2013 1:42 PM, Asa Jay Laughton wrote:
>> The Sandhills Open Road Challenge (SORC) is in two weeks.  Due to the
>> extreme popularity of this race and the limited number of participants
>> allowed, Team Pantera Racing only managed to secure -one- grid position
>> this year.  Bob (Rowdy) Radefeld will be representing us with his
>> Pantera taking on the challenge.  Supporting him this year will be Bob's
>> son, and Frank (the Godfather).  We wish him the best of luck.
>>
>> The Silver State Classic Challenge (SSCC) coming up this September will
>> have five Veteran Team Pantera Racing members in attendance:
>>
>> - Dennis "Mad Dawg" Antenucci:  after a hiatus in the spring, Dennis is
>> returning to fend off all challengers for the $10,000 TPR Challenge
>> prize purse.
>>
>> - John "JB" Bentley:  Whether he brings the rolling TPR headquarters
>> this year or not, John plans to give Dennis a run for his money.
>>
>> - Rich "Silver Bullet" Hoppe:  After resurrecting the Round Table Pizza
>> race Pantera what should one do?  RACE IT of course;  Rich will be
>> returning with his awesome Pantera to make sure Mad Dawg doesn't get
>> away with anything.  Maybe this year we can get some good video of it.
>>
>> - Mark "The Professor" Skwarek:  Trying for a double-run this year on
>> highway 318, Mark is overcoming a new challenge by rebuilding his engine
>> and driving all the way out to Ely/Las Vegas -again-.  (and some people
>> talk down about driving to San Diego).
>>
>> - Asa Jay "AJ" Laughton:  After a good rookie year, Asa plans to run
>> this year in a higher speed class, creeping up on Mad Dawg slowly, but
>> intently.
>>
>> ... and we've had interest from a couple of other new folks that might
>> come out with their Panteras.
>>
>> Team Pantera Racing would love to see even more Panteras come out and
>> take on the course, or show support.  It's really quite simple, just
>> contact any TPR member, or go to the web site for more details.
>> http://www.teampanteraracing.com
>>
>> Just remember, paraphrasing the immortal words for Curt Toumanian...
>> ... based on the numbers manufactured, if only ONE Pantera shows up to
>> this race, over 500 Corvettes would have to, but they don't.
>>
>> Which enthusiastic owners would -you- rather hang out with?
>>
>> And as Tony Harvey would say
>> "Use your car for what it was intended, DRIVE IT"
>>
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