[DeTomaso] Pantera spanks 'em down under

[cengles at cox.net]

Dear Mike,


                I sense that the down under racing shenanigans of Rusty 
would make a great article for Profiles.


                             Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles


PS: heck, maybe Jack could publish the mechanical specifications and 
tweaks of his Pantera





On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 10:53 PM, MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
> I got an e-mail from Rusty French; he's the owner of one of the 14 
> original factory Gr4 race Panteras (he has had it since 1975!), as 
> well as a pair of Euro GTS Panteras that have been set up for vintage 
> racing (nominally Gr3 spec).
>
> He got a little aggressive with the tech, and was running fiberglass 
> panels, but he was recently yanked back into line and was forced to 
> run stock body panels.   He wrote:
>
> =====
>
>             I thought you might like to know that I ran the Pantera 
> GTS  last weekend with great results , I had to run steel panels, 
> engine cover and front bonnet instead of fiberglass , however we got 
> the job done regardless and broke my last years lap record by 1.34 
> seconds ,
>   
>  Regards Rusty French
>
> =====
>
> Not only did he break his personal best lap time, but he qualified 
> third out of a field of 40 starters (against everything from Corvettes 
> to Shelbys to Porsche 911s, as well as smaller cars like Alfas and 
> Triumphs, and also another Pantera).
> There were three races that weekend, and his results were:
>
> Race 1:   First place
> Race 2:   First place
> Race 3:   First place
>
> Not bad!   Everybody who was grumbling about his 'unfair advantage' in 
> the past had to pretty much slink back to their trailers and go home!
>
> Mike
>
>
>
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