[DeTomaso] Pantera at Sema in Optima Challenge

[Ed Pike]

Good Luch!
On Oct 9, 2013 7:35 PM, <rcbsons1 at aol.com> wrote:

> There will be a second Pantera at Sema this year
> I received a call from Jimi Day (AMX guy) who I have been bugging
> for several months and my Pantera (the first one ever for this
> event as he stated) has been selected to compete in the
> Optima Ulitmate Street Car Challenge... Car will be in
> a corral with the others at Sema all week Nov-4-8th then
> we take a drive to Pahrump for the event.. Event is on
> Saturday November 9th same place where we used to
> run our Pantera Track Event- you can buy tickets to
> see the event but if you want to go you better get it
> done soon as it does sell out
>
> Competition is several categories
>
> Craftsmanship- hopefully they like old Mario's work
> Autocross
> Stop box- run the car from start to a stop box approx 80 yards out-
> hardest thing to do
> Two timed laps on the course
>
> 60 cars selected.. a few will be selected right off the floor
> of the Sema event that week
>
> Been wanting to this ever since it started 6 years back
>
> Will try to keep the mark Proud but there are many $300k
> cars (ridetechs) built special for this event...
>
> Will be a great event with many press gathering etc
> and they even have me handing out baseball cards with the car on it
>
> Bob Benson #3 Pantera
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