[DeTomaso] Goodbye TWS

[Will Kooiman]

I thought he ran an SVO block.
--
Will





On 7/16/14 9:47 AM, "Kirby Schrader" <kirby.schrader at gmail.com> wrote:

>   I clarified with Tom last night....
>   His rev limiter is set to 8800rpm.A
>   (In case you haven't heard a good old cast iron Ford V8 turning
>   8800rpm, I can attest to the fact that it makes the hairs on my arms
>   stand up....)
>   He bangs on the rev limiter in 4th at the end of the straight sometimes
>   depending on how well he gets out of Turn 15.
>   Using the good old ZF speed calculator spreadsheet.... with the Avon
>   slicks we both run.
>   That means, in theory, he's hitting 182mph.
>   FWIW,
>   Kirby
>
>   On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 8:17 AM, Robert Pink <[1]robpink2012 at gmail.com>
>   wrote:
>
>     I know in a stock Boxster S I easily hit 135. Them Panteras are
>     going much much faster.
>     On Tuesday, July 15, 2014, Kirby Schrader
>     <[2]kirby.schrader at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     Neither of us have speedometers, but yesa| based on tire size
>     (same), gear ratios (same) and rpm, over 170.
>     Tom never uses 5th. In fact, he has it locked out.
>     I do use 5th on the straight.
>     But Tom's engine will turn 8500rpma|
>
>   On Jul 14, 2014, at 21:21, John Taphorn <jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com>
>   wrote:
>   > I did mean era, not error. A :^) A I believe the speeds are in excess
>   of 170 at the end of the straight away.
>   >
>   > Perhaps Kirby could opine.
>   >
>   > JT
>   > On 7/14/2014 9:02 PM, doug351c wrote:
>   >> Have we heard what top speeds they hit?
>   >>
>   >> Doug Braun
>   >> blue 73L #5505
>   >>
>   >> -----Original Message-----
>   >> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com]On Behalf Of John
>   >> Taphorn
>   >> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 6:48 PM
>   >> To: detomaso at POCA.com
>   >> Subject: [DeTomaso] Goodbye TWS
>   >>
>   >>
>   >> We are approaching the end of an error in Texas. A Acquired recently
>   by a
>   >> private equity firm, Texas World Speedway will be converted to a
>   planned
>   >> community in the near future. A Here is a clip of Tom Upton and
>   Kirby
>   >> Schrader tackling it with probably two of the fastest Panteras on
>   the
>   >> Planet. A Th road course is 2.9 miles in length. A The banked
>   section held
>   >> the closed course record for decades by Andretti at 230+mph.
>   >>
>
>     >> [3]Pantera on Pantera action @ TWS 12 July
>
>   >>
>   >> Sad to see it go.
>   >>
>   >> JT
>   >>
>   >>
>   >
>   >
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>References
>
>   1. mailto:robpink2012 at gmail.com
>   2. mailto:kirby.schrader at gmail.com
>   3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAHHeCkcdts&feature=youtu.be
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