[DeTomaso] Official video from Supercar event in Spain

[Charles McCall]

Hi all

 

A few weeks ago, Amaya and I attended a Supercar event in Northern Spain and
had a blast. 

 

The "official" video was just published on Youtube and may be found here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-A-fOqi3p8

 

Non-Spanish speakers don't need to worry - the intro and opening interview
don't last long. The video gives a good flavor of what the weekend was all
about. 

 

Observant people may notice that among the official sponsors listed at the
end are the all-important Spanish Guardia Civil and the Police of Santander.
One of the things that made this event so special was the extremely rare
opportunity to totally disregard any and all speed limits for the entire
weekend, while accompanied by the police to move you along if they thought
you could do better. In Politically Correct 2014, these opportunities are
extremely rare, and we were quite lucky to be able to simply drive as we
wished. 

 

Looking at the video reminds me of an anecdote - toward the end of the video
(and weekend) we went to a gourmet sardine factory. They hand-cut and
hand-prepare some allegedly very special sardines that they sell for some
very special prices. I can't stand the stuff, so I gallantly leave more for
everyone else. But after the tasting I took the director of the factory our
for an e-ticket ride in the Pantera, complete with one of the best burn-outs
I've ever done. Cold tires and a dusty street made it easy to hit the
throttle and spin around 180 degrees, back off the throttle a tad to gain
traction, and mash it again to take off straight, tires spinning wildly. I
couldn't do it again that perfectly if I tried - it was childish, but I had
an adrenaline rush until we got back and I dropped him off. He was suitably
impressed and had a great time. Too bad THAT wasn't in the video!

 

If anyone should happen to be in Spain next year, this event is really worth
attending..

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   Hi all


   A few weeks ago, Amaya and I attended a Supercar event in Northern
   Spain and had a blast.


   The "official" video was just published on Youtube and may be found
   here.

   [1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-A-fOqi3p8


   Non-Spanish speakers don't need to worry - the intro and opening
   interview don't last long. The video gives a good flavor of what the
   weekend was all about.


   Observant people may notice that among the official sponsors listed at
   the end are the all-important Spanish Guardia Civil and the Police of
   Santander. One of the things that made this event so special was the
   extremely rare opportunity to totally disregard any and all speed
   limits for the entire weekend, while accompanied by the police to move
   you along if they thought you could do better. In Politically Correct
   2014, these opportunities are extremely rare, and we were quite lucky
   to be able to simply drive as we wished.


   Looking at the video reminds me of an anecdote - toward the end of the
   video (and weekend) we went to a gourmet sardine factory. They hand-cut
   and hand-prepare some allegedly very special sardines that they sell
   for some very special prices. I can't stand the stuff, so I gallantly
   leave more for everyone else. But after the tasting I took the director
   of the factory our for an e-ticket ride in the Pantera, complete with
   one of the best burn-outs I've ever done. Cold tires and a dusty street
   made it easy to hit the throttle and spin around 180 degrees, back off
   the throttle a tad to gain traction, and mash it again to take off
   straight, tires spinning wildly. I couldn't do it again that perfectly
   if I tried - it was childish, but I had an adrenaline rush until we got
   back and I dropped him off. He was suitably impressed and had a great
   time. Too bad THAT wasn't in the video!


   If anyone should happen to be in Spain next year, this event is really
   worth attending..

References

   1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-A-fOqi3p8