[DeTomaso] SORC
Tom Shinrock
tmshinro at aol.com
Fri Aug 21 10:29:44 EDT 2015
Mark,
Enjoyed your report. Sounds like you need a new clutch MC and slave. BTDT on the way to the fun rally in Houston.
Tom
5186
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net>
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Sent: Fri, Aug 21, 2015 8:49 am
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] SORC
Dear Mark,
I enjoyed your report. You did well. Thanks
for
sharing.
Warmest regards, Chuck
Engles
From: mark skwarek [mailto:ehpantera at yahoo.com]
Sent:
Thursday, August 20, 2015 8:45 PM
To: Teampantera; Jim Wallace; Asa Jay
Laughton; De Tomaso List; Mark
Skwarek; Anya Skwarek; John Wallace; Charles
Engles; Forest Majors;
Jerry Josz
Subject: SORC
Sandhills Open
Road Challenge
August 6-8, 2015
Arrived in Arnold August 5^th for
the races. After checking things out
I discovered that I was loosing some
water through the radiator cap. It
turned out that the cap was missing the
sealing gasket. Gary Crow, with
whom we all stay, found some inner tubing
and I made the gasket and
glued it in place. It worked for 2 days and then
the one I ordered froM
Dennis Quella arrived, so I was ready for the big
race on Sat..
Aug 6, The Loup 2 Loup Race
It all starts in
Halsey, NE at 9:00 AM. This was to be my first time
running the course in my
Pantera. I had driven it the previous day in
my Suburban as I did not want
to use up all of my leaded fuel. I felt
it was going to be a challenge
regardless what I was driving. My race
started uneventfull. I proceeded to
drive the coursee mostly in 4^th
gear with fifth for those short straights.
My goal was to average 95mph
with a max tech speed of 125mph. The course is
11.6 miles in each
direction.
At the end of the first half I
discovered that my clutch was not
working properly as I pulled into the
pits. Upon inspection I
discovered that there was hardly any fluid in the
clutch master
cylinder resivoir. What to do? I proceeded to chew off a bit
of tubing
that was for the nonexistent windshield washer resivoir and use it
to
take some fluid from the brake master cyl. And put in the clutches. It
helped some but that was the start of clutch problems for the weekend.
For the return run I was able to get to the starting line ok with much
extra
pumping on the clutch pedal. I ran the return led in 5^th so my
time was not
that great.
Results:
I placed 5^th out of 15 participants in my
class.
Outbound 97.256 mph
Return 92.097mph
Time off perfect
+00:03.656 seconds.
August 7, 1 Mile Shootout
Leave before 7 AM
to get to the sterting point for the Shootout.
Approximately 25 miles. I'm
the only Pantera there. Lots of 'Vetts and
Mustangs.
Clutch is giving
me problems still but I'll try.
I proceeded with making 2 runs.
Results:
1^st run results 161.2 mph. I did this mostly shifting by the
seat of
the pants and buy ear.
2^nd run results in 161.5 mph. I did
this run by shifting at 7000 RPM.
Need to open up the exhaust more.
I decided to call it quits because the clutch was a big PIA. Just
wanted to
get home and try and fix it.
August 8,The BIG DAY
All Panteras
are present.
I am now racing in 120mph class with a max tech. speed of
145mph. This
is the fastest avg. speed class available, except for unlimited
which
is by invitation only.
The clutch is still a problem but I
proceed anyway with minimal
shifting. Having done this course at 110mph
before and stepping up to
120 is quite a challenge. I had a lot of
fun.
Results:
Outbound 28.7 miles @ 116.257 mph
Return 26.6
miles @ 114.365 mph
Time off of perfect 01:07.038 minutes
Place
15^th out of 15.
Just need to be better prepaired
Next c
omes SSCC, Sept. 20^th and I'll be there. HOW ABOUT YOU?
There is still
time for you all come and join the fun at SSCC. You
don't have to go 150
mph. Just have a fast cruise if that suits you.
Team Pantera will be there
ready to wecome you. Come and join the fun.
Mark Skwarek
# 5481
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Mark,
Enjoyed your report. Sounds like you need a new clutch MC and slave.
BTDT on the way to the fun rally in Houston.
Tom
5186
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net>
To: 'mark skwarek' <ehpantera at yahoo.com>; 'Teampantera'
<teampantera at yahoo.com>; 'Jim Wallace' <pantera_4220 at yahoo.com>; 'Asa
Jay Laughton' <asajay at asajay.com>; 'De Tomaso List'
<detomaso at poca.com>; 'Mark Skwarek' <mark.skwarek at gmail.com>; 'Anya
Skwarek' <anyaskwarek at gmail.com>; 'John Wallace'
<jwallace28 at cfl.rr.com>; 'Forest Majors' <oldveloce at comcast.net>;
'Jerry Josz' <jerry.josz at comcast.net>
Sent: Fri, Aug 21, 2015 8:49 am
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] SORC
Dear Mark,
I enjoyed your report. You did well. Thanks
for
sharing.
Warmest regards, Chuck
Engles
From: mark skwarek [[1]mailto:ehpantera at yahoo.com]
Sent:
Thursday, August 20, 2015 8:45 PM
To: Teampantera; Jim Wallace; Asa Jay
Laughton; De Tomaso List; Mark
Skwarek; Anya Skwarek; John Wallace; Charles
Engles; Forest Majors;
Jerry Josz
Subject: SORC
Sandhills Open
Road Challenge
August 6-8, 2015
Arrived in Arnold August 5^th for
the races. After checking things out
I discovered that I was loosing some
water through the radiator cap. It
turned out that the cap was missing the
sealing gasket. Gary Crow, with
whom we all stay, found some inner tubing
and I made the gasket and
glued it in place. It worked for 2 days and then
the one I ordered froM
Dennis Quella arrived, so I was ready for the big
race on Sat..
Aug 6, The Loup 2 Loup Race
It all starts in
Halsey, NE at 9:00 AM. This was to be my first time
running the course in my
Pantera. I had driven it the previous day in
my Suburban as I did not want
to use up all of my leaded fuel. I felt
it was going to be a challenge
regardless what I was driving. My race
started uneventfull. I proceeded to
drive the coursee mostly in 4^th
gear with fifth for those short straights.
My goal was to average 95mph
with a max tech speed of 125mph. The course is
11.6 miles in each
direction.
At the end of the first half I
discovered that my clutch was not
working properly as I pulled into the
pits. Upon inspection I
discovered that there was hardly any fluid in the
clutch master
cylinder resivoir. What to do? I proceeded to chew off a bit
of tubing
that was for the nonexistent windshield washer resivoir and use it
to
take some fluid from the brake master cyl. And put in the clutches. It
helped some but that was the start of clutch problems for the weekend.
For the return run I was able to get to the starting line ok with much
extra
pumping on the clutch pedal. I ran the return led in 5^th so my
time was not
that great.
Results:
I placed 5^th out of 15 participants in my
class.
Outbound 97.256 mph
Return 92.097mph
Time off perfect
+00:03.656 seconds.
August 7, 1 Mile Shootout
Leave before 7 AM
to get to the sterting point for the Shootout.
Approximately 25 miles. I'm
the only Pantera there. Lots of 'Vetts and
Mustangs.
Clutch is giving
me problems still but I'll try.
I proceeded with making 2 runs.
Results:
1^st run results 161.2 mph. I did this mostly shifting by the
seat of
the pants and buy ear.
2^nd run results in 161.5 mph. I did
this run by shifting at 7000 RPM.
Need to open up the exhaust more.
I decided to call it quits because the clutch was a big PIA. Just
wanted to
get home and try and fix it.
August 8,The BIG DAY
All Panteras
are present.
I am now racing in 120mph class with a max tech. speed of
145mph. This
is the fastest avg. speed class available, except for unlimited
which
is by invitation only.
The clutch is still a problem but I
proceed anyway with minimal
shifting. Having done this course at 110mph
before and stepping up to
120 is quite a challenge. I had a lot of
fun.
Results:
Outbound 28.7 miles @ 116.257 mph
Return 26.6
miles @ 114.365 mph
Time off of perfect 01:07.038 minutes
Place
15^th out of 15.
Just need to be better prepaired
Next c
omes SSCC, Sept. 20^th and I'll be there. HOW ABOUT YOU?
There is still
time for you all come and join the fun at SSCC. You
don't have to go 150
mph. Just have a fast cruise if that suits you.
Team Pantera will be there
ready to wecome you. Come and join the fun.
Mark Skwarek
# 5481
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