[DeTomaso] Foot snagged brake pedal...
grayjim at cox.net
grayjim at cox.net
Wed May 13 16:26:30 EDT 2015
Larry,
Why don't you drag out your canoe and point it south. With all the rain
we've had you could probably be in Houston before those of us (idiots)
driving.
Jim Gray
On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 3:21 PM, Larry - Ohio Time wrote:
> << to drive a Pantera with cowboy boots>>
>
> I believe it is a law in Texas that one must drive in Cowboy Boots.
>
>
> Larry (or should be) - Cleveland
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of LS via
> DeTomaso
> Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 3:19 PM
> To: Kirby Schrader
> Cc: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Foot snagged brake pedal...
>
> I imagine it being tricky to drive a Pantera with cowboy boots.
> Is there enough range of movement to make quick transitions between
> pedals?
> Thanks,LS
>
>
>
> central wines-spirits est 1934
>
> 625 e street nw
> washington, dc 20004
> centralwines.com
>
> facebook.com/CentralLiquors
> 202-737-2800
>
>
> From: Kirby Schrader <kirby.schrader at gmail.com>
> To: LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com> Cc: MyCars <MyCars at comcast.net>;
> "detomaso at poca.com" <detomaso at poca.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2015
> 3:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Foot snagged brake pedal...
> I use driving shoes when on the track, but in normal driving, boots
> it is.I
> tend to wear them a lot... just ask anyone who knows me.
> So, yes. I was serious.:-)
> Kirby
>
>
>
> On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 1:56 PM, LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Were you serious about the boots?
> I sometimes find it difficult to tell when some of you guys are
> joking.
> Is anyone not wearing driving shoes in their Pantera then modifying
> pedals
> to suit their outfit?
> LS
>
>
>
> central wines-spirits est 1934
>
> 625 e street nw
> washington, dc 20004
> centralwines.com
>
> facebook.com/CentralLiquors
> 202-737-2800
>
>
> From: Kirby Schrader <kirby.schrader at gmail.com>
> To: MyCars <MyCars at comcast.net> Cc: detomaso at poca.com Sent: Tuesday,
> May 12, 2015 10:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Foot snagged brake pedal...
> Not into hats
.
>
> I’m a Texas transplant.
>
> As the bumper sticker says
I wasn’t born in Texas, but I got here as
> quick
> as I could!
>
>
>> On May 12, 2015, at 18:00, MyCars <MyCars at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> Ha Ha... Cowboy boots of any size have pointy toes that can even get
> between the pedals.
>> The real question is: is there a drop pan that can fit a 5 gallon
>> hat?
>>
>> On 5/12/2015 1:03 PM, Kirby Schrader wrote:
>>> I wear size 11 cowboy boots.
>>> But then, I screwed the cover to the tunnel decades ago....
>>>
>>> FWIW
>>> Kirby
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone 6+
>>>
>>>> On May 12, 2015, at 14:57, LS via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Just wondering, what type of shoes are you guys wearing when
>>>> experiencing the brake pedal problems?
>>>> Most driving shoes have a narrow profile to allow use in confined
>>>> areas
>>>> even in larger sizes.
>>>> LS
>>>>
>>>> central
>>>> wines-spirits est 1934
>>>> 625 e street nw
>>>> washington, dc 20004
>>>> [1]centralwines.com
>>>> [2]facebook.com/CentralLiquors
>>>> 202-737-2800
>>>>
>>>> __________________________________________________________________
>>>>
>>>> From: Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
>>>> To: steve at snclocks.com; detomaso at poca.com
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 3:40 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Foot snagged brake pedal...
>>>> I understand. Eons ago when Judy and I were autocrossing weekly
>>>> in
>>>> two
>>>> different series, one of the Panteras ran stock rubber pads on
>>>> the
>>>> brake & clutch pedals. After each of my runs, the rubber brake
>>>> cover
>>>> was laying on the floor and the owner would reinstall it for
>>>> his
>>>> runs.
>>>> This continued for 5 years..... I couldn't convince him to mod
>>>> the
>>>> pedals or even leave the cocers off. Judy and he either had
>>>> smaller
>>>> feet or braked more deliberately than I did. Too bad his car
>>>> was
>>>> faster
>>>> than ours.
>>>> J DeRyke
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Stephen <[3]steve at snclocks.com>
>>>> To: detomaso <[4]detomaso at poca.com>
>>>> Sent: Mon, May 11, 2015 8:00 pm
>>>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Foot snagged brake pedal...
>>>> Seems like a great solution. In my car, with the screw in place
>>>> holding
>>>> the kick panel out of the way, my size 11's didn't cope well with
>>>> quick
>>>> movements from gas to brake. Given the risk associated with any
>>>> hesitation when going for the brakes in a panic situation, I am
>>>> extremely
>>>> pleased with my "savaged" brake pedal. And, well, with judicious
>>>> use
>>>> of a
>>>> large clamp, one can gently bend the arm in place!
>>>> Stephen
>>>> Nelson
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: DeTomaso
>>>> [[1]mailto:[5]detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of David Nunn
>>>> Sent: Monday, May
>>>> 11, 2015 1:49 PM
>>>> To: [2][6]detomaso at poca.com
>>>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Foot snagged
>>>> brake pedal...
>>>> Many years ago (late '80's if I recall), Jack Richards wrote
>>>> an article
>>>> about this very problem in a POCA newsletter or Profiles. With
>>>> the
>>>> brake
>>>> pedal out of the car, he removed the pedal pad in its entirety.
>>>> He made
>>>> a
>>>> new one, the exact same shape and thickness, but welded it back
>>>> on,
>>>> offset
>>>> about half-an-inch to the left.
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