[DeTomaso] One-car Fun Rally
Mike Drew
MikeLDrew at aol.com
Sat Apr 25 14:22:19 EDT 2020
Jeff,
Yes 88 is a magnificent road. We take it each year regardless of destination, even if it’s hours in the wrong direction. We normally take 88 to 89 to 395 south and thence to Vegas or Phoenix, or 88 to 395 north to Reno.
Miie
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> On Apr 25, 2020, at 11:01, Jeff Detrich <jjdetrich at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Just out of curiosity,A I brought Hwy 88 up on a google map, Lots of
> twists and turns, elevation changes and all sorts of other fun. Must
> have been fun. Seriously though, McDonalds was the best you could do
> for your anniversary!
> Happy Anny to both of you.
> Jeff - would have been in Phoenix with the other Midwest Pantera
> Squadron members if the Fun Rally was on
> 6559
>
> On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 12:34 PM Tom Shinrock via DeTomaso
> <[1]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>
> A A Happy anniversary to you both!
> A A I enjoyed reading the story of your drive.
> A A Get me motivated to get mine out of winter storage.
> A A -----Original Message-----
> A A From: Mike Drew via DeTomaso
> <[2]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
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> A A Sent: Sat, Apr 25, 2020 12:00 pm
> A A Subject: [DeTomaso] One-car Fun Rally
> A A All,
> A A Itas easy to forget that right now is when the POCA Fun Rally
> was
> A A supposed to be happening. Lori and I got married there in 2013
> and each
> A A year we celebrate our anniversary with you. This year we were
> shut out,
> A A stuck with a stay-at-home order.
> A A However our cars are considered an extension of our homes. And
> A A coincidentally, auto repair shops are allowed to stay open and
> do
> A A business. A thought occurred to me ThursdayaLorias Pantera is
> virtually
> A A perfect apart from a bouncing speedo needle due to a bad cable.
> The
> A A only source for a new cable is a Pantera shop. The nearest shop
> is
> A A Pantera Parts Connection in Nevada.
> A A Perfect!
> A A So yesterday she backed the car out of the garage:
> A A And we set off. We could easily have taken freeways and major
> roads and
> A A been there relatively quickly, but that isnat what these cars
> are for.
> A A So instead we made our way to Hwy 88, one of the finest roads I
> have
> A A ever been on in my life. It is every bit as good, in all
> respects, as
> A A anything I have seen in the Swiss Alps or Italian Dolomites. We
> made
> A A our way up towards the 8500-foot summit as the sinewy road
> turned this
> A A way and that, stopping for a moment alongside a frozen lake:
> A A Eventually we dropped down into Nevadaas high desert.A We
> stopped at a
> A A Scottish restaurant for lunch, known for their specialty, the
> aBig
> A A Maca.
> A A We then rolled into Carson City and Pantera Parts Connection.
> A A We dutifully donned our masks and entered, to be greeted by
> people who
> A A seemingly didnat understand why we were doing so? Apparently
> Covid19
> A A doesnat exist there. We spent some time being shown around,
> admiring
> A A all the new projects Larry is working on (having a new CNC
> machine,
> A A heas clearly itching to remake parts no longer available
> through
> A A conventional means, and has been doing a bunch of that lately),
> and
> A A Larry spotted a low tire and kindly provided a shot of air to
> get us
> A A home. (The Logo valve stem caps have a rubber O-ring inside
> which
> A A sometimes catches the valve stem and slowly lets the air out!)
> A A We got our speedo cable, Lori posed six feet from Larry next to
> Kent
> A A and Sandi Snyderas Pantera (but her eyes were closed in the
> photo so I
> A A canat share it), and then it was time to go.
> A A We left relatively quickly, and deliberately took the wrong
> direction
> A A towards home, back over Hwy 88. It was my turn the wheel. We
> intended
> A A to turn onto a smaller road to cut over to Hwy 50, but the
> turnoff was
> A A unmarked so we missed it, and later turned onto what was little
> more
> A A than a paved goat track, driving for miles in 2nd gear, passing
> through
> A A some very remote hamlets until getting onto Hwy 49.
> A A Thatas a neat road too, so we crossed Hwy 50 and continued
> north until
> A A we reached I-80 and darkness fell, at which point we
> begrudgingly
> A A pointed towards home.
> A A We arrived at home just before 9 pm, after 420 miles of Pantera
> fun.
> A A The car returned just under 15 mpg, and absolutely didnat skip
> a beat
> A A the whole time.
> A A We managed to have a terrific time, see two states, and remain
> socially
> A A distant the whole time apart from our brief visit to PPC. We
> had many
> A A of the same experiences as we have had at previous Fun Rallies,
> to
> A A include driving on terrific roads, visiting Larryas shop,
> seeing Kent
> A A and Sandias Pantera, and eating Scottish food.
> A A Itas a shame we werenat able to be with all of you, but itas
> not too
> A A late for each of you to recreate our experiences in your own
> way. Grab
> A A your face masks and your road maps, jump in your Panteras and
> go for a
> A A celebratory drive!
> A A Mike
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