[DeTomaso] round table pizza car

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Fuck yes.
Thanks for posting, Rich!
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On 6/7/2020 at 6:00 PM, "Rich Hoppe"  wrote:Let me start by saying I
wanted the car to run at the Fun Rally and in Jan
when I put gas in it the 2000 dollar fuel cells let the fuel run on
the
floor of my garage.

So it took 4 months to get the fuel cells custom built again for 3200
dollars.

I had the car on the Apex motorsports club track for the first time on
Sat
and it ran great.
I was running with all the $150k-$250k Porsche's RS c or something but
I it
did not embarrass the mark.

Porsche guys came up to me and said that car sounds so good.  I was
driving
kind of easy short shifting at  6500  to 7000.  Max hp is 7800.

It is a lot of car for this wheel man.   I need to install better
brakes
and newer tires.
I have michelin sport cups but racing slicks would be better.
I thought I wanted to be able to install the original 15 inch race
wheels
that came with the car so decided to not install bigger rotors. I have
wilwood brakes with rotors that fit under 15 inch wheel. Not big
enough

Some of the Porsche's are better than this driver on the curves  but
not by
much and on the straights I show horsepower advantage.

So it was a great day. Only scared myself a few times.  No spins. Each
lap
is about 140 mph

I have been out on the track before with my Porsche 944 Turbo and I
have
spun each time out. The turbo and the balance of the car trick me.

I tell people and I believe that the Pantera has a little bit of Devil
in
it so I am trying to be more  careful when I drive it than the
porsche.

It was only 72 to 93 degrees in Phoenix so it was a good day to run
and it
was fun. I started a7 am and was done by 10;30.  I am going to be 70
years
old why do I still like to do this?
Rich
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   Fuck yes.

   Thanks for posting, Rich!
   Sent using Hushmail
   On 6/7/2020 at 6:00 PM, "Rich Hoppe" <richbhoppe at gmail.com> wrote:

     Let me start by saying I wanted the car to run at the Fun Rally and
     in Jan
     when I put gas in it the 2000 dollar fuel cells let the fuel run on
     the
     floor of my garage.
     So it took 4 months to get the fuel cells custom built again for
     3200
     dollars.
     I had the car on the Apex motorsports club track for the first time
     on Sat
     and it ran great.
     I was running with all the $150k-$250k Porsche's RS c or something
     but I it
     did not embarrass the mark.
     Porsche guys came up to me and said that car sounds so good. I was
     driving
     kind of easy short shifting at 6500 to 7000. Max hp is 7800.
     It is a lot of car for this wheel man. I need to install better
     brakes
     and newer tires.
     I have michelin sport cups but racing slicks would be better.
     I thought I wanted to be able to install the original 15 inch race
     wheels
     that came with the car so decided to not install bigger rotors. I
     have
     wilwood brakes with rotors that fit under 15 inch wheel. Not big
     enough
     Some of the Porsche's are better than this driver on the curves but
     not by
     much and on the straights I show horsepower advantage.
     So it was a great day. Only scared myself a few times. No spins.
     Each lap
     is about 140 mph
     I have been out on the track before with my Porsche 944 Turbo and I
     have
     spun each time out. The turbo and the balance of the car trick me.
     I tell people and I believe that the Pantera has a little bit of
     Devil in
     it so I am trying to be more careful when I drive it than the
     porsche.
     It was only 72 to 93 degrees in Phoenix so it was a good day to run
     and it
     was fun. I started a7 am and was done by 10;30. I am going to be 70
     years
     old why do I still like to do this?
     Rich