[DeTomaso] Dennis A vidio

Matt Wells nwpantera at gmail.com
Mon Mar 15 22:07:31 EDT 2021


Doh! I stand corrected, thanks Mike, Asa Jay.
I think I made the same clueless observation 14 years ago!

On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 6:31 PM Mike Drew via DeTomaso <
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>    Guys,
>
>    The car had factory magnesium wheels with race tires for race work, and
>    Brand X aftermarket wheels for street driving. He had suffered a wheel
>    failure on the freeway a few days prior to the race, and didn't notice
>    that the brake had been damaged. He dragged the car home, fitted the
>    race wheels, and off he went to SS. The brake hose failed when he
>    applied the brakes at the finish line, squirting brake fluid all over
>    the super-hot exhaust, and FOOM!
>
>    He now uses 16/17-inch Campagnolo wheels for street driving, and I
>    think uses the same tires for high-speed work.
>
>    Here is the sad scene:
>
>    [1]https://youtu.be/2fyqDIh2KIw
>
>    Here is the same car, rebuilt:
>
>    [2]https://youtu.be/QCGl6vtNm3A
>
>    Mike
>
>    Sent from my iPad
>
>      On Mar 15, 2021, at 17:25, Asa Jay Laughton via DeTomaso
>      <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>
>      Um... yea.  Dennis' car -did- have magnesium wheels on it as I recall
>      but he'd have to confirm that.  The wheels and tires you see as it's
>      being loaded on the trailer are loaners, put on the car to get it on
>      the trailer.  As I recall, Larry Stock took it to Shelby in Las Vegas
>      until Dennis picked it up for restoration.
>      Go to 2:11 and take a look at the driver's side front wheel, might be
>    a
>      Campy (I'll have to ask him again).  The entire car was engulfed at
>    one
>      one point, no wheel got away unscathed.
>      Asa Jay
>    Asa Jay Laughton - W7TSC, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>    Spokane County ARES-RACES-ACS EC/RO
>    ******************************
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>      On 3/15/2021 16:53, Matt Wells wrote:
>      You tubeA > search "silver state Pantera fire" = "Hot Pantera"
>      About the third video down the page.
>      I re-watched it after 14 years and noticed the firemen were probably
>      thinking the engine was forward the way they were trying to pry open
>      the hood bonnet from the front!
>      Originally I thought it was difficult to extinguishA due to Magnesium
>      Campy's but they were just after market alloys.
>      And surprisingly the passenger side wheels/tires look like they
>      survivedA unscathed!
>      FortunatelyA Dennis walked away to live another day.
>      Still tough to watch...
>      On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 1:26 PM Tom Shinrock via DeTomaso
>      [3]<[1]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>        A  A Not to be ghoulish, but does anybody know where I can find the
>        video of
>        A  A Dennis's car catching fire?
>        A  A I was telling my friend who is a retired fireman about the
>    fire
>        and how
>        A  A they couldn't put it out so I'm looking for the video to show
>        him
>        A  A Apologies to Dennis to dredging up a bad memory.
>        A  A Tom
>        A  A 5186
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   Doh! I stand corrected, thanks Mike, Asa Jay.
   I think I made the same clueless observation 14 years ago!

   On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 6:31 PM Mike Drew via DeTomaso
   <[1]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:

     A  A Guys,
     A  A The car had factory magnesium wheels with race tires for race
     work, and
     A  A Brand X aftermarket wheels for street driving. He had suffered
     a wheel
     A  A failure on the freeway a few days prior to the race, and didn't
     notice
     A  A that the brake had been damaged. He dragged the car home,
     fitted the
     A  A race wheels, and off he went to SS. The brake hose failed when
     he
     A  A applied the brakes at the finish line, squirting brake fluid
     all over
     A  A the super-hot exhaust, and FOOM!
     A  A He now uses 16/17-inch Campagnolo wheels for street driving,
     and I
     A  A think uses the same tires for high-speed work.
     A  A Here is the sad scene:
     A  A [1][2]https://youtu.be/2fyqDIh2KIw
     A  A Here is the same car, rebuilt:
     A  A [2][3]https://youtu.be/QCGl6vtNm3A
     A  A Mike
     A  A Sent from my iPad
     A  A  A On Mar 15, 2021, at 17:25, Asa Jay Laughton via DeTomaso
     A  A  A <[4]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
     A  A  A Um... yea.A  Dennis' car -did- have magnesium wheels on it
     as I recall
     A  A  A but he'd have to confirm that.A  The wheels and tires you
     see as it's
     A  A  A being loaded on the trailer are loaners, put on the car to
     get it on
     A  A  A the trailer.A  As I recall, Larry Stock took it to Shelby in
     Las Vegas
     A  A  A until Dennis picked it up for restoration.
     A  A  A Go to 2:11 and take a look at the driver's side front wheel,
     might be
     A  A a
     A  A  A Campy (I'll have to ask him again).A  The entire car was
     engulfed at
     A  A one
     A  A  A one point, no wheel got away unscathed.
     A  A  A Asa Jay
     A  A Asa Jay Laughton - W7TSC, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
     A  A Spokane County ARES-RACES-ACS EC/RO
     A  A ******************************
     A  A [1][5]https://w7tsc.org
     A  A [2][6]https://www.teampanteraracing.com
     A  A  A On 3/15/2021 16:53, Matt Wells wrote:
     A  A  A You tubeA > search "silver state Pantera fire" = "Hot
     Pantera"
     A  A  A About the third video down the page.
     A  A  A I re-watched it after 14 years and noticed the firemen were
     probably
     A  A  A thinking the engine was forward the way they were trying to
     pry open
     A  A  A the hood bonnet from the front!
     A  A  A Originally I thought it was difficult to extinguishA due to
     Magnesium
     A  A  A Campy's but they were just after market alloys.
     A  A  A And surprisingly the passenger side wheels/tires look like
     they
     A  A  A survivedA unscathed!
     A  A  A FortunatelyA Dennis walked away to live another day.
     A  A  A Still tough to watch...
     A  A  A On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 1:26 PM Tom Shinrock via DeTomaso
     A  A  A [3]<[1][7]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
     A  A  A  A AA  A Not to be ghoulish, but does anybody know where I
     can find the
     A  A  A  A video of
     A  A  A  A AA  A Dennis's car catching fire?
     A  A  A  A AA  A I was telling my friend who is a retired fireman
     about the
     A  A fire
     A  A  A  A and how
     A  A  A  A AA  A they couldn't put it out so I'm looking for the
     video to show
     A  A  A  A him
     A  A  A  A AA  A Apologies to Dennis to dredging up a bad memory.
     A  A  A  A AA  A Tom
     A  A  A  A AA  A 5186
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