[DeTomaso] Dennis A vidio

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Hey al,
I just spoke with Dennis.  Yes, he was running the Campy magnesium 
wheels with race rubber as Mike said.  He had the other wheel failure on 
the way to the event, but always changed wheels before teching for the 
race, so he had them with him.   He had the damage assessed and found 
the brake caliper was also busted... so it was replaced by a shop in 
Vegas that happened to have a replacement handy.

A fire evaluator later determined the rear rotor had been dragging 
(probably due to a sticking replacement caliper). Dennis never noticed 
the brakes dragging during the next couple of days in Ely before the 
race.  Anyway, the rest is correct, brake line failure, hot header, 
FOOM!  And a magnesium wheel dutifully cremated so a Phoenix could rise 
from the ashes.

:)
Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton - W7TSC, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
Spokane County ARES-RACES-ACS EC/RO
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On 3/15/2021 18:31, Mike Drew wrote:
> 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:
>
> https://youtu.be/2fyqDIh2KIw <https://youtu.be/2fyqDIh2KIw>
>
> Here is the same car, rebuilt:
>
> https://youtu.be/QCGl6vtNm3A <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
>> ******************************
>> [1]https://w7tsc.org
>> [2]https://www.teampanteraracing.com
>>
>>   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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