[DeTomaso] Follow up from Daytona
Steve Lisa
stevelisa at patentit.com
Sat Nov 6 22:32:37 EDT 2021
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On Sat, Nov 6, 2021, 16:16 Steve Lisa <stevelisa at patentit.com> wrote:
> All, are back from Daytona -- all rigs and cars safe. Thought I would
> send a quick summary of our weekend:
>
> 1. As you all know, after three successful weekends with the Pantera,
> it took a XXXX early in the Daytona week. Essentially, after about 1
> session and two laps on the oval, our engine lost its bottom end. We have
> the proper Cleveland (1970 spec Ford Trans Am build) wiht the proper
> exhaust ready to go in. The car was really well received, so we are
> willing now to put a rowdier, more rev-happy, engine in that actually fits
> and makes noise. We are considering where to go with a build for the
> spare. We will keep you posted.
> 2. After five attempts at a Daytona 24-hour, we finished this event --
> taking both the green and checkered flag. I have finished a 3-hour and
> 6-hour race previously in Rolex, but never the 24. We forgot how brutal
> the nighttime is. We got rained on -- again (2.5 inches in 1 hour) and
> lost our canopy in the "tornado warning."
> 3. The Panoz ran flawlessly. We finished 2nd in class and 9th overall
> in our group but had issues unrelated to "mechanical" issues. A Porsche in
> front of me blew a left rear at start-finish, and I ran over some carbon
> fiber, causing my right front to blow 3 laps later into NASCAR 2. I limped
> it in to the pits, with no discernable damage, and continued after losing a
> few laps.
> 4. We also blew out the splitter. Our top speed was 194 mph, and our
> splitter lost some rivets, fell apart, and I drove over it. Again, we
> limped it in, and I lost a lap. We banged out the bent splitter mounts and
> continued.
> 5. At the very end of the race, our splitter mounts (which we had bent
> back when I lost it) gave up, and the splitter dragged for the last few
> laps. So, we lost another few laps.
> 6. The handling for the Panoz was unbelievable -- we ran as high as
> top 5, set the 7th fasted lap, but due to our problems, took the finish 9th
> overall. We had no chance to catch first in class -- way faster (a Ford GT
> Rolex car).
> 7. Our fast lap was 1:57.2, and a top speed of 94 mph. If the
> splitter held together, we would have finished only 1 spot higher overall
> and the same place in class. So, in the end, we were grateful that losing
> a tire and running over the splitter didn't put us in the wall. It turns
> out that, as usual, in an endurance race, you typically end up where you
> belong.
> 8. We were the only Panoz there.
> 9. We have only a few real changes for the Panoz -- better hardware
> and mounting for the splitter, move the rear brakes to the back and put
> bigger brakes up front. Maybe add some better data acquisition.
> 10. Here is one of the pics of the 2006 Panoz leading 2010 or later
> Porsche Cup cars:
> https://www.facebook.com/HSRrace/photos/a.4726611464068594/4726603067402767/
> 11. I have some incar video from the Pantera and Panoz that I am
> trying to edit down to reasonable and will post a link.
>
> The Pantera is an awesome car, the has lots of attention from the Fans.
> We were invited to bring the car to some of the important vintage events --
> so that was encouraging.
>
> Thanks, all -- for taking an interest. Regards,
>
> Steven G. Lisa, Esq.
> *The Law Offices of Lisa & Lesko, LLC*
> Email: SteveLisa at PatentIt.com
> Direct: 480-442-0297
>
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On Sat, Nov 6, 2021, 16:16 Steve Lisa <[1]stevelisa at patentit.com>
wrote:
All, are back from Daytona -- all rigs and cars safe.A Thought I would
send a quick summary of our weekend:
1. As you all know, after three successful weekends with the Pantera,
it took a XXXX early in the Daytona week.A Essentially, after
about 1 session and two laps on the oval, our engine lost its
bottom end.A We have the proper Cleveland (1970 spec Ford Trans Am
build) wiht the proper exhaust ready to go in.A The car was really
well received, so we are willing now to put a rowdier, more
rev-happy, engine in that actually fits and makes noise.A We are
considering where to go with a build for the spare.A We will keep
you posted.
2. After five attempts at a Daytona 24-hour, we finished this event --
taking both the green and checkered flag.A I have finished a
3-hour and 6-hour race previously in Rolex, but never the 24.A We
forgot how brutal the nighttime is.A We got rained on -- again
(2.5 inches in 1 hour) and lost our canopy in the "tornado
warning."A A
3. The Panoz ran flawlessly. We finished 2nd in class and 9th overall
in our group but had issues unrelated to "mechanical" issues.A A
Porsche in front of me blew a left rear at start-finish, and I ran
over some carbon fiber, causing my right front to blow 3 laps later
intoA NASCAR 2.A I limped it in to the pits, with no discernable
damage, and continued after losing a few laps.A A
4. We also blew out the splitter.A Our top speed was 194 mph, and our
splitter lost some rivets, fell apart, and I drove over it.A
Again, we limped it in, and I lost a lap.A We banged out the bent
splitter mounts and continued.A
5. At the very end of the race, our splitter mounts (which we had bent
back when I lost it) gave up, and the splitter dragged for the last
few laps.A So, we lost another few laps.A A
6. The handling for the Panoz was unbelievable -- we ran as high as
top 5, set the 7th fasted lap, but due to our problems, took the
finish 9th overall.A We had no chance toA catch first inA class --
way faster (a Ford GT Rolex car).
7. Our fast lap was 1:57.2, and a top speed of 94 mph.A If the
splitter held together, we would have finished only 1 spot higher
overall and the same place in class.A So, in the end, we were
grateful that losing a tire and running over the splitter didn't
put us in the wall.A It turns out that,A asA usual, in an
endurance race, you typically end up where you belong.A
8. We were the only Panoz there.A A
9. We have only a few real changes for the Panoz -- better hardware
and mounting for the splitter, move the rear brakes to the back and
put bigger brakes up front.A Maybe add some better data
acquisition.
10. Here is one of the pics of the 2006 Panoz leading 2010 or later
Porsche Cup cars:
[2]https://www.facebook.com/HSRrace/photos/a.4726611464068594/47266
03067402767/
11. I have some incar video from the Pantera and Panoz that I am trying
to edit down to reasonable and will post a link.
The Pantera is an awesome car, the has lots of attention from the
Fans.A We were invited to bring the car to some of the important
vintage events -- so that was encouraging.A
Thanks, all -- for taking an interest.A A Regards,A
Steven G. Lisa, Esq.
The Law Offices of Lisa & Lesko, LLC
Email: SteveLisa at PatentIt.comA
Direct: 480-442-0297
[3]www.PatentIt.com
Scottsdale OfficeA |A P:A 480.535.6656A |A A F:A 480.535.6628A
|A A A:A 7689 East Paradise Lane, Suite 2, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Chicago OfficeA |A P: 312.752.4357A |A F: 312.896.5633A |A A: 55 E.
Monroe Street, Suite 3800, Chicago, IL 60603
This email is intended only for the recipient above and may contain
confidential and privileged information. If you received this email in
error please destroy it and indicate such by return email to me. Thank
you.
References
1. mailto:stevelisa at patentit.com
2. https://www.facebook.com/HSRrace/photos/a.4726611464068594/4726603067402767/
3. http://www.patentit.com/
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