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2010 Race Season is Upon Us |
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Written by Asa Jay Laughton
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Friday, 29 January 2010 21:12 |
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2010 is shaping up to be another great year in Open Road Racing. After a one year hiatus, Mike Borders has returned with MKM Racing Promotions to run the Mojave One Mile Shootout and the Bonneville 100. At this time, over 50% of the open slots are taken for the Mojave shootout. If you want to get in on that action, you need to visit their website now. The event takes place in March, that's just over a month away.
Coming up right after the Mojave shootout will be the Texas Big Bend Open Road Race in April, followed by the Nevada Open Road Challenge in May. No breaks yet, the return of the Bonneville 100 happens in June. Then it's a month off for good behavior and getting the Pantera ready for the tail end of the season.
The Sandhills Open Road Challenge is in August, in Nebraska. That same month we have the Virginia City Hill Climb. Wrapping up the season is the Silver State Classic Challenge in September. Then you can put the kitty to bed and treat her well over the winter months.
If you are not ready yet, you need to be. Head out to the individual web sites and download the rule books. Read up, check over your Pantera, pay attention to tires and safety equipment. There's no reason you too can't participate in one of these events.
If you need more information or encouragement, register on Team Pantera Racing and gain access to the forum where veterans and rookies alike ask questions and get answers. We have targeted team captains who head up each event and they are the subject matter experts. You can also contact them via our Contact page, just select the Team Captain for the event you are interested in and Team Pantera Racing automatically sends your request.
Nuthin' to it, but to do it.
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Supporting and Encouraging Legal Racing of Your De Tomaso Pantera in
Sanctioned Open Road Racing (ORR) and Track Events.
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Do you have a Need for Speed? Do you want to see how fast your Pantera will go, legally?
Want to know what the big dogs are running in their Pantera? Need advice, need direction, need more than just car shows?
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A Mad Dog Merry Christmas 2009 |
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Written by Mad Dawg Antenucci
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Saturday, 26 December 2009 19:44 |
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YAAAAHOOO...
I got the best Christmas present I could have imagined when Russ Fulps (Russ Fuilps Race Engines 714-870-8570) called me up on Christmas yesterday to say Santa Claus dropped off my engine at his shop and I'd better get my butt over to Anaheim to pick it up or he was giving it away.
I called Dick Drenske and screamed ROAD TRIP and we dropped all the useless gifts from family and friends and drove over to pick up the engine. I can not say enough good things about Russ. He not only always completes the work when he says he will Russ also takes the time to answer all my usual dumb ass questions. There are never any surprise costs we had not already discussed. He completes a spec sheet and as usual he he went over everything in detail with me before I left the shop.
I got off easy this year with the engine as the only reason we decided to have Russ open it up was to fix a nagging rear main seal leak on a after market crank and add a new set of 180 degree headers. After completing a leak down test Russ also found a leaking intake valve so Russ opened everything up and recommended we go ahead and replace rings and complete a valve job, etc., etc.
While engine was apart Russ hot tanked and cleaned the block, pistons rods, etc...blue printed the 381 Cleveland stroker, replaced the rings and cam bearings After 4-5 hard open road races and a bunch of street miles up and down the coast I was real happy everything including the main bearings looked like new. While I have IR-EFI now and the distributor is a blank I was curious how the bronze gear looked as it is only driving the oil pump. No wear there either. Russ also blueprinted the engine, checked all the clearances, set rocker geometry, degreed the cam, etc.
While I appreciate this is the work you expect every good engine builder should do every time you pay your hard earned money the fact that Russ communicates what needs to be done and does it with no headaches or miscommunication is worth every penny he charges. His complete stroker engines are still in the $4500-5500 range. To pull down 450-500RWHP on a street Cleveland is good. Pulling a new Vette, Viper or Porsche is better. ;-]>
There is a good reason I am blabbering on about how wonderful Russ is and why it is such a good reason to do biz with the guy. And its why I advertise on our TPR web site and recommend Russ to everyone I talk to. Its because Russ builds killer street or race engines for the cars we love and Russ deserves your consideration when you are ready to spend your hard earned money for engine work.
He's been doing all my engine work since 2004 and I have 100% faith in the guy. While I lost a sheer pin one year and a bronze gear another year his engines have been golden through 26 open road races and lots of happy street miles I still don't get any discount from Russ. I don't even get any cheap ass Russ Fulps Race Engines T-shirt or decal ;-]> Russ is just a honest hellva good man and 2009 was NOT a good year for Russ. He's heavily dependent on Ford & Pantera engine work and his usual customers set aside planned work due to the economy sucking sour grapes this year.
Before anyone trys to give me a hug I'll just wish everyone a belated Christmas and a Happy and hopefully prosperous new year and copy this message to Russ because I know he won't allow me to hug him and he stopped me short of giving him a wet kiss when we picked up the engine.....he is such a homo ;-]>
YOU are da MAN Russ.
Have a Happy New Year.
Mad Dawg Antenucci
Team Pantera Racing
"No One Gets Out Alive" |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2009 19:46 |
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Whitehorse Ranch Memorial |
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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 13 November 2009 20:19 |
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Team Pantera Racing would like to give a big TPR Thank You to those who gave graciously to the Memorial for Peter Menyhart's son.
- "Anonymous" from TPR Veteran
- John "JB" Bentley
- Dennis "Mad Dog" Antenucci
- Erik Belter
Mad Dog and JB will be making the trip to Peter's ranch this weekend, along with an American flag for the ceremony. As we get an update, we'll post it here in the same article. |
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Last Updated on Friday, 13 November 2009 20:23 |
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2009 SSCC Report - Mad Dog |
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 21 September 2009 19:56 |
Guys,
Here's the "final" Silver State results for Sunday's 2009 event.
I just got home from Vegas. Yesterday's run could not of went any better. Thanks to all of you for the 'good luck' calls and messages. I had to nurse the truck home so it took longer then usual (ailing differiantial). but the Pantera ran like a scalded monkey on crack.
My #2 son (Dolan) came up with me this year to support the old man and that by itself was an experience to remember. Driving into the finish line I expected to find his smiling face with the truck and trailer but he was no where in sight. . . and no one had seen him since Saturday night when I figured he back tracked to the Green
Lantern after I sacked out at the Hotel Nevada ;-]>
Then like any dad I started to worry something happened to the kid towing the trailer down to the Finish Line from Ely to Hiko which is about a 3 hour tow. It should have been a no brainer but he was no where in sight and no one had heard from him or seen him!!!
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Last Updated on Monday, 21 September 2009 20:00 |
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