[TPR] SS 2011

[Mad Dog Antenucci]

Hey Hawk,
Short answer is no.........rumor mill has mis-ID'd others who were not even in the car with Rick & Merle....as Rick's son usually drove and his dad (Rick) usually navigated....Merle was a stand in which he has done as navigator many times.....Merle usually works Tech as did Rick.

I am pretty certain having been here when these accidents occur that words like
"excessive speed", 'lost control', 'massive injuries/fire/etc are all gonna be used....In Ricks case that Camaro was a beast....full race engine but it also had full cage and they had all the safety gear including head/neck/back restraints, fire suppression.....but its a simple lesson in physics too. ;-(

190+ on a crowned 2 lane road that like Nebras and Texas are no where close to being in good shape.....add the new centerline rumble strips that caused Moonshine's accident last year (he was in my race group) I think its noteworthy to say these kind of accidents are rare......but those rumble strips in center lane are little pockets where any road debris, bolts, nails etc can fall into.....also apexing across them on sweeper turns at 155-160 as I was and they shake/rattle the hell out of the car....everyone's car.....but as someone said....these are the course "conditions"......patches of road, dips, blind hills, canyon road, off camber turns....and all this on a crowned road.....so running on ragged edge its just a matter of time and luck to how long it takes you to either lose control or pick up someone's debris.....yea speed kills but so do allot of other things....speed is just a lot faster.
 
Mad Dawg Antenucci 
Team Pantera Racing 
The 1st & still the only vintage race team in open road racing 
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From: Steve Hawkins <shawkins777 at comcast.net>
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Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 3:00 AM
Subject: Re: [TPR] SS 2011


Message 
MD
 
Glad 
you and JB are OK, very sad to hear about the fatality's.  Do they have any 
idea what happened?
 
Steve
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>From: tpr-bounces at teampanteraracing.com [mailto:tpr-bounces at teampanteraracing.com] On Behalf Of B Hower
>Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 2:36  AM
>To: Mad Dog Antenucci
>Cc: {TPR}
>Subject: Re:  [TPR] SS 2011
>
>
>Mad Dog,
>
>Thanks for the report, I have been wondering and 
        waiting for results. Glad to hear you and JB finished without problems. 
        The accident and lose of lives is truly sad. I cannot find words to 
        express this properly.
> 
>Bud #3400
> 
> 
>
>--- On Mon, 9/19/11, Mad Dog Antenucci <teampantera at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>>From: 
          Mad Dog Antenucci <teampantera at yahoo.com>
>>Subject: Re: [TPR] 
          SS 2011
>>To: "David" <adin at frontier.net>, "asajay at asajay.com" 
          <asajay at asajay.com>
>>Cc: "tpr at teampanteraracing.com" 
          <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
>>Date: Monday, September 19, 2011, 
          6:50 AM
>>
>>
>>Unfortunately while JB and I both finished the run today  two of our fellow veteran racers (Rick DeKneef & Merle Hill) died  today when their Unlimited red Camaro went off the road, crashed and  caught fire....both reported dead at scene. NDOT and Highway Patrol  investigators put a press lid on accident.
>>
>>
>>We're in Reno tonight and headed back to SF/SJ in morning...After  Air Race deaths here in Reno andand deaths today in Ely its not a  great time to be in Nevada.
>>
>>
>>Very sad day.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 
>>Mad Dawg Antenucci 
>>Team Pantera Racing 
>>The 1st & still the only vintage race team in open  road racing 
>>www.teampanteraracing.com
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: David 
          <adin at frontier.net>
>>To: asajay at asajay.com
>>Cc: 
          tpr at teampanteraracing.com
>>Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2011 10:30 
          AM
>>Subject: [TPR] SS 2011
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>>JB and the Dawg got teched 
          yesterday in spite of too much fun Friday nite. 
>>
>>As soon as I 
          got Dennis buckled in and a few pictures shot I left. Beautiful day 
          and lots of good noises! 
>>
>>David, leaving Ely
>>
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