[TPR] Texas Trip update . . . .

[David]

The drive from Durango to the POCA Texas track days is a 2 day trip, I left
after a storm had gone through town and caught up to it the first night on
the road.  When I got to Texas every other curve in the road had a "Watch
for standing water" sign = Texas has a drainage issue!

 

Made the Friday night car show - great fun seeing all the nice cars (mine is
not).

 

Saturday track day was hot, but I managed to cope.  Lots of class time with
a good instructor.

 

Sunday track day was raining - most skipped the first sessions hoping the
rain would let up as the visibility was horrendous - why go out and crunch
up a car?  Finally got out for a couple of sessions in the wet and learned
some interesting things about the track and the Pantera.  OK, so I wasn't
real fast out there . . .but they didn't have to send a tow truck 50 years
out in the mud to unstick me! Bwahahahahaha  Great road course!

 

Sunday night was the big dinner at Gray's ranch - 200 or more folks!  Had a
short chat with Tom Tjaarda . . . 

 

Good to see some old friends and some really nice Panteras.

 

Two day drive home - had about 50 miles of real hot car which scared the
crap out of me.  Never boiled over or steamed just running hot.  Next
morning I could find nothing amiss so filled the tank and never had another
issue. One tank of 22mpg - I was having too much fun putting my foot to the
floor every chance I got.  You know how it is . . . a chevy tries to pass on
the freeway and you think to yourself - this will never do! Those
chingaderos drive fast!

 

A day after my return Texas was seriously under water.

 

Pretty good fun, but not as good as an open road event!

 

David in Durango

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