[TPR] More TPR PANTERA photos

Tue Sep 11 13:33:31 PDT 2018

Dawg!  I don't know if we should let ride with us!

Laurie, there is STILL time for you to take the Pantera!
Asa  Jay

Asa Jay Laughton - W7TSC, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
Spokane County ARES-RACES Net Manager
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On 9/11/2018 09:46, Laurie via TPR wrote:
> Sorry.. didn't mean Bishop... meant Barstow.  doh!   But that was just
> part of the story.  The rest was the finishing touch of why I the race
> part was the most peaceful period of this entire journey for me.  Once
> Arlan and I had the truck and Pantera safely tied down, it was already
> dark.  Here we were, en route to Ely, on top of some foresty mountain,
> suddenly, Arlan tells me we're out of gas. What????  The road was far
> too narrow to remove the Pantera and there were no lights, no ways to
> reach anyone, nothing much to do except use my non teacher language. 
> Then Arly noticed a road sign that said something like 25 miles
> downhill with an downfacing arrow. So we rolled, w/o gas, all the way
> to Ely, amazingly landed near a gas station. Some high school boys
> were hanging out there at the station and noticed a baby hawk or some
> type lovely creature was spread wing (dead) stuck on the front of the
> Penske.  They told me, "Didn't you know, whatever you kill in Ely, you
> have to eat?"  I was mortified but instead they decided to play catch
> with it.  Now very very late.... I had maybe an hour or two of sleep
> and off to race.  Definitely an eventful trip!  Can't wait to see how
> much fun this one will be.   : )  
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mad Dog Antenucci <teampantera at yahoo.com>
> To: MikeLDrew <MikeLDrew at aol.com>; laurieferrari <laurieferrari at aol.com>
> Cc: TEAMPANTERA <TEAMPANTERA at yahoo.com>; epettersen
> <epettersen at dealertire.com>; tpr <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
> Sent: Tue, Sep 11, 2018 9:21 am
> Subject: Re: [TPR] More TPR PANTERA photos
>
> nICE REPORT
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> On Monday, September 10, 2018, 11:57:03 PM PDT, laurieferrari at aol.com
> <mailto:laurieferrari at aol.com> <laurieferrari at aol.com
> <mailto:laurieferrari at aol.com>> wrote:
>
>
> I could not believe when MD said that Steve Donegan has passed away. 
> That is shocking and so sad.  The Steve story I was going to share is
> this.  Met Steve at my first race.  He was such a kind and generous
> person, he later offered to be my navigator the second time around. 
> Race was upon us.  He was going to arrive in Vegas earlier than I so
> he agreed to pick up the Penske truck I had rented in Vegas, and wait
> for my brother and me to arrive there. Arlan (brother) was going to be
> my support vehicle with his 80's something Tbird and follow me to
> Vegas in my Pantera.  So, we were off and running.... passed Barstow
> and Arlan's car blew a hose and started to overheat. We stopped on the
> side of the freeway and Hwy Patrol officer stopped.  He made a big
> fuss about the old Tbird as he had one too, didn't say one single word
> about the Pantera, mind you... humph!  So I had to drive the Bro. back
> to Bishop in my car to get a hose and wait while he fixed it.  Steve
> called to check on our whereabouts as we were already expected.  We
> proceed.  About a couple hours more and Arlan has a flat tire.  Had to
> take him to find a tire and replace bad one. Did you ever think the
> Pantera would be the support vehicle?  Me either.  So poor Steve keeps
> calling to see what's going on.  We continue en route.  Last call from
> Steve, he says he's in the ER.  Evidently this was his birthday and he
> had rented a Ferrari for a special treat for himself.  Only problem,
> something failed and the Ferrari was totaled and Steve had a
> concussion and was unable to do go anywhere and of course not the
> race. He stayed back at his hotel waiting for his wife to pick him up
> for home. We picked up the truck keys, and he so generously offered me
> the use of his GPS.  Poor Steve!  Thus we remained friends and
> corresponded from time to time and since we will be attending a
> ceremony for him... I'll share where he listed all the cars he's owned
> and planes he flew. 
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Written July 2015
> Well, I have had, in time order, 
>
> 1965 Plymouth Valiant 4 door (I ended up putting a Mondello racing
> engine and 4 speed in it)
>
> 1967 Mustang fastback, 427 MR, dual quads
>
> 1965 Mustang 289 
>
> 1972 Chevy Luv truck :-)
>
> 1972 Mustang 351C 4BBL
>
> 1985 Mustang GT (still have it, supercharged, not street legal)
>
> 1998 Chevy Z28, LS1, 6 speed
>
> 2007 Nissan Z roadster
>
> 2011 Nissan Z coupe - track model
>
> I did have a 1965 GTO for a short period, 389 tri-power, but a piece
> of junk :-)
>
>
> I rented a Fiat 500 one time - fun little car! Handles very well and
> the engine is not badly matched to the weight - I think the ABARTH
> models add 25 HP or so?
>
> I am currently working at putting on a sponsored car show for
> Nissan/Datsun vehicles - the details are not yet solid but it will
> likely be at Stadium Nissan near Angel Stadium on the 29th of August.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Sept. 2017 he wrote:  Cheers! My little 370Z is up to 298 RWHP - quite
> a bit for a dinky motor :-)
> ------------------------
> He said he flew small planes too. Written Sept. 2016:
>
> Small airplanes flown were Cessna 150, 152, Aerobat, 172, 182 - Piper
> Archer, Arrow, Turbo Arrow. And just once a Cessna Citation at 20,000
> ft :-)
>  
> ____________ 
> Steven Donegan 
> KK6IVC FCC General Class License 
> SSCC/NORC Life Member, Car #86 
> www.sscc.us <http://www.sscc.us/> 
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