[TPR] Rear Main Seals & ORR Report

[DENNIS ANTENUCCI]

Here is an update on SORC. Mark plans to run his Pantera at both the SORC and the SSCC. 

Now we just need Peter and Laurie to make my Fathers Day special. 😉

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> On May 11, 2019, at 12:43 PM, DENNIS ANTENUCCI <TEAMPANTERA at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Hello Team,
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> As I reported earlier we started and finished 4 Pantera’s at PIR a week ago. All the Panteras ran well but Randy Grubb ran very well and very hard all day long with his Finely tuned Weber’s sticking on top of Aussie heads and while Randy’s engine is not stroked he was pulling Shelby’s and Vettes all day long on the front and back straights at PIR. I am gonna quess that Randy was easily pulling 500 Hp.
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> A subject discussed among the group before the PIR event was leaking rear main seals. While none of us present last week had any issues I would be the first to say I have had to replace two rear main seals in the past so the conversation got my attention. 
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> Randy who has allot of experience building engines as well as entire custom cars for people like Jay Leno decided to write an article on the subject and send it to Jack hoping to pass on some information that might help others avoid leaking rear main seals.
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> If you haven’t already received your POCA newsletter for May I realize Jack’s ‘edited’ story is a little different then what I remember Randy sharing with the group up here in the Northwest.
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> I remember Randy Grubb, Dick Abraham and Doug Braun being present discussing Randy’s advise but the information somehow got edited out of the POCA newsletter or I am missing something. Yea probably huh HAHA
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> But if you are pulling an engine to rebuild it SOON it would be a good idea to give Randy a call if you have any interest (541-295-9777). If nothing else just for a sanity check to see WTH the Dawg was writing about. 🤪
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> Randy btw is still planning to join us for his first ORR in September at SS directly who I have copied here. He is NOT a e-mail or text guy so give him a call if this Rear main seal  issue is of interest. Otherwise you can rap with him in Ely in September.
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> Okay here is the news today on The SORC in August and Silver State In September. 
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> Remember if you are planning to stay st the Hotel Nevada with us they will FUBAR the reservations during the NORC next weekend so call and confirm your room. 
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> I fully expect GERRY our POCA PREZ will be back to SS for a vengeance after last years Hard Luck Award DNF....just read his Presidents Message and maybe GERRY can get one of the Crazy Dave’s to run with us😉
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> Also betting on Mark to be there. And I should be there as well although now I need new tires. That still only gives us 3 solid Pantera’s for SS and we really need 5 so I can get Paul to make up some Katch Environmental sponsor pocket t-shirts for us.   No Asa he ain’t buying polo shirts! LOL 😂 
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> So Laurie and I and GERRY and the rest of YOUS are gonna be beating the bushes for those last two Pantera owners and I have at least 2 prospects but they are just that - prospects. Interestingly they are also from Oregon or transplants like Randy and I. 
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> JB has to pull his engine to see the extent of damage as reported in his oil analysis. That leaves us Peter and Laurie....who should be updating us soo . we need those two slackers to get on the stick and get those Panteras done. Has it already been 10 or 15 years since they last made a race?
> Haha...just kidding😉
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> In SORC news hearing Rowdy may be the only Pantera this year. Tell me I am wrong Rowdy please!
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> But hearing Bud and Frankie got more excuses then Peter and Laurie so what gives besides excuses?  Do we need a new leader out there in the badlands? Huh Rowdy?😂
> How do we get at least 3 Panteras to the SORC? 
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> FInally decided having sold my old cow catching FRONT  air damn to Mark who still goes fast I need something like a Revson unit but I need to have it bolt-on and off so Because I have little clearance on my high tilt back trailer....send me your ideas. I can get it built locally or will sub it out to Randy.
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> Too damn hot here to change the oil on the Pantera so gonna think about stuff in my hammock while thinking about what you guys should be doing. 
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> How many of you slackers have NOT bought books yet from Laurie? 
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> Mad Dawg out 
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