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<DIV>Yeah, three. You'll have to find the hour long version to see the
other cars.</DIV>
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<DIV>We also watched the original "Gone in 60 Minutes" - 2 Panteras and a
Goose!</DIV>
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<DIV>cheers,</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=adin@frontier.net
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 05, 2012 12:47
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Frank Gerum & La Carrera
Story Re: [TPR] Pantera vs. BMW</DIV>
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<DIV>3 Panteras?!!</DIV>
<DIV>Wow I gotta go back and see who the other two Panteras were....assuming
Frank did not catch up to him and pass him again....and then again ;-)</DIV>
<DIV>Did you see other Panteras in the video?</DIV>
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<DIV>all I know for sure is Frank and Gary are DEAD and I am still alive....or
at least I think I am ;-)</DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> David <<A
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<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Sunday, August 5, 2012
11:43 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: Frank
Gerum & La Carrera Story Re: [TPR] Pantera vs. BMW<BR></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<DIV>Interesting- I only know it by the label I saw. The whole video is 65
minutes- the BMW passed three Panteras. The narration stated cars were
gridded by potential, the Beemer 21 grid and finished second. </DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks for the background!<BR><BR>On Aug 5, 2012, at 12:23 PM, Mad Dog
Antenucci <<A href="mailto:teampantera@yahoo.com" rel=nofollow
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<DIV>Great video Dave...thanks.....Some history follows;</DIV>
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<DIV>Sadly that was Frank Gerum in the yellow Pantera about 2 years before
he got killed at the same event...the La Carrera NOT the Pan
Americana.....But Frank was a hellva fast driver. </DIV>
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<DIV>Frank drove a race prepared Pantera and he also had a competition race
license and he had a reputation as being a balls to the walls racer. When he
got killed he spun off an embankment at the La Carrera on the course outside
Ensenada where they had the race every year. he spun backwards at high speed
and the Pantera fell straight down (I saw the location) apprxomately 50 feet
where it landed on its roof. </DIV>
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<DIV>It was never verified but I heard from one of the guys who went with
Frank every year to the La Carrera in Mexico that it was the impact of the
fall that either killed Frank or pinned him in the Pantera....unfortunately
he did NOT have a full roll cage and that probably would not of made a
difference but I heard his single roll bar pinned him in the car after it
fell and then the Pantera caught fire on landing.....it was precious minutes
before anyone got to him and then it was too late.....they got the fire out
and finally pulled him out of the Pantera an hour later but as I recall they
had to 'cut him out' of the pantera and the roll bar was part of the problem
in getting him out....thereafter the la Carrera race officials made roll
cages mandatory for all future races. When I went in 2004 everyone was
required to have a roll cage yet again if you go off any road and free fall
50 or more feet your chances of surviving that kind of fall are pretty
slim.</DIV>
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<DIV>The La Carrera is <SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">not</SPAN> the Pan
Americana. The La Carrera is a two day event and the Pan Americana is like a
week long gig....the Pan Americana is a super expensive event and to date no
Pantera has even attempted to run it although it would be cool if someone
did run it in a pantera..... I was thinking about doing it a couple years
ago and spoke to one of the directors who told me I could enter in the
"Exhibition" class since the Pantera was too NEW a car to be considered a
vintage racer....I think the rule is the cars have to be a '66 or older. but
the Pan Americana is run over a 5-7 days and each night they stop at a
different hotel.....they get a police escort and today the Pan Americana is
STILL running every year. the La Carrera is NOT......the American
expat who ran it (Ed Everett) is a good friend who is married to a Mexican
National who treated Dick Drenske and I really well when we went down in
2004. we had a great time. the Mexicans were wonderful....yea pre-drug
cartel days!!!</DIV>
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<DIV>The La Carrera was done by Frank several times that I know of and
by Gary Hall one time and by me one time....far as I know we are
the only 3 guys who have started and finished the La Carrera. The day
before the La Carera we also got to run a Hill Climb which qualified you for
the race the next day or where you went on the grid. And the way you win in
each division is to be the FASTEST in your division.....my pantera was in
the Classic or vintage division and I won 1st place which was a totally
awsome experience because I had never been there before. Ed stopped
sponsoring the La Carrera weekend event after the mexicans shook him down
for more money. I heard they still do something down there but its not
considered safe and they don't have the big buck security that the Pan
Americana event has.</DIV>
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<DIV>Still it was a great event and we had a great time when we went.</DIV>
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<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Saturday, August 4,
2012 10:48 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B>
[TPR] Pantera vs. BMW<BR></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<DIV>Tonite I went to a BMW event because they advertised a "vintage" film
from La Carrera Panamericana 1989. I had to endure this (the third
Pantera passed!)</DIV>
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