<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><p><b>Update #5 </b></p><p><i>(We're going to need a bigger track!)</i></p><div class="gmail_quote">For everyone's information and for the Texas gang's planning purposes...<br>
Who plans to attend the TWS Track Event with their Pantera and actually <u>drive </u>on the 2.9 mile course (besides the lunchtime touring, of course)?<br><br>If your Pantera is broken or otherwise going to be MIA, propose your 'backup car'.<br>
The quantity of other 'crowds/groups' is growing rapidly. I hope those will move to the top group!</div><div class="gmail_quote">Some have done that on this update.<br><br>The question was asked 'Are mufflers required?'<br>
Tom Upton races there all the time and he responded:<br><i>"<span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Track has same as SCCA. 104 db@ 70 ft, but I have not seen it being enforced even though I went to great pains to meet it."</span><br>
</i><br>We are up to 25+ (maybe 34?) so far!<br><br><b>The 'for damned sure I'll be there' crowd.</b><br> - Tom Upton - Pantera<br> - Kirby Schrader - Pantera<br> - Rob Pink - Pantera and 240Z<br> - David from Durango (aka Dirty and Grouchy) - Pantera<br>
- Dennis Quella - Pantera<br> - Mike Trusty - Pantera<br> - David Bell - Pantera<br> - Bob Radefeld - Pantera<br> - Bud Hower - Pantera<br> - Frank C. - Pantera?<br> - M<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif">ark Skwarek - Pantera</span><br>
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif"> - Jeff Detrich - Pantera</span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif"> - Bob Benson - Pantera</span><br>
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif"> - Rich Hoppe - Pizza Pantera</span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif"> - Chuck Huber - Pantera</span><br>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> - Dennis Antennuci (aka Mad Dawg) - Pantera (he realized he's working too hard)</span><br> - <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Dave Londry - Pantera (needs to sort out tires)</span><br>
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> - Julian Kift - GT40?</span><br><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> - Gray Gregory - Pantera (Saturday only! Sunday is Pig Roast day at the ranch!!)</span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> - Michael Shortt - Pantera</font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> - Bob Knox - Pantera</font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> - Will Kooiman - Pantera/JT's Pantera/Viper</span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial"> - John Neal - Pantera</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial">
- John Johnson - Pantera</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial"> - Nick Sakulenzki - Pantera</div>
<br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">(Note: There will probably be at least two other GT40 MkII's hanging around, too.)</span><br><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
</font><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The 'heard they were interested, but not sure' crowd.</b><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> - Richard Boschert - Pantera</span><br>
- Garth Rodericks - Pantera </div><div class="gmail_quote"> - Steve Hawkins - Pantera<br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span><br><b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The 'I'm not nuts, but I'd like to think I'm nuts and I'll be there' crowd.</b><br>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> - Ed Nagel - Pantera</span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> - Jerry Knotts - Pantera/Miata/RX-7/Mustang?<br><br><br></font><b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The "some assembly required before being track ready" crowd.</b><br>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> - Chuck Engles - Pantera</span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> - Dylan Schrader - Pantera</font></div><div class="gmail_quote">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> - Louis Schlaudt - Pantera</font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> - Michael Frazier - Pantera<br><br><br></font><b><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">"some electrical gremlins to be vanquished before being track ready" crowd.</span></b><br>
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> - Alex Engles - Pantera </span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_quote">
<font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The 'wants to go really fast in a rental car' crowd</b><br><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> - Place holder! :-)</span><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
</font><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br><br></font><b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The 'should come but probably won't' crowd</b><br><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> - Asa Jay</span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> - John Bentley<br><br><br></font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Hoping to hear from all y'all so I can update this further.</span><br>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I hereby faithfully promise to annoy everyone with regular updates over the coming months.</span><br><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">:-)</span><br>
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Thanks,</span><br><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Kirby</span><br><br></div></div></div>
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