<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>PS: drew told me I would "ruin" my car changing to a 3.2! Sure, it needs another 300hp (who doesn't ? ) but its a cruiser now. I am 200-350 from the nearest large cities , comfy cruising is must. </div><div><br></div><div>I am hoping sea level will give me the power to use fifth gear in the mile!</div><div><br>Sent from my handheld gizmo, please forgive my typing!</div><div><br>On Oct 2, 2015, at 11:29 AM, B Hower via TPR <<a href="mailto:tpr@teampanteraracing.com">tpr@teampanteraracing.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_12924"><span>David,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13099" dir="ltr"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_12976">Wondering what axle ratio, 4th ratio, and tire diameter do you run to get </span><font class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13031" face="Georgia" color="#1f497d" size="3"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13030" style="font-size:12.0pt;">145mph – 5000 rpm in 4</span></font><font class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13031" face="Georgia" color="#1f497d" size="3"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13030" style="font-size:12.0pt;"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13030" style="font-size:12.0pt;"><sup class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13033">th</sup></span> ??<sup class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13033"></sup></span></font><font class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13031" face="Georgia" color="#1f497d" size="3"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13030" style="font-size:12.0pt;"><sup class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13033"><br></sup></span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_12923"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_12922" class="signature">Bud #3400 ( Drive it like there is no tomorrow -- for there may not be ! )</div><br> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_12913" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_12912" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13001" dir="ltr"> <hr id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13044" size="1"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13043" face="Arial" size="2"> <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13179"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13178" style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Bob Radefeld via TPR <<a href="mailto:tpr@teampanteraracing.com">tpr@teampanteraracing.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> David <<a href="mailto:adin@frontier.net">adin@frontier.net</a>>; TPR Forum <<a href="mailto:tpr@teampanteraracing.com">tpr@teampanteraracing.com</a>> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, October 2, 2015 8:50 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [TPR] Colorado Mile report<br> </font> </div> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_12911" class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv4912472419"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_12910"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_12909" dir="ltr">You done good David, especially @ that altitude! :o)) I thought that looked like Quella's car. Thanks.</div><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yiv4912472419yqt2764632345" id="yiv4912472419yqt68911"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_12920" class="yiv4912472419gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13003" class="yiv4912472419gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 8:35 AM, David <span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13002" dir="ltr"><<a id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13098" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:adin@frontier.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:adin@frontier.net">adin@frontier.net</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13011" class="yiv4912472419gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13034" class="yiv4912472419MsoNormal"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13181" face="Georgia" color="#1f497d" size="3"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13180" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Bob,<u></u><u></u></span></font></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13032" class="yiv4912472419MsoNormal"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13031" face="Georgia" color="#1f497d" size="3"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13030" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Just shy
of 145mph – 5000 rpm in 4<sup id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13033">th</sup>!<u></u><u></u></span></font></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13012" class="yiv4912472419MsoNormal"><font face="Georgia" color="#1f497d" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13008" class="yiv4912472419MsoNormal"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13007" face="Georgia" color="#1f497d" size="3"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443804712981_13006" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Car in
photo is Dennis Quella’s tube frame car with a NASCAR motor.<u></u><u></u></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv4912472419MsoNormal"><font face="Georgia" color="#1f497d" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Cheers,<u></u><u></u></span></font></div>
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Bob Radefeld [mailto:<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:bob@radefeld.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:bob@radefeld.com">bob@radefeld.com</a>] <br clear="none">
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [TPR] Colorado Mile
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<div class="yiv4912472419MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Looks like it would be a fun event! Whose car is that in the picture?
Must have a built engine & higher gearing in the transaxle? BTW, you didn't
mention what your car ran? Having lived in Colorado while @ Fort Carson when in
the Army I definitely found out how higher altitude effects a cars'
performance!! :o(( Thanks for sharing your adventure with
us......................<u></u><u></u></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv4912472419MsoNormal"><font face="Georgia" color="#1f497d" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Labor Day weekend found me at the Colorado
Mile event east of Denver, hoping to have the fastest Pantera. Sigh . . .
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<div class="yiv4912472419MsoNormal"><font face="Georgia" color="#1f497d" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Had a nice chat with Adam Quella and met some
other interesting Ford folks – how about a 200mph Ford GT with no turbos?</span></font><u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="yiv4912472419MsoNormal"><font face="Georgia" color="#1f497d" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Seems the altitude sucked a lot of power out
of the normally aspirated folks? My friend Carl ( <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.carsbycarl.com/">http://www.carsbycarl.com/</a>
) came by to help me out, with Carl’s encouragement we got an extra 3mph out of
the old yellow car.</span></font><u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="yiv4912472419MsoNormal"><font face="Georgia" color="#1f497d" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Car shown below ran a 186+, which I believe is
the fastest Pantera mile? Only a couple of mph over Darrell’s best run at
Mojave.</span></font><u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="yiv4912472419MsoNormal"><font face="Georgia" color="#1f497d" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Rubber side down!</span></font><u></u><u></u></div>
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