<html><head></head><body><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_1457348217924_13326"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457348217924_13357">Sad indeed it is !! I hate to see it, but if you have to, you have to!</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457348217924_13327"> </div><br><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457348217924_13328" class="qtdSeparateBR"><br></div><div style="display: block;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457348217924_13332" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457348217924_13331" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457348217924_13330" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457348217924_13329" dir="ltr"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457348217924_13334" face="Arial" size="2"> <hr id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457348217924_13333" size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Asa Jay Laughton via TPR <tpr@teampanteraracing.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> "tpr@teampanteraracing.com" <tpr@teampanteraracing.com> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, March 6, 2016 11:30 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [TPR] Sad news....<br> </font> </div> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457348217924_13580" class="y_msg_container"><br>It's with a slightly heavy heart that I must inform the members of Team <br>Pantera Racing, that Pantera THPNNP05533 has been officially put up For <br>Sale. I realize this will come as a serious blow to many of you who <br>have been following the escapades of this particular Pantera and who <br>have known it for the same 16 years as it has been owned.<br><br>There are many factors that go into a decision such as this. In my <br>case, I have done so much with such a great car over the last 16 years <br>that I feel like I've pretty much done it all. The win at SSCC last <br>year was like icing on the cake and after much deliberation with family <br>and friends, the decision was made to part company with the Racing <br>Against Autism Pantera.<br><br>... and time to restore the 1971 Mach I Mustang.... YEEEEHAAAWWW!!!<br><br>Seriously, Shelley and I will be doing some specific things with the <br>sale. Paying off some debt that has spiraled out of control, help <br>Shelley complete her CPA degree and get the Mach I back in the garage <br>and on the road to recovery.<br><br>That means I may be down, but I'm not out! Oh nooo.... having the heart <br>of a 351C, 4V, means I share the same passion for bench racing and <br>go-fast automotive visceral thrills. I'm just moving that passion from <br>the Pantera (which honestly never quite turned my crank like the Mach I <br>did) to the Mustang. My support and participation in Team Pantera <br>Racing will continue.<br><br>I still plan to attend SSCC this year, perhaps without a car, but <br>certainly with the same enthusiasm, prepared to take the flaming, <br>roasting and flogging I so richly deserve for selling what has been such <br>a fine car. And eventually in the next couple of years I plan to <br>challenge the 120 class in the Mach I. Yes, I'm going to do my best to <br>push that brick of a car through the 120 MPH barrier, and hopefully not <br>drop a header in the process. ;) (that's probably an inside joke)<br><br>That means a -new- 351C rebuild, with even better go-fast parts. I'm <br>hopeful I can even get fuel injection on this time. We need a few <br>suspension upgrades, a little body straightening and a new coat of paint.<br><br>Watch out!<br><br>I sincerely appreciate the support I have been given by everyone and I <br>pledge to continue my support of the team.<br><br>Now, stop crying in your beer and suck it up!<br>I'm still President. ;)<br><br>Asa Jay<br><br>-- <br>Asa Jay Laughton - W7TSC, MSgt, USAFR, Retired<br>& Shelley Marie<br>Spokane, WA<br>******************************<br><a href="http://w7tsc.org/" target="_blank">http://w7tsc.org</a><br><a href="http://www.teampanteraracing.com/" target="_blank">http://www.teampanteraracing.com</a><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>TPR mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:TPR@teampanteraracing.com" href="mailto:TPR@teampanteraracing.com">TPR@teampanteraracing.com</a><br><a href="http://teampanteraracing.com/mailman/listinfo/tpr_teampanteraracing.com" target="_blank">http://teampanteraracing.com/mailman/listinfo/tpr_teampanteraracing.com</a><br><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>