Reply to "1345 on the racetrack"

Looks like you had a fun day, not trying to meet anyone's expectations but your own. I've had my Pantera on the track about a half dozen times before it went in for restoration/modification 4 years ago (getting it back next week, hopefully!). My observations were that it ran cooler than at any time I'd ever driven the car, and my habit of never taking my eyes off the temp. gauge was unnecessary. I found that the Pantera excelled at the big sweeper, carousel turns as it seemed to have no limits and no body roll. I also found that the notchiness of the shifter took too much concentration and effort for downshifting in sharp corners, so I got the tranny into third gear and let the ample torque deal with the lack of downshifting. I also learned that I will never take her out on a wet track ever again, spun her twice on one lap at Sonoma Raceway. But I'm looking forward to getting her back next week and taking her to our local track, Buttonwillow Raceway at least to test the parameters of the new high horsepower (500+) engine, the new cooling fans, the new bolstered Corvette seats, etc. I can see I'm going to have to invest in a GoPro as you can go back and enjoy what you've done on your own sofa.
Thanks for letting us tag along.