quote:6 hours cruising a Pantera is the best part of owning one
I only had a 3.5-4 hour drive, but the cool thing was that after driving for about 2 hours, it dawned on me that I'm driving a 38 year old car and not thinking twice about it's reliability, the thing just fires up and runs all day - and after Tech Weekend, I feel even more comfortable (with the improved steering - Thanks Mike! - and the P.E. Ignition Switch Controller - Thanks John!).
As for the rest of the weekend, J.C. brought Mark's unexpectedly dormant GT40 back to life and I finally heard it and saw it flying down the road first hand - WOW!!! The food was fantastic and if someone ever creates a 'Recipes' tab in the Forums, David has to document the french toast - hands down, the most decadent I've ever tasted.
Like everyone else, I am so impressed by how well everyone worked together and contributed to making this a successful weekend, and we shouldn't forget the work that Yasmin and Lori did behind the scenes to keep order around the house - they probably think we're a bunch of neanderthals. Although Lori did rip into a couple of projects on the cars herself.
I also echo the one 'misfire' for the weekend was not getting out on Saturday for a run when the sun was out - my new mantra for events will be "Drive when it's Dry, Wrench when it's Wet"
For some reason, David's fuel economy wasn't what it should have been for the weekend (no doubt the GT40 loved that high test gas!)
But he still had a huge grin on his face when he left
Michel's new LED running lights from Pantera Electronics look fantastic on his car
Mike working on the last steering rack of the weekend
