Odd handling

@Rob Fridenberg posted:

In my thirties, I used to race a 2-stroke kart. The 16 year olds that I competed with had the same adrenalin problem. This, coupled with Daddy funding/fixing the kart, was a dangerous combo.

As I recall, many "Indy Car" drivers have extensive racing backgrounds in "carts"? I am pretty sure that the Unsers did.

I could never figure out the relationship of Carts to Indy's?

I personally stopped doing "open track" events because of the "suddenly unleashed" drivers on the track.

Many racers, including F1 get started in karts at a very young age. They say it it the purest form of racing - karts in your class are almost identical, there are minimal adjustments to be made - you learn about handling, passing and taking the most efficient line around a track.

My Yamaha 100cc 2-stroke had a multi-plate/oil bath centrifugal clutch that engaged at 10,000 rpm. Going around a track with your buttocks 1" off the ground with the motor screaming at 15,000 rpm will get your adrenalin going!!!

OK, I get the feeling some people think I'm a irresponsible maniac endangering innocent people on the public roads. Well, maybe a little bit but, when REALLY accede the posted limits I'm on deserted desert and mountain roads. Street racing is a very bad idea and usually ends badly. Here in So. Calif. on any given day the traffic on the 5 north and south you can be in the fast lane doing 80 MPH and the person behind you is riding your ass in a pile of crap that you can't believe is capable of that speed and you know more than likely they have bald tires and metal to metal brakes. I have decades of track time on circuits such as Laguna Seca, Circuit of the Americas, Willows Springs, Sears point just name the my favorites so, High speed is just another day at the office for me. After seeing that wadded up blue car and knowing that the dude didn't get jacked up to bad makes me feel a bit safer. I didn't think a Pantera would hold together that well. It can get extremely windy in these desert areas but, most of the time the conditions are beautiful and good for blasting. If it's legal it more than likely sucks!        

Not to rain on your parade Donny but in reviewing this thread there wasn't one post criticizing you as being a menace to society.

The worst Demons are the ones that you imagine are out there and coming for you but if I was a legal council I'd recommend that you don't post anywhere where and how you violated the law on public property.

State Fuzz in the past has come knocking on others doors for such public admissions. That certainly isn't what I want or would want to hear about in your case.

Squashed gila monsters? That's your problem. You're the one that has to scrape them off of the car.

No condemnation or criticism from me.  I was merely trying to say "be careful," and sharing pics of a friend's car after he encountered a cross-wind during a high-speed run through some "dips" in the desert.

As always, get out and DRIVE!  And, keep the shiny side up! 

I think somebody high jacked my computer, I would never ever say or do anything like that, honestly.

For interest , on speed limits, there is only one spot in Oz where there is absolutely no speed limit. Its in the Northern Territory. It goes from about 7 mile north of Alice Springs through to the Ali Curung Rail Overpass  175 Miles away.

Here is a shot of it.

I drove it two years ago in a 6.3l AMG ML ( Pantera was still in card board boxes )

Now you would think it would be really really good, and I admit to winding it up just a bit at first .

But here is the thing. Its mostly dead straight, there are suicidal kangaroos waiting to randomly leap out at you and there are absolutely no service stations in the middle of what is a 320 mile drive servo to servo  . None of this great for Panteras.

Not sure how much range you get at 140MPH but it likely is well less than 175 miles of no limit and then there is another 150  odd miles to do on top as well . At any elevated speed you rapidly work out you will not make the distance.

Slow down or run out of fuel.   

In the last 15 years there have been no speed related fatalities recorded on this 'no limit' road.

I always wanted to go down under and see all of those cool places and go fishing at all the famous hot spots. My most all time favorite movie series Mad Max, I always wanted to see the locations.  Do you live there? What is the normal speed limit on the freeways? What would the Man do if you get busted going really fast?

Normal limit is 110kmh. There are some remote roads posted at 120kmh. They run a demerit points system. A clean slate is 12 points. 19-29Kmh over is 3 points, 29-40Kmh over is 6 points, more than 40Kmh over is 7 points. Lose 12 points cumulative in any rolling 3 years is an automatic suspension for 3 months.

If you are being really stupid, careless , reckless or dangerous driving or more than 45Kph over the limit ,  they have the power to confiscate your car upon conviction for 28 days. If you are found to be reckless driving three times within a 5 year period  the police  can apply to have your vehicle crushed.

This always gets the press excited with pictures of some extreme modified rice burner before and after, and some sad looking idiot thinking about walking everywhere for the next six months.

In my experience if you are stupid in a vehicle you are more likely to be punished by the roads , environment and the wildlife than the police on remote roads . That will punish you allot more than the cops.

Wow! they don't mess around. You can burn a police station down in the US and you will probably get an award.

A couple of thoughts: on your loose windshield trim, it has an s-shaped projection on its bottom that presses into a molded slit in the rubber gasket. You need to add a bit of soapy water to lube the rubber when pushing the protrusion in. Using WD-40 may take a loooong time to dry.

I never understood people who pay extra to black out their windshield trim when simply leaving it out will show the black gasket underneath, with no expense or complication. Just take it off.

The Euro GTS & Gr-3 Panteras had 'wiper wings' that force the blades down onto the glass at high speeds. Hall Pantera used to sell these. They simply clip onto the wiper blade metal arms and are not expensive.

Hey Bosswench - great information.

I had those wiper wings on the wiper blades and pulled them off as I thought they were aftermarket.

Now where the heck did I throw them.......!!!!???

Australia has been near the top of my bucket list places to visit since high school.
They're not a big fan of "hooning" down there though.
https://www.thedrive.com/artic...-these-jdm-treasures

Oh, and there's this:

That's a little excessive I think on crushing your machine. I'm more afraid of the Box Jelly Fish than a sea snake. I deep sea fish religiously in So. Cal. all the time but, I don't really like to get i the water to much, I've been seeing many pods of Orca's lately,  they will jack you up!

Hey Donny - the best spot in the world for seeing Orcas is a place called Bremer Canyon in the WA south coast.  They are simply massive and pack hunt like wolves. A 7m great white shark was bitten in half down there two years back. Actually - more like thirds....!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ5hwZxi2xQ