Kjell *& Bjorn,
Great stuff....we're proud of you guys....why not leave the car here for
Silver State next month and run it on a real road?! We can store the car for you
and also hide you guys from Immigration <grin>
Mad Dawg
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 5:48
AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] A Swedish
Bonneville report
Kjell Holgersson and Bjorn Carapi keep the peddle down
and "Gods Speed"...
Don't it look just like MD.
Larry (loves
salt in the summer) - Cleveland
----- Original Message
-----
From: "Björn Carlsson" <bjorn.carlsson@sapagroup.com>
To:
<detomaso@detomaso.nu>; <DeTomaso@realbig.com>
Sent:
Wednesday, August 20, 2003 8:00 AM
Subject: [DeTomaso] A Swedish Bonneville
report
> Update:
>
> Kjell Holgersson and Bjorn
Carapi are having their time of life!
> The have _fun_!
> I just
talked to Kjells wife and even she is thrilled by the fun they have
>
over there.
>
> It's +45 C and 15 % humidity.
> It's tough
conditions for both man and machines.
> Especially if you are a pale
Swede that thinks +25 C is a bit too warm.
>
> First thing
first.
> The hardware (read: car) went through inspection with only
small
> modifications.
> But then it was time for the software
(red: men).
> They both had to start at the bottom and qualify for the
big speeds.
> That is why they ran slow runs around 150. Since they both
want to give it
a
> shoot, there were a couple of practice runs that
was needed.
>
> Bjorn Carapi made yesterday an attempt at +200 mph
on the long run but it
> was too slippery so he didn't average it. I
guess he should have brought
the
> snow chains. But he maybe thought
the salt would do it. (*)
>
> * = In Sweden we use plain salt to
melt snow and ice on the roads. Now you
> know why don't use our P-cars
all season. We don't want to feed the rust
> bug...
> It's a pity.
I got such a lovely snow plow at the front of my GT5s!
:-)
>
> Kjell Holgersson was in the line up for the short track
yesterday but he
> wasn't sure if was going make it before they shut it
down. The result
don't
> show anything.
>
>
>
Results are visible at:
> www.scta-bni.org/Bonneville/Speedweek%2003/results.htm
>
>
>
They also sent us this message
> "Thank you guys! We have read about the
famous Mad Dog but never thought
we
> were going to meet him. We are
so proud!"
> www.scta-bni.org/Bonneville/Speedweek%2003/photos_14/IM000599.JPG
>
>
Tomorrow we will salute him with a big bowl of Frolic"!
:-)
>
>
>
> More info from Jack
DeRyke:
>
> > Al Bloomberg (the Pantera Kid) ran Bonneville
once before
> > with a completely
> > stock Pantera and a
highly reworked Boss 302 engine. He
> > verified once again
>
> that one CANNOT run an unraked, no-front-spoiler Pantera at
> >
high speeds with any
> > degree of control. The car nearly spun at
135 mph in
> > qualifying, scaring Al
> > thoroughly, and
totally spun with Al's brother driving (the
> > Avanti Kid),
at172
> > mph, cracking an oil line & causing a small
fire.
> >
> > Since the SCTA-BNI website seems to have a
serious glitch
> > (maybe the current
> >
> >
internet worm in its server?) that prevents pages from ever completely
>
> loading
> > unless you 'trap' them. I didn't see Carapi or
'Sweden' as a
> > home country
> > listed in
pre-registration on Saturday;
> > what is their
> >
team
> > name? Cheers- J DeRyke
>
>
>
Regards,
> Bjorn Carlsson
>
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