[DeTomaso] The True Story of D-Man Was Substitute forracers/gaffers tape?

[mannion.info]

I suspect you'll be taking up less space here on earth real soon with an 
attitude and mouth like that. Be careful who you bad mouth - you never know 
when you'll meet one of them.

Jim
PCAR #5726


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mad Dog Antenucci" <teampantera at yahoo.com>
To: <davidabell at att.net>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 9:53 PM
Subject: [DeTomaso] The True Story of D-Man Was Substitute forracers/gaffers 
tape?


> Mr. Bell (aka; Coach Potato, aka; Slacker, aka; Wanker, aka; Rocket 
> Scientist),
>
>  I want to stomp the living crap out of you and everyone on this Slacker 
> List.  To even infer you knew Doug Mann or his mama makes me sick. I was a 
> friend of Doug Mann and you sir are NO friend of D-Mann or his mama!
>
>  Curt Toumanian and I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Doug Mann and 
> Doug's Momma as you call her.  Oh yea, I DO remember Doug....After Doug 
> got killed  I got a a call from Joe "Mojo" Moore.  Mojo wanted to 
> seriously know where to send flowers after Doug passed on. Yea, that is NO 
> JOKE. No, I don't think it is funny either. Wotz ironic about that?
>
>  Everyone who knows Mojo or me also know we hate each other....always have 
> and always will.....so for MOJO to be man enough to call ME took allot of 
> courage on his part.....and even more for me to answer the phone.... but 
> that is another story.....did D-MANN GO 220 MPH? Answer is YES. Lets stop 
> the debate right now so all of you can get back to discussing the merits 
> of carbon fibre brake pads.
>
>  To get back on track,  after Doug's untimely death Curt (aka; Tazmanian 
> Devil) and I went to the salvage yard near Curts house hoping to pull some 
> parts of what was left of D-Mann's Pantera. There wasn't much left of 
> Doug's green Pantera from the cockpit forward with the exception of a 
> couple sandwiches on the floor that his mama made that morning. There's no 
> doubt in my military mind that D-Mann exceeded 220 MPH.
>
>  Okay you want to go back even farther to May '97? Lets talk about Junior 
> and his accident at Silver State. I was also there. 1st Place finish in 
> the 140 MPH Average in a stock Pantera that much is known by some of you 
> although MOST of you want to obsess on my finishing 2nd Place with a 160 
> MPH Average fullyengulfed in flames in '99.
>
>  What was not known for sure on this List until now obviously was how fast 
> was Junior traveling as he went off the road and cartwheeled into the 
> desert several times. I spoke to one of the Nevada Highway Patrol Officers 
> at the Awards banquet who just happened to clock Junior as he went by 
> Course Station #3. His radar gun had a readout of 266.031 MPH.  At the 
> awards dinner I got a standing ovation.....Junior got hospital food 
> through a straw.  But I will give the kid credit he did exceed 265 MPH.
>
>  I keep hoping you or one of the other slacker babies on this List would 
> go out to Silver State and blow the old record out. I've waited 9 years 
> and that's 9 years too long. I gonna feel like Roger Maris going for Babe 
> Ruth's record. It pains me to break it but break it I shall in 2 weeks.
>
>  So old as I am I am still going to have to return to Silver State next 
> month with a D-Mann Memorial decal on the Pantera and run the beast in 
> excess of 200 MPH BECAUSE NONE OF YOU CRY BABIES in California, Nevada OR 
> ANYWHERE ELSE in the country other  then John Bentley and Doc Abe are 
> joining us.
>
>  I can't find one left coast tree hugging liberal slacker-baby to unglue 
> himself from his remote control. We all know I am too old to do this.  We 
> all know I need glasses....This race will probably kill me...I know my 
> time is running out.... and I am sure there won't be any tears shed when 
> the dawg gets run over....but I will rest peacefully in eternity knowing 
> the legend of D-Mann lives on.
>
>  Mad Dawg Antenucci
>  Team Pantera Racing
>  "If you're not on the edge you're taking up space"
>
>
>
>
>  Grasshopper Wrote:
>
> I do not know of any racer
> here that has a certified 245 mph car.... Hooowaaa...
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> How quickly we forget!
>
> The D-Mann got pretty darn close just before his untimely demise (maybe 
> not 245mph, but 220+ is nothing to sneeze at), along with his beloved 
> mama. Maybe if D-Mann had some $140/roll helicopter tape, he wouldn't have 
> gotten airborn and sheared off that telephone pole.
>
> FYI, the D-Mann Pantera spec sheet is still posted at: 
> http://www.digitalthunder.com/dmann/spec.htm. Note however that his 
> webpage was never updated after the final speed run.
>
> How can you not respect an honest philosophy of "If you can't beat um, 
> cheat um".
>
> Yee-ha! Gimme one of those tuna fish sandwiches.
>
>
> Dave Bell
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