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Postby dodint » Tue Sep 11, 2018 1:59 pm

I feel a little bad because Panoz in general has always been a bit of a punch line in terms of the cars that were fielded. I was at PLM in 2010 when the Abruzzi was unveiled and then promptly DNS'd. It led to me meeting Boris Said in a bar that Friday night so that's something. That said I have been on track among some Panoz Esperante's and they're a hoot.

Can't think about ALMS and its legacy or Road Atlanta generally without considering Don. RIP.
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Postby CBear3 » Tue Sep 11, 2018 2:04 pm

How fitting that he'd pass on 9/11 when for many his front engined, flag waving LMP was the epitome of American ideas taking on the world.
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Postby tifosi77 » Tue Sep 11, 2018 4:23 pm

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This is probably my favorite picture of a racing car I've ever taken (Champ Car, Fri qualies, 2008 GPLB), the Panoz DP01. But as soon as I found it, it made me double sad. :sad:
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Postby Freddy Rumsen » Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:22 am

It's with a heavy heart that we share the sad news that our very own @mikepintek passed away early this morning after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Pintek was 65.
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Postby Silentom » Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:24 am

Damn. I wondered why he wasn't on 1020 in the afternoons anymore.
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Postby shafnutz05 » Wed Sep 12, 2018 1:11 pm

It was at WKBO in 1979 that Pintek broke the one of the biggest stories of his career. In the early morning of March 28, Pintek and then WKBO traffic reporter Dave Edwards noticed that steam was not emanating from the cooling towers at the Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant in nearby Middletown, and that fire companies had been dispatched to the scene. Pintek’s call to the company to investigate the incident led to him being transferred to the main control room, where he confirmed that it was not a fire, but a problem with reactor number two. Pintek was the first to report the news of the incident, which soon became the most significant accident in the U.S commercial nuclear power history. The accident resulted in a number of changes and new regulations for the nuclear industry.
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Postby NAN » Wed Sep 12, 2018 1:36 pm

It's with a heavy heart that we share the sad news that our very own @mikepintek passed away early this morning after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Pintek was 65.
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Postby Shyster » Wed Sep 12, 2018 6:39 pm

I listen to a lot of KDKA radio, and Mike Pintek was my favorite talk host. He will be greatly missed. RIP.
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Postby Ad@m » Sat Sep 22, 2018 11:22 pm

RIP sprint car driver Greg Hodnett
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Postby shafnutz05 » Sun Sep 23, 2018 6:47 am

RIP sprint car driver Greg Hodnett
That's really sad... Kyle Larson wrote a nice tribute to him on Twitter. I've been meaning to get out to some of these sprint car races since they aren't far from my home in Lancaster.
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Postby eddy » Mon Sep 24, 2018 10:17 am

RIP Sgt. Apone who later made General

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Postby Dickie Dunn » Mon Sep 24, 2018 10:26 am

RIP Sgt. Apone who later made General

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Damn it. I wasn’t aware he got promoted. Congrats and a RIP. He was great in Aliens.
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Postby blackjack68 » Mon Sep 24, 2018 11:45 am

Philadelphia Eagle great and NFL Hall of Famer Tommy McDonald dead at 82.

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Postby tifosi77 » Mon Sep 24, 2018 3:15 pm

RIP Sgt. Apone who later made General

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He was the only member of the cast that had real military experience, serving in the actual Marine Corps in Vietnam and earning two Purple Hearts. He was also apparently a distant relative of Cab Calloway.

Fair winds and following seas, Sgt Apone.
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Postby Dickie Dunn » Fri Sep 28, 2018 11:02 am

Charles Poliquin, legendary strength coach and mentor to Gary Roberts, died Tuesday at the age of 57. He trained an impressive list of professional athletes, including Chris Pronger, Joe Nieuwendyk, and Al MacInnis, in addition to being credited with resurrecting Roberts' career from injury.
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Postby tifosi77 » Fri Sep 28, 2018 11:11 am

Is this a case of the guy who popularized jogging in the 70s dying of a heart attack while on a run?
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Postby dodint » Fri Sep 28, 2018 11:37 am

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Postby Freddy Rumsen » Fri Sep 28, 2018 8:11 pm

BREAKING: Marty Balin, founder of Jefferson Airplane, is dead at 76.
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Postby Willie Kool » Sun Sep 30, 2018 8:57 pm

RIP Otis Rush





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Postby Gaucho » Mon Oct 01, 2018 8:31 am

RIP Charles Aznavour
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Postby Viva la Ben » Mon Oct 01, 2018 8:54 am

Hearing that Acura commercial with Lemmy Kilmister three years after his death. :(
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Postby llipgh2 » Mon Oct 01, 2018 8:56 am

RIP Charles Aznavour
I thought he died years ago.
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Postby Gaucho » Mon Oct 01, 2018 9:06 am

RIP Charles Aznavour
I thought he died years ago.
I thought so, too. :oops:
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Postby llipgh2 » Mon Oct 01, 2018 9:21 am

RIP Charles Aznavour
I thought he died years ago.
I thought so, too. :oops:
From his wikipedia page: he was still performing. He had given a concert in September, in Tokyo.
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Postby Cagsjr724 » Sat Oct 06, 2018 10:43 pm

BREAKING: Actor Scott Wilson, well-known as Hershel Greene in "The Walking Dead," has died at age 76 - TMZ
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