This stuff drives me crazy! I can't get anything done until I look it up.
Bob Krokus, a charter member of Manor Racing, raced his own TR3 for several
years on a thread (much less money than a shoestring). In 1968, he took second
in class EP in the Northeast, qualifying for the Run-Offs at Riveeside. There, a
generous guy named Kastner, put Krokus in the Competition Department EP GT-6
because Carl Swanmson had not been able to qualify the car. Unfortunately, Bob
got about five laps and broke an axle.
In 1969, Krokus drove for Group 44 in the GP Spitfire, winning the first race at
Marlboro ahead of, guess who, Erwin Lorincz. The photo of Erwin I mentio
"R. Kastner" wrote:
> It sounds like either 70' 0r 71'. I remember the roll over of Swanson as I
> repaired the bodywork myself with a ball peen hammer and a flat rock (small
> joke) so that we could continue the next day. Carl drove back to our office
> in Gardena that night for a new windshield and returned and I fit the new
> windshield that early morning after his return. Long long hours. It was
> also interesting that we had as a guest, an engineer from the factory that
> weekend, Ray Bates, and he was amazed at our attitude and tenacity with
> going on to win. Even thinking about Holtville and that rough track gives me
> the shivers.
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> > Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 16:53:09 EDT
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> > Kas
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> > I have an article with no date (bad photocopy) here that is titled
> > "Racing East and West" It states that "Bob Krokus of Falls Church, Va.
> picked
> > up his first win of racing season behind the wheel of a Group 44 Spitfire,
> > picked up his first win...." Perhaps this was a one time occurrence?
> >
> > There was a picture of him on victory lap with two girls in the car.
> > Looks like a photo that the Triumph marketing people should have used.
> > Unfortunately, it not very clear on this photocopy. Looks like the "Manor"
> > was a very fun place!
> >
> > Other group 44 drivers mentioned were Mike Downs in GT6, John Kelly in
> a
> > Mark 3 FP Spitfire (beat Sharp that weekend in Datsun 1600), and of course
> > Bob T in C production Winning). Down did not race after he plowed into the
> > workers snack shed.
> >
> > The article talks about Lee Mueller driving one o KAS's FP Spitfires
> at
> > Holtville against Jerry Barker in a Mark 3. Mueller was driving new
> > "out-of-the-box" Spitfire and finished closed behind Barker. Carl Swanson
> won
> > his third race in a row in a Kas Prepared GT6. Nasty little car won by an
> > entire lap. (Kas) after being repaired overnight for a roll-over.
> >
> > There is no date on this. We know Kelly is racing a Mark 3, so it is
> > before 1971. Does anyone know the year?
> >
> > Regards, Cary
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