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family.....perhaps a Coat of Arms....mostly grease.
> Triumph racers,
>
> There has been some ongoing discussion amongst the Texas/Oklahoma FoT guys
> (TxFot) about hosting a version of the ITC using the 2005 April CVAR event as
> a venue. We have had preliminary discussions with CVAR and they are open to
> our ideas. The weekend that is planned is April 1-3, 2005. It is a 3 day
> event, with all day practice on Friday. We could consider adding a Thursday
> practice day if the cost isn't out of line. CVAR hasn't done that before, but
>it
> may be time to consider a 4 day event. We have proposed a Triumphs only
> practice group for Friday, a Spitfire vs. Sprite Challenge race(we have a lot
>of
> Sprites in CVAR), a TR vs. MG challenge race and of course the All Triumph
>Race.
>
> Hallet Motor Racing Circuit is centrally located 30 minutes west of Tulsa.
> Hallett is a ten turn 1.8 mile track with a number of elevation changes to
>it.
> As tracks go, it is not a very high speed track. It is a driver's track that
> is technical in the sense that one must apply good driving techniques to
> negotiate it quickly. As such, it is likely one of the best tracks in the
> country to learn high performance driving on. The runoff areas are wide and
>the
> safety barriers are tire walls, not concrete or Armco steel. The facility is
>a
> great spectator track with camping on premises. They have covered carports on
> slabs for rent, including some that can hold 8 cars or more. I believe the
> track can be reached in a reasonable day plus tow for most of us. It's 8.5
> hours for me from Austin. Weather in early April in Tulsa has daytime temps
>in
> the 60's with 40's at night. Rain is always a possibilty but we have been
> pretty lucky with our CVAR events. Check it out at:
>
> http://www.hallettracing.com/
>
> What I need now is a show of email addresses from people that think this is
> a good idea and would make the effort to come to such an event. I guess
> knowing the reasons why some might not be able to come would also be good,
>such as
> conflicts with other planned events and so on. Although we haven't ironed
> out the details within CVAR, I'm sure we can work something out with respect
>to
> newer and more highly developed cars. CVAR cuts off at 1972, but we will
> work on a system for accepting other Triumph entries.
>
>
> Bob Kramer
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