I'd love to see that list, and welcome, by the way. The FOT system
removes attachments. I'm sure some other guys will chime in requesting
that you send a copy to them directly, so please include me.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-fot@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Steven Groh
> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 1:51 PM
> To: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: [FOT] Intoduction and Triumphs in Racing in the 50s
>
> Hello to all FOT -
>
> Having recently being nominated by Bill Manning and seconded
> for membership, I've been told through new FOT friends John
> Herrera and Craig Wensley that I should provide some
> background info on myself for the existing members. I'll
> keep this brief as I'm sure preparing your Triumphs is more
> important than my history. While I formally grew up in
> Western New York (Williamsville, N.Y., just a few miles down
> Rte 5 fro Kas' Batavia, N.Y.), my real education was at
> Watkins Glen watching my dad, Bernie Groh, circle the track
> in Porsche 1600 Supers and Speedsters, XK120s and 150s. He
> was a successive 2-time RE of the WNY SCCA, and his passion
> became mine. We took every family vacation at the Glen (and
> some at Mosport) watching every GP from 61 on, all Can-Ams,
> F5000s, 6-hours (yes, including the Nissan GTP era) through
> the rain, snow, sleet, mud, and sunshine. Never had a bad
> weekend. In 91, I received my Regional License after a 3rd
> place at the Glen in a Swift FF, completing the dream - then,
> after a bit of a break, in 2004, ran the course again in my
> Formula Continental. In 2005 and 2006, I competed in the
> Spec Racer Ford class at VIR, which, if you haven't run yet,
> you should, you're in for a treat.
>
> However, next year, I'm running a 63 Triumph Spitfire that
> has been expertly prepared by Bill Manning out of West Hills
> California. With luck, it'll see its maiden voyage at Summit
> Point the weekend after Thanksgiving. This car, just sitting
> in the garage, is a joy to look at, as it reminds me of the
> glory days of my dad's SCCA racing - tape up the headlights
> and front paintwork, remove the bumpers, and leave the
> license plates on. Racing then, in my 7 year old frame of
> mind, was about meeting people, having hot/dog cook-outs,
> having a ball of fun, and of course, seeing friends race
> against their own abilities, and those of their friends, and
> for essentially bragging rights and a beer at the Seneca Lodge.
>
> With that in mind, I've compiled a list of Triumphs that I
> know raced in the upstate N.Y. region in the 50's, and offer
> it for your collective amusement based on memorabilia that my
> dad has passed down through the years. Perhaps you know of
> these folks, or of the cars, in that golden age. I'll keep
> searching as I've just scratched the surface of the info I've
> accumulated now that I seem to have completed a bit of a
> family racing circle.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Steven Groh
> Annapolis, MD
>
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> THE 50.doc]
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