It is about an hour and half from me here in the Orlando area (Mount
Dora, FL). Not volunteering yet!
There is always a vintage race on Thursday or Friday preceding the
Saturday 12 hour race. I'm sure it is not an hour long race but if the
sanctioning body could be convinced of the significance of a Triumph 60
year tribute race and enough Triumphs committed to show up....who knows?
Bob
On 8/24/2010 4:55 PM, n197tr4@cs.com wrote:
> Ted,
>
> Excellent offering! And certainly a candidate to consider.
>
> Track time is severely limited, usually, but if that is not an issue, it
> certainly is an adventure. I have been there three times and once drove a MGB
> to a stunning last place finish.
>
> All we need is a PROPOSAL from someone that contains a confirmation that we
> are being invited to come by the sanctioning body and what they have in mind
> for us.
>
> A real visionary would propose a CLASSIC 12 HOURS OF SEBRING race for 1.2
> Hours of racing prior to the real 12 HOURS of SEBRING.....like they do at THE
> 24 HOURS OF LE MANS.....that has grown into a serious vintage event.
>
> Ted, do you have someone that could make a proposal? We need someone to lead
> that effort.
>
> THANKS!
>
> Joe Alexander
>
>
> Joe and list. In terms of historic significance, the most logical choice is
> Sebring. It is Sebring's 60th anniversary of the 12 Hour. Triumph had a strong
> presence at the track over the years. Kas was a major player at the track with
> the TR effort (and with Nissan if we dare say that word), FOT member Ed Diehl
> drove the race in one of the factory TR4's, etc. Downside is the 12 Hour is a
> very busy week-end and depending on support races track time is ??? But, if
> you want to be part of a truly historic event, this is worth looking at. No
> where else will you be able to show the cars in front of 100,000 + people .
> Ted
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