It may be sacrilege on this list, but gutting a TR8 to make a race car, when
there are limited competition venues available, to me, is a bit of a waste.
I remember the first time I got my TR8 on the road. It started to rain and I
realized that the car had wipers and a defrost system that actually worked
effectively!
The TR8 is a really great road car. It is capable of dusting the majority of
classic British sports cars, yet is comfortable and still a great value.
Just don't think of it as a Triumph. It's not. Just as the Rover SD1 is not a
Rover. Both cars are British Leyland designs, that got badged to fit a market
niche. They have to be appreciated as stand alone designs, without the
heritage (and hand me down engineering) of the earlier marques.
I'm with TeriAnn, get in the car and see where your dreams take you.
You can access an excellent TR7/8 group through this web link.
http://www.team.net/TR8/Mailing-List.html
Kelvin Dodd
1980 TR8
1980 SD1
Other stuff
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From: Shawn Frank <my71spit13@yahoo.com>
To: "FOT@autox.team.net" <FOT@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 11:29 AM
Subject: [Fot] Forums
Excuse my ignorance, but how do I get to the forums such as the TR8 forum on
Friends of Triumph? I can't seem to find it on the website. Is there a link
I can follow to explore the different email lists or forums? Thank you in
advance, and sorry this is not competition related. This is the only forum I
can find right now..Shawn _______________________________________________
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From: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
To: "Shawn Frank" <my71spit13@yahoo.com>
Cc: FOT@autox.team.net
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 7:28:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR8 direction
Hi,
There's a "wedge" mail list that might be a place to fish for advice on
TR8's... you might want to sign up for that.
My vote: race car.
The sale price of TR8's is hovering at close to zero, so if you buy one
and toss bags -o -money at it, you'll still have a TR8 worth close to
zero. Sad, ut true.
That said, there's a bunch of folks on the wedge list that cater to TR8
and B performance, so it's a pretty good place to start.
regards,
rml
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Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:41:16 -0700
From: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com>
To: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR8 direction
On 12/13/12 10:27 PM, Bobby Whitehead wrote:
> I'm with Jim... my late father used to say "never let emotion get involved
in a
> business decision" .
And then there is my way of making decisions: "Do everything with
passion and compassion" It lets you live life like you mean it.
My suggestion is to sit inside the TR8, behind the wheel. One hand on
the steering wheel, one on the shift knob. Just sit there for a while
and see where your day dreams take you. Then follow your dreams.
TeriAnn
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