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Re: [Fot] 24 hours in a TR

To: Jason Ostrowski <jason@multivintage.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] 24 hours in a TR
From: Jamie <tr6driver@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 20:01:48 -0500
Cc: triumph friends <fot@autox.team.net>
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References: <CALCydYoxejWCNsqQLizukDy_WULSk-mUN_4N35Z7Vc4jpu=M4A@mail.gmail.com> <CB92188B-2EA2-43BF-998A-F103713C48A6@yahoo.com> <CALCydYphFB+fF1LeWE6JsXWxcKaQwushzf1HO4vDQ=Zo0b33Og@mail.gmail.com>
I'll look it up and post...  :-)

Jamie Palmer


On Jan 26, 2013, at 5:50 PM, Jason Ostrowski <jason@multivintage.com> wrote:

> Sweet, we have our first entry for the "totally official record holder"...
> so you did a full 24 hours plus. that will be tough to beat on time.
> We'll need to have some indication of distance traveled based on # of
laps/miles for proper classification.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 4:41 PM, Jamie <tr6driver@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Our team (RiffRAF Racing) completed the 2011 National Chumpionship in 19th
place after 25 hours, 25 minutes, and 25 seconds of racing.  Personally, I
drove for about 1/4 of that time.
>>
>> Jamie Palmer
>>
>>
>> On Jan 26, 2013, at 5:27 PM, Jason Ostrowski <jason@multivintage.com>
wrote:
>>
>> > The 24 hour race at Daytona this weekend got me thinking.
>> > It seems that Sebring is usually mentioned as the endurance testing
grounds
>> > for Triumphs (at least here in the U.S)... lots of action there with a
few
>> > different TR models.
>> > I am aware of some attempts by the factory teams to complete the 24
hours
>> > of LeMans. (early years)
>> >
>> > Anyway, anyone have any insight as to who and what car might hold the
>> > (Triumph) record for most distance covered in a competition event?
>> > Sebring, Daytona, LeMans, Lemons? I know some of our own FoT guys did
well
>> > in the late 50's at Sebring...I remember hearing of a guy driving a TR3
for
>> > over 11 hours in that event (There are some great photos of this group
on
>> > our own FoT website)
>> >
>> > This is just for fun ....Remember, It gets really cold here in Chicago
and
>> > I need an interesting FoT topic.
>> >
>> > Whats the longest you have driven a Triumph in competition?
>> >
>> > Jason Ostrowski
>> > Friendly Ghost Racing
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