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From: Fot <fot-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Mike Jackson via Fot <f=
ot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2019 9:12:34 AM
To: fubog1; fot@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: [Fot] Rumortime, an E-prod TR-3 on treaded tires???
Yes, it was me (English teacher wife says it should be Yes, it was I) with =
my vintage TR3 in the SCCA race last weekend at Palm Beach International R=
aceway. Here is a link to us on the grid for the race
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kixjcx4ubusmbtf/on%20the%20grid.jpg?dl=3D0 And =
yes, it was on Hoosier Vintage tires.
I'm a 31 year member of SCCA and I've held a National license for all those=
years but had NEVER been in an actual classed race with any car meeting th=
e requirements of a class. I'd long held a desire to do so before I retire=
d from racing but I'm too cheap to rent a modern race car.
It had been a while since I'd driven my beautiful and well prepared TR3 (th=
anks to Glen Efinger!) and reviewing the upcoming options to do so, most in=
terfered with family travel plans for the summer. So, since this event was=
essentially in my back yard.....6 miles from my driveway.....it was the pe=
rfect opportunity. For the previous month I sucked up to the Chief of Tech=
and the Race Chairman to let the things that prevented my car from being f=
ully EP legal slide for this one time. That worked well and we slid thru r=
egistration and tech with not a flinch.
The next opportunity for it to go bad was on the grid. But, as you can see=
in the pic, there I was next to a fully prepared Spitfire driven by my fri=
end and team mate Tim Slater. Then, I hold my breath for the first couple =
of laps wondering if the stewards (SCCA has a ton of them at every event) w=
ould have me black flagged. They did not.
Here's the bottom line - there must be something to those flares/slicks/fan=
cy suspension/fancy brakes/after market transmissions and on and on. Tim's=
yellow Spit quickly became a dot ahead of me in spite of my lap times bein=
g in the range of what I can turn on this same track in a vintage race. F=
or a while I was able to hold off the VW that was running last. But, even =
that didnt work for the entire 15 lap race and my 30+ year friend and I eve=
ntually finished dead f&^ing last. Oh, well.
But, I have now checked off one more item from the list of things I'd like =
to achieve.
Mike
Subject: [Fot] Rumortime, an E-prod TR-3 on treaded tires???
I don't have any details, (I know nuthink!), but scuttlebutt is that a cert=
ain Vintage driver (name withheld to avoid possible embarrassment) showed u=
p with a Vintage TR-3 racecar with Vintage treaded tires on it, down at PBI=
R this past weekend... but... the problem was that it was a SCCA SAARC Regi=
onal race, no Vintage class.
Not to be deterred by that minor detail, a couple pieces of white paper and=
a home printer produced a very nice "EP"... and it was "off to the races" =
for our intrepid Vintage race...
Glen
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utox.team.net> on behalf of Mike Jackson via Fot <fot@autox.team.net&=
gt;<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 23, 2019 9:12:34 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> fubog1; fot@Autox.Team.Net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Fot] Rumortime, an E-prod TR-3 on treaded tires???</fo=
nt>
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<div>
<div style=3D"font-size:16px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:arial,sans-seri=
f">Yes, it was me (English teacher wife says it should be Yes, it was I) wi=
th my vintage TR3 in the SCCA race last weekend at Palm Beach Interna=
tional Raceway. Here is a link to us on
the grid for the race
<div> <a href=3D"https://www.dropbox.com/s/kixjcx4ubusmbtf/on%20the%20=
grid.jpg?dl=3D0">https://www.dropbox.com/s/kixjcx4ubusmbtf/on%20the%20grid.=
jpg?dl=3D0</a> And yes, it was on Hoosier Vintage tires.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I'm a 31 year member of SCCA and I've held a National license for all =
those years but had NEVER been in an actual classed race with any car meeti=
ng the requirements of a class. I'd long held a desire to do so befor=
e I retired from racing but I'm too cheap
to rent a modern race car.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>It had been a while since I'd driven my beautiful and well prepared TR=
3 (thanks to Glen Efinger!) and reviewing the upcoming options to do so, mo=
st interfered with family travel plans for the summer. So, since this=
event was essentially in my back yard.....6
miles from my driveway.....it was the perfect opportunity. For the p=
revious month I sucked up to the Chief of Tech and the Race Chairman to let=
the things that prevented my car from being fully EP legal slide for this =
one time. That worked well and we slid
thru registration and tech with not a flinch.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>The next opportunity for it to go bad was on the grid. But, as y=
ou can see in the pic, there I was next to a fully prepared Spitfire driven=
by my friend and team mate Tim Slater. Then, I hold my breath for th=
e first couple of laps wondering if the stewards
(SCCA has a ton of them at every event) would have me black flagged. =
They did not.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Here's the bottom line - there must be something to those flares/slick=
s/fancy suspension/fancy brakes/after market transmissions and on and on.&n=
bsp; Tim's yellow Spit quickly became a dot ahead of me in spite of my lap =
times being in the range of what I can
turn on this same track in a vintage race. For a while I was a=
ble to hold off the VW that was running last. But, even that didnt wo=
rk for the entire 15 lap race and my 30+ year friend and I eventually f=
inished dead f&^ing last. Oh, well.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>But, I have now checked off one more item from the list of things I'd =
like to achieve. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Mike</div>
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Subject: [Fot] Rumortime, an E-prod TR-3 on treaded tires??? <br>
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<div><font size=3D"2">I don't have any details, (I know nuthink!), but scut=
tlebutt is that a certain Vintage driver (name withheld to avoid possible e=
mbarrassment) showed up with a Vintage TR-3 racecar with Vintage treaded ti=
res on it, down at PBIR this past
weekend... but... the problem was that it was a SCCA SAARC Regional race, =
no Vintage class.</font></div>
<div><font size=3D"2">Not to be deterred by that minor detail, a couple pie=
ces of white paper and a home printer produced a very nice "EP"..=
. and it was "off to the races" for our intrepid Vintage race...<=
br>
</font></div>
<div><font size=3D"2"><br>
</font></div>
<div><font size=3D"2">Glen<br>
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