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All good reasons Bill - (not that you need any).=C2=A0 =C2=A0 The tr7 lifte=
d and unsettled going over the track bump.=C2=A0 It must have been quite th=
e experience for Curt.=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0
as we all know we are typically just the interim custodians of our "Cars'.=
=C2=A0hopefully the new custodian will give the peyote the love it deserves=
. (Why did they call it Peyote ?)
best=C2=A0
Mordy=C2=A0
MDunst
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ponostyle via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
To: 'Friends of Triumph' Triumph <fot@autox.team.net>
Cc: Joe Alexander <n197tr4@cs.com>
Sent: Tue, Jul 27, 2021 7:41 am
Subject: [Fot] Kastner Cup race 2
I=E2=80=99ve had a lot of questions about why I slowed down in the last lap=
of the Kastner Cup race to let Curt Johnston catch up and take first. Peyo=
te was running fine and I had plenty of gas, though I was nursing a rising =
water temperature. It wasn=E2=80=99t the car, that crazy little car could h=
ave done ten more laps, no problem. There were three reasons, all good ones=
.=C2=A0
First=E2=80=94I blew the chicane on the start and improved my position. Tru=
e, I mostly had to to keep from potentially turning into Curt and he blew i=
t too, but I blew it first, I blew it worst, and Curt didn=E2=80=99t improv=
e his position. I should have conceded the position and then worked to get =
by him. But in the heat of the first few laps I didn=E2=80=99t. Once I sett=
led into race rhythm I thought about it and decided to concede a position d=
own the straight where everyone could see the pass and then battle for the =
finish and give the families and friends something to get excited about. Bu=
t while I was ruminating about how to do it the last lap sign came out. Cur=
t was a long way back. I backed off for the entire lap but he probably did =
too, so just lifting after turn nine and letting him by was the only way to=
make good. It was a legitimate win for Curt.=C2=A0
Second=E2=80=94it was the first race for Curt in that lovely TR7, and he ga=
ve me a great race for the entire race. I could keep him behind me, but I h=
ad to work my ass off. He deserved the win and winning is a great way to st=
art his relationship with a great car.=C2=A0
Third=E2=80=94It=E2=80=99s my last race in Peyote. I=E2=80=99ll be selling =
it on to a racer who can and will drive it like it deserves to be driven. P=
eyote has been raced more or less continuously for about 62 years, my stewa=
rdship is about a third of that, 22 years. It=E2=80=99s given me so much fu=
n, and has always punched way above its weight. It's won so many podiums ov=
er the years in the hands of a lot of fine drivers. There was just no way I=
was going to finish my last race knowing that I should have done something=
different. The car deserves better.
Here=E2=80=99s a video of the chicane chicanery: https://youtu.be/3S2kHtark=
t8
Bill Babcock
Beach Bum
bill@ponostyle.com
https://www.Ponostyle.com
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<div style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:b=
lack;"><div>ust</div><div><br></div><div>All good reasons Bill - (not that =
you need any). The tr7 lifted and unsettled going over the tra=
ck bump. It must have been quite the experience for Curt.  =
; </div><div><br></div><div>as we all know we are typically just the i=
nterim custodians of our "Cars'. hopefully the new custodian will give=
the peyote the love it deserves. (Why did they call it Peyote ?)</div><div=
><br></div><div>best </div><div><br></div><div>Mordy <br><br>MDun=
st<br>Headgasket.com<br><br>626.358.1616 T<br>626.628.3777 F<br>Triple R Mu=
nitions, Inc<br>instagram; triplermunitions <br>626.201.9471 T<br>FFL 6,7 S=
OT 2<br><br><br><div style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font=
-size: 10pt; color: black;" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,=
sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><br><br><br>-----Original Messa=
ge-----<br>From: Ponostyle via Fot <fot@autox.team.net><br>To: 'Frien=
ds of Triumph' Triumph <fot@autox.team.net><br>Cc: Joe Alexander <=
n197tr4@cs.com><br>Sent: Tue, Jul 27, 2021 7:41 am<br>Subject: [Fot] Kas=
tner Cup race 2<br><br></div><div id=3D"yiv9026928635"><div><div class=3D"y=
iv9026928635">I=E2=80=99ve had a lot of questions about why I slowed down i=
n the last lap of the Kastner Cup race to let Curt Johnston catch up and ta=
ke first. Peyote was running fine and I had plenty of gas, though I was nur=
sing a rising water temperature. It wasn=E2=80=99t the car, that crazy litt=
le car could have done ten more laps, no problem. There were three reasons,=
all good ones. </div><div class=3D"yiv9026928635"><br class=3D"yiv902=
6928635"></div><div class=3D"yiv9026928635">First=E2=80=94I blew the chican=
e on the start and improved my position. True, I mostly had to to keep from=
potentially turning into Curt and he blew it too, but I blew it first, I b=
lew it worst, and Curt didn=E2=80=99t improve his position. I should have c=
onceded the position and then worked to get by him. But in the heat of the =
first few laps I didn=E2=80=99t. Once I settled into race rhythm I thought =
about it and decided to concede a position down the straight where everyone=
could see the pass and then battle for the finish and give the families an=
d friends something to get excited about. But while I was ruminating about =
how to do it the last lap sign came out. Curt was a long way back. I backed=
off for the entire lap but he probably did too, so just lifting after turn=
nine and letting him by was the only way to make good. It was a legitimate=
win for Curt. </div><div class=3D"yiv9026928635"><br class=3D"yiv9026=
928635"></div><div class=3D"yiv9026928635">Second=E2=80=94it was the first =
race for Curt in that lovely TR7, and he gave me a great race for the entir=
e race. I could keep him behind me, but I had to work my ass off. He deserv=
ed the win and winning is a great way to start his relationship with a grea=
t car. </div><div class=3D"yiv9026928635"><br class=3D"yiv9026928635">=
</div><div class=3D"yiv9026928635">Third=E2=80=94It=E2=80=99s my last race =
in Peyote. I=E2=80=99ll be selling it on to a racer who can and will drive =
it like it deserves to be driven. Peyote has been raced more or less contin=
uously for about 62 years, my stewardship is about a third of that, 22 year=
s. It=E2=80=99s given me so much fun, and has always punched way above its =
weight. It's won so many podiums over the years in the hands of a lot of fi=
ne drivers. There was just no way I was going to finish my last race knowin=
g that I should have done something different. The car deserves better.</di=
v><div class=3D"yiv9026928635"><br class=3D"yiv9026928635"></div><div class=
=3D"yiv9026928635">Here=E2=80=99s a video of the chicane chicanery: <a rel=
=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://youtu.b=
e/3S2kHtarkt8" class=3D"yiv9026928635">https://youtu.be/3S2kHtarkt8</a></di=
v><div class=3D"yiv9026928635"><br class=3D"yiv9026928635"></div><div class=
=3D"yiv9026928635">
<div><b class=3D"yiv9026928635">Bill Babcock</b><br class=3D"yiv9026928635"=
><i class=3D"yiv9026928635">Beach Bum</i><br class=3D"yiv9026928635"><a rel=
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ill@ponostyle.com</a><br class=3D"yiv9026928635">https://www.Ponostyle.com<=
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