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Great stuff!!!
Shawn Frank
The Vintage Triumph Magazine - Editor
North American Triumphs (FKA Spitfire & GT6 Magazine) - Owner
Des Moines Concours d'Elegance - Recruiting Lead
Continued Legacy Photo - Owner
Iowa British Car Club
FOT/VTR#94692/NASS#746
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515-339-4228
On Mon, Aug 2, 2021, 11:00 AM Bill Babcock via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
wrote:
> Nice of you to say, but you=E2=80=99re wrong Curt. This is how vintage ra=
cing
> works=E2=80=94and for that matter so does most road racing, right up to F=
ormula
> One. We both blew the chicane, but I gained a position. I=E2=80=99m suppo=
sed to
> give it back. SVRA apparently choose to let it go, but in many races I
> would have been black flagged and informed of my transgression before bei=
ng
> sent back out if I didn=E2=80=99t give the position back within a few lap=
s. Nice
> drive, a good win, and I=E2=80=99m glad you weren=E2=80=99t somewhere bac=
k in the middle of
> the pack when I finally did the right thing. It would have been painful t=
o
> let a horde go by to get to you.
>
> Bill
>
> On Jul 27, 2021, at 4:22 PM, Curt Johnston via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> Bill,
>
> I don't believe I deserved the win, but I'll pay it forward at some futur=
e
> date! It was a totally unexpected thrill that I'll never forget. Thank
> you Bill!
>
> As everyone may be aware I had problems with the TR8 all weekend. I only
> got about 14 hot laps on a new track for me. So I stepped into the TR7
> without the proper preparation for the race. I knew I had to go deep int=
o
> the corner to maintain the lead, but Oh Sh......I totally cooked it into
> the corner. I left you with no other choice than run off track. It was =
my
> fault, so I didn't feel you needed to give back the spot.
>
> I agree with the comment below; well done Bill. I owe someone a favor in
> return!
>
> Curt Johnston
>
> On 07/27/2021 9:02 AM Alfetta95 via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> And THATS why this is called the gentlemen=E2=80=99s sport. Well done B=
ill!!
>
>
>
> On Jul 27, 2021, at 10:41 AM, Ponostyle via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> I=E2=80=99ve had a lot of questions about why I slowed down in the last l=
ap of the
> Kastner Cup race to let Curt Johnston catch up and take first. Peyote 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 have =
done ten
> more laps, no problem. There were three reasons, all good ones.
>
> First=E2=80=94I blew the chicane on the start and improved my position. T=
rue, I
> mostly had to to keep from potentially turning into Curt and he blew it
> 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 settl=
ed 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 and friends something to get excited about. But whi=
le
> 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, s=
o
> just lifting after turn nine and letting him by was the only way to make
> good. It was a legitimate win for Curt.
>
> Second=E2=80=94it was the first race for Curt in that lovely TR7, and he =
gave me a
> great race for the entire race. I could keep him behind me, but I had to
> work my ass off. He deserved the win and winning is a great way to start
> his relationship with a great car.
>
> Third=E2=80=94It=E2=80=99s my last race in Peyote. I=E2=80=99ll be sellin=
g it on to a racer who
> can and will drive it like it deserves to be driven. Peyote has been race=
d
> more or less continuously for about 62 years, my stewardship is about a
> third of that, 22 years. It=E2=80=99s given me so much fun, and has alway=
s punched
> way above its weight. It's won so many podiums over the years in the hand=
s
> 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/3S2kHta=
rkt8
>
> *Bill Babcock*
> *Beach Bum*
> bill@ponostyle.com
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<div dir=3D"auto">Great stuff!!!<br><br><div data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signat=
ure">Shawn Frank<br>The Vintage Triumph Magazine - Editor<br>North American=
Triumphs (FKA Spitfire & GT6 Magazine) - Owner<br>Des Moines Concours =
d'Elegance - Recruiting Lead<br>Continued Legacy Photo - Owner<br>Iowa =
British Car Club<br>FOT/VTR#94692/NASS#746<br>Drive Away Cancer Iowa - Driv=
er<br>515-339-4228</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"lt=
r" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Aug 2, 2021, 11:00 AM Bill Babcock via Fot =
<<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:=
<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bord=
er-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"word-wr=
ap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-w=
ord;line-break:after-white-space">Nice of you to say, but you=E2=80=99re wr=
ong Curt. This is how vintage racing works=E2=80=94and for that matter so d=
oes most road racing, right up to Formula One. We both blew the chicane, bu=
t I gained a position. I=E2=80=99m supposed to give it back. SVRA apparentl=
y choose to let it go, but in many races I would have been black flagged an=
d informed of my transgression before being sent back out if I didn=E2=80=
=99t give the position back within a few laps. Nice drive, a good win, and =
I=E2=80=99m glad you weren=E2=80=99t somewhere back in the middle of the pa=
ck when I finally did the right thing. It would have been painful to let a =
horde go by to get to you.=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>Bill<br><div><br><block=
quote type=3D"cite"><div>On Jul 27, 2021, at 4:22 PM, Curt Johnston via Fot=
<<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"norefer=
rer">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br><div>
=20
=20
=20
<div>
<div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;color=
:#333333">
<span style=3D"font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt">Bill,</span>
</div>=20
<div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;color=
:#333333">
=C2=A0
</div>=20
<div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;color=
:#333333">
<span style=3D"font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt">I don't believe=
I deserved the win, but I'll pay it forward at some future date!=C2=A0=
It was a totally unexpected thrill that I'll never forget.=C2=A0 Thank=
you Bill!</span>
</div>=20
<div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;color=
:#333333">
=C2=A0
</div>=20
<div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;color=
:#333333">
<span style=3D"font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt">As everyone may be =
aware I had problems with the TR8 all weekend.=C2=A0 I only got about 14 ho=
t laps on a new track for me.=C2=A0 So I stepped into the TR7 without the p=
roper preparation for the race.=C2=A0 I knew I had to go deep into the corn=
er to maintain the lead, but Oh Sh......I totally cooked it into the corner=
.=C2=A0 I left you with no other choice than run off track.=C2=A0 It was my=
fault, so I didn't feel you needed to give back the spot.</span>
</div>=20
<div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;color=
:#333333">
=C2=A0
</div>=20
<div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;color=
:#333333">
<span style=3D"font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt">I agree with the co=
mment below; well done Bill.=C2=A0 I owe someone a favor in return!</span>
</div>=20
<div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;color=
:#333333">
=C2=A0
</div>=20
<div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;color=
:#333333">
<span style=3D"font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt">Curt Johnston=C2=A0=
</span>
</div>=20
<blockquote type=3D"cite">=20
<div>
On 07/27/2021 9:02 AM Alfetta95 via Fot <<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox=
.team.net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">fot@autox.team.net</a>> =
wrote:
</div>=20
<div>
=C2=A0
</div>=20
<div>
=C2=A0
</div>=20
<div dir=3D"ltr">
And THATS why this is called the gentlemen=E2=80=99s sport. =C2=A0 Well=
done Bill!!
</div>=20
<div dir=3D"ltr">
=C2=A0
</div>=20
<div dir=3D"ltr">
=C2=A0
</div>=20
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<br>=20
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
On Jul 27, 2021, at 10:41 AM, Ponostyle via Fot <<a href=3D"mailto:=
fot@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">fot@autox.team.net=
</a>> wrote:
<br>
<br>
</blockquote>=20
</div>=20
<blockquote type=3D"cite">=20
<div dir=3D"ltr">=20
<div>
I=E2=80=99ve had a lot of questions about why I slowed down in the la=
st lap of the Kastner Cup race to let Curt Johnston catch up and take first=
. Peyote was running fine and I had plenty of gas, though I was nursing a r=
ising water temperature. It wasn=E2=80=99t the car, that crazy little car c=
ould have done ten more laps, no problem. There were three reasons, all goo=
d ones.=C2=A0
</div>=20
<div>
=C2=A0
</div>=20
<div>
First=E2=80=94I blew the chicane on the start and improved my positio=
n. True, I mostly had to to keep from potentially turning into Curt and he =
blew it too, but I blew it first, I blew it worst, and Curt didn=E2=80=99t =
improve his position. I should have conceded the position and then worked t=
o 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 posi=
tion down the straight where everyone could see the pass and then battle fo=
r the finish and give the families and friends something to get excited abo=
ut. But while I was ruminating about how to do it the last lap sign came ou=
t. Curt was a long way back. I backed off for the entire lap but he probabl=
y 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
</div>=20
<div>
=C2=A0
</div>=20
<div>
Second=E2=80=94it was the first race for Curt in that lovely TR7, and=
he gave me a great race for the entire race. I could keep him behind me, b=
ut I had to work my ass off. He deserved the win and winning is a great way=
to start his relationship with a great car.=C2=A0
</div>=20
<div>
=C2=A0
</div>=20
<div>
Third=E2=80=94It=E2=80=99s my last race in Peyote. I=E2=80=99ll be se=
lling it on to a racer who can and will drive it like it deserves to be dri=
ven. Peyote has been raced more or less continuously for about 62 years, my=
stewardship is about a third of that, 22 years. It=E2=80=99s given me so m=
uch 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 fine drivers. There was jus=
t no way I was going to finish my last race knowing that I should have done=
something different. The car deserves better.
</div>=20
<div>
=C2=A0
</div>=20
<div>
Here=E2=80=99s a video of the chicane chicanery:=20
<a href=3D"https://youtu.be/3S2kHtarkt8"; target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nor=
eferrer">https://youtu.be/3S2kHtarkt8</a>
</div>=20
<div>
=C2=A0
</div>=20
<div>=20
<div>
<strong>Bill Babcock</strong>
<br>
<em>Beach Bum</em>
<br>
<a href=3D"mailto:bill@ponostyle.com"; target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noref=
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