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2023 Kastner Cup race is the July race at Road America.
Ciao.
On Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at 12:11:28 PM EDT, Paul Ricco via Fot <fot@a=
utox.team.net> wrote: =20
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Henry,
Congratulations to you and Tony, as well as the rest of the award recipient=
s.
Since there are 3 fairly large vintage races at Road America each summer, c=
ould you please tell us which one that the Kastner Cup will be part of?=C2=
=A0 One is in May (SVRA), one is July (Run by R.A.) and the Fall Vintage Fe=
stival is in September (VSCDA).=C2=A0 It could help people with planning to=
know which one the Kastner Cup will be at.
Hotel space gets tight quickly for the July and September events.=C2=A0 The=
refore, people will want to reserve rooms as early as possible if it will b=
e held in conjunction with one of those events.
Thanks, again congratulations.
Paul Ricco
> On Jul 19, 2022, at 9:36 AM, yellow04 via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
>=20
> Again, thanks to everybody who came out to the Kastner Cup this past week=
end, both racers and friends. It was fantastic to spend time with old frien=
ds and make new ones. While my weekend got much more exciting at the Kastne=
r Cup presentation, it still would have been a really great race weekend fo=
r me had the cards fallen in a different direction with the pick for the K-=
Cup winner.
>=20
> As I sat on the Grid for the K-Cup race, I am looking at Chris Marks (TR8=
) on pole, Sam Halkius (TR6) on the outside pole, then Joe Carr (Huffaker T=
R8) and my TR250 on the second row. Behind me is the Curt Johnston (Huffake=
r TR7) and Bob "why are they braking 200 feet early?" Lang (TR6). Plus, I r=
ealize there are several really fast GT6's back there, although circumstanc=
es kept the Dolan cars from posting times that would put them where they be=
longed on the grid. I'm feeling intimidated, I realize that set of Speedste=
rs under my car are going to be working really, really hard keep any kind o=
f pace with this crew. The rest of this is by memory, as my camera didn't w=
ork...
>=20
> The race is off to a great start, and somehow I find myself dogging the H=
uffaker TR8. It rained earlier in the day, and the track would best be desc=
ribed as "drying, but not quite dry". I realize Joe is driving a borrowed, =
incredibly important, historic car, and is feeling out the corners, but for=
me the grip was there. On the second lap, Joe goes a little hot into one o=
f the uphill sweepers, and my six cylinder powers by him on the inside. Joe=
takes the position back exhibiting superior straight line speed, but I got=
him again. If memory serves, we traded places a couple times, I am scored =
in front of the TR8 for laps 3, 4 and 5! As the race wears on, Joe settles =
in and shows us what he and that beautiful TR8 were capable of, and finishe=
s the race some 12 seconds in front of me. After the race Joe explains to m=
e what I was seeing in his cockpit, his HANS tether was not quite right and=
he was trying to get it sorted while on track!
>=20
> I am thrilled to finish 4th, the first car not running on grooved slicks.=
Even better, I learn Mark Wheatley, my long-time paddock partner finished =
behind me in 5th in his TR4! Unfortunately for Bob Lang, his car didn't go =
the distance, he pulled in after noticing a temperature spike.
>=20
> In the reunion race Sunday morning, Sam's TR6 was a no-show, and Chris wa=
s under strict orders to keep the car in one piece as car owner Peter has a=
pending sale in place. The two TR8's are front row, with me and Curt Johns=
ton right behind them. The two TR8's take off, and my rear view mirrors are=
quickly filled with Bob Lang and Brian Dolan's GT6. I am watching the two =
of them battle it out, when Bob gets by me in Turn 3. It does not take long=
before Brian gets by me as well and catches Bob. Now I am watching the two=
of them race each other hard, and I am enjoying the action from the best s=
eat in the house. When the two of them are trying to out brake each other i=
n turn 3 and I see each of them making tire smoke, I realize things are rea=
lly heating up there! Then they are side by side going down into turn 5. Kn=
owing there is no way two cars are going to through turn 5 faster than one =
car can, I lay back a little and it unfolds perfectly. I get the run into t=
he corner, am on the ga
s hard tracking out on the preferred line, and can squeeze my way right up=
the middle between the two cars! Thanks for making room guys, that was an =
awesome pass! Bob and Brian continued racing each other so the rest of my r=
ide in the reunion race was not heavily contested, and I was pleased to fin=
ish third behind the two TR8's. As I understand it, Chris had to slow down =
to let his brakes recover, Joe took the overall lead and by the time Chris =
had confidence in his brakes again, he was out of time to mount a comeback.=
He told me he needed one more lap to catch Joe!
>=20
> A few highlights for me over the course of the weekend include:
>=20
> The whole scene with Christian Marks flying in from Germany to drive Cana=
dian Pete Bulkowski's TR8. These guys know how to have fun while preparing =
a fast race car. Then there was Chris' incredible drive on Saturday morning=
's Ground Pounders group session. It was a very wet track and he literally =
lapped the entire field and the rooster tail shooting up behind the TR8 was=
so cool! Somebody posted some video of that somewhere, maybe somebody can =
provide a link?
>=20
> Meeting Lyman and Dave running the Baja TR3. Taking one look at the car y=
ou immediately realized this thing is something special. While it was obvio=
us the car was not going to be competitive for race wins on a road course, =
it shows how we still have people who are committed to the Triumph marque, =
who are willing to spend the time and effort to save significant Triumph hi=
story, and are willing to share that with us in venues like the Kastner Cup=
. Well done Lyman, thanks for your efforts. And well driven Dave, you had a=
tough task in front of you managing the car on a road course. I can't wait=
to hear about the car's next chapter!
>=20
> I helped out on the K-Cup committee, so seeing how the event unfolded aft=
er all the planning was kind of cool for me. Curt Johnston did a stellar jo=
b, and Jim Dolan steered his crew with the PVGP to really make this a speci=
al event for us. Job well done guys!
>=20
> Seeing the family teams in action is always cool for me, we had Sean and =
Brendan Alexander, Marty and Jason Sukey, Phil and Dave Gott, Jessie and Pa=
t Darrow, and of course the Dolan family. Sorry if I missed anybody!
>=20
> Hats off to Joe Alexander and his family, while it may look like all this=
just happens, there is a lot of work behind the scenes. Thanks guys.
>=20
> So next year the race for the Kastner Cup will be at Road America, I can'=
t wait! With a full grid of the Mid-west Triumph folk gunning for the Cup, =
I am confident that it will be a spectacular show! I think the smart money =
will be on Friendly Ghost Racing, no pressure Jason! :-)
>=20
> Henry Frye
> #29 TR250
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<div><div dir=3D"ltr">Henry,<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D=
"none">Congratulations to you and Tony, as well as the rest of the award re=
cipients.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Since there are 3 fairly lar=
ge vintage races at Road America each summer, could you please tell us whic=
h one that the Kastner Cup will be part of? One is in May (SVRA), one=
is July (Run by R.A.) and the Fall Vintage Festival is in September (VSCDA=
). It could help people with planning to know which one the Kastner C=
up will be at.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Hotel space gets tight =
quickly for the July and September events. Therefore, people will wan=
t to reserve rooms as early as possible if it will be held in conjunction w=
ith one of those events.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Thanks, again=
congratulations.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Paul Ricco<br clear=
=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">> On Jul 19, 2022, at 9:36 AM, yellow04 via=
Fot <<a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; rel=3D"nofoll=
ow" target=3D"_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br clear=3D"none">&=
gt; <br clear=3D"none">> Again, thanks to everybody who came out to the =
Kastner Cup this past weekend, both racers and friends. It was fantastic to=
spend time with old friends and make new ones. While my weekend got much m=
ore exciting at the Kastner Cup presentation, it still would have been a re=
ally great race weekend for me had the cards fallen in a different directio=
n with the pick for the K-Cup winner.<br clear=3D"none">> <br clear=3D"n=
one">> As I sat on the Grid for the K-Cup race, I am looking at Chris Ma=
rks (TR8) on pole, Sam Halkius (TR6) on the outside pole, then Joe Carr (Hu=
ffaker TR8) and my TR250 on the second row. Behind me is the Curt Johnston =
(Huffaker TR7) and Bob "why are they braking 200 feet early?" Lang (TR6). P=
lus, I realize there are several really fast GT6's back there, although cir=
cumstances kept the Dolan cars from posting times that would put them where=
they belonged on the grid. I'm feeling intimidated, I realize that set of =
Speedsters under my car are going to be working really, really hard keep an=
y kind of pace with this crew. The rest of this is by memory, as my camera =
didn't work...<br clear=3D"none">> <br clear=3D"none">> The race is o=
ff to a great start, and somehow I find myself dogging the Huffaker TR8. It=
rained earlier in the day, and the track would best be described as "dryin=
g, but not quite dry". I realize Joe is driving a borrowed, incredibly impo=
rtant, historic car, and is feeling out the corners, but for me the grip wa=
s there. On the second lap, Joe goes a little hot into one of the uphill sw=
eepers, and my six cylinder powers by him on the inside. Joe takes the posi=
tion back exhibiting superior straight line speed, but I got him again. If =
memory serves, we traded places a couple times, I am scored in front of the=
TR8 for laps 3, 4 and 5! As the race wears on, Joe settles in and shows us=
what he and that beautiful TR8 were capable of, and finishes the race some=
12 seconds in front of me. After the race Joe explains to me what I was se=
eing in his cockpit, his HANS tether was not quite right and he was trying =
to get it sorted while on track!<br clear=3D"none">> <br clear=3D"none">=
> I am thrilled to finish 4th, the first car not running on grooved slic=
ks. Even better, I learn Mark Wheatley, my long-time paddock partner finish=
ed behind me in 5th in his TR4! Unfortunately for Bob Lang, his car didn't =
go the distance, he pulled in after noticing a temperature spike.<br clear=
=3D"none">> <br clear=3D"none">> In the reunion race Sunday morning, =
Sam's TR6 was a no-show, and Chris was under strict orders to keep the car =
in one piece as car owner Peter has a pending sale in place. The two TR8's =
are front row, with me and Curt Johnston right behind them. The two TR8's t=
ake off, and my rear view mirrors are quickly filled with Bob Lang and Bria=
n Dolan's GT6. I am watching the two of them battle it out, when Bob gets b=
y me in Turn 3. It does not take long before Brian gets by me as well and c=
atches Bob. Now I am watching the two of them race each other hard, and I a=
m enjoying the action from the best seat in the house. When the two of them=
are trying to out brake each other in turn 3 and I see each of them making=
tire smoke, I realize things are really heating up there! Then they are si=
de by side going down into turn 5. Knowing there is no way two cars are goi=
ng to through turn 5 faster than one car can, I lay back a little and it un=
folds perfectly. I get the run into the corner, am on the ga<br clear=3D"no=
ne"> s hard tracking out on the preferred line, and can squeeze my way righ=
t up the middle between the two cars! Thanks for making room guys, that was=
an awesome pass! Bob and Brian continued racing each other so the rest of =
my ride in the reunion race was not heavily contested, and I was pleased to=
finish third behind the two TR8's. As I understand it, Chris had to slow d=
own to let his brakes recover, Joe took the overall lead and by the time Ch=
ris had confidence in his brakes again, he was out of time to mount a comeb=
ack. He told me he needed one more lap to catch Joe!<br clear=3D"none">>=
<br clear=3D"none">> A few highlights for me over the course of the wee=
kend include:<br clear=3D"none">> <br clear=3D"none">> The whole scen=
e with Christian Marks flying in from Germany to drive Canadian Pete Bulkow=
ski's TR8. These guys know how to have fun while preparing a fast race car.=
Then there was Chris' incredible drive on Saturday morning's Ground Pounde=
rs group session. It was a very wet track and he literally lapped the entir=
e field and the rooster tail shooting up behind the TR8 was so cool! Somebo=
dy posted some video of that somewhere, maybe somebody can provide a link?<=
br clear=3D"none">> <br clear=3D"none">> Meeting Lyman and Dave runni=
ng the Baja TR3. Taking one look at the car you immediately realized this t=
hing is something special. While it was obvious the car was not going to be=
competitive for race wins on a road course, it shows how we still have peo=
ple who are committed to the Triumph marque, who are willing to spend the t=
ime and effort to save significant Triumph history, and are willing to shar=
e that with us in venues like the Kastner Cup. Well done Lyman, thanks for =
your efforts. And well driven Dave, you had a tough task in front of you ma=
naging the car on a road course. I can't wait to hear about the car's next =
chapter!<br clear=3D"none">> <br clear=3D"none">> I helped out on the=
K-Cup committee, so seeing how the event unfolded after all the planning w=
as kind of cool for me. Curt Johnston did a stellar job, and Jim Dolan stee=
red his crew with the PVGP to really make this a special event for us. Job =
well done guys!<br clear=3D"none">> <br clear=3D"none">> Seeing the f=
amily teams in action is always cool for me, we had Sean and Brendan Alexan=
der, Marty and Jason Sukey, Phil and Dave Gott, Jessie and Pat Darrow, and =
of course the Dolan family. Sorry if I missed anybody!<br clear=3D"none">&g=
t; <br clear=3D"none">> Hats off to Joe Alexander and his family, while =
it may look like all this just happens, there is a lot of work behind the s=
cenes. Thanks guys.<br clear=3D"none">> <br clear=3D"none">> So next =
year the race for the Kastner Cup will be at Road America, I can't wait! Wi=
th a full grid of the Mid-west Triumph folk gunning for the Cup, I am confi=
dent that it will be a spectacular show! I think the smart money will be on=
Friendly Ghost Racing, no pressure Jason! :-)<br clear=3D"none">> <br c=
lear=3D"none">> Henry Frye<br clear=3D"none">> #29 TR250<br clear=3D"=
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