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Rick Parent
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Here you go.
Jack Brooks=20
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From: Fot <fot-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Dave Riddle via Fot
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2022 8:39 AM
To: Dave Riddle via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Subject: [Fot] Chris's Rooster Tail
Lyman's wife, Tonya, shot the video with her phone of Chris's rooster tail =
in the rain. I posted it to my FB page, messaged it to Chris and he posted =
it on his FB page too!
I'll be posting a highlight/lowlight reel in a little bit of our sessions
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From: Fot [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of yellow04 via Fot
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2022 7:36 AM
To: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: SPAM-LOW: [Fot] Race Recap, from the yellow TR250
Again, thanks to everybody who came out to the Kastner Cup this past weeken=
d, both racers and friends. It was fantastic to spend time with old friends=
and make new ones. While my weekend got much more exciting at the Kastner =
Cup presentation, it still would have been a really great race weekend for =
me had the cards fallen in a different direction with the pick for the K-Cu=
p winner.
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 (Huffak=
er TR8) and my TR250 on the second row. Behind me is the Curt Johnston (Huf=
faker TR7) and Bob "why are they braking 200 feet early?"=20
Lang (TR6). Plus, I realize there are several really fast GT6's back there,=
although circumstances kept the Dolan cars from posting times that would p=
ut 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 any kind of pace with this crew. The rest of this is by memory, =
as my camera didn't work...
The race is off to a great start, and somehow I find myself dogging the Huf=
faker TR8. It rained earlier in the day, and the track would best be descri=
bed as "drying, but not quite dry". I realize Joe is driving a borrowed, in=
credibly important, historic car, and is feeling out the corners, but for m=
e the grip was there. On the second lap, Joe goes a little hot into one of =
the uphill sweepers, and my six cylinder powers by him on the inside. Joe t=
akes the position back exhibiting superior straight line speed, but I got h=
im 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 seeing in his cockpit, his HANS tether was not quite right and h=
e was trying to get it sorted while on track!
I am thrilled to finish 4th, the first car not running on grooved slicks. E=
ven better, I learn Mark Wheatley, my long-time paddock partner finished be=
hind me in 5th in his TR4! Unfortunately for Bob Lang, his car didn't go th=
e distance, he pulled in after noticing a temperature spike.
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 p=
ending sale in place. The two TR8's are front row, with me and Curt Johnsto=
n right behind them. The two TR8's take off, and my rear view mirrors are q=
uickly 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 b=
efore Brian gets by me as well and catches Bob. Now I am watching the two o=
f them race each other hard, and I am enjoying the action from the best sea=
t 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 reall=
y heating up there! Then they are side by side going down into turn 5. Know=
ing there is no way two cars are going to through turn 5 faster than one ca=
r can, I lay back a little and it unfolds perfectly. I get the run into the=
corner, am on the gas hard tracking out on the preferred line, and can squ=
eeze my way right up the middle between the two cars! Thanks for making roo=
m 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, Chr=
is had to slow down to let his brakes recover, Joe took the overall lead an=
d 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!
A few highlights for me over the course of the weekend include:
The whole scene with Christian Marks flying in from Germany to drive Canadi=
an 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 la=
pped the entire field and the rooster tail shooting up behind the TR8 was s=
o cool! Somebody posted some video of that somewhere, maybe somebody can pr=
ovide a link?
Meeting Lyman and Dave running the Baja TR3. Taking one look at the car you=
immediately realized this thing 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 people who are committed to the Triumph marque, wh=
o are willing to spend the time and effort to save significant Triumph hist=
ory, and are willing to share that with us in venues like the Kastner Cup. =
Well done Lyman, thanks for your efforts.=20
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!
I helped out on the K-Cup committee, so seeing how the event unfolded after=
all the planning was kind of cool for me. Curt Johnston did a stellar job,=
and Jim Dolan steered his crew with the PVGP to really make this a special=
event for us. Job well done guys!
Seeing the family teams in action is always cool for me, we had Sean and Br=
endan Alexander, Marty and Jason Sukey, Phil and Dave Gott, Jessie and Pat =
Darrow, and of course the Dolan family. Sorry if I missed anybody!
Hats off to Joe Alexander and his family, while it may look like all this j=
ust happens, there is a lot of work behind the scenes. Thanks guys.
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 wi=
ll be on Friendly Ghost Racing, no pressure Jason! :-)
Henry Frye
#29 TR250
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On Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at 04:51:28 PM MST, Jack Broo=
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<div><div dir=3D"ltr">Here you go.<br clear=3D"none"><br cl=
ear=3D"none">Jack Brooks <br clear=3D"none"><div class=3D"yqt9256268358" id=
=3D"yqtfd98254"><br clear=3D"none">-----Original Message-----<br clear=3D"n=
one">From: Fot <<a shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:fot-bounces@autox.te=
am.net" href=3D"mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net";>fot-bounces@autox.team.n=
et</a>> On Behalf Of Dave Riddle via Fot<br clear=3D"none">Sent: Tuesday=
, July 19, 2022 8:39 AM<br clear=3D"none">To: Dave Riddle via Fot <<a sh=
ape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; href=3D"mailto:fot@autox=
.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>><br clear=3D"none">Subject: [Fot] Chri=
s's Rooster Tail<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Lyman's wife, Tonya, =
shot the video with her phone of Chris's rooster tail in the rain. I posted=
it to my FB page, messaged it to Chris and he posted it on his FB page too=
!<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">I'll be posting a highlight/lowlight=
reel in a little bit of our sessions<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">=
-----Original Message-----<br clear=3D"none">From: Fot [mailto:<a shape=3D"=
rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net"; href=3D"mailto:fot-boun=
ces@autox.team.net">fot-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] On Behalf Of yellow04 v=
ia Fot<br clear=3D"none">Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2022 7:36 AM<br clear=3D"n=
one">To: <a shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; href=3D"ma=
ilto:fot@autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a><br clear=3D"none">Subject: =
SPAM-LOW: [Fot] Race Recap, from the yellow TR250<br clear=3D"none"><br cle=
ar=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 more exciting at =
the Kastner Cup presentation, it still would have been a really great race =
weekend for me had the cards fallen in a different direction with the pick =
for the K-Cup winner.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">As I sat on the =
Grid for the K-Cup race, I am looking at Chris Marks<br clear=3D"none">(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?" <br clear=3D"none">La=
ng (TR6). Plus, I realize there are several really fast GT6's back there, a=
lthough circumstances kept the Dolan cars from posting times that would put=
them where they belonged on the grid. I'm feeling intimidated, I realize t=
hat set of Speedsters under my car are going to be working really, really h=
ard keep any 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 =
off to a great start, and somehow I find myself dogging the Huffaker TR8. I=
t rained earlier in the day, and the track would best be described as "dryi=
ng, but not quite dry". I realize Joe is driving a borrowed, incredibly imp=
ortant, historic car, and is feeling out the corners, but for me the grip w=
as there. On the second lap, Joe goes a little hot into one of the uphill s=
weepers, and my six cylinder powers by him on the inside. Joe takes the pos=
ition 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 th=
e TR8 for laps 3, 4 and 5! As the race wears on, Joe settles in and shows u=
s what he and that beautiful TR8 were capable of, and finishes the race som=
e 12 seconds in front of me. After the race Joe explains to me what I was s=
eeing 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 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 di=
stance, 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-s=
how, 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 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 d=
oes 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 actio=
n from the best seat in the house. When the two of them are trying to out b=
rake each other in turn 3 and I see each of them making tire smoke, I reali=
ze things are really heating up there! Then they are side by side going dow=
n into turn 5. Knowing 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 g=
et the run into the corner, am on the gas hard tracking out on the preferre=
d line, and can squeeze my way right up the middle between the two cars! Th=
anks for making room guys, that was an awesome pass! Bob and Brian continue=
d racing each other so the rest of my ride in the reunion race was not heav=
ily contested, and I was pleased to finish 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 t=
o catch Joe!<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">A few highlights for me o=
ver the course of the weekend include:<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"=
>The whole scene with Christian Marks flying in from Germany to drive Canad=
ian 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 l=
apped 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 p=
rovide a link?<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Meeting Lyman and Dave =
running the Baja TR3. Taking one look at the car you immediately realized t=
his thing 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 hav=
e people who are committed to the Triumph marque, who are willing to spend =
the time and effort to save significant Triumph history, and are willing to=
share that with us in venues like the Kastner Cup. Well done Lyman, thanks=
for your efforts. <br clear=3D"none">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 he=
ar about the car's next chapter!<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">I hel=
ped out on the K-Cup committee, so seeing how the event unfolded after all =
the planning was kind of cool for me. Curt Johnston did a stellar job, and =
Jim Dolan steered his crew with the PVGP to really make this a special even=
t for us. Job well done guys!<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Seeing t=
he family teams in action is always cool for me, we had Sean and Brendan Al=
exander, 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=
"><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 scenes.=
Thanks guys.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">So next year the race fo=
r the Kastner Cup will be at Road America, I can't wait! With a full grid o=
f the Mid-west Triumph folk gunning for the Cup, I am confident that it wil=
l be a spectacular show! I think the smart money will be on Friendly Ghost =
Racing, no pressure Jason! :-)<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Henry F=
rye<br clear=3D"none">#29 TR250<br clear=3D"none">_________________________=
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