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Hi Paul, hope all is well with you.
A lot of factors and consideration went into the decision and to your
point, there are the three vintage events at RA to work with. The
WeatherTech International Challenge -Mid-July was chosen and we are working
closely with RA to best accommodate the Kastner Cup and its participants in
all aspects of a racing event. Brian Garcia and I will be providing
additional details in the coming week (and weeks) for those participants
that prefer off-track lodging.
Mark Alexander
952.412.6683
On Tue, Jul 19, 2022 at 11:22 AM Paul Ricco via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
wrote:
> Henry,
>
> Congratulations to you and Tony, as well as the rest of the award
> recipients.
>
> Since there are 3 fairly large vintage races at Road America each summer,
> could you please tell us which 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 Cup will be at.
>
> Hotel space gets tight quickly for the July and September events.
> Therefore, people will want to reserve rooms as early as possible if it
> will be 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:
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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 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). Plus, I realize there are several really fast GT6's back there,
> although circumstances 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 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
> Huffaker TR8. It rained earlier in the day, and the track would best be
> described 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 of 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 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 he was trying to get it sorted while on
> track!
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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 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 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 side by side
> going down 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 get the run into the 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 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
> 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!
> >
> > A few highlights for me over the course of the weekend include:
> >
> > The whole scene with Christian Marks flying in from Germany to drive
> Canadian 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?
> >
> > 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, 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. 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
> Brendan 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 just 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 will be on Friendly Ghost Racing, no pressure Jason! :-)
> >
> > Henry Frye
> > #29 TR250
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Paul, hope all is well with you.<div><=
br></div><div>A lot of factors and consideration went into the decision and=
to your point, there are the three vintage events at RA to work with.=C2=
=A0 The WeatherTech International Challenge -Mid-July was chosen and we are=
working closely with RA to best accommodate the Kastner Cup and its partic=
ipants in all aspects of a racing event. Brian Garcia and I will be providi=
ng additional=C2=A0 details in the coming week (and weeks) for those partic=
ipants that prefer off-track lodging.</div><div><br></div><div>Mark Alexand=
er</div><div>952.412.6683</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div di=
r=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Jul 19, 2022 at 11:22 AM Paul Ricco =
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:0px 0px=
0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Henry,<=
br>
<br>
Congratulations to you and Tony, as well as the rest of the award recipient=
s.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
Thanks, again congratulations.<br>
<br>
Paul Ricco<br>
<br>
> On Jul 19, 2022, at 9:36 AM, yellow04 via Fot <<a href=3D"mailto:fo=
t@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> Again, thanks to everybody who came out to the Kastner Cup this past w=
eekend, both racers and friends. It was fantastic to spend time with old fr=
iends and make new ones. While my weekend got much more exciting at the Kas=
tner 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>
> <br>
> 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 (Huffake=
r TR8) and my TR250 on the second row. Behind me is the Curt Johnston (Huff=
aker TR7) and Bob "why are they braking 200 feet early?" Lang (TR=
6). Plus, I realize there are several really fast GT6's back there, alt=
hough circumstances kept the Dolan cars from posting times that would put t=
hem 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...<br>
> <br>
> The race is off to a great start, and somehow I find myself dogging th=
e Huffaker TR8. It rained earlier in the day, and the track would best be d=
escribed as "drying, but not quite dry". I realize Joe is driving=
a borrowed, incredibly important, historic car, and is feeling out the cor=
ners, but for me the grip was there. On the second lap, Joe goes a little h=
ot into one of the uphill sweepers, and my six cylinder powers by him on th=
e inside. Joe takes the position back exhibiting superior straight line spe=
ed, 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 seeing in his cockpit, his HANS tether was not qu=
ite right and he was trying to get it sorted while on track!<br>
> <br>
> 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=
9;t go the distance, he pulled in after noticing a temperature spike.<br>
> <br>
> In the reunion race Sunday morning, Sam's TR6 was a no-show, and C=
hris was under strict orders to keep the car in one piece as car owner Pete=
r 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 v=
iew mirrors are quickly filled with Bob Lang and Brian Dolan's GT6. I a=
m 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 act=
ion 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 rea=
lize things are really heating up there! Then they are side by side going d=
own 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=
get the run into the corner, am on the ga<br>
=C2=A0s hard tracking out on the preferred line, and can squeeze my way rig=
ht up the middle between the two cars! Thanks for making room guys, that wa=
s 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 t=
o finish third behind the two TR8's. As I understand it, Chris had to s=
low down to let his brakes recover, Joe took the overall lead and by the ti=
me 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!<br>
> <br>
> A few highlights for me over the course of the weekend include:<br>
> <br>
> The whole scene with Christian Marks flying in from Germany to drive C=
anadian Pete Bulkowski's TR8. These guys know how to have fun while pre=
paring a fast race car. Then there was Chris' incredible drive on Satur=
day morning's Ground Pounders group session. It was a very wet track an=
d he literally lapped the entire field and the rooster tail shooting up beh=
ind the TR8 was so cool! Somebody posted some video of that somewhere, mayb=
e somebody can provide a link?<br>
> <br>
> Meeting Lyman and Dave running the Baja TR3. Taking one look at the ca=
r you immediately realized this thing is something special. While it was ob=
vious the car was not going to be competitive for race wins on a road cours=
e, it shows how we still have people who are committed to the Triumph marqu=
e, 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. And well driven Dave, you ha=
d 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!<br>
> <br>
> 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 sp=
ecial event for us. Job well done guys!<br>
> <br>
> Seeing the family teams in action is always cool for me, we had Sean a=
nd Brendan Alexander, Marty and Jason Sukey, Phil and Dave Gott, Jessie and=
Pat Darrow, and of course the Dolan family. Sorry if I missed anybody!<br>
> <br>
> Hats off to Joe Alexander and his family, while it may look like all t=
his just happens, there is a lot of work behind the scenes. Thanks guys.<br=
>
> <br>
> So next year the race for the Kastner Cup will be at Road America, I c=
an't wait! With a full grid of the Mid-west Triumph folk gunning for th=
e 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! :-)<br>
> <br>
> Henry Frye<br>
> #29 TR250<br>
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