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Great report and fabulous pictures, thanks for sharing
On Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 09:32:58 a.m. EDT, yellow04 via Fot <fot@a=
utox.team.net> wrote: =20
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The weather threatened to soak us all day, but other than an occasional=20
sprinkle that didn't slow anybody down, the rain held off until the last=20
race of the day. As the Triumphs and MGs made their way to the grid, the=20
sky started to look a little threatening, but nothing to tip us off to=20
the unbelievable deluge that was to come. As the grid marshal held up=20
the one minute to go sign, a little sprinkle appears. The pace car is in=20
position, the lights come on, and suddenly the rain starts bucketing. It=20
was a downpour of incredible volume, but nothing stops the grid marshal=20
from giving the signal, it=E2=80=99s time to go! More than half the cars li=
ned=20
up either don't go out or follow the pace car back to the pits and never=20
take the green flag.
The competitors are for the most part in open cars, and by turn two on=20
the pace lap those of us exposed to the elements are completely soaked.=20
Nobody to my knowledge is on rain tires, and grip is as expected for=20
conditions, good luck finding any!
As the field takes the green flag, the rain continues to pour down. The=20
TR250 starts on the pole, with Canadian Nick Pratt in his uber-fast=20
Midget on the outside. Knowing visibility will be key, I stomp the go=20
pedal when the green drops, and keep my eyes up and on the Midget. Nick=20
can't put the power down and falls in behind in P2. I can't comment on=20
anything further back in the field, visibility in the mirrors during the=20
downpour was negligible!
As the field slogs around the Mosport's 2.5 mile track, it is your=20
typical go as fast as you dare on the straights, get 'er whoa'ed up and=20
try to find grip around the turns. Great fun... The Midget disappears=20
into the misty cloud in the rear-view mirror on the straights, only to=20
reappear on the corners, Nick is doing an amazing job outbreaking me=20
with tires barely suitable for the dry, but nobody expected these=20
conditions!
Talking to others, the rain stopped as abruptly as it started after=20
about 8 minutes. But it came down so hard and fast that we had rivers=20
crossing in places nobody expects unless you have inherent track=20
knowledge. Enter Stefan Wiesen, Elva Courier Coupe driver=20
extraordinaire, and Mosport expert. Those paying attention are going=20
"Wait, how can an Elva gets to run in the TR-MG Challenge race???"=20
Stefan's coupe runs an MGB engine, he asked to join the fun, and=20
naturally the Race Director says yes!
After a couple laps and the rain had moved off the track and I could=20
actually see more than 50 feet in the mirrors. I see the Midget,=20
rain-meister Mark Wheatley's TR4 and the Elva. There is not a chance the=20
track will get anything that resembles decent grip in the remaining=20
laps, and we continue to contend with the aforementioned river crossings=20
and a track that, in theory at least, is drying. Stefan is just tearing=20
it up, having started from the back he has already passed all the=20
runners and has the caught up with the lead group of cars. He has gotten=20
around Wheatley's TR4, but I glance in the rear-view mirror to see the=20
side of Stefan's car, he is spinning. I think to myself oh boy, Stefan=20
is done. I continue my task, and two corners later Stefan is back! He=20
has gathered it up and is back in the hunt working on the Midget, he=20
didn=E2=80=99t even lose his position to Mark!
By this point, Nick realizes the Midget does not have the tires to make=20
a pass for the lead and he backs off a bit. As Stefan working to get=20
into position to pass Nick, I glance in the rear view to see the Elva=20
going around a second time! But sure enough, a couple corners later, my=20
gaze in the rear-view shows Stefan is passing Nick and I realize I'm=20
going to have to deal with Stefan after all! The next lap Stefan is on=20
my tail and trying to figure out his move to get around me. He makes two=20
good attempts to get by in the corners, but just does not have what he=20
needs to pull it off. As I work my best to hold off Stefan, we get the=20
one to go sign. I glance in the rear view going up the back straight for=20
the last time to see Mark has passed the Midget and is motoring past=20
Stefan who apparently lost a cylinder! It looks like we were heading for=20
a Triumph One/Two finish! Then, I bobble turn 9 and find myself out of=20
sorts for the last corner leading to the checkers. Mark is there, got a=20
much better line through 10, and it was the drag race to the finish.=20
Mark almost catches me, we finish side by side with a gap of .097=20
seconds!
Epic Triumph finish!
Nick shared a link to some great pictures of the battle in the rain from=20
Moss Corner, take a look!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/evangcan/sets/72177720309161059
Henry Frye
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On Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 09:32:58 a.m. EDT, yellow0=
4 via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
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<div><div dir=3D"ltr">The weather threatened to soak us all=
day, but other than an occasional <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">sprinkle that=
didn't slow anybody down, the rain held off until the last <br></div><div =
dir=3D"ltr">race of the day. As the Triumphs and MGs made their way to the =
grid, the <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">sky started to look a little threateni=
ng, but nothing to tip us off to <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">the unbelievabl=
e deluge that was to come. As the grid marshal held up <br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">the one minute to go sign, a little sprinkle appears. The pace car=
is in <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">position, the lights come on, and suddenl=
y the rain starts bucketing. It <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">was a downpour o=
f incredible volume, but nothing stops the grid marshal <br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">from giving the signal, it=E2=80=99s time to go! More than half th=
e cars lined <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">up either don't go out or follow th=
e pace car back to the pits and never <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">take the g=
reen flag.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">The competi=
tors are for the most part in open cars, and by turn two on <br></div><div =
dir=3D"ltr">the pace lap those of us exposed to the elements are completely=
soaked. <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Nobody to my knowledge is on rain tires=
, and grip is as expected for <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">conditions, good l=
uck finding any!<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">As th=
e field takes the green flag, the rain continues to pour down. The <br></di=
v><div dir=3D"ltr">TR250 starts on the pole, with Canadian Nick Pratt in hi=
s uber-fast <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Midget on the outside. Knowing visib=
ility will be key, I stomp the go <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">pedal when the=
green drops, and keep my eyes up and on the Midget. Nick <br></div><div di=
r=3D"ltr">can't put the power down and falls in behind in P2. I can't comme=
nt on <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">anything further back in the field, visibi=
lity in the mirrors during the <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">downpour was negl=
igible!<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">As the field s=
logs around the Mosport's 2.5 mile track, it is your <br></div><div dir=3D"=
ltr">typical go as fast as you dare on the straights, get 'er whoa'ed up an=
d <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">try to find grip around the turns. Great fun..=
. The Midget disappears <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">into the misty cloud in =
the rear-view mirror on the straights, only to <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">r=
eappear on the corners, Nick is doing an amazing job outbreaking me <br></d=
iv><div dir=3D"ltr">with tires barely suitable for the dry, but nobody expe=
cted these <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">conditions!<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"=
><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Talking to others, the rain stopped as abruptly=
as it started after <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">about 8 minutes. But it cam=
e down so hard and fast that we had rivers <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">cross=
ing in places nobody expects unless you have inherent track <br></div><div =
dir=3D"ltr">knowledge. Enter Stefan Wiesen, Elva Courier Coupe driver <br><=
/div><div dir=3D"ltr">extraordinaire, and Mosport expert. Those paying atte=
ntion are going <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">"Wait, how can an Elva gets to r=
un in the TR-MG Challenge race???" <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Stefan's coup=
e runs an MGB engine, he asked to join the fun, and <br></div><div dir=3D"l=
tr">naturally the Race Director says yes!<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></d=
iv><div dir=3D"ltr">After a couple laps and the rain had moved off the trac=
k and I could <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">actually see more than 50 feet in =
the mirrors. I see the Midget, <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">rain-meister Mark=
Wheatley's TR4 and the Elva. There is not a chance the <br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">track will get anything that resembles decent grip in the remainin=
g <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">laps, and we continue to contend with the afor=
ementioned river crossings <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">and a track that, in =
theory at least, is drying. Stefan is just tearing <br></div><div dir=3D"lt=
r">it up, having started from the back he has already passed all the <br></=
div><div dir=3D"ltr">runners and has the caught up with the lead group of c=
ars. He has gotten <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">around Wheatley's TR4, but I =
glance in the rear-view mirror to see the <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">side o=
f Stefan's car, he is spinning. I think to myself oh boy, Stefan <br></div>=
<div dir=3D"ltr">is done. I continue my task, and two corners later Stefan =
is back! He <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">has gathered it up and is back in th=
e hunt working on the Midget, he <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">didn=E2=80=99t =
even lose his position to Mark!<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div di=
r=3D"ltr">By this point, Nick realizes the Midget does not have the tires t=
o make <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">a pass for the lead and he backs off a bi=
t. As Stefan working to get <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">into position to pas=
s Nick, I glance in the rear view to see the Elva <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr=
">going around a second time! But sure enough, a couple corners later, my <=
br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">gaze in the rear-view shows Stefan is passing Nic=
k and I realize I'm <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">going to have to deal with S=
tefan after all! The next lap Stefan is on <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">my ta=
il and trying to figure out his move to get around me. He makes two <br></d=
iv><div dir=3D"ltr">good attempts to get by in the corners, but just does n=
ot have what he <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">needs to pull it off. As I work =
my best to hold off Stefan, we get the <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">one to go=
sign. I glance in the rear view going up the back straight for <br></div><=
div dir=3D"ltr">the last time to see Mark has passed the Midget and is moto=
ring past <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Stefan who apparently lost a cylinder!=
It looks like we were heading for <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">a Triumph One=
/Two finish! Then, I bobble turn 9 and find myself out of <br></div><div di=
r=3D"ltr">sorts for the last corner leading to the checkers. Mark is there,=
got a <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">much better line through 10, and it was t=
he drag race to the finish. <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Mark almost catches =
me, we finish side by side with a gap of .097 <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">se=
conds!<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Epic Triumph fi=
nish!<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Nick shared a li=
nk to some great pictures of the battle in the rain from <br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">Moss Corner, take a look!<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div=
dir=3D"ltr"><a href=3D"https://www.flickr.com/photos/evangcan/sets/7217772=
0309161059" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photo=
s/evangcan/sets/72177720309161059</a><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><=
div dir=3D"ltr">Henry Frye<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">______________________=
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