I also seem to remember a Tiger competing at Pike Peak. It was a full
on race car as I remember and did pretty well for he class. I could be
wrong. I haven't used up my quota for "being wrong" for March yet, lol...
mayf
On 3/22/2011 9:09 AM, TIGEROOTES@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 3/21/2011 10:13:15 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> bobdixon@frii.com writes:
>
>> PS The Tiger was accepted into Vintage Division of the 2011 Pikes Peak
>> Hill Climb!! I got my requested number '86'. It will be the first Tiger
>> to
>> ever compete in the 2nd oldest race in the country. Pikes Peak or Bust
>> 2011
>> ---------------------------------------
>> In around 1985-86 a Tiger competed at Pike's Peak. The owner was way up
>> in SCCA, Denver (the hive) and his first name was Jim and I am pretty sure
>> his car was black. He was a founding member of VR, the California based
>> Vintage Racing club, now long gone and I met him at the first Tacoma Grand
>> Prix race at the swimming pool: a bunch of us were dangling our feet in the
>> pool and talking 'old-times' . Sir Jack Brabham's stories were fantastic,
>> including the saga of his Sunbeam Rapier.
> Do to Sir Jack's stories at the pool, "Jim" personally pushed SCCA to
> accept Sunbeam Rapier as a recognized Vintage Racing car with their
>organization:
> I have the acceptance/homolagation paperwork with "Jim's" signature
> somewhere and I'll look for it to get his last name.
>
>> Jim Leach Pacific Tiger Club Seattle
_______________________________________________
Tigers@autox.team.net
Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
|