Neat! 2 of those beasts were pitted just across from us @ last year's KC ....
Wondered how the driver kept from being roasted by the header.... Have fun
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> On Jul 15, 2015, at 11:50 PM, "Jason Ostrowski" <jason@multivintage.com>
> wrote:
>
> Well, here I sit alone with my thoughts in Canada Corner.
> I made the tow from Chicago to Road America and have brought with me the
> fastest car I have ever known.
> Our Cheetah is all ready to go and I am up here early enjoying a few brews as
> the sun sets to the west over the forest. It is dark now and I'm just
> enjoying the dead quiet of the Wisconsin night.
> Somehow Brian and I lucked our way into being in charge of one of the coolest
> cars in Vintage Racing. This demon that I strap him into is no joke and the
> two of us have made milestones in our project of racing progress. Being in
> charge of this car has given me several new new perspectives on the racing
> experience that no doubt will strengthen my GT6's; and has made our teammate
> bond stronger.
>
> I was rather set back after having missed the opportunity to race with ya'll
> at Summit Point but even those three sleepless days of failure has to be
> looked on as a Triumph when you understand that sometimes the nasty defeats
> are the things that make you stronger.
> I missed the Kastner Cup this year because my car was not ready on time.
> Plain and simple.
> In retrospect, the demons that haunted me that week were many but...
> In the end were perhaps just warnings from the Friendly Ghosts.
> Because a few weekends later when I finally took the Zippy car out to race
> and test the new motor I had a big bottom end failure anyway.
> So, better to have it happen on my home track instead of After a 15 hour tow.
> Anyway, I think I have those problems solved and this weekend I get to help
> my best friend go for an overall win against Lola T 70's and Lotus 23's, and
> other cars of deep pocket owners as us little guys go out to beat them in
> what has been recently printed in the funny pages as the fastest Cheetah on
> the planet.
> I gotta think that life is good right?
> Wish us luck!
> And pray for Brian!
> Thanks for listening.
> Jason Ostrowski
> Friendly Ghost Racing
> 1969 Triumph GT6+ race cars
> And Crew Chief for the 1965 Cheetah "Cro-Sal Special"
>
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