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Re: [Fot] Spitfire at Buttonwillow

To: Jonathan Wright <jon.wright.lbc@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Spitfire at Buttonwillow
From: Chuck Gee via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2019 22:45:40 -0400
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Nicely done Jonathan!

Chuck

> On Oct 8, 2019, at 7:11 PM, Jonathan Wright via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hello Triumph friends,
> I know some of you follow the Facebook posts, but for those who donâ??t, I 
> took my F production spitfire to my second race weekend at Buttonwillow. The 
> weekend counted as two events towards my competition license! I had some bad 
> luck on Saturday, missing my qualifying session due to overheating on in the 
> hot pits (rookie move), so I had to start at the back of the pack for the 
> clockwise race running configuration 25, no bus stop and the Mazda turn. My 
> confidence was low, and I came in dead last.  Sunday was a different story. I 
> felt way better with the track going counter clockwise, by qualifying I was 
> within 6 tenths of the faster guys in FP, and I ran a 2:30. For the afternoon 
> race I managed to drop 3 seconds off my time running a 2:27! And when I 
> pulled off after the final lap, I was handed a checkered flag!!! I couldnâ??t 
> believe it! I was so focused on racing the little bugeye in front of me, I 
> forgot she was in EP and not FP! So I am incredibly excited to not only have 
> my first checkered flag, but I was also given the green light by the Chief 
> Driving Instructor to be issued my full competition license, and to remove my 
> rookie stripes! What an amazing weekend! 
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