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Thanks, Henry!=C2=A0
Nice recap. =C2=A0And once again, your "acceptance speech" was spot-on.Rega=
rds,Phil
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Sent: Tue, Jul 19, 2022 10:51 am
Subject: [Fot] Race Recap, from the yellow TR250
Again, thanks to everybody who came out to the Kastner Cup this past=20
weekend, both racers and friends. It was fantastic to spend time with=20
old friends and make new ones. While my weekend got much more exciting=20
at the Kastner Cup presentation, it still would have been a really great=20
race weekend for me had the cards fallen in a different direction with=20
the pick for the K-Cup winner.
As I sat on the Grid for the K-Cup race, I am looking at Chris Marks=20
(TR8) on pole, Sam Halkius (TR6) on the outside pole, then Joe Carr=20
(Huffaker TR8) and my TR250 on the second row. Behind me is the Curt=20
Johnston (Huffaker TR7) and Bob "why are they braking 200 feet early?"=20
Lang (TR6). Plus, I realize there are several really fast GT6's back=20
there, although circumstances kept the Dolan cars from posting times=20
that would put them where they belonged on the grid. I'm feeling=20
intimidated, I realize that set of Speedsters under my car are going to=20
be working really, really hard keep any kind of pace with this crew. The=20
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=20
Huffaker TR8. It rained earlier in the day, and the track would best be=20
described as "drying, but not quite dry". I realize Joe is driving a=20
borrowed, incredibly important, historic car, and is feeling out the=20
corners, but for me the grip was there. On the second lap, Joe goes a=20
little hot into one of the uphill sweepers, and my six cylinder powers=20
by him on the inside. Joe takes the position back exhibiting superior=20
straight line speed, but I got him again. If memory serves, we traded=20
places a couple times, I am scored in front of the TR8 for laps 3, 4 and=20
5! As the race wears on, Joe settles in and shows us what he and that=20
beautiful TR8 were capable of, and finishes the race some 12 seconds in=20
front of me. After the race Joe explains to me what I was seeing in his=20
cockpit, his HANS tether was not quite right and he was trying to get it=20
sorted while on track!
I am thrilled to finish 4th, the first car not running on grooved=20
slicks. Even better, I learn Mark Wheatley, my long-time paddock partner=20
finished behind me in 5th in his TR4! Unfortunately for Bob Lang, his=20
car didn't go the distance, he pulled in after noticing a temperature=20
spike.
In the reunion race Sunday morning, Sam's TR6 was a no-show, and Chris=20
was under strict orders to keep the car in one piece as car owner Peter=20
has a pending sale in place. The two TR8's are front row, with me and=20
Curt Johnston right behind them. The two TR8's take off, and my rear=20
view mirrors are quickly filled with Bob Lang and Brian Dolan's GT6. I=20
am watching the two of them battle it out, when Bob gets by me in Turn=20
3. It does not take long before Brian gets by me as well and catches=20
Bob. Now I am watching the two of them race each other hard, and I am=20
enjoying the action from the best seat in the house. When the two of=20
them are trying to out brake each other in turn 3 and I see each of them=20
making tire smoke, I realize things are really heating up there! Then=20
they are side by side going down into turn 5. Knowing there is no way=20
two cars are going to through turn 5 faster than one car can, I lay back=20
a little and it unfolds perfectly. I get the run into the corner, am on=20
the gas hard tracking out on the preferred line, and can squeeze my way=20
right up the middle between the two cars! Thanks for making room guys,=20
that was an awesome pass! Bob and Brian continued racing each other so=20
the rest of my ride in the reunion race was not heavily contested, and I=20
was pleased to finish third behind the two TR8's. As I understand it,=20
Chris had to slow down to let his brakes recover, Joe took the overall=20
lead and by the time Chris had confidence in his brakes again, he was=20
out of time to mount a comeback. He told me he needed one more lap to=20
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=20
Canadian Pete Bulkowski's TR8. These guys know how to have fun while=20
preparing a fast race car. Then there was Chris' incredible drive on=20
Saturday morning's Ground Pounders group session. It was a very wet=20
track and he literally lapped the entire field and the rooster tail=20
shooting up behind the TR8 was so cool! Somebody posted some video of=20
that somewhere, maybe somebody can provide a link?
Meeting Lyman and Dave running the Baja TR3. Taking one look at the car=20
you immediately realized this thing is something special. While it was=20
obvious the car was not going to be competitive for race wins on a road=20
course, it shows how we still have people who are committed to the=20
Triumph marque, who are willing to spend the time and effort to save=20
significant Triumph history, and are willing to share that with us in=20
venues like the Kastner Cup. Well done Lyman, thanks for your efforts.=20
And well driven Dave, you had a tough task in front of you managing the=20
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=20
after all the planning was kind of cool for me. Curt Johnston did a=20
stellar job, and Jim Dolan steered his crew with the PVGP to really make=20
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=20
Brendan Alexander, Marty and Jason Sukey, Phil and Dave Gott, Jessie and=20
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=20
this just happens, there is a lot of work behind the scenes. Thanks=20
guys.
So next year the race for the Kastner Cup will be at Road America, I=20
can't wait! With a full grid of the Mid-west Triumph folk gunning for=20
the Cup, I am confident that it will be a spectacular show! I think the=20
smart money will be on Friendly Ghost Racing, no pressure Jason! :-)
Henry Frye
#29 TR250
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<div style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:b=
lack;"><div style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;=
color:black;">Thanks, Henry! </div><div style=3D"font-family:arial,hel=
vetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:black;"><br></div><div style=3D"font=
-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:black;">Nice recap.=
And once again, your "acceptance speech" was spot-on.</div><div styl=
e=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:black;">Re=
gards,</div><div style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:=
10pt;color:black;">Phil<br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: yell=
ow04 via Fot <fot@autox.team.net><br>To: fot@autox.team.net<br>Sent: =
Tue, Jul 19, 2022 10:51 am<br>Subject: [Fot] Race Recap, from the yellow TR=
250<br><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Again, thanks to everybody who came out t=
o the Kastner Cup this past <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">weekend, both racers=
and friends. It was fantastic to spend time with <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr=
">old friends and make new ones. While my weekend got much more exciting <b=
r></div><div dir=3D"ltr">at the Kastner Cup presentation, it still would ha=
ve been a really great <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">race weekend for me had t=
he cards fallen in a different direction with <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">th=
e pick for the K-Cup winner.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">As I sat on the Grid for the K-Cup race, I am looking at Chris Mar=
ks <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">(TR8) on pole, Sam Halkius (TR6) on the outsi=
de pole, then Joe Carr <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">(Huffaker TR8) and my TR2=
50 on the second row. Behind me is the Curt <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">John=
ston (Huffaker TR7) and Bob "why are they braking 200 feet early?" <br></di=
v><div dir=3D"ltr">Lang (TR6). Plus, I realize there are several really fas=
t GT6's back <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">there, although circumstances kept =
the Dolan cars from posting times <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">that would put=
them where they belonged on the grid. I'm feeling <br></div><div dir=3D"lt=
r">intimidated, I realize that set of Speedsters under my car are going to =
<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">be working really, really hard keep any kind of =
pace with this crew. The <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">rest of this is by memo=
ry, as my camera didn't work...<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div di=
r=3D"ltr">The race is off to a great start, and somehow I find myself doggi=
ng the <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Huffaker TR8. It rained earlier in the da=
y, and the track would best be <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">described as "dry=
ing, but not quite dry". I realize Joe is driving a <br></div><div dir=3D"l=
tr">borrowed, incredibly important, historic car, and is feeling out the <b=
r></div><div dir=3D"ltr">corners, but for me the grip was there. On the sec=
ond lap, Joe goes a <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">little hot into one of the u=
phill sweepers, and my six cylinder powers <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">by hi=
m on the inside. Joe takes the position back exhibiting superior <br></div>=
<div dir=3D"ltr">straight line speed, but I got him again. If memory serves=
, we traded <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">places a couple times, I am scored i=
n front of the TR8 for laps 3, 4 and <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">5! As the r=
ace wears on, Joe settles in and shows us what he and that <br></div><div d=
ir=3D"ltr">beautiful TR8 were capable of, and finishes the race some 12 sec=
onds in <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">front of me. After the race Joe explains=
to me what I was seeing in his <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">cockpit, his HAN=
S tether was not quite right and he was trying to get it <br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">sorted while on track!<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div di=
r=3D"ltr">I am thrilled to finish 4th, the first car not running on grooved=
<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">slicks. Even better, I learn Mark Wheatley, my =
long-time paddock partner <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">finished behind me in =
5th in his TR4! Unfortunately for Bob Lang, his <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">=
car didn't go the distance, he pulled in after noticing a temperature <br><=
/div><div dir=3D"ltr">spike.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">In the reunion race Sunday morning, Sam's TR6 was a no-show, and C=
hris <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">was under strict orders to keep the car in =
one piece as car owner Peter <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">has a pending sale =
in place. The two TR8's are front row, with me and <br></div><div dir=3D"lt=
r">Curt Johnston right behind them. The two TR8's take off, and my rear <br=
></div><div dir=3D"ltr">view mirrors are quickly filled with Bob Lang and B=
rian Dolan's GT6. I <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">am watching the two of them =
battle it out, when Bob gets by me in Turn <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">3. It=
does not take long before Brian gets by me as well and catches <br></div><=
div dir=3D"ltr">Bob. Now I am watching the two of them race each other hard=
, and I am <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">enjoying the action from the best sea=
t in the house. When the two of <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">them are trying =
to out brake each other in turn 3 and I see each of them <br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">making tire smoke, I realize things are really heating up there! T=
hen <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">they are side by side going down into turn 5=
. Knowing there is no way <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">two cars are going to =
through turn 5 faster than one car can, I lay back <br></div><div dir=3D"lt=
r">a little and it unfolds perfectly. I get the run into the corner, am on =
<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">the gas hard tracking out on the preferred line,=
and can squeeze my way <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">right up the middle betw=
een the two cars! Thanks for making room guys, <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">t=
hat was an awesome pass! Bob and Brian continued racing each other so <br><=
/div><div dir=3D"ltr">the rest of my ride in the reunion race was not heavi=
ly contested, and I <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">was pleased to finish third =
behind the two TR8's. As I understand it, <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Chris =
had to slow down to let his brakes recover, Joe took the overall <br></div>=
<div dir=3D"ltr">lead and by the time Chris had confidence in his brakes ag=
ain, he was <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">out of time to mount a comeback. He =
told me he needed one more lap to <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">catch Joe!<br>=
</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">A few highlights for me o=
ver the course of the weekend include:<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div>=
<div dir=3D"ltr">The whole scene with Christian Marks flying in from German=
y to drive <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Canadian Pete Bulkowski's TR8. These =
guys know how to have fun while <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">preparing a fast=
race car. Then there was Chris' incredible drive on <br></div><div dir=3D"=
ltr">Saturday morning's Ground Pounders group session. It was a very wet <b=
r></div><div dir=3D"ltr">track and he literally lapped the entire field and=
the rooster tail <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">shooting up behind the TR8 was=
so cool! Somebody posted some video of <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">that som=
ewhere, maybe somebody can provide a link?<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></=
div><div dir=3D"ltr">Meeting Lyman and Dave running the Baja TR3. Taking on=
e look at the car <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">you immediately realized this =
thing is something special. While it was <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">obvious=
the car was not going to be competitive for race wins on a road <br></div>=
<div dir=3D"ltr">course, it shows how we still have people who are committe=
d to the <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Triumph marque, who are willing to spen=
d the time and effort to save <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">significant Triump=
h history, and are willing to share that with us in <br></div><div dir=3D"l=
tr">venues like the Kastner Cup. Well done Lyman, thanks for your efforts. =
<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">And well driven Dave, you had a tough task in fr=
ont of you managing the <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">car on a road course. I =
can't wait to hear about the car's next chapter!<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">=
<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">I helped out on the K-Cup committee, so seeing h=
ow the event unfolded <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">after all the planning was=
kind of cool for me. Curt Johnston did a <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">stella=
r job, and Jim Dolan steered his crew with the PVGP to really make <br></di=
v><div dir=3D"ltr">this a special event for us. Job well done guys!<br></di=
v><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Seeing the family teams in ac=
tion is always cool for me, we had Sean and <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Bren=
dan Alexander, Marty and Jason Sukey, Phil and Dave Gott, Jessie and <br></=
div><div dir=3D"ltr">Pat Darrow, and of course the Dolan family. Sorry if I=
missed anybody!<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Hats =
off to Joe Alexander and his family, while it may look like all <br></div><=
div dir=3D"ltr">this just happens, there is a lot of work behind the scenes=
. Thanks <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">guys.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></d=
iv><div dir=3D"ltr">So next year the race for the Kastner Cup will be at Ro=
ad America, I <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">can't wait! With a full grid of th=
e Mid-west Triumph folk gunning for <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">the Cup, I a=
m confident that it will be a spectacular show! I think the <br></div><div =
dir=3D"ltr">smart money will be on Friendly Ghost Racing, no pressure Jason=
! :-)<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Henry Frye<br></=
div><div dir=3D"ltr">#29 TR250<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">__________________=
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