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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>Jim Ray gave a =E2=80=9Ctech session=E2=
=80=9D At our VTR Nationals in Galveston 2012. He showed old race photos and=
told stories. The one I remember:</div><div><br></div><div>Jim was in a Spi=
tfire during the pace lap of the runoffs when he developed a mis. Kas was ma=
naging the competing team, but heard the Triumph running rough and grabbed a=
spark plug and wrench. When Jim pulled in the hot pit Kas stepped in f=
ront of the car (having never met Jim before). Kas told Jim to stay strapped=
in and shut off the engine. Kas popped the hood, licked his hand, and pulle=
d each spark plug wire and touched each plug until he found the one that was=
n=E2=80=99t hot. Swapped the plug and sent Jim back out down only half a lap=
. </div><div><br></div><div>That was the best =E2=80=9CTech session=E2=80=
=9D I ever attended, hearing old war stories from the glory days.</div><br i=
d=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Dusty Nicholson =
<div>281-871-9623</div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">=
On Dec 19, 2024, at 3:52=E2=80=AFPM, Bob Kramer via Fot <fot@autox.team.n=
et> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D=
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ak-word;display:block;font-size:0.75rem;line-height:1.2308;font-family:inher=
it;min-width:0px">Gary Brizendine</span></span></a></span></span><div class=3D=
"gmail-x1lliihq gmail-xjkvuk6 gmail-x1iorvi4" style=3D"padding-top:4px;paddi=
ng-bottom:4px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI"=
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:rgb(240,242,245)"><span class=3D"gmail-x193iq5w gmail-xeuugli gmail-x13faqb=
e gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-x1xmvt09 gmail-x1lliihq gmail-x1s928wv gmail-xhkezso g=
mail-x1gmr53x gmail-x1cpjm7i gmail-x1fgarty gmail-x1943h6x gmail-xudqn12 gma=
il-x3x7a5m gmail-x1f6kntn gmail-xvq8zen gmail-xo1l8bm gmail-xzsf02u" dir=3D"=
auto" lang=3D"en" style=3D"max-width:100%;word-break:break-word;font-size:0.=
875rem;display:block;font-family:inherit;line-height:1.3333;min-width:0px"><=
div class=3D"gmail-xdj266r gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail=
-x1vvkbs" style=3D"margin:0px;font-family:inherit"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D=
"font-family:inherit">Crew, 72 D Production.</div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D=
"font-family:inherit">The TR6.</div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:i=
nherit">Saturday afternoon, Regional Race, the LR cast aluminum lower traili=
ng arm of Jim Ray's TR6 broke. Uh, not something that was in the spare parts=
bin.</div></div><div class=3D"gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r g=
mail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style=3D"margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:inheri=
t"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:inherit">A fellow from Houston tha=
t had driven his street car, a TR6, had wandered by several times Saturday m=
orning. Right after the wrecker had deposited the now lame race car by our b=
us, the fellow hustled up to see what was the matter.....</div><div dir=3D"a=
uto" style=3D"font-family:inherit">I immediately asked him, where is your ca=
r?</div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:inherit">His car? Yes, your c=
ar. He pointed toward the area outside of the Paddock. He said way down ther=
e....</div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:inherit">I said, let's go g=
et your car. Hua? Yes, we need to go get your car and bring it in the Paddoc=
k, right here.</div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:inherit">Why?</di=
v><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:inherit">Because I'm going to take t=
he rear trailing arm off of your car and put it on the crippled race car.</d=
iv><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:inherit">He was dumb-struck.</div>=
<div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:inherit">How can I get home if you di=
sassemble my car?</div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:inherit">I han=
ded him the keys to Jim Ray's own 911S. You drive this car until the Dealer i=
n Houston reassembles and fully services your TR6....</div><div dir=3D"auto"=
style=3D"font-family:inherit">I did the R&R on the racecar using the do=
nor control arm. Compressed the coil spring on the street car using about 25=
worm-drive hose clamps.....Nobody wanted to stand around to watch THAT!</di=
v><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:inherit">Rebuild done before dark..=
..</div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:inherit">Jim won the National=
the next day....</div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:inherit">The o=
wner of the donor got his car put back and a bunch of little service items d=
one by the Dealer in Houston.</div></div><div class=3D"gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-=
xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style=3D"margin:0.5em 0p=
x 0px;font-family:inherit"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:inherit">D=
on't you know getting out of the 911 an back into his TR6 was a let down!</d=
iv></div></span></div></div><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" d=
ata-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div>When Gary s=
aw me racing the TR6 I bought from Sam Halkias he encouraged me to rebuild i=
t as a Jim Ray replica. I can't bring myself to modify that car but the=
Ray TR6 was an awesome looking car.</div><div><div><image.png></div><=
br></div><div><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Bob Kramer</div></div></div></div>
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