That wall has a lot of deep marks on it. The weekend before I raced Peyote
there some locally well-known racer turned a vintage race car (I think it was
an old F1 car, but my memory sucks) into a collection of not very useful parts
and killed himself there. I think that was on my mind when I lifted slightly
and even braked a few times. Peyote, of course was, calling me a sissy each
time.
> On Jun 29, 2026, at 9:23â?¯AM, Dave Riddle <dave@microworks.net> wrote:
>
> It indeed is a great Track and my new favorite. Loved passing cars inside
> and outside of T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5. Not having enough top end power I got
> walked on the run to T8 but then made up lots of ground being flat in 4th for
> T8 after talking to Henry to give up speed at T9. T8 was the most daunting
> Corner for me initially as you see the wall closing in from the left. I
> started saying, jokingly, to myself "She can cash the policy" as I gradually
> built up the nerve to stay flat through there.
>
>
> Dave Riddle
> 602.692.5276
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fot <fot-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of bill@ponostyle.com
> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2026 2:35 PM
> To: yellow04@tr4racer.com
> Cc: Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Fot] From your event chair - our Return to Mosport is in the
> books
>
> Great job Henry, sounds like everyone got to experience an amazing track,
> even the folks that broke. And nobody got killed though I imagine a few
> thought they might be. The third testicle is to go fast in 1 and 2. Iâ??m not
> sure what it takes to go as fast as one should in turn 8. I never got
> anywhere closeâ??we both know itâ??s a flat out kink, not a turn. In my case
> thatâ??s just theoretical. Some very good racers have ended their careers
> (and lives) there. Sorry I couldnâ??t be there with Peyote, as you can
> imagine, itâ??s a lot of fun at Mosport, though Peyote was not impressed with
> my performance. I suspect you would have kicked my butt. I had minis blow by
> me in 8 with only three wheels on the track.
>
>
>> On Jun 25, 2026, at 10:19, yellow04@tr4racer.com wrote:
>>
>> Thanks to everyone who made the trip to Mosport, it was my pleasure to share
>> my favorite event of the year. It was pretty amazing on so many levels, the
>> track, the Canadian hospitality, having all our friends together again to
>> race for the Cup.
>>
>> Our neighbors to the north always put on a great event, and this year was no
>> different. Being the featured marque, we had no less than 10 sessions
>> available to us, but I was only able to do 9. By the time that last race of
>> the weekend came around, I was spent. The car seemed ready and able, my mind
>> was all in, but it was my body that that convinced me I was done! I was
>> literally sore from tossing the car around all those laps at speed!
>>
>> I wish I could have been more effective setting the schedule a little
>> better, I did push back but we got what we got. One of the problems when we
>> get so much track time having cars that run in 4 different groups is getting
>> that track time spread out enough to be comfortable.
>>
>> I feel our racers who were seeing the track for the first time at speed did
>> a wonderful job. Congrats to all first timers for surviving turns 1, 2 and
>> 8, plus figuring out how to get around 5B. It takes a very special person to
>> be able to grow that third testicle on their first visit to Mosport, it took
>> me years to be able to go all out in 1 and 2. I know there is still more
>> speed for me in turn 8, but that risk to reward buzzer in my head goes off
>> every time I try to find it!
>>
>> A heartfelt thanks to Keith Files who came over from the UK to be our Grand
>> Marshal, job well done Keith. It was a privilege to meet the lovely Louisa
>> as well!
>>
>> Kudos to Kallie Sukey, what a great job she did with only a handful of races
>> under her belt. The former Bill Rampe Spit was looking great out there, I
>> have no doubt Kallie will be mixing it up with the best of us soon!
>>
>> The Darrow brothers came with that incredibly fast pair of matching Spits
>> and put on quite a show. They Triumphed over adversity all weekend, great
>> fun to watch.
>>
>> Then there was Fireball Bob Kramer. Surviving the epic tow from Texas, he
>> came trying to break the jinx of Mosport. He was unsuccessful, I am afraid.
>> He just earned another nickname, Oily Bob! Sorry Bob, hopefully your next
>> event goes better!
>>
>> Then we have the luckiest person at the track, our most recent Kastner Cup
>> winner Dave Gott. In one of the group races, we are circling the track under
>> double yellow for an unrelated incident when I come around and see Dave's
>> TR4 beached in a very peculiar place. I think nobody would pull off there if
>> they had a choice. Next time around, the flatbed was there pulling the car
>> backwards and I could see the left front wheel flopping down, it looked like
>> he broke a ball joint! I shuddered thinking how the heck did that happen
>> under yellow in the ONLY slow corner on the whole track when only moments
>> before I know he was running right hand corners at full chat where that
>> failure would be catastrophic. I suggested he buy a lottery ticket... Of
>> course I have no clue if Canada even does the lottery thing! Turns out it
>> was a snapped upright, it broke just above the threads that screw into the
>> trunnion. Unfortunately, Dave was done for the weekend.
>>
>> We had our share of mechanical issues on top of Dave's near calamity, I saw
>> at least 3 head gasket replacements, a diff failure, a gearbox shredded some
>> gears, and a blown out bespoke shock just to name a few. Most persevered to
>> get things fixed, some became spectators not by choice but by necessity. A
>> pretty typical showing for our group, as we know attrition is part of the
>> sport.
>>
>> Thanks to all the non-racers who showed up, we had no less than 10 of our
>> Western Pennsylvania Triumph buds, plus our friends Irv Korey and Jay
>> Holecamp came from Illinois. Dave Amys and his wife drove their beautiful
>> TR6 all the way from Minnesota to be with us! Plus more I can't think of at
>> the moment, sorry about that folks!
>>
>> I'll post a couple of race reports shortly, and call it a wrap on my time as
>> your race chair. I am thrilled that Jason and Brian are back on the task for
>> Grattan next year, it's on my calendar for the middle of August, 2027!
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Henry Frye
>> #29 TR250
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