Subject: [Fot] Bob Blake

From: Greg Blake via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:49:14 -0500

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> Earlier today Robert Blake passed while resting peacefully in his home. Bo=
b was an avid Triumph fan, having spent the majority of his life with at lea=
st one TR in the driveway, garage, or backyard. At one point, he had a 4, 4a=
, 6, and 8 and was on the hunt to complete the range when better judgment pr=
evailed. Dad has been one of the quiet guys on the FOT list, mostly a sponge=
 of information as he maintained and improved his race car between 2009 and 2=
022.=20
> There are so many of you that he met at the track and he no doubt left an i=
mpression as he did in all facets of his life. On the Sunday tow, he would a=
lways remark along the lines of how amazing our hobby is and how fortunate w=
e were to be able to participate with such great people. Immensely impressed=
 by the sense of family and friendship or maybe more like community that is b=
uilt around this fleeting hobby we all enjoy.=20
> When you met him at the track he likely lent you a part or visa versa, len=
t a hand making a repair, or more likely cooked you dinner.=20
> As it does, cancer forced dad to thin the herd which included passing his f=
avorite Triumph, Red No. 14 to its new caretake. He was fortunate enough to v=
isit the track several times since the sale including a trip to his favorite=
 track ECR to help the new owner through driver=E2=80=99s school with CVAR.=20=

> You all were a part of one of his favorite ways to pass time, hanging with=
 friends and working on race cars, and sometimes even driving them. I wanted=
 to pass along the news so y=E2=80=99all can all waive the checkered flag fo=
r Pops one last time.

Greg=

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e-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; color: rgb(0, 0, 0=
);" class=3D"">Earlier today Robert Blake passed while resting peacefully in=
 his home. Bob was an avid Triumph fan, having spent the majority of his lif=
e with at least one TR in the driveway, garage, or backyard. At one point, h=
e had a 4, 4a, 6, and 8 and was on the hunt to complete the range when bette=
r judgment prevailed. Dad has been one of the quiet guys on the FOT list, mo=
stly a sponge of information as he maintained and improved his race car betw=
een 2009 and 2022.&nbsp;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: norma=
l; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&q=
uot;; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"">There are so many of you that he met a=
t the track and he no doubt left an impression as he did in all facets of hi=
s life. On the Sunday tow, he would always remark along the lines of how ama=
zing our hobby is and how fortunate we were to be able to participate with s=
uch great people. Immensely impressed by the sense of family and friendship o=
r maybe more like community that is built around this fleeting hobby we all e=
njoy.&nbsp;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size:=
 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; color: r=
gb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"">When you met him at the track he likely lent you a p=
art or visa versa, lent a hand making a repair, or more likely cooked you di=
nner.&nbsp;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size:=
 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; color: r=
gb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"">As it does, cancer forced dad to thin the herd whic=
h included passing his favorite Triumph, Red No. 14 to its new caretake. He w=
as fortunate enough to visit the track several times since the sale includin=
g a trip to his favorite track ECR to help the new owner through driver=E2=80=
=99s school with CVAR.&nbsp;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: n=
ormal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Ne=
ue&quot;; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"">You all were a part of one of his=
 favorite ways to pass time, hanging with friends and working on race cars, a=
nd sometimes even driving them. I wanted to pass along the news so y=E2=80=99=
all can all waive the checkered flag for Pops one last time.</div></div></bl=
ockquote><br><div>Greg</div></body></html>=

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