Subject: Re: [Fot] Triumphs at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix - Mosport

From: Joe Alexander via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2024 08:45:16 -0500

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> On Jun 23, 2024, at 8:34 AM, yellow04 via Fot <[email-masked]> wrote:
> 
> Triumphs invaded the Great White North earlier this month, with many in attendance at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix at Mosport, otherwise known as Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. In my opinion, VARAC has turned this race into the premier North American Vintage Racing event of the season. They have built this event into the most enjoyable, low key festival event imaginable.
> 
> Can you name another event that puts on a dinner and live music every night, including the load-in on Wednesday? Yes, that's 4 nights of food and entertainment, which includes free beer every night! Canadian hospitality can't be beat, want to load in on Wednesday and not run the test day, no problem. Want to stay over Sunday night and get a fresh start at your drive home Monday morning? No problem. Mosport is a bucket list track that is worth the tow from just about anywhere, and you are treated to 8 sessions over 3 days.
> 
> Much to the chagrin of the VARAC's race director and MG pilot Dave Good, a Triumph won the annual MG/TR Challenge, again. We have a bit of a streak going here. I didn't get a qualifying time because of a minor suspension snafu, so I started from a grid position of 27th. Unfortunately, my good friend and on-track nemesis Nick Pratt broke in Practice, so I didn't have the blue Midget to play with. When the green flag flew I saw a hole and it felt like I got by half the field before turn 1, then on lap 2 I motored by the leaders on the back straight to take the lead and run uncontested. Mike Moore took second spot on the podium with a great run in his TR4.
> 
> In the Porsche vs. the rest of the world "All Comers" race, I did my part keeping the podium Porsche-free by running third overall. VARAC runs what is best described as bracket racing, you pick the lap time you are comfortable with and that is where you are scored. I just happen to have a car that runs towards the top of the Over-1:40 bracket, and I took the top podium spot for VH3. Yup, a good weekend for the yellow TR250.
> 
> Mike Deweerd ran the ex-Peter Bulkowski TR8, and with every session more and more seconds fell off the lap times. Once Mike gets a handle on this beast, watch out! He was two-timing it, with his faithful Green Bean TR4 running with Vintage Historic grid and the TR8 joining the Classic grid. Peter came to offer support and encouragement, and it is always a good time when Peter is around!
> 
> This was Jason Sukey's first outing at the storied Grand Prix track, and he confidently shaved seconds off every session as well, looking awesome in his GT6 in the Sunday morning race. Dad Marty's Spitfire didn't fare quite as well, but he was all smiles as usual all weekend.
> 
> Brian Schirano joined the fun and ran well with his GT6, as did Stewart Wigg rounding out the GT6 contingent. Tim Slater towed his Spitfire up from rain ravaged South Florida with his dingy strapped on the second story of his trailer, (not a joke) and ran as strong as a mortal Spitfire can go.
> 
> Mark Wheatley didn't have the weekend he had hoped for with his TR4, but in the feature race on Sunday afternoon we are pretty confident the issue has been identified. The sole sidescreen car at the event was John Styduhar with his TR3B, John ran strong all weekend never missing a beat.
> 
> Mike Moore convinced himself he had enough grip on old tires to not put his new ones on, but after spinning in the very high speed turn 8 he realized that was not the way to go! No harm, no foul, and hopefully lesson learned! Mike ran well when all wheels were pointing the right way, he also had a great weekend.
> 
> It seems every year we get more Americans to venture north across the border to race with us, and every one of them that races this event assures me they have put the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix on their permanent race schedule! To me, the Mosport experience is what I gauge all other tracks by, and to have VARAC put on such an amazing event at a world class track, it just doesn't get any better than this!
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Henry Frye
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From: Scott Meredith via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2024 13:58:49 +0000 (UTC)

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 Henry,That is the best re-cap of a race weekend that I have every had the =
pleasure to read -Makes me wish that my Spitfire wasn't FOR SALE and that I=
=C2=A0was a younger man,I'd be headed the the "Great White North" next year=
 . . .
    On Sunday, June 23, 2024 at 06:33:52 AM PDT, yellow04 via Fot <fot@auto=
x.team.net> wrote:  =20

 Triumphs invaded the Great White North earlier this month, with many in=20
attendance at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix at Mosport, otherwise known=20
as Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. In my opinion, VARAC has turned this=20
race into the premier North American Vintage Racing event of the season.=20
They have built this event into the most enjoyable, low key festival=20
event imaginable.

Can you name another event that puts on a dinner and live music every=20
night, including the load-in on Wednesday? Yes, that's 4 nights of food=20
and entertainment, which includes free beer every night! Canadian=20
hospitality can't be beat, want to load in on Wednesday and not run the=20
test day, no problem. Want to stay over Sunday night and get a fresh=20
start at your drive home Monday morning? No problem. Mosport is a bucket=20
list track that is worth the tow from just about anywhere, and you are=20
treated to 8 sessions over 3 days.

Much to the chagrin of the VARAC's race director and MG pilot Dave Good,=20
a Triumph won the annual MG/TR Challenge, again. We have a bit of a=20
streak going here. I didn't get a qualifying time because of a minor=20
suspension snafu, so I started from a grid position of 27th.=20
Unfortunately, my good friend and on-track nemesis Nick Pratt broke in=20
Practice, so I didn't have the blue Midget to play with. When the green=20
flag flew I saw a hole and it felt like I got by half the field before=20
turn 1, then on lap 2 I motored by the leaders on the back straight to=20
take the lead and run uncontested. Mike Moore took second spot on the=20
podium with a great run in his TR4.

In the Porsche vs. the rest of the world "All Comers" race, I did my=20
part keeping the podium Porsche-free by running third overall. VARAC=20
runs what is best described as bracket racing, you pick the lap time you=20
are comfortable with and that is where you are scored. I just happen to=20
have a car that runs towards the top of the Over-1:40 bracket, and I=20
took the top podium spot for VH3. Yup, a good weekend for the yellow=20
TR250.

Mike Deweerd ran the ex-Peter Bulkowski TR8, and with every session more=20
and more seconds fell off the lap times. Once Mike gets a handle on this=20
beast, watch out! He was two-timing it, with his faithful Green Bean TR4=20
running with Vintage Historic grid and the TR8 joining the Classic grid.=20
Peter came to offer support and encouragement, and it is always a good=20
time when Peter is around!

This was Jason Sukey's first outing at the storied Grand Prix track, and=20
he confidently shaved seconds off every session as well, looking awesome=20
in his GT6 in the Sunday morning race. Dad Marty's Spitfire didn't fare=20
quite as well, but he was all smiles as usual all weekend.

Brian Schirano joined the fun and ran well with his GT6, as did Stewart=20
Wigg rounding out the GT6 contingent. Tim Slater towed his Spitfire up=20
from rain ravaged South Florida with his dingy strapped on the second=20
story of his trailer, (not a joke) and ran as strong as a mortal=20
Spitfire can go.

Mark Wheatley didn't have the weekend he had hoped for with his TR4, but=20
in the feature race on Sunday afternoon we are pretty confident the=20
issue has been identified. The sole sidescreen car at the event was John=20
Styduhar with his TR3B, John ran strong all weekend never missing a=20
beat.

Mike Moore convinced himself he had enough grip on old tires to not put=20
his new ones on, but after spinning in the very high speed turn 8 he=20
realized that was not the way to go! No harm, no foul, and hopefully=20
lesson learned! Mike ran well when all wheels were pointing the right=20
way, he also had a great weekend.

It seems every year we get more Americans to venture north across the=20
border to race with us, and every one of them that races this event=20
assures me they have put the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix on their permanent=20
race schedule! To me, the Mosport experience is what I gauge all other=20
tracks by, and to have VARAC put on such an amazing event at a world=20
class track, it just doesn't get any better than this!

Cheers

Henry Frye

l.com

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age Racing event of the season. <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">They have built =
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ltr">event imaginable.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"=
>Can you name another event that puts on a dinner and live music every <br>=
</div><div dir=3D"ltr">night, including the load-in on Wednesday? Yes, that=
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ludes free beer every night! Canadian <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">hospitalit=
y can't be beat, want to load in on Wednesday and not run the <br></div><di=
v dir=3D"ltr">test day, no problem. Want to stay over Sunday night and get =
a fresh <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">start at your drive home Monday morning?=
 No problem. Mosport is a bucket <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">list track that=
 is worth the tow from just about anywhere, and you are <br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">treated to 8 sessions over 3 days.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><=
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oing here. I didn't get a qualifying time because of a minor <br></div><div=
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br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Unfortunately, my good friend and on-track nemesi=
s Nick Pratt broke in <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Practice, so I didn't have=
 the blue Midget to play with. When the green <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">fl=
ag flew I saw a hole and it felt like I got by half the field before <br></=
div><div dir=3D"ltr">turn 1, then on lap 2 I motored by the leaders on the =
back straight to <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">take the lead and run uncontest=
ed. Mike Moore took second spot on the <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">podium wi=
th a great run in his TR4.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"=
ltr">In the Porsche vs. the rest of the world "All Comers" race, I did my <=
br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">part keeping the podium Porsche-free by running t=
hird overall. VARAC <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">runs what is best described =
as bracket racing, you pick the lap time you <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">are=
 comfortable with and that is where you are scored. I just happen to <br></=
div><div dir=3D"ltr">have a car that runs towards the top of the Over-1:40 =
bracket, and I <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">took the top podium spot for VH3.=
 Yup, a good weekend for the yellow <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">TR250.<br></=
div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Mike Deweerd ran the ex-Pet=
er Bulkowski TR8, and with every session more <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">an=
d more seconds fell off the lap times. Once Mike gets a handle on this <br>=
</div><div dir=3D"ltr">beast, watch out! He was two-timing it, with his fai=
thful Green Bean TR4 <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">running with Vintage Histor=
ic grid and the TR8 joining the Classic grid. <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Pe=
ter came to offer support and encouragement, and it is always a good <br></=
div><div dir=3D"ltr">time when Peter is around!<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><=
br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">This was Jason Sukey's first outing at the storie=
d Grand Prix track, and <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">he confidently shaved se=
conds off every session as well, looking awesome <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"=
>in his GT6 in the Sunday morning race. Dad Marty's Spitfire didn't fare <b=
r></div><div dir=3D"ltr">quite as well, but he was all smiles as usual all =
weekend.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Brian Schiran=
o joined the fun and ran well with his GT6, as did Stewart <br></div><div d=
ir=3D"ltr">Wigg rounding out the GT6 contingent. Tim Slater towed his Spitf=
ire up <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">from rain ravaged South Florida with his =
dingy strapped on the second <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">story of his traile=
r, (not a joke) and ran as strong as a mortal <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Sp=
itfire can go.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Mark Wh=
eatley didn't have the weekend he had hoped for with his TR4, but <br></div=
><div dir=3D"ltr">in the feature race on Sunday afternoon we are pretty con=
fident the <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">issue has been identified. The sole s=
idescreen car at the event was John <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Styduhar wit=
h his TR3B, John ran strong all weekend never missing a <br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">beat.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Mike Mo=
ore convinced himself he had enough grip on old tires to not put <br></div>=
<div dir=3D"ltr">his new ones on, but after spinning in the very high speed=
 turn 8 he <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">realized that was not the way to go! =
No harm, no foul, and hopefully <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">lesson learned! =
Mike ran well when all wheels were pointing the right <br></div><div dir=3D=
"ltr">way, he also had a great weekend.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div=
><div dir=3D"ltr">It seems every year we get more Americans to venture nort=
h across the <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">border to race with us, and every o=
ne of them that races this event <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">assures me they=
 have put the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix on their permanent <br></div><div di=
r=3D"ltr">race schedule! To me, the Mosport experience is what I gauge all =
other <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">tracks by, and to have VARAC put on such a=
n amazing event at a world <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">class track, it just =
doesn't get any better than this!<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div =
dir=3D"ltr">Cheers<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Hen=
ry Frye<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">_________________________________________=
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From: marty sukey via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2024 16:03:42 +0000

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My first time at Mosport was in 2018. Glad to be back again for a second ti=
me. I had a rocker pedestal stud break Friday, got that fixed and then lost=
 my clutch Saturday morning. I only got a few sessions in but was starting =
to feel the track and took 5 seconds off my 2018 best time. Had a blast. Li=
ke Henry said. It is going on my schedule now.

Marty Sukey
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Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2024 9:19 AM
To: [email-masked] <[email-masked]>
Subject: [Fot] Triumphs at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix - Mosport

Triumphs invaded the Great White North earlier this month, with many in
attendance at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix at Mosport, otherwise known
as Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. In my opinion, VARAC has turned this
race into the premier North American Vintage Racing event of the season.
They have built this event into the most enjoyable, low key festival
event imaginable.

Can you name another event that puts on a dinner and live music every
night, including the load-in on Wednesday? Yes, that's 4 nights of food
and entertainment, which includes free beer every night! Canadian
hospitality can't be beat, want to load in on Wednesday and not run the
test day, no problem. Want to stay over Sunday night and get a fresh
start at your drive home Monday morning? No problem. Mosport is a bucket
list track that is worth the tow from just about anywhere, and you are
treated to 8 sessions over 3 days.

Much to the chagrin of the VARAC's race director and MG pilot Dave Good,
a Triumph won the annual MG/TR Challenge, again. We have a bit of a
streak going here. I didn't get a qualifying time because of a minor
suspension snafu, so I started from a grid position of 27th.
Unfortunately, my good friend and on-track nemesis Nick Pratt broke in
Practice, so I didn't have the blue Midget to play with. When the green
flag flew I saw a hole and it felt like I got by half the field before
turn 1, then on lap 2 I motored by the leaders on the back straight to
take the lead and run uncontested. Mike Moore took second spot on the
podium with a great run in his TR4.

In the Porsche vs. the rest of the world "All Comers" race, I did my
part keeping the podium Porsche-free by running third overall. VARAC
runs what is best described as bracket racing, you pick the lap time you
are comfortable with and that is where you are scored. I just happen to
have a car that runs towards the top of the Over-1:40 bracket, and I
took the top podium spot for VH3. Yup, a good weekend for the yellow
TR250.

Mike Deweerd ran the ex-Peter Bulkowski TR8, and with every session more
and more seconds fell off the lap times. Once Mike gets a handle on this
beast, watch out! He was two-timing it, with his faithful Green Bean TR4
running with Vintage Historic grid and the TR8 joining the Classic grid.
Peter came to offer support and encouragement, and it is always a good
time when Peter is around!

This was Jason Sukey's first outing at the storied Grand Prix track, and
he confidently shaved seconds off every session as well, looking awesome
in his GT6 in the Sunday morning race. Dad Marty's Spitfire didn't fare
quite as well, but he was all smiles as usual all weekend.

Brian Schirano joined the fun and ran well with his GT6, as did Stewart
Wigg rounding out the GT6 contingent. Tim Slater towed his Spitfire up
from rain ravaged South Florida with his dingy strapped on the second
story of his trailer, (not a joke) and ran as strong as a mortal
Spitfire can go.

Mark Wheatley didn't have the weekend he had hoped for with his TR4, but
in the feature race on Sunday afternoon we are pretty confident the
issue has been identified. The sole sidescreen car at the event was John
Styduhar with his TR3B, John ran strong all weekend never missing a
beat.

Mike Moore convinced himself he had enough grip on old tires to not put
his new ones on, but after spinning in the very high speed turn 8 he
realized that was not the way to go! No harm, no foul, and hopefully
lesson learned! Mike ran well when all wheels were pointing the right
way, he also had a great weekend.

It seems every year we get more Americans to venture north across the
border to race with us, and every one of them that races this event
assures me they have put the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix on their permanent
race schedule! To me, the Mosport experience is what I gauge all other
tracks by, and to have VARAC put on such an amazing event at a world
class track, it just doesn't get any better than this!

Cheers

Henry Frye

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My first time at Mosport was in 2018. Glad to be back again for a second ti=
me. I had a rocker pedestal stud break Friday, got that fixed and then lost=
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to feel the track and took 5 seconds
 off my 2018 best time. Had a blast. Like Henry said. It is going on my sch=
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Marty Sukey</div>
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br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, June 23, 2024 9:19 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> [email-masked] &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Fot] Triumphs at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix - Mosport</f=
ont>
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<div class=3D"PlainText">Triumphs invaded the Great White North earlier thi=
s month, with many in
<br>
attendance at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix at Mosport, otherwise known <br>
as Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. In my opinion, VARAC has turned this <br=
race into the premier North American Vintage Racing event of the season. <b=
r>
They have built this event into the most enjoyable, low key festival <br>
event imaginable.<br>
<br>
Can you name another event that puts on a dinner and live music every <br>
night, including the load-in on Wednesday? Yes, that's 4 nights of food <br=
and entertainment, which includes free beer every night! Canadian <br>
hospitality can't be beat, want to load in on Wednesday and not run the <br=
test day, no problem. Want to stay over Sunday night and get a fresh <br>
start at your drive home Monday morning? No problem. Mosport is a bucket <b=
r>
list track that is worth the tow from just about anywhere, and you are <br>
treated to 8 sessions over 3 days.<br>
<br>
Much to the chagrin of the VARAC's race director and MG pilot Dave Good, <b=
r>
a Triumph won the annual MG/TR Challenge, again. We have a bit of a <br>
streak going here. I didn't get a qualifying time because of a minor <br>
suspension snafu, so I started from a grid position of 27th. <br>
Unfortunately, my good friend and on-track nemesis Nick Pratt broke in <br>
Practice, so I didn't have the blue Midget to play with. When the green <br=
flag flew I saw a hole and it felt like I got by half the field before <br>
turn 1, then on lap 2 I motored by the leaders on the back straight to <br>
take the lead and run uncontested. Mike Moore took second spot on the <br>
podium with a great run in his TR4.<br>
<br>
In the Porsche vs. the rest of the world &quot;All Comers&quot; race, I did=
 my <br>
part keeping the podium Porsche-free by running third overall. VARAC <br>
runs what is best described as bracket racing, you pick the lap time you <b=
r>
are comfortable with and that is where you are scored. I just happen to <br=
have a car that runs towards the top of the Over-1:40 bracket, and I <br>
took the top podium spot for VH3. Yup, a good weekend for the yellow <br>
TR250.<br>
<br>
Mike Deweerd ran the ex-Peter Bulkowski TR8, and with every session more <b=
r>
and more seconds fell off the lap times. Once Mike gets a handle on this <b=
r>
beast, watch out! He was two-timing it, with his faithful Green Bean TR4 <b=
r>
running with Vintage Historic grid and the TR8 joining the Classic grid. <b=
r>
Peter came to offer support and encouragement, and it is always a good <br>
time when Peter is around!<br>
<br>
This was Jason Sukey's first outing at the storied Grand Prix track, and <b=
r>
he confidently shaved seconds off every session as well, looking awesome <b=
r>
in his GT6 in the Sunday morning race. Dad Marty's Spitfire didn't fare <br=
quite as well, but he was all smiles as usual all weekend.<br>
<br>
Brian Schirano joined the fun and ran well with his GT6, as did Stewart <br=
Wigg rounding out the GT6 contingent. Tim Slater towed his Spitfire up <br>
from rain ravaged South Florida with his dingy strapped on the second <br>
story of his trailer, (not a joke) and ran as strong as a mortal <br>
Spitfire can go.<br>
<br>
Mark Wheatley didn't have the weekend he had hoped for with his TR4, but <b=
r>
in the feature race on Sunday afternoon we are pretty confident the <br>
issue has been identified. The sole sidescreen car at the event was John <b=
r>
Styduhar with his TR3B, John ran strong all weekend never missing a <br>
beat.<br>
<br>
Mike Moore convinced himself he had enough grip on old tires to not put <br=
his new ones on, but after spinning in the very high speed turn 8 he <br>
realized that was not the way to go! No harm, no foul, and hopefully <br>
lesson learned! Mike ran well when all wheels were pointing the right <br>
way, he also had a great weekend.<br>
<br>
It seems every year we get more Americans to venture north across the <br>
border to race with us, and every one of them that races this event <br>
assures me they have put the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix on their permanent <b=
r>
race schedule! To me, the Mosport experience is what I gauge all other <br>
tracks by, and to have VARAC put on such an amazing event at a world <br>
class track, it just doesn't get any better than this!<br>
<br>
Cheers<br>
<br>
Henry Frye<br>
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2018 was my first time there, too.=C2=A0Just watch out for that sneaky lil=
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 =E2=80=9Cyear of the neck brace=E2=80=9D=E2=80=A6The still is=C2=A0from ra=
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=A0turn 10. (Credit,=C2=A0Eddie Levac)

I went back again in 2022. Much better results! Same great fun.

So, maybe I=E2=80=99m not the guy you should listen to, but everything Henr=
y said is true and verified!
Fantastic track with=C2=A0a great atmosphere for the vintage race=C2=A0week=
end (even if your car thinks otherwise).
Rick McCurdy

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#yiv8878735836 P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}My first time at Mosport wa=
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 stud break Friday, got that fixed and then lost my clutch Saturday morning=
. I only got a few sessions in but was starting to feel the track and took =
5 seconds off my 2018 best time. Had a blast. Like Henry said. It is going =
on my schedule now.
Marty SukeyFrom: Fot <[email-masked]> on behalf of yellow04 via=
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Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2024 9:19 AM
To: [email-masked] <[email-masked]>
Subject: [Fot] Triumphs at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix - Mosport=C2=A0Triu=
mphs invaded the Great White North earlier this month, with many in
attendance at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix at Mosport, otherwise known=20
as Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. In my opinion, VARAC has turned this=20
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2018 was my first time there, too.&nbsp;<span style=3D"-webkit-text-size-ad=
just: auto;">Just watch out for that sneaky lil&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"=
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be&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">wiser now.&n=
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r of the neck brace=E2=80=9D=E2=80=A6</span><div>The still is&nbsp;from rac=
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turn 10. (Credit,&nbsp;Eddie Levac)</div><div><div><br></div><img src=3D"ci=
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oo-rte-cursor-span"></span>I went back again in 2022. Much better results! =
Same great fun.<br><br>So, maybe I=E2=80=99m not the guy you should listen =
to, but everything Henry said is true and verified!</div><div><br><div clas=
s=3D"yahoo-signature">Fantastic track with&nbsp;a great atmosphere for the =
vintage race&nbsp;weekend (even if your car thinks otherwise).</div><div cl=
ass=3D"yahoo-signature"><br></div><div class=3D"yahoo-signature">Rick McCur=
dy</div><div class=3D"yahoo-signature"><br></div><br><p class=3D"yahoo-quot=
ed-begin" style=3D"font-size: 15px; color: rgb(132, 115, 255); padding-top:=
 15px; margin-top: 0px;">On Sunday, June 23, 2024, 12:36 PM, marty sukey vi=
a Fot &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:</p><blockquote class=3D"iosymail"><=
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My first time at Mosport was in 2018. Glad to be back again for a second ti=
me. I had a rocker pedestal stud break Friday, got that fixed and then lost=
 my clutch Saturday morning. I only got a few sessions in but was starting =
to feel the track and took 5 seconds
 off my 2018 best time. Had a blast. Like Henry said. It is going on my sch=
edule now.</div>
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or:rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"yiv8878735836elementToProof">
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Marty Sukey</div>
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[email-masked]&gt; on behalf of yellow04 via Fot &lt;[email-masked]=
m.net&gt;<br clear=3D"none">
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, June 23, 2024 9:19 AM<br clear=3D"none">
<b>To:</b> [email-masked] &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br clear=3D"none">
<b>Subject:</b> [Fot] Triumphs at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix - Mosport
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</span><div class=3D"yiv8878735836PlainText">Triumphs invaded the Great Whi=
te North earlier this month, with many in
<br clear=3D"none">
attendance at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix at Mosport, otherwise known <br =
clear=3D"none">
as Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. In my opinion, VARAC has turned this <br=
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race into the premier North American Vintage Racing event of the season. <b=
r clear=3D"none">
They have built this event into the most enjoyable, low key festival <br cl=
ear=3D"none">
event imaginable.<br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
Can you name another event that puts on a dinner and live music every <br c=
lear=3D"none">
night, including the load-in on Wednesday? Yes, that's 4 nights of food <br=
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and entertainment, which includes free beer every night! Canadian <br clear=
=3D"none">
hospitality can't be beat, want to load in on Wednesday and not run the <br=
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test day, no problem. Want to stay over Sunday night and get a fresh <br cl=
ear=3D"none">
start at your drive home Monday morning? No problem. Mosport is a bucket <b=
r clear=3D"none">
list track that is worth the tow from just about anywhere, and you are <br =
clear=3D"none">
treated to 8 sessions over 3 days.<br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
Much to the chagrin of the VARAC's race director and MG pilot Dave Good, <b=
r clear=3D"none">
a Triumph won the annual MG/TR Challenge, again. We have a bit of a <br cle=
ar=3D"none">
streak going here. I didn't get a qualifying time because of a minor <br cl=
ear=3D"none">
suspension snafu, so I started from a grid position of 27th. <br clear=3D"n=
one">
Unfortunately, my good friend and on-track nemesis Nick Pratt broke in <br =
clear=3D"none">
Practice, so I didn't have the blue Midget to play with. When the green <br=
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flag flew I saw a hole and it felt like I got by half the field before <br =
clear=3D"none">
turn 1, then on lap 2 I motored by the leaders on the back straight to <br =
clear=3D"none">
take the lead and run uncontested. Mike Moore took second spot on the <br c=
lear=3D"none">
podium with a great run in his TR4.<br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
In the Porsche vs. the rest of the world "All Comers" race, I did my <br cl=
ear=3D"none">
part keeping the podium Porsche-free by running third overall. VARAC <br cl=
ear=3D"none">
runs what is best described as bracket racing, you pick the lap time you <b=
r clear=3D"none">
are comfortable with and that is where you are scored. I just happen to <br=
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have a car that runs towards the top of the Over-1:40 bracket, and I <br cl=
ear=3D"none">
took the top podium spot for VH3. Yup, a good weekend for the yellow <br cl=
ear=3D"none">
TR250.<br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
Mike Deweerd ran the ex-Peter Bulkowski TR8, and with every session more <b=
r clear=3D"none">
and more seconds fell off the lap times. Once Mike gets a handle on this <b=
r clear=3D"none">
beast, watch out! He was two-timing it, with his faithful Green Bean TR4 <b=
r clear=3D"none">
running with Vintage Historic grid and the TR8 joining the Classic grid. <b=
r clear=3D"none">
Peter came to offer support and encouragement, and it is always a good <br =
clear=3D"none">
time when Peter is around!<br clear=3D"none">
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This was Jason Sukey's first outing at the storied Grand Prix track, and <b=
r clear=3D"none">
he confidently shaved seconds off every session as well, looking awesome <b=
r clear=3D"none">
in his GT6 in the Sunday morning race. Dad Marty's Spitfire didn't fare <br=
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quite as well, but he was all smiles as usual all weekend.<br clear=3D"none=
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<br clear=3D"none">
Brian Schirano joined the fun and ran well with his GT6, as did Stewart <br=
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Wigg rounding out the GT6 contingent. Tim Slater towed his Spitfire up <br =
clear=3D"none">
from rain ravaged South Florida with his dingy strapped on the second <br c=
lear=3D"none">
story of his trailer, (not a joke) and ran as strong as a mortal <br clear=
=3D"none">
Spitfire can go.<br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
Mark Wheatley didn't have the weekend he had hoped for with his TR4, but <b=
r clear=3D"none">
in the feature race on Sunday afternoon we are pretty confident the <br cle=
ar=3D"none">
issue has been identified. The sole sidescreen car at the event was John <b=
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Styduhar with his TR3B, John ran strong all weekend never missing a <br cle=
ar=3D"none">
beat.<br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
Mike Moore convinced himself he had enough grip on old tires to not put <br=
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his new ones on, but after spinning in the very high speed turn 8 he <br cl=
ear=3D"none">
realized that was not the way to go! No harm, no foul, and hopefully <br cl=
ear=3D"none">
lesson learned! Mike ran well when all wheels were pointing the right <br c=
lear=3D"none">
way, he also had a great weekend.<br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
It seems every year we get more Americans to venture north across the <br c=
lear=3D"none">
border to race with us, and every one of them that races this event <br cle=
ar=3D"none">
assures me they have put the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix on their permanent <b=
r clear=3D"none">
race schedule! To me, the Mosport experience is what I gauge all other <br =
clear=3D"none">
tracks by, and to have VARAC put on such an amazing event at a world <br cl=
ear=3D"none">
class track, it just doesn't get any better than this!<br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
Cheers<br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
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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">Fantastic!&nbsp;<div>Great to hear.&nbsp;<d=
iv>Seems like the GT6=E2=80=99s are multiplying.</div><div>Triumph is the ma=
rque to beat, coast to coast.</div><div><br></div><div>Jason Ostrowski&nbsp;=
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nbsp;<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>=
<blockquote type=3D"cite">On Jun 23, 2024, at 11:37 AM, marty sukey via Fot &=
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My first time at Mosport was in 2018. Glad to be back again for a second tim=
e. I had a rocker pedestal stud break Friday, got that fixed and then lost m=
y clutch Saturday morning. I only got a few sessions in but was starting to f=
eel the track and took 5 seconds
 off my 2018 best time. Had a blast. Like Henry said. It is going on my sche=
dule now.</div>
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Marty Sukey</div>
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ox.team.net&gt; on behalf of yellow04 via Fot &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br>=

<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, June 23, 2024 9:19 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> [email-masked] &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Fot] Triumphs at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix - Mosport</fo=
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<div class=3D"PlainText">Triumphs invaded the Great White North earlier this=
 month, with many in
<br>
attendance at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix at Mosport, otherwise known <br>
as Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. In my opinion, VARAC has turned this <br>=

race into the premier North American Vintage Racing event of the season. <br=
They have built this event into the most enjoyable, low key festival <br>
event imaginable.<br>
<br>
Can you name another event that puts on a dinner and live music every <br>
night, including the load-in on Wednesday? Yes, that's 4 nights of food <br>=

and entertainment, which includes free beer every night! Canadian <br>
hospitality can't be beat, want to load in on Wednesday and not run the <br>=

test day, no problem. Want to stay over Sunday night and get a fresh <br>
start at your drive home Monday morning? No problem. Mosport is a bucket <br=
list track that is worth the tow from just about anywhere, and you are <br>
treated to 8 sessions over 3 days.<br>
<br>
Much to the chagrin of the VARAC's race director and MG pilot Dave Good, <br=
Practice, so I didn't have the blue Midget to play with. When the green <br>=

flag flew I saw a hole and it felt like I got by half the field before <br>
turn 1, then on lap 2 I motored by the leaders on the back straight to <br>
take the lead and run uncontested. Mike Moore took second spot on the <br>
podium with a great run in his TR4.<br>
<br>
In the Porsche vs. the rest of the world "All Comers" race, I did my <br>
part keeping the podium Porsche-free by running third overall. VARAC <br>
runs what is best described as bracket racing, you pick the lap time you <br=
are comfortable with and that is where you are scored. I just happen to <br>=

have a car that runs towards the top of the Over-1:40 bracket, and I <br>
took the top podium spot for VH3. Yup, a good weekend for the yellow <br>
TR250.<br>
<br>
Mike Deweerd ran the ex-Peter Bulkowski TR8, and with every session more <br=
and more seconds fell off the lap times. Once Mike gets a handle on this <br=
beast, watch out! He was two-timing it, with his faithful Green Bean TR4 <br=
running with Vintage Historic grid and the TR8 joining the Classic grid. <br=
Peter came to offer support and encouragement, and it is always a good <br>
time when Peter is around!<br>
<br>
This was Jason Sukey's first outing at the storied Grand Prix track, and <br=
he confidently shaved seconds off every session as well, looking awesome <br=
in his GT6 in the Sunday morning race. Dad Marty's Spitfire didn't fare <br>=

quite as well, but he was all smiles as usual all weekend.<br>
<br>
Brian Schirano joined the fun and ran well with his GT6, as did Stewart <br>=

Wigg rounding out the GT6 contingent. Tim Slater towed his Spitfire up <br>
from rain ravaged South Florida with his dingy strapped on the second <br>
story of his trailer, (not a joke) and ran as strong as a mortal <br>
Spitfire can go.<br>
<br>
Mark Wheatley didn't have the weekend he had hoped for with his TR4, but <br=
in the feature race on Sunday afternoon we are pretty confident the <br>
issue has been identified. The sole sidescreen car at the event was John <br=
Styduhar with his TR3B, John ran strong all weekend never missing a <br>
beat.<br>
<br>
Mike Moore convinced himself he had enough grip on old tires to not put <br>=

assures me they have put the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix on their permanent <br=
race schedule! To me, the Mosport experience is what I gauge all other <br>
tracks by, and to have VARAC put on such an amazing event at a world <br>
class track, it just doesn't get any better than this!<br>
<br>
Cheers<br>
<br>
Henry Frye<br>
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Great report Henry  ! You were flying!
This was our second visit to Mosport because of all the reasons you stated
, the challenging hairy chested track, a very friendly  race group, and of
course the nightly entertainment , food and beer. Our 1962 1147cc Spitfire
ran well all weekend , handled well  but could use a few more horses up
that long  uphill Andretti straight
The VH4/5 group had two red flagged races unfortunately due to roll overs .
In the fast turn 3  I was on the inside of a GT6 when a Mazda RX3 lost it
and hit the inside wall hard right in front of me , launched into the air
literally feet from my head at one point . See the attached pics on this
code brown moment ! . The driver was not injured but it was a stark
reminder that our sport can be dangerous and never skimp on safety .
Tim Slater
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Great report Henry=C2=A0 ! You were flying!=C2=A0<div>This=
 was our second visit to Mosport because of all the reasons you stated , th=
e challenging hairy chested track, a very friendly=C2=A0 race group, and of=
 course the nightly entertainment , food and beer. Our 1962 1147cc Spitfire=
 ran well all weekend , handled well=C2=A0 but could use a few more horses =
up that long=C2=A0 uphill Andretti straight<br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div =
dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"lt=
r"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><span style=3D"font-fam=
ily:tahoma,sans-serif">The VH4/5 group had two red flagged races unfortunat=
ely due to roll overs . In the fast turn 3=C2=A0 I was on the inside of a G=
T6 when a Mazda RX3 lost it and hit the inside wall hard right in front of =
me , launched=C2=A0into the air literally=C2=A0feet from my head at one poi=
nt . See the attached pics on this code brown moment ! . The driver was not=
 injured but it was a stark reminder that our sport can be dangerous and ne=
ver skimp on safety .=C2=A0=C2=A0</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-fami=
ly:tahoma,sans-serif">Tim Slater</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-famil=
y:tahoma,sans-serif">Spitfire #17</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-fami=
ly:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style=3D"font-family:taho=
ma,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans=
-serif">Cell: 561-629-3391</span><div><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,san=
s-serif"><br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><=
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quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Jun 23, 2024 at 9:37=
=E2=80=AFAM yellow04 via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">fot@=
autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st=
yle=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padd=
ing-left:1ex">Triumphs invaded the Great White North earlier this month, wi=
th many in <br>
attendance at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix at Mosport, otherwise known <br>
as Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. In my opinion, VARAC has turned this <br=
race into the premier North American Vintage Racing event of the season. <b=
r>
They have built this event into the most enjoyable, low key festival <br>
event imaginable.<br>
<br>
Can you name another event that puts on a dinner and live music every <br>
night, including the load-in on Wednesday? Yes, that&#39;s 4 nights of food=
 <br>
and entertainment, which includes free beer every night! Canadian <br>
hospitality can&#39;t be beat, want to load in on Wednesday and not run the=
 <br>
test day, no problem. Want to stay over Sunday night and get a fresh <br>
start at your drive home Monday morning? No problem. Mosport is a bucket <b=
r>
list track that is worth the tow from just about anywhere, and you are <br>
treated to 8 sessions over 3 days.<br>
<br>
Much to the chagrin of the VARAC&#39;s race director and MG pilot Dave Good=
, <br>
a Triumph won the annual MG/TR Challenge, again. We have a bit of a <br>
streak going here. I didn&#39;t get a qualifying time because of a minor <b=
r>
suspension snafu, so I started from a grid position of 27th. <br>
Unfortunately, my good friend and on-track nemesis Nick Pratt broke in <br>
Practice, so I didn&#39;t have the blue Midget to play with. When the green=
 <br>
flag flew I saw a hole and it felt like I got by half the field before <br>
turn 1, then on lap 2 I motored by the leaders on the back straight to <br>
take the lead and run uncontested. Mike Moore took second spot on the <br>
podium with a great run in his TR4.<br>
<br>
In the Porsche vs. the rest of the world &quot;All Comers&quot; race, I did=
 my <br>
part keeping the podium Porsche-free by running third overall. VARAC <br>
runs what is best described as bracket racing, you pick the lap time you <b=
r>
are comfortable with and that is where you are scored. I just happen to <br=
This was Jason Sukey&#39;s first outing at the storied Grand Prix track, an=
d <br>
in his GT6 in the Sunday morning race. Dad Marty&#39;s Spitfire didn&#39;t =
fare <br>
Mark Wheatley didn&#39;t have the weekend he had hoped for with his TR4, bu=
t <br>
his new ones on, but after spinning in the very high speed turn 8 he <br>
realized that was not the way to go! No harm, no foul, and hopefully <br>
lesson learned! Mike ran well when all wheels were pointing the right <br>
way, he also had a great weekend.<br>
<br>
It seems every year we get more Americans to venture north across the <br>
border to race with us, and every one of them that races this event <br>
assures me they have put the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix on their permanent <b=
r>
race schedule! To me, the Mosport experience is what I gauge all other <br>
tracks by, and to have VARAC put on such an amazing event at a world <br>
class track, it just doesn&#39;t get any better than this!<br>
<br>
Cheers<br>
<br>
Henry Frye<br>
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