Subject: [Fot] A Jim Ray TR6 story that showed up on a FB post from Gary Brizendine

From: Bob Kramer via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 15:27:58 -0600

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Gary Brizendine
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Crew, 72 D Production.
The TR6.
Saturday afternoon, Regional Race, the LR cast aluminum lower trailing arm
of Jim Ray's TR6 broke. Uh, not something that was in the spare parts bin.
A fellow from Houston that had driven his street car, a TR6, had wandered
by several times Saturday morning. Right after the wrecker had deposited
the now lame race car by our bus, the fellow hustled up to see what was the
matter.....
I immediately asked him, where is your car?
His car? Yes, your car. He pointed toward the area outside of the Paddock.
He said way down there....
I said, let's go get your car. Hua? Yes, we need to go get your car and
bring it in the Paddock, right here.
Why?
Because I'm going to take the rear trailing arm off of your car and put it
on the crippled race car.
He was dumb-struck.
How can I get home if you disassemble my car?
I handed him the keys to Jim Ray's own 911S. You drive this car until the
Dealer in Houston reassembles and fully services your TR6....
I did the R&R on the racecar using the donor 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!
Rebuild done before dark....
Jim won the National the next day....
The owner of the donor got his car put back and a bunch of little service
items done by the Dealer in Houston.
Don't you know getting out of the 911 an back into his TR6 was a let down!

When Gary saw me racing the TR6 I bought from Sam Halkias he encouraged me
to rebuild it as a Jim Ray replica. I can't bring myself to modify that car
but the Ray TR6 was an awesome looking car.

Bob Kramer

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v><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:inherit">The TR6.</div><div dir=3D=
"auto" style=3D"font-family:inherit">Saturday afternoon, Regional Race, the=
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mething that was in the spare parts bin.</div></div><div class=3D"gmail-x11=
i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style=3D"ma=
rgin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:inherit"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-fam=
ily:inherit">A fellow from Houston that had driven his street car, a TR6, h=
ad wandered by several times Saturday morning. Right after the wrecker had =
deposited the now lame race car by our bus, the fellow hustled up to see wh=
at was the matter.....</div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:inherit"=
>I immediately asked him, where is your car?</div><div dir=3D"auto" style=
=3D"font-family:inherit">His car? Yes, your car. He pointed toward the area=
 outside of the Paddock. He said way down there....</div><div dir=3D"auto" =
style=3D"font-family:inherit">I said, let&#39;s go get your car. Hua? Yes, =
we need to go get your car and bring it in the Paddock, right here.</div><d=
iv dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:inherit">Why?</div><div dir=3D"auto" s=
tyle=3D"font-family:inherit">Because I&#39;m going to take the rear trailin=
g arm off of your car and put it on the crippled race car.</div><div dir=3D=
"auto" style=3D"font-family:inherit">He was dumb-struck.</div><div dir=3D"a=
uto" style=3D"font-family:inherit">How can I get home if you disassemble my=
 car?</div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:inherit">I handed him the=
 keys to Jim Ray&#39;s own 911S. You drive this car until the Dealer in Hou=
ston reassembles and fully services your TR6....</div><div dir=3D"auto" sty=
le=3D"font-family:inherit">I did the R&amp;R on the racecar using the donor=
 control arm. Compressed the coil spring on the street car using about 25 w=
orm-drive hose clamps.....Nobody wanted to stand around to watch THAT!</div=
><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 Nationa=
l the next day....</div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:inherit">The=
 owner of the donor got his car put back and a bunch of little service item=
s done by the Dealer in Houston.</div></div><div class=3D"gmail-x11i5rnm gm=
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em 0px 0px;font-family:inherit"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:inhe=
rit">Don&#39;t you know getting out of the 911 an back into his TR6 was a l=
et down!</div></div></span></div></div><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail=
_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><=
div>When Gary saw me racing the TR6 I bought from Sam Halkias he encouraged=
 me to rebuild it as a Jim Ray replica. I can&#39;t bring=C2=A0myself to mo=
dify that car but the Ray TR6 was an awesome looking car.</div><div><img sr=
c=3D"cid:ii_m4vu20ht0" alt=3D"image.png" width=3D"473" height=3D"394"><br><=
/div><div><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Bob Kramer</div></div></div></div>

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