[Fot] E prod. runoff

[Ted Schumacher]

iii, nice to see you are still "out there".  Off the record, maybe 
that's why I lkie racing instead of ???  Anyhow. how are you? Ted

Bob Bownes wrote:

>One of the big reasons I race a car with no fenders...
>
>Don't get me wrong, I'd love to get back into a Triumph for Prod racing,
>but no way I'd be willing to pay the bodywork bills.
>
>iii
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>On Mon, 11 Dec 2006, Marx Christian tr4-racing wrote:
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>>It is a little scary to see how they push each other off the track lane.
>>Lot's of damage but interesting to see.
>>
>>Not my style of driving.
>>
>>Chris
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Robert M. Lang" <lang at isis.mit.edu>
>>To: "Friends of Triumph" <fot at autox.team.net>
>>Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 4:12 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Fot] E prod. runoff
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>>>On Mon, 11 Dec 2006, Marx Christian tr4-racing wrote:
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>>>>That is action but I am very happy not to be in that race:
>>>>
>>>>http://www.trackdaymedia.com/cruises/runoffs%2005%20eprod%20erik%20m.wmv
>>>>
>>>>Chris
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>>>>
>>>That was a great race. Sam Halkias (TR6) was actually in the lead for
>>>about 30 feet on the restart lap when everyone was trying to figure out
>>>how to get three-wide in the esses. Knapp went around the outside in the
>>>Lotus (I'm not sure if it's a Chaterham or not) and eventually won. I
>>>still can't figure out why Halkias and the Prelude were leaning on each
>>>other at the beginning of the hill. From the arm-chair general position,
>>>it looks like it cost Sam H. 2nd. Oh well. I would have had to take a
>>>month off if a TR6 won the E Prod championship. :-)
>>>
>>>I have the bootlid from Sam's car on my race car now.
>>>
>>>But current SCCA racing seems to involve cars leaning on each other as a
>>>matter of course lately (last 10 years or so). That's one reason you're
>>>seeing less vintage racers in that venue here in the US. It's not SCCA's
>>>fault, per se, it's just the mindset of the participants.
>>>
>>>rml
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