[Fot] Northwest Contingent

[Bill Babcock]

 I'm sure it's already been mentioned, but there will be a sizable
Northwest contingent at Motrah. I'm in Sioux City Iowa as I type (in a
campground with Nero and Peyote) and I know Tony Garmey is on his way
from Seattle with Bill Hart's Devin Triumph and John James' TR4. See you
all soon.

Bill
On the road.

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From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On
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Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 8:28 AM
To: vinttr4 at geneseo.net; n197tr4 at cs.com; kaskas at cox.net;
trhouse at greenapple.com; fot at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] GOOD HISTORICAL NEWS

That's really cool!  I think Jon may be related to Sherlock Holmes...

You guys have a great time at Motrah.  Us West Coast (including Vegas)
racers are envious and wish we could be there.  If you get a chance,
look up a VARA member out there with you racing a Sprite.  His name is
Gerald Allen.  Ask him about the Triumph frieght train that went by him
at the British Extravaganza last weekend.  He'll probably say that he
let us by because he was saving his motor for Motrah.  I like our
version of the story much better!

Chuck Gee
Blacksmith Racing
Spitfire


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From: vinttr4 at geneseo.net
To: n197tr4 at cs.com; kaskas at cox.net; trhouse at greenapple.com;
fot at autox.team.net
Sent: Tue, 15 May 2007 5:16 AM
Subject: [Fot] GOOD HISTORICAL NEWS


As you may all recall, Keith Files of the UK purchased a Triumph TR4 to
go racing in the USA. Joe Alexander found a car for him in Connecticut,
previously owned by Larry Rossi. The car had been a race car from new.

The paperwork that came with the car indicated that it was purchased by
Jim Spencer from a holding company in 1963. Spencer was a driver for
Kastner in the 60's, including Sebring. The records from Heritage showed
that it was delivered to L. A. Sportscars, the source of all of Kas'
cars, at the right time for this to be true. We hoped that this was a
genuine Sebring car and kept looking for the missing link that would
prove it.

We attempted to make the final connection, with help from friends on the
FOT and Triumph lists. Then Kas found a photograph of the underhood area
of those cars. It clearly showed that the oil cooler line ran across the
inner LH fender and was secured by an Audel clamp bolted to the inner
fender. Alas, no hole in this car. Disappointment.

Last night, however, with the owner Keith Files and Jon Wood here,
getting ready for MOTRAH at Road America, Jon examined the fender more
closely. There HAD BEEN a hole there, in exactly the right spot, and it
had been welded and ground off. This isn't apparent in the engine
compartment, but is obvious inside the wheel well, where the welder
didn't take as much care in grinding off the weld.

BINGO! This made the little hairs on the back of my neck stand right
straight up.

We feel that this find, along with the paper trail, indicates that
Keith's car really is one of the actual Sebring cars raced by the
Kastner team at Sebring! Congratulations, Keith, and thanks to all who
helped with this search.

uncle jack



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