[Fot] Race Report and Archive Materials Request

[RACER BUD]

Hi jim...I'll forward your request to my newsletter group
Racer Bud
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Norlin Engineering" <norlinengineering at comcast.net>
To: <fot at autox.team.net>
Cc: "Patty Norlin" <panorlin at comcast.net>
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 12:11 PM
Subject: [Fot] Race Report and Archive Materials Request


> After too many DNF's, the Norlin Engineering Spitfire finally had a
> sucessful event.  My wife, Patty drove the car in the Oregon Region SCCA's
> Vintage Production 1 class (under 1900 cc's) and finished 4th out of 8 
> cars
> in class.  As usual, we were the only Triumph at the event, although all 
> the
> Spridgets seem to be running an upgraded front disc brake setup that uses
> Spitfire rotors.  In the last two weekends, they have cracked 4 of these
> rotors.  I'm going to start carrying a bunch of spares to see if I can 
> help
> offset the cost of race fuel.
>
> The Portland track was repaved last fall with some subtle changes to many 
> of
> the corners and a significant change to turn 7.  The straight leading to 7
> has been lengthened and the turn has been tightened significantly and 
> banked
> slightly.  It's now a second gear corner for the Spit, which makes the 
> track
> a bit more fun.
>
> Now the request for help.  Patty is the Oregon Region Historian.  Over the
> weekend, one of the workers gave her several thousand photographs, mostly
> black and white from the late '80s from Seattle and Portland.  There are a
> number of really good shots of a very fast white TR3, including several
> victory lap photos from various corner workers stations (Hardy, if you 
> want
> her to scan some of these, get hold of me off list).
>
> Anyway, as we were sitting in the motorhome at the track Saturday night
> sorting through all these photos, she asked me if I would send out a 
> request
> to the FOT for archive type materials of Pacific Northwest racing,
> particularly SCCA racing.  She's specifically interested in old Loud 
> Pedal's
> (the region publication), race results, programs and photos.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Jim Norlin
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