[Fot] An introduction from a new Friend

[RACER BUD]

Thanks Dave..for taking the time to fill us in...If you are at the Monterey 
Historics look me up..I'll be with Jerry Burr, # 108 Formula 4 Legrand
looking forward to meeting youi
Racer Bud
Spitfire #21
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Dlhogye at aol.com>
To: <Fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 7:56 PM
Subject: [Fot] An introduction from a new Friend


> Hello Friends of Triumph,
>   My name is Dave Hogye (last name pronounced like the sandwich), I live 
> in
> Santa Cruz, Ca. I spent the first 22 years of my life in the Cleveland, 
> Ohio
> area. I've been interested in cars and racing since my earliest 
> recollections.
> The year I was born, 1963, my father was a salesman for Jaguar Cleveland 
> where
> he sold all British makes as well as Alfa and Porsche. I have some great
> pictures of him in the shop where a number of TR3s and 4s are the subjects 
> during
> a factory service clinic being held for customers. Another car influence 
> of
> mine was my father's good friend Dave Smith. He is my godfather and name 
> sake
> and was a life long SCCA racer until he finally hung up his helmet just a 
> few
> years ago. I've always wanted to follow in his "racer footsteps". I worked 
> as a
> BMW mechanic (cars & bikes) my first few years in Santa Cruz. I've 
> collected a
> few motorcycles through the years and still own my first car, a '63 
> Galaxie
> 500XL. The Galaxie would make a great tow rig for getting my first race 
> car to
> the track. That car would be my first Triumph, a 1960 TR3. I found the car
> locally, or did it find me? One thing for sure, it needs me. It was last
> registered in'76. The guy I got it from bought it in '80. He bought it in 
> pretty close
> to the same condition that I bought it from him. The body was not bolted 
> to
> the frame and someone had begun a restoration. I'm guessing that was about 
> 32
> years ago. I've completely disassembled the car. The body is on a 
> rotisserie at
> my home shop. I'll be replacing the left side rocker and possibly the 
> inner
> support and battery box. Everything else is solid. The frame is in 
> beautiful
> condition. I've had it   stripped and I'm preparing to reinforce all the 
> critical
> areas. The engine obviously had very few miles on it after a rebuild many
> moons ago. I'll be needing all the usual racing upgrades though, including 
> a
> small port head and 87mm. kit. It does have competition pushrods, that is,
> according to Kas Kastner's competition book. I purchased Kas' competition 
> book, a
> factory manual and TR restoration guide within the first week that I 
> bought the
> car. The trans is non-overdrive.
>   I look forward to building my car with the assistance of those who know
> TRs which would of course include Friends of Triumph.
>   Sincerly,
>    Dave Hogye
>    dlhogye@ aol.com
>
>
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