[Fot] Kas Kastner built Vitesse

[Mike Munson]

In that race, Fletcher radioed in on the tenth lap and said the head gasket
was blown and water was blowing all over his legs. He said the oil temp was
staying under 230 so Sandy said to tell him to keep going just don't blow it
up. He ran the remaining 8 laps with no water in the motor! The oil kept the
motor cool enough to finish the race.
We all wanted a victory lap and the car was too hot to refire so we were
towed around by a wrecker for our victory lap!
The tech guys had me pull the head so they could check the bore and stroke.
The only damage we found was a collapsed valve seat.

Ahhh the good old days.

Mike
(Still blowing head gaskets)

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Subject: [Fot] Kas Kastner built Vitesse

FoT,

Is this the one that was driven by Ralph Thomas in recent years?

Fast!!!

Does any one have access to Ralph Thomas?

If my memory serves me......

SCCA RUNOFFS (TRIUMPH Champions)

THREE YEARS IN A ROW!!!!

1990     Jack  Wheeler    TR4A
1991     Ralph Thomas    TR6
1992     Hardy Prentice   TR3

The plan right now is to have Jack Wheeler and Hardy Prentice as our guests 
at Watkins Glen. They have been invited and they have accepted. It is also
the 
current plan to have them on the LEGENDS SPEAK along with Kas Kastner and Ed

Diehl. Perhaps one more significant Triumph guy will be involved.  I am
still 
juggling...I just hope the balls fall into the right place.

Might be cool to have someone invite Ralph Thomas for kind of a Triple Crown

of Triumph Champions, under the same FOT hospitality tent. Can anyone help 
here?

Might be cooler, if an FOT bought this car and brought it to the Glen to
show 
or race.

Regardless, The Glen is destined to be a high water mark for the FOT.......

Joe A   </HTML>
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