[Fot] Why do you race what you race?

[N197TR4 at cs.com]

there is a Spitfire about an hour from me. it is all but ready to race. if anyone is interested, please let me know. yes, it has all of the right safety equipment and it runs.

AMBRO is cool....Tony Vigliotti would like to build a lightweight frame for an AMBRO. There are two bodies available at the moment. Time & cost is an issue if those are factors in your decision.

Spitfire seems to be the directon respondees point in so far. there has been a gain in popularity.

joe a

>I think specials, if you can find one, are a great way to go racing.   
>A lot more flexibility than a stock-based race car, and while they  
>might be more expensive to acquire, they can be cheaper to run and  
>cheaper to repair (or not). If I were really going to do it right I'd  
>get Joe Alexander to get me a lightweight AMBRO body built, a  
>lightweight RATCO frame and build a TR-based special with all the  
>bells and whistles. You'd have to get it blessed by your vintage  
>organization, and most would say no, but it would be a great car. If  
>you did it carefully you could get FIA papers for it as a replica--the  
>europeans think this is a more rational approach than wearing out  
>historic objects.
>
>Failing that I'd do a spitty and build it right on the bleeding edge  
>of legal. There are some great ones here in Portland, and they have a  
>blast racing each other. You can make them awfully fast. I've  
>forgotten that guys name at Road America, but he could outdrag Peyote  
>down the straight, and Peyote ain't slow. Only way I stayed with him  
>at all was drive out of the corners--the big TR motors have more  
>torque. Best way to get a race car is to buy a race car--much cheaper  
>than building one. But building them is fun in a masochistic way.
>
>On Jan 23, 2009, at 8:29 AM, Andre Rousseau wrote:
>
>> Friday afternoon.
>> As I plan, scheme and dream I thought I'd pose the question.
>>
>> Why do you race the particular model of Triumph you have?
>>
>> I've been going over the pro's and con's of various models. Like I  
>> said
>> planning, scheming and dreaming...
>>
>> I would love to campaign a GT6, but as I study and research I'm not  
>> certain
>> it would be a durable racer over the long haul.
>>
>> So lets hear.
>>
>> Its cold and snowy. I need some inspiration.
>>
>> Oh a personal GT6 note, I've ordered what I feel is the last big  
>> ticket item
>> for the project. The interior. Seats, trim and carpets.
>>
>> So outside the of stainless for the bumpers and trim (no real desire  
>> to do
>> those right now) I think she's done.
>>
>> Now I've set my sights on saving for my vintage racer. Ok this will  
>> take a
>> great deal of time and personal energy to save up for, but at least  
>> I've
>> make a commitment to the dream.
>>
>> A.
>>
>> -- 
>> Andre Rousseau - andre at gt6.ca
>> '68 Triumph GT6 MK1 - http://www.gt6.ca/
>> Ottawa, ON, Canada
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