[Fot] Pics From 50's and 60's

[michael cook]

Looking at the 1965 Sebring pix, I see the caption about Peter Bolton crashing
after five laps. Correctly, it should say: "Peter Bolton did five quick laps
in the Spitfire before being hit from behind by one of the faster cars which
caused him to crash heavily. Fortunately, Peter was not seriously injured."

Memory won't tell me what the car was that hit the Spitfire. Kas may
remember.

In 1963, one of the TR4s was hit from behind by a Cobra, bending the exhaust
pipe which eventually burned through. The hole was below the tunnel and the
hot exhaust burned a hole through the fiber which would catch fire going down
the straight so the drivers had a small fire extinguisher with them to give
the fire a squirt as they braked. Between exhaust fumes, smoke and carbon tet
from the extinguisher it's luck they could concentrate on driving.

In the top row of pictures of Bridgehampton, 1961, page 2, there's a shot of
Fred Gamble in a Maserati, leading Hansgen and Holbert. As a Triumph employee
later that year, Fred participated with me in the first talks with Bob
Tullius. Fred later worked with Kas Kastner to develop the Triumph Racing
Support Program, the first driver support plan by a major manufacturer for
SCCA racing.

Mike Cook

> Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 15:52:43 -0600
> From: jason at multivintage.com
> To: rikrock at live.com
> CC: fot at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Pics From 50's and 60's
>
> I had seen this site before but there is really some depth here. I got lost
> in the Sebring section. Man 1963 Sebring must have been a dream day for our
> Racing Triumph Fathers. All those TRs going the distance and ahead of so
> many great drivers and cars. Keith and John sure are lucky to hold all that
> history in the grip of their leather cover hands. Do any of the other cars
> survive like the super powered TR3, or the other TR4's?
>
> Also check out the cool photo of the spitfire coupes as a backdrop to
> shuffleboard games in the 1965 Sebring Section.
>
> Jason Ostrowski
> Friendly Ghost Racing
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> On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 7:41 AM, Rich Rock <rikrock at live.com> wrote:
>
> > >From tracks in the east. The Glen, Lime Rock, Vineland, Marlboro,
Sebring
> > and
> > others. www.barcboys.com
> >
> > Rich Rock
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