[Fot] Wedges

[Robert Deanes]

Henry , I'm in as I have two coupes, have thought many times over and over
wheather to develope one into a racer, and many camp fires with the "getto"
crowd on just what you are talking about, are we sticking with the 7 engine
, lets get it rolling or more planning,

On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 9:37 AM, <kkjjk at aol.com> wrote:

> Sorry to enter this discussion after seeing only a few
> comments............TR7/8s are "Like nobody else's car".............They
> are
> truly very cool...........I have a racing GT6 that I have never had out on
> the
> track.  I live in Maryland.  Is there anyone whom can give me some
> guidance on
> how I can get it on the track somewhere around here (Summit Point, etc)?  I
> only have one seat in it and I have been told that I need to have an
> instructor in the car with me before they will let me out on my own.  Is
> this
> true?  I would rather not have to put another seat in it.  Any help would
> be
> great!  Thanks- Jay De Pol
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles WATSON <clw2000 at msn.com>
> To: yellow04 <yellow04 at tr4racer.com>; FOT List <fot at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Fri, Dec 14, 2012 8:23 am
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Wedges
>
>
> Interesting idea.  Better looking than Miatas for sure.  Cheap too!  But
> only
> one within 500 miles of me in SC on EBay or CL.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chuck Watson
>
>
> Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers
> Columbia, Greenville, Spartanburg & Lexington, SC
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > From: yellow04 at tr4racer.com
> > To: FOT at autox.team.net
> > Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 08:13:18 -0500
> > Subject: [Fot] Wedges
> >
> > As a Wedge owner, I appreciate what Triumph accomplished with the TR7/8.
> > Before you guys move to have me tossed outta here, get behind the wheel
> of
> a
> > well sorted wedge. They drive wonderful.
> >
> > One of my pipe dreams to see at vintage races is a spec TR7 class. I
> > envision good, close racing and best of all, behind a Triumph badge. We
> spec
> > decent, cheap tires from Tire Rack. We figure out a good
> > spring/strut/swaybay package. We run pump gas, so engine mods are kept
> to a
> > minimum, if any.
> >
> > You need to find a clapped out TR7, 5 minutes on Craigslist shows me 4
> cars
> > that are good candidates within 100 miles of me. Install a fuel cell and
> a
> > cage, and go visit your local Maaco for a scratch and spray paint job.
> Then
> > do up the suspension per the spec, install your racing seat and harness,
> and
> > you are ready to go. If you leave the wiring in place, you could even
> drive
> > the thing to the track!
> >
> > How cool would that be?
> >
> > Who's in???
> >
> > Henry
> > yellow04 at tr4racer.com
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <N197TR4 at cs.com>
> > Subject: [Fot] Forums Wedges and More
> >
> > > Good to have this discussion on wedges...they may become our future in
> > > vintage racing...time marches on.
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rob deanes
TR Racer