[Fot] Wedges

[Paul MacDonald]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh9QFFabp2g&lc=f3pYT468USF0IKld1aVk3LsG-btQ_b
BNnO0mCWj128o&lch=email&feature=em-comment_received

A video of a vintage TR7 that ran GT2 back in the day. I restored it and
recently sold it to someone who intends to race it this coming year.

Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Robert Deanes
Sent: December 14, 2012 10:16 AM
To: kkjjk at aol.com
Cc: fot at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] Wedges

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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