[Fot] Wedges

[Tim Hutchisen]

OK Henry,
Guess I won't crush the Victory edition sitting here after all! The TR7 spec 
series is a great idea! Can't seem to give the coupes away, so why not? 
Imagine, a whole field of TR7's, the Rodney Dangerfield's of the Triumph 
world. No respect!
Tim Hutchisen
Norway, ME
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <yellow04 at tr4racer.com>
To: <FOT at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 8:13 AM
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.