[Fot] Wedges

[yellow04 at tr4racer.com]

Typically, Don, I would agree with you. But with the price of rust free coupes
around here, and I think I am being generous saying the cost to have a cage
and fuel cell installed would be $2000, I don't know why you would not start
with a fresh car.

However, given what I imagine the value of a TR7 IT car these days, you are
probably right!

Henry
yellow04 at tr4racer.com
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Don Marshall
  To: yellow04 at tr4racer.com
  Cc: FOT at autox.team.net
  Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 9:55 AM
  Subject: Re: [Fot] Wedges


  Easy peasy... check the SCCA GCR and under Improved Touring.  The TR7 is
still listed and under IT rules it's restricted to minimal changes from stock.
Search "TR7 race cars for sale" and there's usually several old TR7 IT cars
already race prepared, with cages and other safety equipment, and lots cheaper
than you can build one from scratch.
  I know that some of the vintage groups, including SVRA and VDCA, are
starting to accept old IT cars and the TR7 would have no problem being
admitted as long as its prepped to the IT rules (no flares, fiberglass, etc.)
and has treaded tires.  Don




  On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 6:58 AM, <yellow04 at tr4racer.com> wrote:

    The Rodney Dangerfields of the Triumph world for sure... We have had an
    underwhelming response to the TR7 Spec class.

    I envision all the fun of a Spec Miata, but with a much better chance of
    coming home with all your paint. Affordable buy-in, cheap tires, pump
gas,
    close racing, and you are doing it in a Triumph! I am thinking it would
take
    somewhere around $5000 to maybe $7500 to buy and build the car. We get a
    handful of guys to do it, show off some good, close racing, and we
promote
    the heck out of it. Sounds like a great way to get some more people on
    track..

    Oh well...

    Henry
    yellow04 at tr4racer.com
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Tim Hutchisen" <hakhutch at roadrunner.com>
    To: <yellow04 at tr4racer.com>; <FOT at autox.team.net>
    Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 9:01 PM
    Subject: Re: [Fot] Wedges


    > 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