[Fot] KASTNER CUP 2013 ROAD AMERICA PLANNING PHASE AUTOCROSS @ KART TRACK??/

[TR4 Tony]

Well I can vouch for that too - a good cage with sidebars and a properly
strengthened chassis means that you can still get a podium after a tickling a
few metal posts, even with the front suspension only held on at the top and by
the the ARB link .... I wondered why I had to deploy a little more lock that
day.

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On 17 Jul 2012, at 11:38, Guy Morter <vintageautoservice at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Knocking over cones is easier on the car and mechanic than glancing off
> concrete barriers.
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> --- On Tue, 7/17/12, Tony Drews <tony at tonydrews.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Tony Drews <tony at tonydrews.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] KASTNER CUP 2013 ROAD AMERICA PLANNING PHASE AUTOCROSS
@
> KART TRACK??/
>> To: "Joe Alexander" <n197tr4 at cs.com>, fot at autox.team.net
>> Date: Tuesday, July 17, 2012, 1:50 AM
>> I came in 2nd - my throttle was
>> sticking (at least that's the excuse
>> I'm going with) and Bob Lang managed to beat me.  I
>> never did get
>> that bottle of wine that was the "trophy".  Very cool
>> to have that
>> going along with the race.
>>
>> Tony
>>
>> At 08:12 AM 7/16/2012, Joe Alexander wrote:
>>> FOT:
>>>
>>> RE:  KASTNER CUP  2013
>> SEPTEMBER   PROPOSED KCUP AUTOCROSS
>>>
>>> While at RA this weekend and doing some KCUP PLANNING, I
>> was reminded that we
>>> ran an AUTOCROSS during an earlier Kastner Cup.
>>>
>>> It was a huge success with both the race car guys and
>> especially the street
>>> car guys that came to see the Kastner Cup. I think Tony
>> Drews ran FASTEST TIME
>>> OF THE DAY.
>>>
>>> If we are going to do this, it will need a leader. It
>> will mean a fair amount
>>> of organization and working with ROAD AMERICA
>> personnel.  We might also seek
>>> some kindly SPONSOR that will help support any costs
>> associated with this
>>> proposed event.
>>>
>>> We need an EVENT ORGANIZER.  Surely, we have a hard
>> core AUTOCROSSER among the
>>> FOT LIST.
>>>
>>> My apologies. I cant remember who organized it last
>> time. This only goes to
>>> show how thankless volunteerism can be. You just have to
>> want to do it.
>>>
>>>
>>> Joe Alexander
>>> A. R. E.
>>> 645 1st Street
>>> Jesup, Iowa 50648
>>> 319.464.4711  (cell)
>>> n197tr4 at cs.com
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