[Fot] First drive #63 TR3 at Thunderhill

[davehogye]

Hi Greg, 
Thanks. 


I do have to thank one person in particular who made my successful day possible in many ways...Greg Solow. 

I had reserved a spot with Hooked on Driving on Tuesday before the event. I'm in the middle of building my own trailer and needed to borrow a trailer. Greg offered to let me used his newly refurbished aluminum trailer. Very cool. This made the tow with my Toyota Tacoma 4x4 almost effortless. 


The day before heading up to Thunderhill, I was performing a thorough check on the car and knowing it was going to be hot in Willows, I connected the oil lines to the previously installed oil cooler. Then, I decided to check the valve clearances and just happened to noticed a broken pushrod. The cup had fractured and about two thirds of it was missing. I called Greg and he had a competition set in stock and they were the perfect length needed. That was Friday afternoon. There was otherwise no way possible to get the right parts in time. 

I also believe that Greg's guidance throughout the motor build process was key to it performance and reliability. 


Thanks so much to Greg Solow. 


Dave H. 


p.s. drill the pads. 







----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg And Alison Blake" <ablake2 at austin.rr.com> 
To: "Dave Hogye" <dlhogye at comcast.net> 
Cc: "Friends of Triumph" <Fot at autox.team.net> 
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 2:17:34 PM 
Subject: Re: [Fot] First drive #63 TR3 at Thunderhill 

Awesome job Dave. Don't know how many of us can claim such an uneventfully first outing. 

Look forward to seeing you on track. 

Greg. 

On Jul 22, 2013, at 1:56 PM, Dave Hogye <dlhogye at comcast.net> wrote: 

> Hello Friends, 
> I'm still grinning after a very successful, shall I say perfect, first track 
> outing in my newly built TR3. I completed five, 25 minute sessions, three at 
> temps over 100 degrees at Thunderhill Raceway Park yesterday. What a blast! 
> Great track! 
> I adjusted tire pressures after the first session and put the car in the air 
> to give it a thorough check, let the tires rest after a first heat cycle and 
> had to adjust the rear brakes. That's it. Drove the heck out of it the rest 
> of the day. 
> David Ray of Hooked on Driving did some lead follow with me in his Corvette 
> for the first few laps of the first session to help me get familiar with the 
> track. He later said he was surprised when I kept up with him the hole time. 
> I had him evaluate my driving in order to drive my first race with CSRG. 
> As always, thanks to all of you folks for the fantastic support and 
> encouragement. I love my Triumph! 
> I'll be registering for my first race at Sears in October soon. 
> Still grinning, 
> Dave 
> 
> 
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