[Fot] the greatest GT6 of all time

[Bill Tobin]

Jay, go to Nelson's Ledges website. They have Fun Days, with 3 run classes. 
They encourage SCCA guys to bring their cars for shakedown runs in class 3. 
It's a hike, near Youngstown, but lots of track time.
BeaveRun (PITRACE) has a similar program.
Bill
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "R. John Lye" <rjl6n at cstone.net>
To: <kkjjk at aol.com>
Cc: <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] the greatest GT6 of all time


> Jay,
>
> Have you looked into the "Fridays At the Track" program?
> It has been a couple of years since I raced at Summit
> Point (I live in Virginia), but before the race weekends,
> they often held practice sessions.  I can't recall if you
> were required to have a competition license for that or
> not.  If not, you might look into the NASA HPDE program
> (High Performance Driver Education).  You would have an
> instructor for at least the first few session, and then
> if they were comfortable with you, they will let you
> loose.  There are several grades, with "no passing" at
> first going up to "limited passing", and then finally
> "full passing" groups.
>
> I hope that helps,
> John
>
> On Wed, June 12, 2013 5:06 pm, kkjjk at aol.com wrote:
>> Jason- Do you have pics of the GT6?  Also, around the Holidays in 
>> December
>> I
>> had asked if someone could help me to get my GT6 on the track.  A few
>> people
>> responded and I appreciated that.  I lost their names/emails, and I have
>> had
>> very little luck in trying to get it out at Summit Point or other nearby
>> track
>> ( I live in Maryland).  It seems that I have to go to school in order to
>> get
>> it out there.  I just want to get some track time, not race.  Perhaps in
>> the
>> future I would venture into that area and go to school, etc.  It is a
>> fully
>> prepared car, and I have done many auto crosses in other cars as well as 
>> a
>> 3
>> day Skip Barber competition school at Lime Rock MANY years ago.  Is there
>> someone whom can give me some guidance here?  Thanks very much- Jay De 
>> Pol
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jason Ostrowski <jason at multivintage.com>
>> To: triumph friends <fot at autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Wed, Jun 12, 2013 4:04 pm
>> Subject: [Fot] the greatest GT6 of all time
>>
>>
>> It should be known already that the greatest GT6 racer of all time is 
>> John
>> Reed.
>> John and I have a nice ongoing GT6 based friendship that has lasted some
>> 35+ years. From the early days of Showroom Stock thru the "giant killer"
>> dp
>> days in Midwestern Council, and finally the many vintage races in the 
>> more
>> modern era.
>> Well, let's just say the satchel full of log books that goes along with
>> this car holds over 300 documented race weekends... most of them driven 
>> by
>> John up towards the sharp end of grid.
>> In it's British racing green Zippy Racing livery, the car is truly one of
>> a
>> kind. All those old races are visible and vibrant in its aging patina.
>> Many
>> unique mods and upgrades are both one of a kind and remarkably simplistic
>> and smart in design.
>> As a Father's Day gift to myself, John, and the legions of Triumph fans 
>> at
>> the Blackhawk Classic this weekend.... The Zippy Racing GT6+ is coming 
>> out
>> of hibernation for the first time in 6 years. After a life-long and 
>> loving
>> relationship with the car as it's track mechanic and crew chief; I am, by
>> far, the stupid car's greatest fan. AND FINALLY, THIS WEEKEND I WILL BE
>> RACING IT MYSELF FOR THE FIRST TIME.
>> I have prepped the car to perfection.
>> Come out and take a whiff of this car's oil soaked glory at the Blackhawk
>> Classic.
>> Cant Make it this weekend?
>> No problem.
>> ALL THREE of our very different GT6 race cars will be on hand in
>> the Friendly Ghost Racing paddock area for The Kastner Cup at Road
>> America.
>>
>> But let it be known, this weekend I will be racing the Greatest GT6 of 
>> all
>> time (sinister laugh out loud)
>> Should be a pretty nice little Father's Day weekend!
>>
>> Jason Ostrowski
>> Friendly Ghost Racing
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