[Fot] Triumphs are still relevant, even today

[Greg And Alison Blake]

Well done guys.
The 6 seems to be getting a reputation.  Previously it was awarded "the most
from the least" award in Lemons.

On Jun 24, 2013, at 8:20 AM, Bobby Whitehead <igofaster at att.net> wrote:

> With the dawn of the new age and the alignment of the new world order taking
> shape, occasionally on must take a few steps back to be right with the
world.
> This past weekend is one such event when the Chump Series came to the well
used
> Texas World Speedway in College Station Texas. Six fearless champions came
to
> show to the world, once again, that the Triumph marque was still relevant
and
> worthy. Team FOGHAT (five old guys have a Triumph) ... (yes we can't count
> either) proudly campaigned a true crap can car.. in theory there are
supposed to
> be $500 cars that enter the event... now I don't know about you but I've
looked
> far and wide for a $500 Miata (or Myyaatah according to our Canadian driver)
and
> I've never found one,,, much less a BMW or a SHO.. but our car I happen to
know
> was a former Lemons car owned by Bob Kramer that was a $200 car.. 1970 TR6
bone
> stock and not worthy of much..but it was complete.
> We campaigned all day Saturday from start to checker flag EIGHT hours in 95
> degree heat. A big thanks to the CoolShirt company indeed. We had tires that
> were very predictable, they would not hold a corner at all. That night the
tires
> were switched out for sticky tires and we started Sunday with much more
grip.
> Yours truly was piloting the TR6 when all that traction separated the front
> wheel from the hub, thank God it was not turn 7 or the straight..with much
vigor
> and stupidity several of the guys forged on to reattach studs and lugnuts..
we
> were sidelined for several hours but we did get the TR6 back on the track
the
> last hour to catch the checked flag!
> Later in the afternoon the awards ceremony came around and all the usual
> trophies were passed out. It came to the final trophy for the event, one
that
> personified the true spirit of crap can racing in the Chump Series and with
> large eruption of cheers from the team and the crowd, team Foghat was
awarded
> the great honor of the receiving the award. I hollered and even shed a tear,
it
> was one of the greatest moments in my Triumph career.
>
> Point is, it's okay to take a few steps back every once in a while, if it
makes
> you happy and keeps the true things in life relevant, like racing Triumphs!
>
> Bobby Whitehead
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