[Fot] Triumphs are still relevant, even today

[Bob Kramer]

Well done Fog's, and looking good doing it!  I suspect that upgraded front
hubs and half inch studs are on the short list? We broke a stud at MSR  same
hub.

Do the Falkens still have tread?

Bob Kramer
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On Jun 24, 2013, at 9:39 AM, Greg And Alison Blake <ablake2 at austin.rr.com>
wrote:

> 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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