[Fot] Kastner Cup May, 2015 at Summit Point Raceway, West Virginia

[John Hasty]

Or as those of us below he Mason Dickson would say: "Close by are Harpers
Ferry, Sharpsburg, etc....."  But it is certainly a great venue.  Back in
the motorcycle days, it was my favorite track.

-----Original Message-----
From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Bill Tobin
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 8:01 AM
To: Scott Janzen; 'Friends of Triumph' Triumph
Subject: Re: [Fot] Kastner Cup May, 2015 at Summit Point Raceway, West
Virginia

If you've never been to Summit Point, try and make a point to go there. It's
a great track and VRG is a very well run and very friendly group.
If you're into history, the area is dripping with it. Close by are Harpers
Ferry, Antietam, Gettsyburg, and of course, Washington D C. The surrounding
area is beautiful.
My sister lives in Gettysburg. I was there last weekend. The place is
inspiring. Spend a day there if you can.
Summit Point: great choice for the Kastner Cup.
Cheers, Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Janzen" <sjanzen at me.com>
To: "'Friends of Triumph' Triumph" <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 10:17 PM
Subject: [Fot] Kastner Cup May, 2015 at Summit Point Raceway, West Virginia


> OK- here's the official announcement - this will be the East Coast 
> Kastner Cup event for 2015.  Summit Point and VRG will offer us a 
> terrific combination of a great track, a friendly organization, and 
> lots of track
> time:
>
> "The Friends of Triumph ("FOT") and the Vintage Racing Group (VRG), 
> organizers for the Jefferson 500 at Summit Point (West Virginia), have 
> agreed that Triumph will be the featured marque in 2015, hosting the 
> Kastner Cup.  All Triumph-powered vintage race cars are welcome.  The 
> Kastner Cup is an annual gathering and racing event for Triumph 
> racers, and honors R.W. "Kas" Kastner, who ran the U.S. Triumph racing 
> program in the 1960s-1970s, and has over 50 years experience in the 
> automotive and racing industry.  Kas himself will be in attendance, 
> presenting the Kastner Cup to the car and driver selected for the award by
Kas each year.
>
> The Jefferson 500, typically held the third weekend in May, was 
> created twenty years ago by Bill Scott, the track owner, and his 
> friend Brian Redman to bring vintage racing to this charming, "old school"
track.
> VRG's philosophy is to deliver a lot of track time at a reasonable 
> entry fee - the event includes a Thursday practice day, a driver's 
> school for novices and three days of qualifying and racing.  Track 
> time abounds!  In
> 2013 the event had about 230 entrants, seven groups from 20-40 cars each. 
> There will be ample practice and racing time, and an all-Triumph race 
> on Saturday.
> Summit Point is a good track for Triumph cars - the main circuit is 
> 2.0 miles, ten turns, 400' of elevation change, with lots of good 
> twisty bits and a 2,900 foot main straight.  Opened in 1969, the track 
> initially hosted IMSA and Trans-Am races but today is primarily used 
> today by SCCA, clubs and for motorcycle racing.  There are three 
> independent road courses at the property, though the SCCA only runs on 
> the largest - the one the Jefferson will be on.  The track is located 
> about 70 miles west of Washington DC, with many places to stay nearby.
>
> It's a great spectator track and event - full access to the pits, 
> great viewing of virtually every point on the track and lots of room 
> for camping and display of street cars.
>
> Please put this event on your calendar for 2015!  The exact date will 
> be announced after this year's Jefferson event, but is expected to be 
> May 14-17, 2015.  A link to the track website is below.
>
> http://summitpoint-raceway.com/programs/jefferson-500/
>
> Contact me with any questions.
>
> Scott Janzen
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