[Fot] That Looong Race 2016

[Jason Ostrowski]

Valid and interesting point of inquiry. This is a back up motor that came as a spare when I bought my yellow car. It sat unused for some 20 years till I put it in prior to my pervious race meeting; with nothing more than a very minor curiosity check and clean up (as a poor man's experiment of necessity) It is a pretty good old school build with stock everything on the bottom end, a decked block and a some nice head work. I don't know anything about the cam and it was rather mild in comparison to some of my other motors. It only wanted to rev to about 7200. In this race it was maxed out most of the run at 7200 using 3rd and forth gear. For the 23 of 25 laps I completed in the 50 mile race, my guess is it was barely ever bellow 6000 RPM's. With Tony hounding me or me hounding him it was being driven as hard as it would possibly go. I was flogging the shit out of the bugger and that's about all I know.
Jason Ostrowski
Friendly Ghost Racing
1969 Triumph GT6+ Racecars

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> On Oct 24, 2016, at 6:27 PM, John Hasty <jhasty at mhc-law.com> wrote:
> 
> "Limit to a new level" = ________RPM?
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Oct 24, 2016, at 5:56 PM, "Jason Ostrowski" <jason at multivintage.com> wrote:
> 
>> Tony said it Man. We really had a great Triumph showing.
>> In the midst of our own awesome battle, we passed a bunch of cars by using an impressive drivers edge.
>> Smart race tact, allowed us to pass several faster cars by thinking about when to make the right moves.
>> Passing and pulling away from that Camero took pushing the limit of my car to a new level.
>> And caused the damn thing to overheat.
>> Pulling out on the last couple laps was a tough decision. But with water soaking my feet and temp up at 250 it was the right choice.
>> This was one of my best races ever and handing the trophy over to my pal Tony was ok by me.
>> Great race Tony..
>> We showed even the muscle car crowd that you just don't mess us Triumphs!
>>  
>> Jason Ostrowski
>> Friendly Ghost Racing
>> 1969 Triumph GT6+ Racecars
>> 
>>> On Sun, Oct 23, 2016 at 8:30 PM, Tony Drews <tony at tonydrews.com> wrote:
>>> Race report:
>>> Awesome weekend.  Wine and Cheese in the Drews / Dentinger garage was well attended and went on after Drews departed.  I'm told the bonfire was pretty epic, some seem to have hazy memory of it.
>>> Of the Triumph contingent, only Drews and Alex Amys made it the whole weekend.   Congrat's Alex, you looked great out there  Jason ALMOST made it but retired 2 laps from the end of the last 25 lap race with overheating.  Both Jason and Shawn Alexander beat me in the 1st 25 lapper (I chased Shawn all the way but couldn't quite get close enough).  Shawn was pushing out water and decided that running the 2nd race would be a bad idea if he had a head gasket going.  I concur but would have liked to have him out there.  In the 2nd race I ended up first holding off Jason (who had to slow for a spinning 240 Z and I opportunistically passed him) then trying very hard (and semi-successfully) to keep up with him, then trying to keep up with a Camaro SS that Jason passed.  I hounded the Camaro, he eventually bailed and as I was closing back in on Jason with 3 to go he pulled off.  Still, all of the triumphs drove onto the trailers, a good time was had by all.
>>> Jason's daughter did pull off the 3peat in the big wheel race - those are the highlight of the weekend.
>>> 
>>> Tony Drews
>>> 
>>> At 01:25 AM 10/21/2016, Jason Ostrowski wrote:
>>>> Well, once again the Alpine winds of the Midwest threaten to start their blow about this time of year.
>>>> We have one last chance to prove our Triumph worthiness among a field of cars that also think their Marque is the greatest production car of its time.
>>>> This event is historically rich in Triumph excellence and defeat.
>>>> The 46th running should tell a Triumph tale of our region.
>>>> Entry list for the dual 25 lap races (100 miles total) is somewhat low on the open book end...
>>>> For the vintage race, only Sean Alexander (TR4), myself (GT6+) and newcomer Alex Amys (GT6+) are entered.
>>>> And my bet is already on my faithful teammate Brian Garcia in his 1967 Plymouth Baracuda .
>>>> Then there is Glade Snodgrass racing his hit or miss Spitfire in FP racing the 50 lapper.
>>>> Scott Barr will be out in his Spec Racer Ford.
>>>> I was surprised to see no Tony Drews signed up to play.
>>>> but Rumor has it that another big man won't be a no show.
>>>> Bill Detinger is flying in from sin city just to see our show.
>>>> Of course it'd really more about his mini Beady Eyed loved ones going trick or treating and hitting the track for the big wheel race.
>>>> I suppose its anyone's game.
>>>> Sean has been strong and consistent all year, I'm running a back up motor in my yellow car; and the young Alex Amys has built a real looker of a GT6.
>>>> Alex came out to Road America this fall and it was a real treat to see his fresh GT6.
>>>> He and his dad David have done a wonderful job so far,
>>>> Their spectacular white #84 GT6; gets a high grade cosmetically and is top notch from an engineering standpoint.Â
>>>> I hope to show them what a little patina is worth.
>>>> As for Sean, I'm not sure if my old #27 has enough meat on it's bones to take the top.
>>>> Anyway, if you are into Triumphs; can't exactly skip a flat stone in the ocean, and are not racing this weekend yourself...
>>>> It seems the only reasonable that you head to Blackhawk Farms right now.
>>>> Beacause=
>>>> A) My awesome daughter Naomi is going for a "3 peat" win in the big wheel race.
>>>> B) Damndinger rented a garage just to host a wine and cheese party.
>>>> C) Some goon is racing a Plymouth Barracuda.
>>>> D) Scott Barr is bringing a Magnesium wheel to "White Light" burn on the Friendly Ghost Racing Bon Fire.
>>>> (yes this is the race where we get really crazy and burn truckloads of wood and stuffed animals and light up the sky burning all kinds of nutty melting shit).
>>>> E) The legendary Glade Snodgrass will be racing a spitfire that could explode at any minute.
>>>> F) Joe Alexander needs to measure the size of your valve cover for his next Gasket Innovation.
>>>> G)Â Perhaps a young and Fresh GT6 builder gets corrupted by a bunch of Mad GT6 hooligans in turn 2. (Yes David and Alex that is an invitation to paddock near us in the scary side of the track; out in the woods by turn 2) if you dare.
>>>> H) We party and burn stuff on Saturday... and Race on Sunday.
>>>> Â I) What happens at the Looong Race stays at the Looong Race.
>>>> X) Yep, this is the big one.
>>>> 
>>>> If you can't make it, just look up into the Midwestern sky at about 8 pm central time on Saturday night. The orange light you see is our epic campfire... a symbol of Triumphs Burning everywhere.
>>>> Godspeed.
>>>> Jason Ostrowski
>>>> Friendly Ghost RacingÂ
>>>> 1969 Triumph GT6+ Racecars
>>>> 
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