[Fot] Mosport Report (VARAC) Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

Tue Jun 19 19:09:54 MDT 2018

If I remember correctly, Henry had surgery in his upper arm to repair a
tendon.

On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 5:54 PM, Bill Dentinger via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> I am unaware of Henry’s surgery. What was the issue? Bill
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> On Tuesday, June 19, 2018, Spitfire Racing via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Well it was a weekend of high attrition for Triumphs!
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> The weather was picture perfect with the exception of high winds on
> Wednesday and a bit on Thursday which eliminated the desire to erect
> canopies and open awnings on motorhomes. Temperatures were in the mid
> seventies and low eighties with a pleasant breeze.
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> Henry Frye and his lightening fast TR-250 is out for the season after his
> surgery. Mark Wheatley checked on a “noise” in his TR-4 and discovered his
> valves were engaging his liners. The “builder” hadn’t cut eyebrows for
> clearance and whoever last decked the block had it just about a polished
> surface and a coolant leak was also observed. So Mark was on the trailer
> after the practice day session. Leo Oddi (TR-250) put a window in his block
> when rod #5(I think) cut loose! So he was on the trailer. Another TR-3,
> that of Rick McCurdy was put into the wall in turn 10 so he was out of it.
> There were a handful that had registered and were no shows. There were four
> Spitfires, Marty Sukey had never been there before so he was learning the
> course and had a minor mechanical issue or two but his speed was picking
> up. My engine is suffering and down on power which I knew and the three
> other Spitfires had a good very close run where there was less than a
> second separating us. Donny Sopp was in the lead at the checker.
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> Brian Scharano (GT-6) was suffering with a problematic clutch master. I
> had him use engine oil in it realizing the higher viscosity would allow him
> to at least finish his day, which it did. He was running well otherwise and
> completed his sessions. Bill Rampe’s Spitfire developed a miss after some
> quick runs and he went on the trailer. There was a TR-8 somewhere out there
> but we never saw him; also another GT-6. Dean Tetterton didn’t make it with
> his TR-4 unfortunately. It’s always a pleasure talking with Dean. A true
> southern gentleman.
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> John Styduhar was awarded the Group 44Inc Trophy at the Saturday night
> banquet based on speed, preparation, willingness to assist other racers,
> and car handling. Congrats to John. Well done!
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> There were over sixty cars in both the small and large bore Vintage grids
> to start with which made things pretty hectic and getting everyone lined up
> in order was tedious and saw most of us stopped  on an uphill as we waited
> and inched closer to the grid. Rough on clutches for sure! To further
> complicate the lining up were a few vehicles blocking access. Sunday in the
> midst of “the wait” one of the cars burst into flames as it sat in very
> close proximity to the fueling station. (3 1000 gallon tanks) The car got
> toasted a bit but the driver got out okay. Could have been far worse. Never
> a dull moment.
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> On Saturday there was a fatality in the F-5000 group and the entire track
> was shut down for the investigation to take place. All later sessions were
> cancelled for that day as RCMP took over the corner which protocol mandates
> it be investigated as a crime scene. I spoke with Chris Myers, the head MG
> guy and we both agreed to drop the Triumph MG Challenge race to allow VARAC
> to try to get sessions in for all. It seemed the right thing to do in light
> of the circumstances.
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> The last session for vintage small bore was scheduled for Sunday at 4:30
> and there were 9 cars that went out, I was not one of them nor were there
> any other Triumphs and I don’t recall any MG’s either. All in all it was a
> good event for seeing old friends and some new ones but not for long as the
> attrition caused departures.
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> It’s still my favorite event and the Friday paddock “crawl” was great and
> our hosts were gracious as always. Live bands on Friday and Saturday nights.
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> The “wings; ribs; pulled pork and beer” stop was strategically located
> next to the Triumph paddock which was convenient. There were also a dozen
> or more types of subs at one of the other “stops” and of course beer.
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> Even though I was down considerably on power I had a good time and it’s
> always great spending times with friends. We stayed in the paddock Sunday
> night and departed on Monday morning.
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> I couldn’t help thinking of Jeff Green’s wife who was there and saw the
> incident that killed her husband.
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> I know the hazard is always there but something like this really brings it
> to the front.
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> Russ Moore
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> *From:* Fot [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of *Jerry Van
> Vlack via Fot
> *Sent:* Monday, June 18, 2018 7:30 AM
> *To:* FOT
> *Subject:* [Fot] Race Reports please
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> How did the Triumphs do at Mosport and Blackhawk Farms this past weekend?
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