[Fot] free entry into the Triumph race at the Glen?

[DAVE HOGYE]

I read that the Triumph Marque Sprint Race costs $100 over and beyond the regular entry fee.  For those who make it to the grid for the green flag of that feature race, get a check back from SVRA for $100. 

Dave H.

> On November 1, 2018 at 6:48 AM Brian Schirano via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
>     Guys - 
> 
>     I'm not sure if I'm reading everyone's' messages wrong or the invitation wrong.
> 
>     when I read that invitation and looked at the printable registration, the way I read it is you get "free entry into the Sprint Race", not the full weekend 
> 
>     Anyone spoken with them or read it this way?
> 
>     Brian
> 
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> 
>     On Thursday, November 1, 2018, 9:17:32 AM EDT, yellow04 via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> 
>     As someone who cut their teeth with SVRA but has not turned a wheel with
>     them in 10 years, here's my take.
> 
>     Seems like a decent marketing move on SVRA's part to attempt to get some
>     of the small bore racers back to the club, essentially offering a free
>     entry to a premier festival event. Hopefully it will be successful for
>     them, last year I think there were three Triumph entries at this event! 
>     I wonder if the gesture will result in boosting the entries of our cars
>     at other SVRA races, obviously that is what they are hoping for.
> 
>     I must say it would be hard to pass up a free entry to this event, the
>     Friday afternoon activities downtown are certainly fun and different.
>     For many that compensates for the limited track time we used to get with
>     the old SVRA. I can't speak firsthand on how long the sessions are these
>     days, but less entries usually means more track time!
> 
>     I do wonder what SVRA's criteria for the invite is, I ran that same race
>     in 2008 that Mike H did, plus LOTS before that dating back to 2000, but
>     no invite for me. I am running a different car now, perhaps that has
>     something to do with it. Or maybe they remember me and just don't want
>     me! I'm thinking it's the latter... ;-)
> 
>     But to answer Mike's question, as long as the VRG schedule continues to
>     have PittRace in September (on this same weekend) and Watkins in
>     October, that's where I will be. I enjoy the track time a lot more than
>     the festival stuff, and getting to run both tracks in the fall is worth
>     it to me to pass up a free entry.
> 
>     I can make money, but I can't make time.
> 
>     -----Original Message-----
> 
>         From: Mike Harmuth
>         Subject: [Fot] free entry into the Triumph race at the Glen?
> 
> 
>         I received this from SVRA today. They're not my normal race group but
>     this seems like a good deal. Anyone else going?
> 
>         mike h
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