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

Thu Nov 1 09:14:40 MDT 2018

Bob, you're not the only one.  I read it that the $100 all-triumph race 
would be comp'd, not the entire weekend.  It's a much better deal than I 
thought.

- Tony Drews

On 11/1/2018 7:18 AM, Bob Kramer via Fot wrote:
> So it's bunnies, not snakes! I reread the email I got and I must be 
> dumber than most because it wasn't clear to me that the basic event 
> registration was being comp'd. That's awesome. As a non-regular SVRA 
> racer, I don't know what SVRA defines as a Sprint race but I guess 
> that's what the weekend registration is called.
>
> Bob Kramer
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 31, 2018 at 10:04 PM Mike Harmuth via Fot 
> <fot at autox.team.net <mailto:fot at autox.team.net>> wrote:
>
>     Thanks Paul. I spoke with SRVA and this offer is only for racers
>     who have done an SVRA event in the past. I just registered and it
>     was just $100 for the weekend, including two sessions each day on
>     Friday and Saturday with your regular SVRA race group. If you're
>     still running by Sunday's All Triumph race and take the green
>     flag, the $100 gets refunded.  List price for the weekend, non
>     member, is $675 + $100 for the Triumph race. A friend who races a
>     MGB with SVRA received a similar invite today but for the spring
>     Sebring event. SVRA will beat Lime Rock next year for Memorial Day
>     weekend, curious who the featured marque will be for that event.
>
>     The only SVRA event I ever ran was the Kastner Cup event at the
>     Glen (2008?) so I suspect many of you folks have received a
>     similar invite, it looks like the real deal.
>
>     mike
>
>     On Wed, Oct 31, 2018 at 2:34 PM Paul Ricco <paulricco at att.net
>     <mailto:paulricco at att.net>> wrote:
>
>         Mike,
>
>         We have been having very good experiences at SVRA events. Tony
>         and his team are really efficient at running an event.  We
>         like the entire SVRA crew.
>
>         We are planning to bring our TR4 race car and a TR4 street car
>         that we are finishing a 3 year body off frame restoration on. 
>         In fact, we are taking the body off our rotisserie and putting
>         it back on the frame this week. It will be full circle for
>         that car to be in New York, because we bought it from a woman
>         who lives there and had owned the car since 1971.
>
>         Paul Ricco
>
>         Sent from my iPhone
>
>         On Oct 31, 2018, at 8:11 AM, Mike Harmuth via Fot
>         <fot at autox.team.net <mailto:fot at autox.team.net>> wrote:
>
>>         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
>>
>>         Please accept this personal invitation to bring your
>>         *1963 Triumph Spitfire*
>>         to the Triumph Reunion at our 2019 US Vintage Grand Prix
>>         which includes FREE ENTRY*
>>
>>         Dear Mike Harmuth,
>>
>>         I am excited to tell you about a brand new program that is
>>         being launched for SVRA’s 2019 race season. Since
>>         acquiring SVRA, it has been my goal to fund SVRA through
>>         sponsorships and engaging spectators, not just by the entry
>>         fees paid by our racers. This year we are taking a big step
>>         with the launch of our Reunion Program.
>>
>>         At each of our SVRA events, we will host a Featured Marque or
>>         Featured Group. All hosted participants will receive special
>>         event entitlements including, “*Free Entry*” into the Sprint
>>         race. Each hosted entrant will run two sessions on Friday and
>>         Saturday with their normal SVRA run group and a Sunday 30
>>         minute Reunion Race and Fan Walk. Each feature entrant will
>>         receive a Reunion Group photo and Hero Cards to pass out to
>>         kids so they can collect them and learn about your car. The
>>         Feature Marque/Group will also be highlighted in the event
>>         program and on the poster. We really are serious about you
>>         being the featured show for our spectators.
>>
>>         For the US Vintage Grand Prix, we are hosting an Triumph
>>         Reunion. Please click the link below to enter the race. You
>>         will be responsible for the optional activities like; the
>>         test day, enduro and dinner tickets. The Sprint race will
>>         cost $100 but we will issue a $100* dollar check to each
>>         entrant that takes the green flag in Sunday's Triumph Reunion
>>         race. This is a first step at being able to offer free entry
>>         to our featured groups. It's my hope that someday, SVRA will
>>         be able to offer free entry to several race groups on the
>>         same weekend.
>>
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