[Fot] Kastner Cup race 2

[Charly Mitchel]

I was right behind the both of them, quite an experience for me!!  The back of the TR7 must have been at least a foot off the pavement.
Charly Mitchel
TR6 #44
----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mordy Dunst via Fot 
  To: fot at autox.team.net 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2021 8:45 AM
  Subject: Re: [Fot] Kastner Cup race 2


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  All good reasons Bill - (not that you need any).    The tr7 lifted and unsettled going over the track bump.  It must have been quite the experience for Curt.    


  as we all know we are typically just the interim custodians of our "Cars'. hopefully the new custodian will give the peyote the love it deserves. (Why did they call it Peyote ?)


  best 


  Mordy 

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  -----Original Message-----
  From: Ponostyle via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
  To: 'Friends of Triumph' Triumph <fot at autox.team.net>
  Cc: Joe Alexander <n197tr4 at cs.com>
  Sent: Tue, Jul 27, 2021 7:41 am
  Subject: [Fot] Kastner Cup race 2


  I’ve had a lot of questions about why I slowed down in the last lap of the Kastner Cup race to let Curt Johnston catch up and take first. Peyote was running fine and I had plenty of gas, though I was nursing a rising water temperature. It wasn’t the car, that crazy little car could have done ten more laps, no problem. There were three reasons, all good ones. 


  First—I blew the chicane on the start and improved my position. True, I mostly had to to keep from potentially turning into Curt and he blew it too, but I blew it first, I blew it worst, and Curt didn’t improve his position. I should have conceded the position and then worked to get by him. But in the heat of the first few laps I didn’t. Once I settled into race rhythm I thought about it and decided to concede a position down the straight where everyone could see the pass and then battle for the finish and give the families and friends something to get excited about. But while I was ruminating about how to do it the last lap sign came out. Curt was a long way back. I backed off for the entire lap but he probably did too, so just lifting after turn nine and letting him by was the only way to make good. It was a legitimate win for Curt. 


  Second—it was the first race for Curt in that lovely TR7, and he gave me a great race for the entire race. I could keep him behind me, but I had to work my ass off. He deserved the win and winning is a great way to start his relationship with a great car. 


  Third—It’s my last race in Peyote. I’ll be selling it on to a racer who can and will drive it like it deserves to be driven. Peyote has been raced more or less continuously for about 62 years, my stewardship is about a third of that, 22 years. It’s given me so much fun, and has always punched way above its weight. It's won so many podiums over the years in the hands of a lot of fine drivers. There was just no way I was going to finish my last race knowing that I should have done something different. The car deserves better.


  Here’s a video of the chicane chicanery: https://youtu.be/3S2kHtarkt8


  Bill Babcock
  Beach Bum
  bill at ponostyle.com
  https://www.Ponostyle.com



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