[Fot] Triumph ... Glory Still Exists

[Mike Harmuth]

Never Be Beaten By Equipment (N3BE)



On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 7:58 AM Mike Harmuth <ofracer at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well done, the Jefferson is a great event. I expect a large turn out for
> many events this year. Our HRG event in June at Lime Rock filled up a month
> ago, we had to turn away cars. VSCCA had a vintage racing school two weeks
> ago with 27 cars entered, about twice the normal turn out.
>
> Get out, drive hard, have fun
>
> Never Be Beaten By Equipment (N3BN)
>
> mike h
>
> On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 7:44 AM yellow04 via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Jefferson 500, Summit Point, West Virginia
>>
>> The pent up energy as we come out of the pandemic was apparent, the car
>> count was off the charts. In the 3 race groups we ran in, around 106
>> cars posted times. Out of those 106 cars, 14 were Triumphs, or Triumph
>> powered specials.  Looking at lap times, 5 of those Triumphs were in the
>> top 12. Impressive results.
>>
>> The Lola Cup race had the Spitfires, and that race was won by one of the
>> Spits out of the Vintage Racing Services camp. No surprise there,
>> anything our friends at VRS produce will be wicked fast and very well
>> driven.
>>
>> The Donahue Cup race had the TR3, Ambro and Peerless GT running. Vic
>> Schuster posted a great time in the Ambro, but that race had a Bobsy
>> sports racer that ran away from the field.
>>
>> The Marlboro Cup race had the later TR's and GT6's. Attrition at the
>> front over the weekend left two contenders to battle for the win, and
>> while on paper the TR250 never had a chance against a well prepped and
>> driven Lotus Super 7, the plan was to race the guy hard and clean and
>> hope for a mistake. I was relentless, especially in the carousel,
>> getting side by side on numerous occasions. I got around him at least 3
>> times in traffic, just to have him power around me on the next straight.
>> But a back marker was in the right place at the right time, clogging the
>> line on the last turn on the last lap. I used the back marker as a pick,
>> pulled onto the front straight in the lead, and the drag race to
>> start/finish was on. The Triumph prevailed by .092 seconds!
>>
>> Incredible racing, weather and camaraderie in the paddock. Doesn't get
>> any better than this.
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