[Fot] Triumph ... Glory Still Exists

[Shawn Frank]

Very nice! Great job!!!

Shawn Frank
The Vintage Triumph Magazine - Editor
North American Triumphs (FKA Spitfire & GT6 Magazine) - Owner
Des Moines Concours d'Elegance - Recruiting Lead
Continued Legacy Photo - Owner
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On Mon, May 17, 2021, 6:45 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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