[Fot] Surprised to see Bill Dentinger's trailer at Put in Bay Road Races

Tue Oct 4 10:36:11 MDT 2022

I had to look up SWMBO…lol.

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> On Oct 4, 2022, at 11:10 AM, Barr, Scott via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> As the second owner of the Beady Eye trailer, at Bill’s encouragement, I had intended to repaint it and make it my own.  In the end, I couldn’t do it.  Too much of a time capsule.  And everywhere I went, hauling my Spitfire around, people stopped by and asked when the wine and cheese were coming out.  I ended up stocking some most weekends :-)
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> I left the autographed poster and the 8-track deck with the showtunes tapes and a bunch of other stuff in the trailer when David took it over.  That stuff belonged in the trailer.
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> It was in my care for 4 years, I think – 2014-2018?  But, by then, SWMBO was agitating for a trailer with a bathroom and shower and fridge and whatnot.  Didn’t seem right to be hauling my Spec Racer Ford around in it anyway…
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> Scott (B.)
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> From: Fot <fot-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Joe Alexander via Fot
> Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 8:31 AM
> To: David Cutter <david.c.cutter at gmail.com>
> Cc: Shelby Lyon <shelbyl1978 at gmail.com>; FOT Friends of Triumph <fot at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Surprised to see Bill Dentinger's trailer at Put in Bay Road Races
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> We have invited the Dentinger/Wismer Tornado to join us at the Kastner Cup. Expect to see it on display.  Perhaps Henry will bring the Beady Eye TR3A. I would expect the Wismer TR4 to run.   A Beady Eye Reunion.
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> On Oct 4, 2022, at 7:14 AM, David Cutter via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Dan and Steve, while the graphics have faded a bit, Bill's Triumph spirit lives on.  
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> When updating the Beady Eye trailer, we found a signed poster from Ken Richardson tucked behind the workbench.  It is now prominently displayed inside the trailer.  Here are a few other detail shots.
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> Cheers, 
> Dave, Shelby and Sam
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> On Tue, Oct 4, 2022 at 1:23 AM Steven Belfer via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
> I see my dad, Mike Belfer is on there as Bill’s patron saint!   Hope they are having fun together on the other side
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> ~Steve
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> On Oct 3, 2022, at 6:36 PM, Styduhar, Daniel Lee via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> This year’s Put in Bay Road Races honored MG and Triumph. I pulled into my assigned paddock space,
> turned the ignition key on my tow vehicle to the off position and looked out the driver’s side window.
> I looked at the trailer parked one space beyond and thought I was in some kind of time warp. The signage
> was weathered and also looked like some of it had been painted out, at least on this side of the trailer. I
> read the signage “Beady Eye Vintage Triumph Racing Team”. There were some names of persons lettered in the
> lower front corner. The top row read “Driver: Bill, grandpa, Dentinger”. I had met Bill fourteen years ago at Watkins
> Glen. I was walking around with my mentor taking pictures of him with Triumph notables. The following day
> I stopped over and talked to the young man working on the red Spitfire that was parked in front of the
> Dentinger trailer. David said, as I recall, he is the third owner of the trailer. He said he has put new axles
> under the trailer and has had the trailer gone over to ensure that it will be hauling his Spitfire for many
> more miles and to many events to come.
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> YoursinTriumph
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