[Fot] JK Jackson 1939 - 2023

[R. John Lye]

Thanks Henry, I just saw this on the Grassroots Motorsports site. 

JK was also a mentor to me early on, and he built me a gearbox
for my TR-4 - and then we had some great battles at the VTR
Nationals autocrosses.  After I sold the car to buy a Formula
Ford, I didn't see as much of him.  I had been thinking of him
recently, and wondered how he was doing.

This is very sad news.

John
 





On Fri, 30 Jun 2023 06:53:44 -0400, yellow04 via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:

The go-fast Triumph fraternity lost an important member last Sunday, JK
Jackson had died.

I was lucky enough to meet JK very early in my racing exploits, and he
took pity on my attempts to field a TR4 that was in a pitiful state. His
guidance some twenty years ago was key to my climbing the curve from
neophyte to racer. He was always willing to offer advice, and if you
followed his advice to the letter the outcome was usually positive. If
it didn't turn out as expected, I know I screwed something up! It was JK
who explained to me how to build a big chassis Triumph gearbox that goes
the distance, his techniques worked back then and I still use his
formula on every gearbox I build.

As I stand in front of my parts washer working the dirty parts, I still
think is this clean, or is it JK clean...

RIP, my friend.

Henry Frye
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