From mark at bradakis.com  Thu Jun 13 12:51:29 2024
From: mark at bradakis.com (Mark Bradakis)
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:51:29 -0600
Subject: [Fot] Just checking
Message-ID: <d5ca05d0-05e2-4936-9554-a43d56c4095a@bradakis.com>

Had a Comcast/Xfinity guy here, he swapped out my modem as part of an 
upgrade program.  Just checking to see if Team Net is still working.

mjb.

From ofracer at gmail.com  Thu Jun 13 15:35:52 2024
From: ofracer at gmail.com (Mike Harmuth)
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 17:35:52 -0400
Subject: [Fot] Just checking
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Loud and clear from the sunny Lime Rock paddock.

Mike h

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wrote:

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From vfracing at aol.com  Fri Jun 14 03:55:54 2024
From: vfracing at aol.com (Philip Gott)
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 05:55:54 -0400
Subject: [Fot] =?utf-8?q?Just_not_the_same=E2=80=A6?=
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On so many levels, my BMW M240 ix drop top is just not the same as a TR. I had a wonderful 3B but am now seriously thinking of a 4 or 4A or a 6. 
Does anyone have a nice example of a 4, 4A or a 6 driver (not looking for a concourse trailer Queen - I want to DRIVE it) they would want to swap for an ?18 M240ix (37,000 miles)? We could have them both appraised and make up the difference with cash. 
Just thinking?
Phil Gott - Massachusetts 

Sent from my iPhone

From jason at multivintage.com  Fri Jun 14 19:08:49 2024
From: jason at multivintage.com (Jason Ostrowski)
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 20:08:49 -0500
Subject: [Fot] Blackhawk Farms June 2024
Message-ID: <823629A8-FC83-4839-815C-09E49B1B7C7C@multivintage.com>

Behold.
The sun glistens off the group leaders at Blackhawk Farms.
At the moment, These are the Triumph cars to beat. 
#28 group 2
#27 group 8.
Greg Thompson has a real live video crew of folks from BaT doing a documentary on his experience with the Blake Family TR4.
Cool.
Lots of other Good stuff happening here.

Jason Ostrowski 
Friendly Ghost Racing 
1969 Triumph GT6+ racecars

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From jason at multivintage.com  Mon Jun 17 22:31:45 2024
From: jason at multivintage.com (Jason Ostrowski)
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 23:31:45 -0500
Subject: [Fot] Triumphs killing it at Blackhawk Farms
Message-ID: <BF479135-1AFC-4AB8-9D00-B8FE6039A2F6@multivintage.com>

This should come as no surprise but several of our FOT guys dominated this years Blackhawk Classic. 
Our Triumph dudes swept up glory and were the noticeable crowd favorite.

My A + award goes to Alex Schliesinger,; 
Fast all weekend in his TR7?all the while enduring the questionable help from his crazy father in law.

Our Group 2 guys were in the top Five for all the races. 
Truth be told, it was Dave Amys as our # 1 rep for the Triumph Badge.
Dave Nipped  at at heals of an overall win for the Big Show?. so close! 
Unfortunately- at the entry to turn six? the track is not quite wide enough for 4 cars.
Lack of Roadway width left Dave as an impressive runner up to the Red Alfa in the group 2 feature race.
Super exciting to watch. 

On endurance; it was, of course Tony Drews? who finished every single one one of the damn exhausting weekend?s races(5) and 2 practices and 3 qualifying sessions. But For Big Show time he had his hands full with a fast Elva Courier and lite sprites. 
Mark Fisher deserves a big shout out! for bringing to life a car, a dream, and the legacy of a great old Triumph Pal of mine - Glade Snodgrass. 
Glade passed on a couple years back. 
Mark ended up with all the cars that Glade had held together with Zip ties and bubble gum.
And In no small feat,  Mark put in months of effort and finished most of the weekend in his own new and improved iteration of Glade?s Spit-six. 
Well done Mark!

Lots of details left out. But that is some highlights 
We did some good racing! 

Jason Ostrowski 
Friendly Ghost Racing 
1969 Triumph GT6+ racecars Sent from my iPhone

From vfracing at aol.com  Tue Jun 18 04:15:52 2024
From: vfracing at aol.com (Philip Gott)
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 06:15:52 -0400
Subject: [Fot] Triumphs killing it at Blackhawk Farms
In-Reply-To: <BF479135-1AFC-4AB8-9D00-B8FE6039A2F6@multivintage.com>
References: <BF479135-1AFC-4AB8-9D00-B8FE6039A2F6@multivintage.com>
Message-ID: <10258884-D84D-491E-95D7-2AC36C4BCEBE@aol.com>

Congrats to one and all!!
Sent from my iPhone

> On Jun 18, 2024, at 12:52?AM, Jason Ostrowski via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> ?This should come as no surprise but several of our FOT guys dominated this years Blackhawk Classic.
> Our Triumph dudes swept up glory and were the noticeable crowd favorite.
> 
> My A + award goes to Alex Schliesinger,;
> Fast all weekend in his TR7?all the while enduring the questionable help from his crazy father in law.
> 
> Our Group 2 guys were in the top Five for all the races.
> Truth be told, it was Dave Amys as our # 1 rep for the Triumph Badge.
> Dave Nipped  at at heals of an overall win for the Big Show?. so close!
> Unfortunately- at the entry to turn six? the track is not quite wide enough for 4 cars.
> Lack of Roadway width left Dave as an impressive runner up to the Red Alfa in the group 2 feature race.
> Super exciting to watch.
> 
> On endurance; it was, of course Tony Drews? who finished every single one one of the damn exhausting weekend?s races(5) and 2 practices and 3 qualifying sessions. But For Big Show time he had his hands full with a fast Elva Courier and lite sprites.
> Mark Fisher deserves a big shout out! for bringing to life a car, a dream, and the legacy of a great old Triumph Pal of mine - Glade Snodgrass.
> Glade passed on a couple years back.
> Mark ended up with all the cars that Glade had held together with Zip ties and bubble gum.
> And In no small feat,  Mark put in months of effort and finished most of the weekend in his own new and improved iteration of Glade?s Spit-six.
> Well done Mark!
> 
> Lots of details left out. But that is some highlights
> We did some good racing!
> 
> Jason Ostrowski
> Friendly Ghost Racing
> 1969 Triumph GT6+ racecars Sent from my iPhone
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From mark at efishers.com  Tue Jun 18 08:25:33 2024
From: mark at efishers.com (Mark Fisher)
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:25:33 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Fot] Fw:  Triumphs killing it at Blackhawk Farms
In-Reply-To: <10258884-D84D-491E-95D7-2AC36C4BCEBE@aol.com>
References: <BF479135-1AFC-4AB8-9D00-B8FE6039A2F6@multivintage.com>
 <10258884-D84D-491E-95D7-2AC36C4BCEBE@aol.com>
Message-ID: <1960750166.7250299.1718720733025@mail.yahoo.com>

 Hi All:
Thanks to everyone for the overwhelming supply of hospitality, good advice, and safe fun racing!? I found a temporary upright on Monday, and the car is back on 4 wheels.? I'd like to try to shake this thing down at a few more events this season, before diving into it's innards in the off season.? Hope to see you all down the road!!
Mark "Silo" Fisher, builder of Invincible II, and caretaker of black Spit #0 (to be named later)
Mark at eFishers.com


   ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Philip Gott via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>To: Jason Ostrowski <jason at multivintage.com>Cc: Fot <fot at autox.team.net>Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 05:41:20 AM CDTSubject: Re: [Fot] Triumphs killing it at Blackhawk Farms
 Congrats to one and all!!
Sent from my iPhone

> On Jun 18, 2024, at 12:52?AM, Jason Ostrowski via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> ?This should come as no surprise but several of our FOT guys dominated this years Blackhawk Classic.
> Our Triumph dudes swept up glory and were the noticeable crowd favorite.
> 
> My A + award goes to Alex Schliesinger,;
> Fast all weekend in his TR7?all the while enduring the questionable help from his crazy father in law.
> 
> Our Group 2 guys were in the top Five for all the races.
> Truth be told, it was Dave Amys as our # 1 rep for the Triumph Badge.
> Dave Nipped? at at heals of an overall win for the Big Show?. so close!
> Unfortunately- at the entry to turn six? the track is not quite wide enough for 4 cars.
> Lack of Roadway width left Dave as an impressive runner up to the Red Alfa in the group 2 feature race.
> Super exciting to watch.
> 
> On endurance; it was, of course Tony Drews? who finished every single one one of the damn exhausting weekend?s races(5) and 2 practices and 3 qualifying sessions. But For Big Show time he had his hands full with a fast Elva Courier and lite sprites.
> Mark Fisher deserves a big shout out! for bringing to life a car, a dream, and the legacy of a great old Triumph Pal of mine - Glade Snodgrass.
> Glade passed on a couple years back.
> Mark ended up with all the cars that Glade had held together with Zip ties and bubble gum.
> And In no small feat,? Mark put in months of effort and finished most of the weekend in his own new and improved iteration of Glade?s Spit-six.
> Well done Mark!
> 
> Lots of details left out. But that is some highlights
> We did some good racing!
> 
> Jason Ostrowski
> Friendly Ghost Racing
> 1969 Triumph GT6+ racecars Sent from my iPhone
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From cudapilot at comcast.net  Tue Jun 18 08:27:57 2024
From: cudapilot at comcast.net (Brian Garcia)
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 09:27:57 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [Fot] Triumphs killing it at Blackhawk Farms
In-Reply-To: <BF479135-1AFC-4AB8-9D00-B8FE6039A2F6@multivintage.com>
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Jason is being modest in failing to mention that his GT6 ran like clockwork all weekend and netted him not only his fastest lap time to date in the #27 car at Blackhawk but also the first time he has beaten a local Alpha hot shoe that has been one of the local fast guys for decades.  Great to see a trouble free and competitive weekend for Friendly Ghost Racing.

Brian Garcia

> On 06/17/2024 11:31 PM CDT Jason Ostrowski via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
>  
> This should come as no surprise but several of our FOT guys dominated this years Blackhawk Classic. 
> Our Triumph dudes swept up glory and were the noticeable crowd favorite.
> 
> My A + award goes to Alex Schliesinger,; 
> Fast all weekend in his TR7?all the while enduring the questionable help from his crazy father in law.
> 
> Our Group 2 guys were in the top Five for all the races. 
> Truth be told, it was Dave Amys as our # 1 rep for the Triumph Badge.
> Dave Nipped  at at heals of an overall win for the Big Show?. so close! 
> Unfortunately- at the entry to turn six? the track is not quite wide enough for 4 cars.
> Lack of Roadway width left Dave as an impressive runner up to the Red Alfa in the group 2 feature race.
> Super exciting to watch. 
> 
> On endurance; it was, of course Tony Drews? who finished every single one one of the damn exhausting weekend?s races(5) and 2 practices and 3 qualifying sessions. But For Big Show time he had his hands full with a fast Elva Courier and lite sprites. 
> Mark Fisher deserves a big shout out! for bringing to life a car, a dream, and the legacy of a great old Triumph Pal of mine - Glade Snodgrass. 
> Glade passed on a couple years back. 
> Mark ended up with all the cars that Glade had held together with Zip ties and bubble gum.
> And In no small feat,  Mark put in months of effort and finished most of the weekend in his own new and improved iteration of Glade?s Spit-six. 
> Well done Mark!
> 
> Lots of details left out. But that is some highlights 
> We did some good racing! 
> 
> Jason Ostrowski 
> Friendly Ghost Racing 
> 1969 Triumph GT6+ racecars Sent from my iPhone
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From sjanzen at me.com  Tue Jun 18 08:30:11 2024
From: sjanzen at me.com (Scott Janzen)
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:30:11 -0400
Subject: [Fot] Triumphs killing it at Blackhawk Farms
In-Reply-To: <1960750166.7250299.1718720733025@mail.yahoo.com>
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we want pictures of the old beast!

On Jun 18, 2024, at 10:25 AM, Mark Fisher via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:

Hi All:

Thanks to everyone for the overwhelming supply of hospitality, good advice, and safe fun racing!  I found a temporary upright on Monday, and the car is back on 4 wheels.  I'd like to try to shake this thing down at a few more events this season, before diving into it's innards in the off season.  Hope to see you all down the road!!

Mark "Silo" Fisher, builder of Invincible II, and caretaker of black Spit #0 (to be named later)
Mark at eFishers.com


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To: Jason Ostrowski <jason at multivintage.com>
Cc: Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 05:41:20 AM CDT
Subject: Re: [Fot] Triumphs killing it at Blackhawk Farms

Congrats to one and all!!
Sent from my iPhone

> On Jun 18, 2024, at 12:52?AM, Jason Ostrowski via Fot <fot at autox.team.net <mailto:fot at autox.team.net>> wrote:
> 
> ?This should come as no surprise but several of our FOT guys dominated this years Blackhawk Classic.
> Our Triumph dudes swept up glory and were the noticeable crowd favorite.
> 
> My A + award goes to Alex Schliesinger,;
> Fast all weekend in his TR7?all the while enduring the questionable help from his crazy father in law.
> 
> Our Group 2 guys were in the top Five for all the races.
> Truth be told, it was Dave Amys as our # 1 rep for the Triumph Badge.
> Dave Nipped  at at heals of an overall win for the Big Show?. so close!
> Unfortunately- at the entry to turn six? the track is not quite wide enough for 4 cars.
> Lack of Roadway width left Dave as an impressive runner up to the Red Alfa in the group 2 feature race.
> Super exciting to watch.
> 
> On endurance; it was, of course Tony Drews? who finished every single one one of the damn exhausting weekend?s races(5) and 2 practices and 3 qualifying sessions. But For Big Show time he had his hands full with a fast Elva Courier and lite sprites.
> Mark Fisher deserves a big shout out! for bringing to life a car, a dream, and the legacy of a great old Triumph Pal of mine - Glade Snodgrass.
> Glade passed on a couple years back.
> Mark ended up with all the cars that Glade had held together with Zip ties and bubble gum.
> And In no small feat,  Mark put in months of effort and finished most of the weekend in his own new and improved iteration of Glade?s Spit-six.
> Well done Mark!
> 
> Lots of details left out. But that is some highlights
> We did some good racing!
> 
> Jason Ostrowski
> Friendly Ghost Racing
> 1969 Triumph GT6+ racecars Sent from my iPhone
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From jhd11 at hotmail.com  Thu Jun 20 06:44:28 2024
From: jhd11 at hotmail.com (Joe Henry)
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:44:28 +0000
Subject: [Fot] Grill Badges
Message-ID: <BN0P221MB054215013F010D882C216A6FA9C82@BN0P221MB0542.NAMP221.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>

Gooid Morning,

     I apologize if this e-mail already posted but I never saw it appear.  A while back someone had some beautiful grill badges.  I was hoping that they were still available.  If so, please let me know how to acquire one!  Thanks in advance.

Joe Downer
Charlotte, N.C.
RiffRAF Racing TR6
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From jason at multivintage.com  Thu Jun 20 10:56:31 2024
From: jason at multivintage.com (Jason Ostrowski)
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 11:56:31 -0500
Subject: [Fot] Friendly Ghost Racing GT6+ at Blackhawk Farms 6/15/24
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From tomstrange5 at gmail.com  Thu Jun 20 14:40:37 2024
From: tomstrange5 at gmail.com (tom strange)
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 16:40:37 -0400
Subject: [Fot] Grill Badges
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  Just coming back, I missed this one completely.  Could I get a re-run on
the grill badges?
Thanks
Tom Strange
59 Red GT6


On Thu, Jun 20, 2024, 8:51 AM Joe Henry via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Gooid Morning,
>
>      I apologize if this e-mail already posted but I never saw it appear.
> A while back someone had some beautiful grill badges.  I was hoping that
> they were still available.  If so, please let me know how to acquire one!
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Joe Downer
> Charlotte, N.C.
> RiffRAF Racing TR6
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From sjanzen at me.com  Fri Jun 21 09:25:55 2024
From: sjanzen at me.com (Scott Janzen)
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 11:25:55 -0400
Subject: [Fot] Triumph GT6 Differential - LS versus welded
Message-ID: <45B9CF96-7F23-4684-B8F1-301D85AE5142@me.com>

You might recall I posed a question about this a year+ ago.  Jason came down strongly in favor of welded, others had different opinions.
I ended up buying a Gripper limited slip unit out of england and put it in (clutch type).  I?m very pleased with the unit - I told them how I use the car, approx HP, tires, and they basically set it up for maximum pressure.  I can push the car around the paddock more easily, but I?m getting no inside wheel spin in corners, no matter what corner or speed, so that seems good.

Lap Times - the real test.  I ran last year with the welded unit at both Summit Point and Lime Rock.
My best time at Summit was a 1:30.8 in 2023, at Lime Rock it was a 1:07.2
Last year the engine was freshly rebuilt over ?22-?23 winter.  Tires were new Speedsters for Summit Point, slightly less new by the time I got to Lime Rock.

This year my best time at Summit was a 1:30.3, Lime Rock 1:07.9.
Engine is the same, probably somewhat tired after six race weekends (I?m actually pulling it now to change rod bearings).
Tires (speedsters) were fresh for Summit again this year.

Conclusion?  The driving style is definitely different, and I feel like I can place the car more precisely with the LS. I think it helps me a bit with speed in the Carousel at Summit.  However, there appears to be no big difference in lap times.  If I?d been consistently faster at both tracks I?d make more of a case for it, but that was not the clear outcome.  However, the lack of a fresh engine this year is probably good for something.  It will get a full rebuild or an alternate new engine for next year and the east coast Kastner cup, so we?ll see what that data shows.

The jury is still out, but right now, I?m not making a strong case for spending $1,100 for  the LS.  It?s fine, but not apparently inherently superior by much of a margin.  I like turning the car into the turns, rather than throwing it in to get the rear sliding like I did with the welded unit, but I can adapt either way. 

I do like the Gripper, it has seamless engagement, seems to be excellent quality, no wheel spin like I hear from Quaiffe users.  BTW, I did have to get out the air grinder and do some minor clearancing on the diff housing.  It?s a tight fit, and there was minor interference with bolt heads and the circumference of the diff.

More than you wanted to know!!!

Scott
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From jason at multivintage.com  Fri Jun 21 10:55:46 2024
From: jason at multivintage.com (Jason Ostrowski)
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 11:55:46 -0500
Subject: [Fot] Triumph GT6 Differential - LS versus welded
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That?s all good feedback.
I certainly enjoy hearing about the comparison. 
I would think the limited slip would be easier on the drive train.
-the welded diff has a big disadvantage of being damaged easily by rough shifting and abrupt take offs and sudden starts. One poor move can break it.
Sounds like your setup is working good and that?s all that matters.
Thanks for sharing.
Jason Ostrowski 
Friendly Ghost Racing 
1969 Triumph GT6+ racecars

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jun 21, 2024, at 10:44 AM, Scott Janzen via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> ?You might recall I posed a question about this a year+ ago.  Jason came down strongly in favor of welded, others had different opinions.
> I ended up buying a Gripper limited slip unit out of england and put it in (clutch type).  I?m very pleased with the unit - I told them how I use the car, approx HP, tires, and they basically set it up for maximum pressure.  I can push the car around the paddock more easily, but I?m getting no inside wheel spin in corners, no matter what corner or speed, so that seems good.
> 
> Lap Times - the real test.  I ran last year with the welded unit at both Summit Point and Lime Rock.
> My best time at Summit was a 1:30.8 in 2023, at Lime Rock it was a 1:07.2
> Last year the engine was freshly rebuilt over ?22-?23 winter.  Tires were new Speedsters for Summit Point, slightly less new by the time I got to Lime Rock.
> 
> This year my best time at Summit was a 1:30.3, Lime Rock 1:07.9.
> Engine is the same, probably somewhat tired after six race weekends (I?m actually pulling it now to change rod bearings).
> Tires (speedsters) were fresh for Summit again this year.
> 
> Conclusion?  The driving style is definitely different, and I feel like I can place the car more precisely with the LS. I think it helps me a bit with speed in the Carousel at Summit.  However, there appears to be no big difference in lap times.  If I?d been consistently faster at both tracks I?d make more of a case for it, but that was not the clear outcome.  However, the lack of a fresh engine this year is probably good for something.  It will get a full rebuild or an alternate new engine for next year and the east coast Kastner cup, so we?ll see what that data shows.
> 
> The jury is still out, but right now, I?m not making a strong case for spending $1,100 for  the LS.  It?s fine, but not apparently inherently superior by much of a margin.  I like turning the car into the turns, rather than throwing it in to get the rear sliding like I did with the welded unit, but I can adapt either way. 
> 
> I do like the Gripper, it has seamless engagement, seems to be excellent quality, no wheel spin like I hear from Quaiffe users.  BTW, I did have to get out the air grinder and do some minor clearancing on the diff housing.  It?s a tight fit, and there was minor interference with bolt heads and the circumference of the diff.
> 
> More than you wanted to know!!!
> 
> Scott
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From ac at camoletti.ch  Fri Jun 21 11:15:20 2024
From: ac at camoletti.ch (Alexandre Camoletti)
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 19:15:20 +0200
Subject: [Fot] Triumph GT6 Differential - LS versus welded
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Thanks Scott for sharing in detail, most interesting !

I have had a Gripper in the TR3 for the last 10 years. No need to rebuild so far despite the many track, hillclimb and fast motorway and smaller roads driving miles. Very smooth and you can set it up the way you need/like.

One additional benefit : there is no friction material on the plates (as the usual Salisbury have), so the wear is very limited. Had I had a Salisbury I would have replaced the plates a few times already.

A presto !

Alex Camoletti

 

De : Fot [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] De la part de Scott Janzen via Fot
Envoy? : vendredi 21 juin 2024 17:26
? : 'Friends of Triumph' Triumph
Objet : [Fot] Triumph GT6 Differential - LS versus welded

 

You might recall I posed a question about this a year+ ago.  Jason came down strongly in favor of welded, others had different opinions.

I ended up buying a Gripper limited slip unit out of england and put it in (clutch type).  I?m very pleased with the unit - I told them how I use the car, approx HP, tires, and they basically set it up for maximum pressure.  I can push the car around the paddock more easily, but I?m getting no inside wheel spin in corners, no matter what corner or speed, so that seems good.

 

Lap Times - the real test.  I ran last year with the welded unit at both Summit Point and Lime Rock.

My best time at Summit was a 1:30.8 in 2023, at Lime Rock it was a 1:07.2

Last year the engine was freshly rebuilt over ?22-?23 winter.  Tires were new Speedsters for Summit Point, slightly less new by the time I got to Lime Rock.

 

This year my best time at Summit was a 1:30.3, Lime Rock 1:07.9.

Engine is the same, probably somewhat tired after six race weekends (I?m actually pulling it now to change rod bearings).

Tires (speedsters) were fresh for Summit again this year.

 

Conclusion?  The driving style is definitely different, and I feel like I can place the car more precisely with the LS. I think it helps me a bit with speed in the Carousel at Summit.  However, there appears to be no big difference in lap times.  If I?d been consistently faster at both tracks I?d make more of a case for it, but that was not the clear outcome.  However, the lack of a fresh engine this year is probably good for something.  It will get a full rebuild or an alternate new engine for next year and the east coast Kastner cup, so we?ll see what that data shows.

 

The jury is still out, but right now, I?m not making a strong case for spending $1,100 for  the LS.  It?s fine, but not apparently inherently superior by much of a margin.  I like turning the car into the turns, rather than throwing it in to get the rear sliding like I did with the welded unit, but I can adapt either way. 

 

I do like the Gripper, it has seamless engagement, seems to be excellent quality, no wheel spin like I hear from Quaiffe users.  BTW, I did have to get out the air grinder and do some minor clearancing on the diff housing.  It?s a tight fit, and there was minor interference with bolt heads and the circumference of the diff.

 

More than you wanted to know!!!

 

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From ofracer at gmail.com  Sun Jun 23 04:38:13 2024
From: ofracer at gmail.com (Mike Harmuth)
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2024 06:38:13 -0400
Subject: [Fot] Triumph GT6 Differential - LS versus welded
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I can echo Scott's results, but with a Quaife unit. I switched over two
years ago and lap times are really similar but driving (and pushing it
around the paddock) are really much easier. I looked at videos from the
same track and I'm working harder to keep the car where I want it with the
welded diff. More steering angle = more scrubbed off speed. This weekend I
was at Thompson with a fresh engine and I started getting wheel spin on a
few corners, which never happened with the welded diff.

Very hot track, more torque, old tires, probably a combination of both but
the net result after it happened a few times and I realized what as going
on, I adjusted to it and put in lap times the same as Russ Moore's old
Spit, basically the sister car to mine but with an open diff. Jim, in that
car, was getting wheel spin as well but I think he said in more spots.

Quaife for a Spitfire (no clutches to adjust either, just install and
drive) on sale now $893 + shipping directly from Quaife. Install was
straight forward in a GT6 housing with a little grinding of the back of a
bearing race to shim properly.

Would I do it again? Probably yes, for the same reason I went to a billet
crank. No performance improvement but I think more reliability and less
stress on the hardware.

mike h

On Fri, Jun 21, 2024 at 1:40?PM Alexandre Camoletti via Fot <
fot at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Thanks Scott for sharing in detail, most interesting !
>
> I have had a Gripper in the TR3 for the last 10 years. No need to rebuild
> so far despite the many track, hillclimb and fast motorway and smaller
> roads driving miles. Very smooth and you can set it up the way you
> need/like.
>
> One additional benefit : there is no friction material on the plates (as
> the usual Salisbury have), so the wear is very limited. Had I had a
> Salisbury I would have replaced the plates a few times already.
>
> A presto !
>
> Alex Camoletti
>
>
>
> *De :* Fot [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] *De la part de* Scott
> Janzen via Fot
> *Envoy? :* vendredi 21 juin 2024 17:26
> *? :* 'Friends of Triumph' Triumph
> *Objet :* [Fot] Triumph GT6 Differential - LS versus welded
>
>
>
> You might recall I posed a question about this a year+ ago.  Jason came
> down strongly in favor of welded, others had different opinions.
>
> I ended up buying a Gripper limited slip unit out of england and put it in
> (clutch type).  I?m very pleased with the unit - I told them how I use the
> car, approx HP, tires, and they basically set it up for maximum pressure.
> I can push the car around the paddock more easily, but I?m getting no
> inside wheel spin in corners, no matter what corner or speed, so that seems
> good.
>
>
>
> Lap Times - the real test.  I ran last year with the welded unit at both
> Summit Point and Lime Rock.
>
> My best time at Summit was a 1:30.8 in 2023, at Lime Rock it was a 1:07.2
>
> Last year the engine was freshly rebuilt over ?22-?23 winter.  Tires were
> new Speedsters for Summit Point, slightly less new by the time I got to
> Lime Rock.
>
>
>
> This year my best time at Summit was a 1:30.3, Lime Rock 1:07.9.
>
> Engine is the same, probably somewhat tired after six race weekends (I?m
> actually pulling it now to change rod bearings).
>
> Tires (speedsters) were fresh for Summit again this year.
>
>
>
> Conclusion?  The driving style is definitely different, and I feel like I
> can place the car more precisely with the LS. I think it helps me a bit
> with speed in the Carousel at Summit.  However, there appears to be no big
> difference in lap times.  If I?d been consistently faster at both tracks
> I?d make more of a case for it, but that was not the clear outcome.
> However, the lack of a fresh engine this year is probably good for
> something.  It will get a full rebuild or an alternate new engine for next
> year and the east coast Kastner cup, so we?ll see what that data shows.
>
>
>
> The jury is still out, but right now, I?m not making a strong case for
> spending $1,100 for  the LS.  It?s fine, but not apparently inherently
> superior by much of a margin.  I like turning the car into the turns,
> rather than throwing it in to get the rear sliding like I did with the
> welded unit, but I can adapt either way.
>
>
>
> I do like the Gripper, it has seamless engagement, seems to be excellent
> quality, no wheel spin like I hear from Quaiffe users.  BTW, I did have to
> get out the air grinder and do some minor clearancing on the diff housing.
> It?s a tight fit, and there was minor interference with bolt heads and the
> circumference of the diff.
>
>
>
> More than you wanted to know!!!
>
>
>
> Scott
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From yellow04 at tr4racer.com  Sun Jun 23 07:19:55 2024
From: yellow04 at tr4racer.com (yellow04)
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2024 09:19:55 -0400
Subject: [Fot] Triumphs at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix - Mosport
Message-ID: <1c480d96e861c9fefebcaaf0d33daec8@tr4racer.com>

Triumphs invaded the Great White North earlier this month, with many in 
attendance at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix at Mosport, otherwise known 
as Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. In my opinion, VARAC has turned this 
race into the premier North American Vintage Racing event of the season. 
They have built this event into the most enjoyable, low key festival 
event imaginable.

Can you name another event that puts on a dinner and live music every 
night, including the load-in on Wednesday? Yes, that's 4 nights of food 
and entertainment, which includes free beer every night! Canadian 
hospitality can't be beat, want to load in on Wednesday and not run the 
test day, no problem. Want to stay over Sunday night and get a fresh 
start at your drive home Monday morning? No problem. Mosport is a bucket 
list track that is worth the tow from just about anywhere, and you are 
treated to 8 sessions over 3 days.

Much to the chagrin of the VARAC's race director and MG pilot Dave Good, 
a Triumph won the annual MG/TR Challenge, again. We have a bit of a 
streak going here. I didn't get a qualifying time because of a minor 
suspension snafu, so I started from a grid position of 27th. 
Unfortunately, my good friend and on-track nemesis Nick Pratt broke in 
Practice, so I didn't have the blue Midget to play with. When the green 
flag flew I saw a hole and it felt like I got by half the field before 
turn 1, then on lap 2 I motored by the leaders on the back straight to 
take the lead and run uncontested. Mike Moore took second spot on the 
podium with a great run in his TR4.

In the Porsche vs. the rest of the world "All Comers" race, I did my 
part keeping the podium Porsche-free by running third overall. VARAC 
runs what is best described as bracket racing, you pick the lap time you 
are comfortable with and that is where you are scored. I just happen to 
have a car that runs towards the top of the Over-1:40 bracket, and I 
took the top podium spot for VH3. Yup, a good weekend for the yellow 
TR250.

Mike Deweerd ran the ex-Peter Bulkowski TR8, and with every session more 
and more seconds fell off the lap times. Once Mike gets a handle on this 
beast, watch out! He was two-timing it, with his faithful Green Bean TR4 
running with Vintage Historic grid and the TR8 joining the Classic grid. 
Peter came to offer support and encouragement, and it is always a good 
time when Peter is around!

This was Jason Sukey's first outing at the storied Grand Prix track, and 
he confidently shaved seconds off every session as well, looking awesome 
in his GT6 in the Sunday morning race. Dad Marty's Spitfire didn't fare 
quite as well, but he was all smiles as usual all weekend.

Brian Schirano joined the fun and ran well with his GT6, as did Stewart 
Wigg rounding out the GT6 contingent. Tim Slater towed his Spitfire up 
from rain ravaged South Florida with his dingy strapped on the second 
story of his trailer, (not a joke) and ran as strong as a mortal 
Spitfire can go.

Mark Wheatley didn't have the weekend he had hoped for with his TR4, but 
in the feature race on Sunday afternoon we are pretty confident the 
issue has been identified. The sole sidescreen car at the event was John 
Styduhar with his TR3B, John ran strong all weekend never missing a 
beat.

Mike Moore convinced himself he had enough grip on old tires to not put 
his new ones on, but after spinning in the very high speed turn 8 he 
realized that was not the way to go! No harm, no foul, and hopefully 
lesson learned! Mike ran well when all wheels were pointing the right 
way, he also had a great weekend.

It seems every year we get more Americans to venture north across the 
border to race with us, and every one of them that races this event 
assures me they have put the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix on their permanent 
race schedule! To me, the Mosport experience is what I gauge all other 
tracks by, and to have VARAC put on such an amazing event at a world 
class track, it just doesn't get any better than this!

Cheers

Henry Frye

From joealexandervintage at gmail.com  Sun Jun 23 07:45:16 2024
From: joealexandervintage at gmail.com (Joe Alexander)
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2024 08:45:16 -0500
Subject: [Fot] Triumphs at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix - Mosport
In-Reply-To: <1c480d96e861c9fefebcaaf0d33daec8@tr4racer.com>
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Message-ID: <FF3C07D2-5D39-4625-9E02-BF946A62FA5F@gmail.com>

Where the Kastner Cup Commenced.  

An exhilarating track to drive.

Unsurpassed hospitality.


Joe Alexander
4505 Donald Dr
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
ARE  LLC
Gasketinnovations.com
Email: N197tr4 at cs.com
Cell:  319.464.4711


> On Jun 23, 2024, at 8:34?AM, yellow04 via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> ?Triumphs invaded the Great White North earlier this month, with many in attendance at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix at Mosport, otherwise known as Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. In my opinion, VARAC has turned this race into the premier North American Vintage Racing event of the season. They have built this event into the most enjoyable, low key festival event imaginable.
> 
> Can you name another event that puts on a dinner and live music every night, including the load-in on Wednesday? Yes, that's 4 nights of food and entertainment, which includes free beer every night! Canadian hospitality can't be beat, want to load in on Wednesday and not run the test day, no problem. Want to stay over Sunday night and get a fresh start at your drive home Monday morning? No problem. Mosport is a bucket list track that is worth the tow from just about anywhere, and you are treated to 8 sessions over 3 days.
> 
> Much to the chagrin of the VARAC's race director and MG pilot Dave Good, a Triumph won the annual MG/TR Challenge, again. We have a bit of a streak going here. I didn't get a qualifying time because of a minor suspension snafu, so I started from a grid position of 27th. Unfortunately, my good friend and on-track nemesis Nick Pratt broke in Practice, so I didn't have the blue Midget to play with. When the green flag flew I saw a hole and it felt like I got by half the field before turn 1, then on lap 2 I motored by the leaders on the back straight to take the lead and run uncontested. Mike Moore took second spot on the podium with a great run in his TR4.
> 
> In the Porsche vs. the rest of the world "All Comers" race, I did my part keeping the podium Porsche-free by running third overall. VARAC runs what is best described as bracket racing, you pick the lap time you are comfortable with and that is where you are scored. I just happen to have a car that runs towards the top of the Over-1:40 bracket, and I took the top podium spot for VH3. Yup, a good weekend for the yellow TR250.
> 
> Mike Deweerd ran the ex-Peter Bulkowski TR8, and with every session more and more seconds fell off the lap times. Once Mike gets a handle on this beast, watch out! He was two-timing it, with his faithful Green Bean TR4 running with Vintage Historic grid and the TR8 joining the Classic grid. Peter came to offer support and encouragement, and it is always a good time when Peter is around!
> 
> This was Jason Sukey's first outing at the storied Grand Prix track, and he confidently shaved seconds off every session as well, looking awesome in his GT6 in the Sunday morning race. Dad Marty's Spitfire didn't fare quite as well, but he was all smiles as usual all weekend.
> 
> Brian Schirano joined the fun and ran well with his GT6, as did Stewart Wigg rounding out the GT6 contingent. Tim Slater towed his Spitfire up from rain ravaged South Florida with his dingy strapped on the second story of his trailer, (not a joke) and ran as strong as a mortal Spitfire can go.
> 
> Mark Wheatley didn't have the weekend he had hoped for with his TR4, but in the feature race on Sunday afternoon we are pretty confident the issue has been identified. The sole sidescreen car at the event was John Styduhar with his TR3B, John ran strong all weekend never missing a beat.
> 
> Mike Moore convinced himself he had enough grip on old tires to not put his new ones on, but after spinning in the very high speed turn 8 he realized that was not the way to go! No harm, no foul, and hopefully lesson learned! Mike ran well when all wheels were pointing the right way, he also had a great weekend.
> 
> It seems every year we get more Americans to venture north across the border to race with us, and every one of them that races this event assures me they have put the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix on their permanent race schedule! To me, the Mosport experience is what I gauge all other tracks by, and to have VARAC put on such an amazing event at a world class track, it just doesn't get any better than this!
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Henry Frye
> _______________________________________________
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From sonomascot at aol.com  Sun Jun 23 07:58:49 2024
From: sonomascot at aol.com (Scott Meredith)
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2024 13:58:49 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Fot] Triumphs at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix - Mosport
In-Reply-To: <1c480d96e861c9fefebcaaf0d33daec8@tr4racer.com>
References: <1c480d96e861c9fefebcaaf0d33daec8@tr4racer.com>
Message-ID: <877390293.9188143.1719151129412@mail.yahoo.com>

 Henry,That is the best re-cap of a race weekend that I have every had the pleasure to read -Makes me wish that my Spitfire wasn't FOR SALE and that I?was a younger man,I'd be headed the the "Great White North" next year . . .
    On Sunday, June 23, 2024 at 06:33:52 AM PDT, yellow04 via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:   

 Triumphs invaded the Great White North earlier this month, with many in 
attendance at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix at Mosport, otherwise known 
as Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. In my opinion, VARAC has turned this 
race into the premier North American Vintage Racing event of the season. 
They have built this event into the most enjoyable, low key festival 
event imaginable.

Can you name another event that puts on a dinner and live music every 
night, including the load-in on Wednesday? Yes, that's 4 nights of food 
and entertainment, which includes free beer every night! Canadian 
hospitality can't be beat, want to load in on Wednesday and not run the 
test day, no problem. Want to stay over Sunday night and get a fresh 
start at your drive home Monday morning? No problem. Mosport is a bucket 
list track that is worth the tow from just about anywhere, and you are 
treated to 8 sessions over 3 days.

Much to the chagrin of the VARAC's race director and MG pilot Dave Good, 
a Triumph won the annual MG/TR Challenge, again. We have a bit of a 
streak going here. I didn't get a qualifying time because of a minor 
suspension snafu, so I started from a grid position of 27th. 
Unfortunately, my good friend and on-track nemesis Nick Pratt broke in 
Practice, so I didn't have the blue Midget to play with. When the green 
flag flew I saw a hole and it felt like I got by half the field before 
turn 1, then on lap 2 I motored by the leaders on the back straight to 
take the lead and run uncontested. Mike Moore took second spot on the 
podium with a great run in his TR4.

In the Porsche vs. the rest of the world "All Comers" race, I did my 
part keeping the podium Porsche-free by running third overall. VARAC 
runs what is best described as bracket racing, you pick the lap time you 
are comfortable with and that is where you are scored. I just happen to 
have a car that runs towards the top of the Over-1:40 bracket, and I 
took the top podium spot for VH3. Yup, a good weekend for the yellow 
TR250.

Mike Deweerd ran the ex-Peter Bulkowski TR8, and with every session more 
and more seconds fell off the lap times. Once Mike gets a handle on this 
beast, watch out! He was two-timing it, with his faithful Green Bean TR4 
running with Vintage Historic grid and the TR8 joining the Classic grid. 
Peter came to offer support and encouragement, and it is always a good 
time when Peter is around!

This was Jason Sukey's first outing at the storied Grand Prix track, and 
he confidently shaved seconds off every session as well, looking awesome 
in his GT6 in the Sunday morning race. Dad Marty's Spitfire didn't fare 
quite as well, but he was all smiles as usual all weekend.

Brian Schirano joined the fun and ran well with his GT6, as did Stewart 
Wigg rounding out the GT6 contingent. Tim Slater towed his Spitfire up 
from rain ravaged South Florida with his dingy strapped on the second 
story of his trailer, (not a joke) and ran as strong as a mortal 
Spitfire can go.

Mark Wheatley didn't have the weekend he had hoped for with his TR4, but 
in the feature race on Sunday afternoon we are pretty confident the 
issue has been identified. The sole sidescreen car at the event was John 
Styduhar with his TR3B, John ran strong all weekend never missing a 
beat.

Mike Moore convinced himself he had enough grip on old tires to not put 
his new ones on, but after spinning in the very high speed turn 8 he 
realized that was not the way to go! No harm, no foul, and hopefully 
lesson learned! Mike ran well when all wheels were pointing the right 
way, he also had a great weekend.

It seems every year we get more Americans to venture north across the 
border to race with us, and every one of them that races this event 
assures me they have put the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix on their permanent 
race schedule! To me, the Mosport experience is what I gauge all other 
tracks by, and to have VARAC put on such an amazing event at a world 
class track, it just doesn't get any better than this!

Cheers

Henry Frye
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From trmarty at hotmail.com  Sun Jun 23 10:03:42 2024
From: trmarty at hotmail.com (marty sukey)
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2024 16:03:42 +0000
Subject: [Fot] Triumphs at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix - Mosport
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My first time at Mosport was in 2018. Glad to be back again for a second time. I had a rocker pedestal stud break Friday, got that fixed and then lost my clutch Saturday morning. I only got a few sessions in but was starting to feel the track and took 5 seconds off my 2018 best time. Had a blast. Like Henry said. It is going on my schedule now.

Marty Sukey
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From: Fot <fot-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of yellow04 via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2024 9:19 AM
To: fot at autox.team.net <fot at autox.team.net>
Subject: [Fot] Triumphs at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix - Mosport

Triumphs invaded the Great White North earlier this month, with many in
attendance at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix at Mosport, otherwise known
as Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. In my opinion, VARAC has turned this
race into the premier North American Vintage Racing event of the season.
They have built this event into the most enjoyable, low key festival
event imaginable.

Can you name another event that puts on a dinner and live music every
night, including the load-in on Wednesday? Yes, that's 4 nights of food
and entertainment, which includes free beer every night! Canadian
hospitality can't be beat, want to load in on Wednesday and not run the
test day, no problem. Want to stay over Sunday night and get a fresh
start at your drive home Monday morning? No problem. Mosport is a bucket
list track that is worth the tow from just about anywhere, and you are
treated to 8 sessions over 3 days.

Much to the chagrin of the VARAC's race director and MG pilot Dave Good,
a Triumph won the annual MG/TR Challenge, again. We have a bit of a
streak going here. I didn't get a qualifying time because of a minor
suspension snafu, so I started from a grid position of 27th.
Unfortunately, my good friend and on-track nemesis Nick Pratt broke in
Practice, so I didn't have the blue Midget to play with. When the green
flag flew I saw a hole and it felt like I got by half the field before
turn 1, then on lap 2 I motored by the leaders on the back straight to
take the lead and run uncontested. Mike Moore took second spot on the
podium with a great run in his TR4.

In the Porsche vs. the rest of the world "All Comers" race, I did my
part keeping the podium Porsche-free by running third overall. VARAC
runs what is best described as bracket racing, you pick the lap time you
are comfortable with and that is where you are scored. I just happen to
have a car that runs towards the top of the Over-1:40 bracket, and I
took the top podium spot for VH3. Yup, a good weekend for the yellow
TR250.

Mike Deweerd ran the ex-Peter Bulkowski TR8, and with every session more
and more seconds fell off the lap times. Once Mike gets a handle on this
beast, watch out! He was two-timing it, with his faithful Green Bean TR4
running with Vintage Historic grid and the TR8 joining the Classic grid.
Peter came to offer support and encouragement, and it is always a good
time when Peter is around!

This was Jason Sukey's first outing at the storied Grand Prix track, and
he confidently shaved seconds off every session as well, looking awesome
in his GT6 in the Sunday morning race. Dad Marty's Spitfire didn't fare
quite as well, but he was all smiles as usual all weekend.

Brian Schirano joined the fun and ran well with his GT6, as did Stewart
Wigg rounding out the GT6 contingent. Tim Slater towed his Spitfire up
from rain ravaged South Florida with his dingy strapped on the second
story of his trailer, (not a joke) and ran as strong as a mortal
Spitfire can go.

Mark Wheatley didn't have the weekend he had hoped for with his TR4, but
in the feature race on Sunday afternoon we are pretty confident the
issue has been identified. The sole sidescreen car at the event was John
Styduhar with his TR3B, John ran strong all weekend never missing a
beat.

Mike Moore convinced himself he had enough grip on old tires to not put
his new ones on, but after spinning in the very high speed turn 8 he
realized that was not the way to go! No harm, no foul, and hopefully
lesson learned! Mike ran well when all wheels were pointing the right
way, he also had a great weekend.

It seems every year we get more Americans to venture north across the
border to race with us, and every one of them that races this event
assures me they have put the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix on their permanent
race schedule! To me, the Mosport experience is what I gauge all other
tracks by, and to have VARAC put on such an amazing event at a world
class track, it just doesn't get any better than this!

Cheers

Henry Frye
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From joealexandervintage at gmail.com  Sun Jun 23 10:34:28 2024
From: joealexandervintage at gmail.com (Joe Alexander)
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2024 11:34:28 -0500
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From fmccjr at aol.com  Sun Jun 23 14:54:24 2024
From: fmccjr at aol.com (fmccjr at aol.com)
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2024 20:54:24 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Fot] Triumphs at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix - Mosport
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2018 was my first time there, too.?Just watch out for that sneaky lil?bastard turn 10. Got me once, but I might be?wiser now.?The ?year of the neck brace??The still is?from race video just after I introduced myself to the outer berm wall exiting?turn 10. (Credit,?Eddie Levac)

I went back again in 2022. Much better results! Same great fun.

So, maybe I?m not the guy you should listen to, but everything Henry said is true and verified!
Fantastic track with?a great atmosphere for the vintage race?weekend (even if your car thinks otherwise).
Rick McCurdy


On Sunday, June 23, 2024, 12:36 PM, marty sukey via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:

#yiv8878735836 P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}My first time at Mosport was in 2018. Glad to be back again for a second time. I had a rocker pedestal stud break Friday, got that fixed and then lost my clutch Saturday morning. I only got a few sessions in but was starting to feel the track and took 5 seconds off my 2018 best time. Had a blast. Like Henry said. It is going on my schedule now.
Marty SukeyFrom: Fot <fot-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of yellow04 via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2024 9:19 AM
To: fot at autox.team.net <fot at autox.team.net>
Subject: [Fot] Triumphs at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix - Mosport?Triumphs invaded the Great White North earlier this month, with many in
attendance at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix at Mosport, otherwise known 
as Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. In my opinion, VARAC has turned this 
race into the premier North American Vintage Racing event of the season. 
They have built this event into the most enjoyable, low key festival 
event imaginable.

Can you name another event that puts on a dinner and live music every 
night, including the load-in on Wednesday? Yes, that's 4 nights of food 
and entertainment, which includes free beer every night! Canadian 
hospitality can't be beat, want to load in on Wednesday and not run the 
test day, no problem. Want to stay over Sunday night and get a fresh 
start at your drive home Monday morning? No problem. Mosport is a bucket 
list track that is worth the tow from just about anywhere, and you are 
treated to 8 sessions over 3 days.

Much to the chagrin of the VARAC's race director and MG pilot Dave Good, 
a Triumph won the annual MG/TR Challenge, again. We have a bit of a 
streak going here. I didn't get a qualifying time because of a minor 
suspension snafu, so I started from a grid position of 27th. 
Unfortunately, my good friend and on-track nemesis Nick Pratt broke in 
Practice, so I didn't have the blue Midget to play with. When the green 
flag flew I saw a hole and it felt like I got by half the field before 
turn 1, then on lap 2 I motored by the leaders on the back straight to 
take the lead and run uncontested. Mike Moore took second spot on the 
podium with a great run in his TR4.

In the Porsche vs. the rest of the world "All Comers" race, I did my 
part keeping the podium Porsche-free by running third overall. VARAC 
runs what is best described as bracket racing, you pick the lap time you 
are comfortable with and that is where you are scored. I just happen to 
have a car that runs towards the top of the Over-1:40 bracket, and I 
took the top podium spot for VH3. Yup, a good weekend for the yellow 
TR250.

Mike Deweerd ran the ex-Peter Bulkowski TR8, and with every session more 
and more seconds fell off the lap times. Once Mike gets a handle on this 
beast, watch out! He was two-timing it, with his faithful Green Bean TR4 
running with Vintage Historic grid and the TR8 joining the Classic grid. 
Peter came to offer support and encouragement, and it is always a good 
time when Peter is around!

This was Jason Sukey's first outing at the storied Grand Prix track, and 
he confidently shaved seconds off every session as well, looking awesome 
in his GT6 in the Sunday morning race. Dad Marty's Spitfire didn't fare 
quite as well, but he was all smiles as usual all weekend.

Brian Schirano joined the fun and ran well with his GT6, as did Stewart 
Wigg rounding out the GT6 contingent. Tim Slater towed his Spitfire up 
from rain ravaged South Florida with his dingy strapped on the second 
story of his trailer, (not a joke) and ran as strong as a mortal 
Spitfire can go.

Mark Wheatley didn't have the weekend he had hoped for with his TR4, but 
in the feature race on Sunday afternoon we are pretty confident the 
issue has been identified. The sole sidescreen car at the event was John 
Styduhar with his TR3B, John ran strong all weekend never missing a 
beat.

Mike Moore convinced himself he had enough grip on old tires to not put 
his new ones on, but after spinning in the very high speed turn 8 he 
realized that was not the way to go! No harm, no foul, and hopefully 
lesson learned! Mike ran well when all wheels were pointing the right 
way, he also had a great weekend.

It seems every year we get more Americans to venture north across the 
border to race with us, and every one of them that races this event 
assures me they have put the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix on their permanent 
race schedule! To me, the Mosport experience is what I gauge all other 
tracks by, and to have VARAC put on such an amazing event at a world 
class track, it just doesn't get any better than this!

Cheers

Henry Frye
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From jason at multivintage.com  Sun Jun 23 18:03:17 2024
From: jason at multivintage.com (Jason Ostrowski)
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2024 19:03:17 -0500
Subject: [Fot] Triumphs at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix - Mosport
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From tony at tonydrews.com  Mon Jun 24 00:55:41 2024
From: tony at tonydrews.com (Tony Drews)
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 01:55:41 -0500
Subject: [Fot] Videos from Blackhawk Farms last weekend
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For those that enjoy this kind of thing.

Videos from last weekend (Father's day 2024) at Blackhawk Farms Raceway

Friday practice driver facing camera - something different, not a lot of 
action
https://youtu.be/IAbkFMIOAos

Saturday AM Sprint Race - OK race, next three are more thrilling
https://youtu.be/vihdGK4-5Pw

Saturday PM Heat Race - great race, but ended under full course caution
https://youtu.be/loqFrn3LPPE

Sunday AM Feature Race - great race but I didn't put the SIM card back 
in the front camera so the whole thing is out the rear of the car.
Most of the action was there anyway, but still kind of a bummer. I found 
the video quite enjoyable though.
https://youtu.be/rcFl0vZnKZ8

Sunday PM Bonus Closed Wheel Race - "closed wheel" (not formula) cars 
from all race groups are welcome.
10 of us showed up including a Triumph buddy from a different group 
(Jason Ostrowski)
Despite few cars, had decent racing action.
https://youtu.be/zFN1ltq_sF8

Sunday PM "Blackjack" Race - another race for all groups, 9 cars this time.
First few laps are interesting, then it's kind of less interesting - 
just lapping the track without close racing action.
Last race of the weekend.
https://youtu.be/QLWLs0C9OVc

Cheers, Tony Drews



From slaterptrs at gmail.com  Mon Jun 24 07:55:11 2024
From: slaterptrs at gmail.com (Tim Slater)
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 09:55:11 -0400
Subject: [Fot] Triumphs at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix - Mosport
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Great report Henry  ! You were flying!
This was our second visit to Mosport because of all the reasons you stated
, the challenging hairy chested track, a very friendly  race group, and of
course the nightly entertainment , food and beer. Our 1962 1147cc Spitfire
ran well all weekend , handled well  but could use a few more horses up
that long  uphill Andretti straight
The VH4/5 group had two red flagged races unfortunately due to roll overs .
In the fast turn 3  I was on the inside of a GT6 when a Mazda RX3 lost it
and hit the inside wall hard right in front of me , launched into the air
literally feet from my head at one point . See the attached pics on this
code brown moment ! . The driver was not injured but it was a stark
reminder that our sport can be dangerous and never skimp on safety .
Tim Slater
Spitfire #17


Cell: 561-629-3391



On Sun, Jun 23, 2024 at 9:37?AM yellow04 via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Triumphs invaded the Great White North earlier this month, with many in
> attendance at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix at Mosport, otherwise known
> as Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. In my opinion, VARAC has turned this
> race into the premier North American Vintage Racing event of the season.
> They have built this event into the most enjoyable, low key festival
> event imaginable.
>
> Can you name another event that puts on a dinner and live music every
> night, including the load-in on Wednesday? Yes, that's 4 nights of food
> and entertainment, which includes free beer every night! Canadian
> hospitality can't be beat, want to load in on Wednesday and not run the
> test day, no problem. Want to stay over Sunday night and get a fresh
> start at your drive home Monday morning? No problem. Mosport is a bucket
> list track that is worth the tow from just about anywhere, and you are
> treated to 8 sessions over 3 days.
>
> Much to the chagrin of the VARAC's race director and MG pilot Dave Good,
> a Triumph won the annual MG/TR Challenge, again. We have a bit of a
> streak going here. I didn't get a qualifying time because of a minor
> suspension snafu, so I started from a grid position of 27th.
> Unfortunately, my good friend and on-track nemesis Nick Pratt broke in
> Practice, so I didn't have the blue Midget to play with. When the green
> flag flew I saw a hole and it felt like I got by half the field before
> turn 1, then on lap 2 I motored by the leaders on the back straight to
> take the lead and run uncontested. Mike Moore took second spot on the
> podium with a great run in his TR4.
>
> In the Porsche vs. the rest of the world "All Comers" race, I did my
> part keeping the podium Porsche-free by running third overall. VARAC
> runs what is best described as bracket racing, you pick the lap time you
> are comfortable with and that is where you are scored. I just happen to
> have a car that runs towards the top of the Over-1:40 bracket, and I
> took the top podium spot for VH3. Yup, a good weekend for the yellow
> TR250.
>
> Mike Deweerd ran the ex-Peter Bulkowski TR8, and with every session more
> and more seconds fell off the lap times. Once Mike gets a handle on this
> beast, watch out! He was two-timing it, with his faithful Green Bean TR4
> running with Vintage Historic grid and the TR8 joining the Classic grid.
> Peter came to offer support and encouragement, and it is always a good
> time when Peter is around!
>
> This was Jason Sukey's first outing at the storied Grand Prix track, and
> he confidently shaved seconds off every session as well, looking awesome
> in his GT6 in the Sunday morning race. Dad Marty's Spitfire didn't fare
> quite as well, but he was all smiles as usual all weekend.
>
> Brian Schirano joined the fun and ran well with his GT6, as did Stewart
> Wigg rounding out the GT6 contingent. Tim Slater towed his Spitfire up
> from rain ravaged South Florida with his dingy strapped on the second
> story of his trailer, (not a joke) and ran as strong as a mortal
> Spitfire can go.
>
> Mark Wheatley didn't have the weekend he had hoped for with his TR4, but
> in the feature race on Sunday afternoon we are pretty confident the
> issue has been identified. The sole sidescreen car at the event was John
> Styduhar with his TR3B, John ran strong all weekend never missing a
> beat.
>
> Mike Moore convinced himself he had enough grip on old tires to not put
> his new ones on, but after spinning in the very high speed turn 8 he
> realized that was not the way to go! No harm, no foul, and hopefully
> lesson learned! Mike ran well when all wheels were pointing the right
> way, he also had a great weekend.
>
> It seems every year we get more Americans to venture north across the
> border to race with us, and every one of them that races this event
> assures me they have put the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix on their permanent
> race schedule! To me, the Mosport experience is what I gauge all other
> tracks by, and to have VARAC put on such an amazing event at a world
> class track, it just doesn't get any better than this!
>
> Cheers
>
> Henry Frye
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From tr4racing at googlemail.com  Mon Jun 24 08:41:49 2024
From: tr4racing at googlemail.com (tr4racing at googlemail.com)
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 16:41:49 +0200
Subject: [Fot] Videos from Blackhawk Farms last weekend
In-Reply-To: <4025acf7-d64a-4428-a0f0-f6c27ec4d148@tonydrews.com>
References: <4025acf7-d64a-4428-a0f0-f6c27ec4d148@tonydrews.com>
Message-ID: <002701dac644$a61ee7d0$f25cb770$@gmail.com>

Very cool!
I enjoyed watching.

Cheers
Chris


-----Original Message-----
From: Fot <fot-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Tony Drews via Fot
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2024 8:56 AM
To: Amici Triumphi <fot at autox.team.net>
Subject: [Fot] Videos from Blackhawk Farms last weekend

For those that enjoy this kind of thing.

Videos from last weekend (Father's day 2024) at Blackhawk Farms Raceway

Friday practice driver facing camera - something different, not a lot of
action https://youtu.be/IAbkFMIOAos

Saturday AM Sprint Race - OK race, next three are more thrilling
https://youtu.be/vihdGK4-5Pw

Saturday PM Heat Race - great race, but ended under full course caution
https://youtu.be/loqFrn3LPPE

Sunday AM Feature Race - great race but I didn't put the SIM card back in
the front camera so the whole thing is out the rear of the car.
Most of the action was there anyway, but still kind of a bummer. I found the
video quite enjoyable though.
https://youtu.be/rcFl0vZnKZ8

Sunday PM Bonus Closed Wheel Race - "closed wheel" (not formula) cars from
all race groups are welcome.
10 of us showed up including a Triumph buddy from a different group (Jason
Ostrowski) Despite few cars, had decent racing action.
https://youtu.be/zFN1ltq_sF8

Sunday PM "Blackjack" Race - another race for all groups, 9 cars this time.
First few laps are interesting, then it's kind of less interesting - just
lapping the track without close racing action.
Last race of the weekend.
https://youtu.be/QLWLs0C9OVc

Cheers, Tony Drews


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From robertlangtr6 at yahoo.com  Tue Jun 25 11:33:08 2024
From: robertlangtr6 at yahoo.com (Robert Lang)
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 17:33:08 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Fot] Isky Z-19 Cam Specs
References: <1974491614.1223360.1719336788398.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1974491614.1223360.1719336788398@mail.yahoo.com>

Hi,
I used to have charts for all these old cams... can't find them right now. They're "in the ether" somewhere.
I have an Isky Z19 cam that I installed and I can't recall the cold clearance settings...
In any case, I set it up for 110 lobe centers, but I can't for the life of me recall the cold clearance settings.
Any pointers would help. I used to get a lot of this info from Egil Kvaleberg's Tuning guide on the Wayback machine, but I can't seem to get that to work right now... ah, the interweb.
C ya,RML
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From robertlangtr6 at yahoo.com  Tue Jun 25 11:38:35 2024
From: robertlangtr6 at yahoo.com (Robert Lang)
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 17:38:35 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Fot] Isky Cam - NEVERMIND....
References: <2091389939.1226168.1719337115729.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <2091389939.1226168.1719337115729@mail.yahoo.com>

Found this:

 
| Isky | Z19 | 24 | 64 | 64 | 24 | 268 | 268 | 0.421 | 0.016 | 0.405 | 0.296 | 0.429 | 0.473 | 110 | 
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Looks like .016 is the magic number.
Had to dig out and old hard drive...
l8R.rml
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From emanteno at gmail.com  Tue Jun 25 12:54:52 2024
From: emanteno at gmail.com (Irv Korey)
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 13:54:52 -0500
Subject: [Fot] Isky Z-19 Cam Specs
In-Reply-To: <1974491614.1223360.1719336788398@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1974491614.1223360.1719336788398.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
 <1974491614.1223360.1719336788398@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CAFWFMyiOCV3AchKMbLby8JqZgWW-Wmjb6v2Q6+n0JTd+KE3c_A@mail.gmail.com>

If the list lets attachments go through, this should have your answer. If
not, let me know
and I'll get it to you another way.

Irv Korey

On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 1:23?PM Robert Lang via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I used to have charts for all these old cams... can't find them right now.
> They're "in the ether" somewhere.
>
> I have an Isky Z19 cam that I installed and I can't recall the cold
> clearance settings...
>
> In any case, I set it up for 110 lobe centers, but I can't for the life of
> me recall the cold clearance settings.
>
> Any pointers would help. I used to get a lot of this info from Egil
> Kvaleberg's Tuning guide on the Wayback machine, but I can't seem to get
> that to work right now... ah, the interweb.
>
> C ya,
> RML
> _______________________________________________
> fot at autox.team.net
>
> http://www.fot-racing.com
>
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From gblake58tr3 at icloud.com  Wed Jun 26 09:49:14 2024
From: gblake58tr3 at icloud.com (Greg Blake)
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:49:14 -0500
Subject: [Fot] Bob Blake
Message-ID: <AD788C43-44DE-4325-A1CA-7B970D70232D@icloud.com>


> ?
> Earlier today Robert Blake passed while resting peacefully in his home. Bob was an avid Triumph fan, having spent the majority of his life with at least one TR in the driveway, garage, or backyard. At one point, he had a 4, 4a, 6, and 8 and was on the hunt to complete the range when better judgment prevailed. Dad has been one of the quiet guys on the FOT list, mostly a sponge of information as he maintained and improved his race car between 2009 and 2022. 
> There are so many of you that he met at the track and he no doubt left an impression as he did in all facets of his life. On the Sunday tow, he would always remark along the lines of how amazing our hobby is and how fortunate we were to be able to participate with such great people. Immensely impressed by the sense of family and friendship or maybe more like community that is built around this fleeting hobby we all enjoy. 
> When you met him at the track he likely lent you a part or visa versa, lent a hand making a repair, or more likely cooked you dinner. 
> As it does, cancer forced dad to thin the herd which included passing his favorite Triumph, Red No. 14 to its new caretake. He was fortunate enough to visit the track several times since the sale including a trip to his favorite track ECR to help the new owner through driver?s school with CVAR. 
> You all were a part of one of his favorite ways to pass time, hanging with friends and working on race cars, and sometimes even driving them. I wanted to pass along the news so y?all can all waive the checkered flag for Pops one last time.

Greg
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From ponobill at gmail.com  Wed Jun 26 12:03:31 2024
From: ponobill at gmail.com (Ponostyle)
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 11:03:31 -0700
Subject: [Fot] Bob Blake
In-Reply-To: <AD788C43-44DE-4325-A1CA-7B970D70232D@icloud.com>
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Very nice eulogy. Your love and admiration for you Dad shines through. Whatever impression he made on us at the track it is far, far more impressive that he left that obvious deep love in you. Congratulations on a life well lived Bob.
Bill

> On Jun 26, 2024, at 8:49?AM, Greg Blake via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> <image1.jpeg>
>> ?
>> Earlier today Robert Blake passed while resting peacefully in his home. Bob was an avid Triumph fan, having spent the majority of his life with at least one TR in the driveway, garage, or backyard. At one point, he had a 4, 4a, 6, and 8 and was on the hunt to complete the range when better judgment prevailed. Dad has been one of the quiet guys on the FOT list, mostly a sponge of information as he maintained and improved his race car between 2009 and 2022. 
>> There are so many of you that he met at the track and he no doubt left an impression as he did in all facets of his life. On the Sunday tow, he would always remark along the lines of how amazing our hobby is and how fortunate we were to be able to participate with such great people. Immensely impressed by the sense of family and friendship or maybe more like community that is built around this fleeting hobby we all enjoy. 
>> When you met him at the track he likely lent you a part or visa versa, lent a hand making a repair, or more likely cooked you dinner. 
>> As it does, cancer forced dad to thin the herd which included passing his favorite Triumph, Red No. 14 to its new caretake. He was fortunate enough to visit the track several times since the sale including a trip to his favorite track ECR to help the new owner through driver?s school with CVAR. 
>> You all were a part of one of his favorite ways to pass time, hanging with friends and working on race cars, and sometimes even driving them. I wanted to pass along the news so y?all can all waive the checkered flag for Pops one last time.
> 
> Greg
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From thompsong at prodigy.net  Wed Jun 26 12:54:54 2024
From: thompsong at prodigy.net (GREGORY THOMPSON)
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:54:54 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Fot] Bob Blake
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I am saddened to hear about the passing of Bob and my heart goes out to the family.? I am the current caretaker of Red 14, now #146. When I purchased it, I knew when I called Bob to discuss the particulars of picking up the car I made the right choice.? He was so pleased I was coming to get it in person so he could "introduce me to the car".? What could have been a 30-minute transaction turned into a shop tour and a 2-hour dinner at their favorite Mexican restaurant. I was then invited to return to Texas to complete my drivers' school and Bob was there to explain everything he did with the car in between races and while I was on track he sat with my wife cheering me on and explaining everything to her.? When I was promoted into the regular race group Bob couldn't get the tape out fast enough to put the X on the car. I will miss sending him updates on the car.? The world has lost a good man.
Greg Thompson? 

    On Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 10:55:43 AM CDT, Greg Blake via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> w_______________________________________________
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From jason at multivintage.com  Thu Jun 27 08:15:01 2024
From: jason at multivintage.com (Jason Ostrowski)
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:15:01 -0400
Subject: [Fot] Bob Blake
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From gkbyrne at optusnet.com.au  Sat Jun 29 02:57:27 2024
From: gkbyrne at optusnet.com.au (Geoff Byrne)
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2024 18:57:27 +1000
Subject: [Fot] TR6 Differential
Message-ID: <52F93380-03CD-408C-983F-38C768AA0B5A@optusnet.com.au>

Does anyone know if a 3.9 crown wheel and pinion is available for the TR6
Geoff Byrne 

Sent from my iPad

From rkramer56 at gmail.com  Sat Jun 29 06:45:05 2024
From: rkramer56 at gmail.com (Bob Kramer Gmail)
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2024 07:45:05 -0500
Subject: [Fot] TR6 Differential
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Rimmer shows them in stock. 


You only get one chance at life, make it a TRIUMPH.

> On Jun 29, 2024, at 4:12?AM, Geoff Byrne via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> ?Does anyone know if a 3.9 crown wheel and pinion is available for the TR6
> Geoff Byrne
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> _______________________________________________
> fot at autox.team.net
> 
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From rjl6n at cstone.net  Sat Jun 29 11:47:51 2024
From: rjl6n at cstone.net (R. John Lye)
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2024 13:47:51 -0400
Subject: [Fot] TR6 Differential
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Yes, they are listed as available:

https://www.racetorations.co.uk/product/crown-wheel-pinion-tr3-6/

John






On Sat, 29 Jun 2024 18:57:27 +1000, Geoff Byrne via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:

Does anyone know if a 3.9 crown wheel and pinion is available for the TR6
Geoff Byrne

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From gkbyrne at optusnet.com.au  Sat Jun 29 16:39:34 2024
From: gkbyrne at optusnet.com.au (Geoff Byrne)
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 08:39:34 +1000
Subject: [Fot] TR6 Differential
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Thanks John
The brains trust come through yet again. I run a TR6 diff in my GT6 and with the 13 inch wheels the 4.1 is too low and the 3.7 a bit high for our circuits . Like the three bears said the 3.9 seems just right!
Regards Geoff
TR6/GT6 racer down under

Sent from my iPad

> On 30 Jun 2024, at 4:03 am, R. John Lye via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> ?Yes, they are listed as available:
> 
> https://www.racetorations.co.uk/product/crown-wheel-pinion-tr3-6/
> 
> John
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, 29 Jun 2024 18:57:27 +1000, Geoff Byrne via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> Does anyone know if a 3.9 crown wheel and pinion is available for the TR6
> Geoff Byrne
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> _______________________________________________
> fot at autox.team.net
> 
> http://www.fot-racing.com
> 
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From gkbyrne at optusnet.com.au  Sat Jun 29 18:56:07 2024
From: gkbyrne at optusnet.com.au (Geoff Byrne)
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 10:56:07 +1000
Subject: [Fot] TR6 Differential
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Thanks Bob but they are for a MG midget, I could not fine nor for the TR on Rimmers
Geoff 

Sent from my iPad

> On 29 Jun 2024, at 11:01 pm, Bob Kramer Gmail <rkramer56 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> ?Rimmer shows them in stock. 
> 
> 
> You only get one chance at life, make it a TRIUMPH.
> 
>> On Jun 29, 2024, at 4:12?AM, Geoff Byrne via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>> 
>> ?Does anyone know if a 3.9 crown wheel and pinion is available for the TR6
>> Geoff Byrne
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> _______________________________________________
>> fot at autox.team.net
>> 
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>> 
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>> 


From rkramer56 at gmail.com  Sat Jun 29 19:57:21 2024
From: rkramer56 at gmail.com (Bob Kramer Gmail)
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2024 20:57:21 -0500
Subject: [Fot] TR6 Differential
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Yeah, I didn?t do a specific enough search. Bastuck has them and I see so does Racetorrations
. 


You only get one chance at life, make it a TRIUMPH.

> On Jun 29, 2024, at 7:56?PM, Geoff Byrne <gkbyrne at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> 
> ?Thanks Bob but they are for a MG midget, I could not fine nor for the TR on Rimmers
> Geoff
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On 29 Jun 2024, at 11:01 pm, Bob Kramer Gmail <rkramer56 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> ?Rimmer shows them in stock.
>> 
>> 
>> You only get one chance at life, make it a TRIUMPH.
>> 
>>>> On Jun 29, 2024, at 4:12?AM, Geoff Byrne via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> ?Does anyone know if a 3.9 crown wheel and pinion is available for the TR6
>>> Geoff Byrne
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> fot at autox.team.net
>>> 
>>> http://www.fot-racing.com
>>> 
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>>> 
> 

From mckearn2 at gmail.com  Sat Jun 29 23:02:56 2024
From: mckearn2 at gmail.com (McKearn McKearn)
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:02:56 -0500
Subject: [Fot] Weathertech weekend
Message-ID: <CAAGAaPXFQ7mATQuQk6LpJK4JfpJBKLqjAj04GEazt5fYVtHwuA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi friends.
 I'm wondering if anyone might have a spare crew pass for the weathertech
weekend at RoadAmerica. Will be happy to compensate.
                          Thanks.  P.J.
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From thompsong at prodigy.net  Sun Jun 30 08:39:22 2024
From: thompsong at prodigy.net (GREGORY THOMPSON)
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 14:39:22 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Fot] Tire rebate
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I was price checking tires yesterday and found Tire Rack has an $80 instant rebate on 4 205-50-15 R888R?s so I picked up a set. Not sure on other sizes.
Greg Thompson?
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