[Fot] Get ready for the Kastner Cup at Lime Rock!
Tony Drews
tony at tonydrews.com
Fri Jan 24 09:27:54 MST 2025
Mike, I run R888R's on my TR-4 too, I'm assuming they are not
objectionable to this race group.
I think Henry answered the grid limit question (about 40 cars).
Regards, Tony Drews
On 1/24/2025 5:35 AM, Michael Deweerd wrote:
> Thanks Tony, I'm running toyo R888's on the TR4, what is the grid
> limit at Lime Rock?
> just curious.
> Cheers.
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM Tony Drews <tony at tonydrews.com> wrote:
>
> It is a Friday / Saturday / Monday event with Sunday being a quiet
> day. My recollection is that the Kastner Cup race is on Monday.
> Confirmed - looking at older messages, Henry sent this out Jan 9th:
>
> "Thursday late afternoon the track hosts a parade open to race
> cars, 17 miles of beautiful New England countryside ending in a
> street fair in Falls Village, a quaint little town a couple miles
> from the track. If driving your race car on the street is not your
> thing, it is well worth finding your way to Falls Village to take
> in the scene.
>
> For the most part, we will have an All-Triumph run group. If our
> numbers exceed a safe run group, we may be forced to put some cars
> in a more appropriate run group, that may apply to cars on both
> ends of the timing sheet. If your Triumph is prepped beyond
> vintage specs, your tire choice will play a big factor on where
> you run. But rest assured for the main event, all the Triumphs
> will together for the Kastner Cup race!
>
> We have a practice session on Friday morning, and we qualify on
> Friday afternoon. Both sessions on Saturday are races. Monday
> morning is our third race, then right after lunch on Monday we run
> for the Kastner Cup."
>
> Regards, Tony Drews
>
> On 1/23/2025 12:22 PM, Michael Deweerd via Fot wrote:
>> Henry,
>> When I look at the track website and the event schedule, it seems
>> that Sunday has no racing but Monday does? Is this correct?
>> When is the Cup Race then if not on Sunday? I was
>> originally planning on driving home on Monday (approx 7-8 hours)
>> and return to work Tuesday morning.
>> Can you let me know so I can book the proper holidays off.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Mike Deweerd
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 23, 2025 at 9:50 AM Mark Cook via Fot
>> <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>> Henry,
>>
>> Great video! Peter also has posted a full race video for
>> the same event.
>>
>> https://youtu.be/cLAP--lMsng?si=EjlQ_RBu5dnxCWf4
>>
>> He does make it look too easy!
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Fot [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
>> yellow04 via Fot
>> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2025 7:33 AM
>> To: FOT
>> Subject: [Fot] Get ready for the Kastner Cup at Lime Rock!
>>
>> Today being the first day of many that I woke up to an
>> outside temp is
>> not a negative number, I think this is a fine time to share
>> some more
>> about the Kastner Cup race coming this fall at Lime Rock Park!
>>
>> Many people have been reaching out to me with questions and
>> to inform me
>> of their intention to run with us, so I put together a quick
>> spreadsheet
>> of those who have contacted me, and those that I presume are
>> coming. My
>> list at the moment is over 40 Triumphs and Triumph powered
>> Specials, and
>> it seems every week or so another racer reaches out and gets
>> added to
>> the list. I believe we are in for a real treat!
>>
>> One of our guys asked me if I knew of any good in-car video I
>> could
>> share. I perused youTube and was delighted to see that none
>> other than
>> Peter Krause had posted a couple of laps from last year's
>> Historic
>> Festival in his Fiat X19. Peter is a very well-known
>> professional
>> driving coach out of Virginia, and for him to share this
>> video showing
>> us what it looks like to drive Lime Rock in a small-bore
>> production car
>> could not have come at a better time. I suggest anybody with
>> no seat
>> time at Lime Rock take a look, although I will say Peter
>> makes it look
>> easy!
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq09PWPpstk
>>
>> See you at the track!
>>
>> Henry Frye
>> 2025 and 2026 KCup chair
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