<html><body><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div aria-label="Compose body">Hello Friends,</div><div>Well, another weekend has passed since the Sonoma Kastner Cup event and a few of us made it to Laguna this past weekend to compete with HMSA's spring races.</div><div>Only seven Triumphs made it to the event. HMSA anticipated more Triumphs and placed us in our own group.</div><div>Stan Rinne with his FIA Spitfire, Dale Wallace and Patty Norlin (Spitfires), Tony Drews (TR4), Chuck Arnold and Walt Hollowell (TR6s) and me with my TR3.</div><div>Walt Hollowell came prepared to race his TR6 two weekends in a row and won our group in Sunday's race in the rain. His rain tires were put to good use.</div><div>When I arrived at the track Sunday morning, it seemed that around 60% of the entrants had packed up and gone home.</div><div>For Sunday's race, 4 of the 7 Triumphs competed. HMSA combined our group 3 with group 4. One group 4 car joined in, an early 911.</div><div>I surprised myself with the fastest lap of Saturday's qualifying race in misty rain conditions and started the race on pole. </div><div>With light but steady rain on Sunday, the race before us was stopped due to oil on the track. A 300SL had completely oiled the track.</div><div>The track was a mess and very slick. Quite a contrast to the Kastner Cup weekend.</div><div>During the first lap I decided to play it safe. I waved everyone bye and became the caboose for the remainder. </div><div><br></div><div>I wish everyone a safe season of racing Triumphs.</div><div><br></div><div>Dave H.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>