<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">yep, small bore did not get the breaks, though I ran 17 laps in the enduro, so that’s a good bit of track time. Lots of oil on the track from the small bore crowd with mechanical failures.<br class=""><div><br class=""><div class="">On May 17, 2021, at 1:02 PM, Jason Sukey via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" class="">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">I had a great weekend, it was the first time we've been out since MidOhio last year! <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I've sorted a lot of things (racecar AND driver related) since my last time at Summit Point; I set a new personal best lap by 4.5 seconds- my GT6 really felt good. I pulled off early during my Saturday PM race with what I suspect is a rear brake issue, haven't looked into it yet. Looking forward to PittRace!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I feel bad for the Group 4/ Small bore guys; not a single full session all weekend without a black flag all....including the enduro!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Jason Sukey</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 12:33 PM kkjjk--- via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" class="">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div class=""> <font size="2" class="">Excellent job, Henry, and congrats to you and Scott, Mark, Vic and ALL of the Triumph Racers (the Sukeys Russ, etc- I lost count)! I was "watching" the races live on Race Monitor, and I don't know how many times I said to my wife, " I wish I were there". Everyone did really well.</font></div>
<div class=""><font size="2" class="">Thanks for the update.-- Jay De Pol</font><br class="">
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Subject: [Fot] Triumph ... Glory Still Exists<br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">Jefferson 500, Summit Point, West Virginia<br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">The pent up energy as we come out of the pandemic was apparent, the car <br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">count was off the charts. In the 3 race groups we ran in, around 106 <br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">cars posted times. Out of those 106 cars, 14 were Triumphs, or Triumph <br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">powered specials. Looking at lap times, 5 of those Triumphs were in the <br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">top 12. Impressive results.<br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">The Lola Cup race had the Spitfires, and that race was won by one of the <br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">Spits out of the Vintage Racing Services camp. No surprise there, <br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">anything our friends at VRS produce will be wicked fast and very well <br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">driven.<br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">The Donahue Cup race had the TR3, Ambro and Peerless GT running. Vic <br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">Schuster posted a great time in the Ambro, but that race had a Bobsy <br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">sports racer that ran away from the field.<br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">The Marlboro Cup race had the later TR's and GT6's. Attrition at the <br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">front over the weekend left two contenders to battle for the win, and <br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">while on paper the TR250 never had a chance against a well prepped and <br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">driven Lotus Super 7, the plan was to race the guy hard and clean and <br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">hope for a mistake. I was relentless, especially in the carousel, <br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">getting side by side on numerous occasions. I got around him at least 3 <br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">times in traffic, just to have him power around me on the next straight. <br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">But a back marker was in the right place at the right time, clogging the <br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">line on the last turn on the last lap. I used the back marker as a pick, <br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">pulled onto the front straight in the lead, and the drag race to <br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">start/finish was on. The Triumph prevailed by .092 seconds!<br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">Incredible racing, weather and camaraderie in the paddock. Doesn't get <br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">any better than this.<br class="">
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