<html><head></head><body dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Nice of you to say, but you’re wrong Curt. This is how vintage racing works—and for that matter so does most road racing, right up to Formula One. We both blew the chicane, but I gained a position. I’m supposed to give it back. SVRA apparently choose to let it go, but in many races I would have been black flagged and informed of my transgression before being sent back out if I didn’t give the position back within a few laps. Nice drive, a good win, and I’m glad you weren’t somewhere back in the middle of the pack when I finally did the right thing. It would have been painful to let a horde go by to get to you. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Bill<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jul 27, 2021, at 4:22 PM, Curt Johnston via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" class="">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;" class="">I don't believe I deserved the win, but I'll pay it forward at some future date! It was a totally unexpected thrill that I'll never forget. Thank you Bill!</span>
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<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;" class="">As everyone may be aware I had problems with the TR8 all weekend. I only got about 14 hot laps on a new track for me. So I stepped into the TR7 without the proper preparation for the race. I knew I had to go deep into the corner to maintain the lead, but Oh Sh......I totally cooked it into the corner. I left you with no other choice than run off track. It was my fault, so I didn't feel you needed to give back the spot.</span>
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<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;" class="">I agree with the comment below; well done Bill. I owe someone a favor in return!</span>
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On 07/27/2021 9:02 AM Alfetta95 via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" class="">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:
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And THATS why this is called the gentlemen’s sport. Well done Bill!!
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On Jul 27, 2021, at 10:41 AM, Ponostyle via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" class="">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:
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I’ve had a lot of questions about why I slowed down in the last lap of the Kastner Cup race to let Curt Johnston catch up and take first. Peyote was running fine and I had plenty of gas, though I was nursing a rising water temperature. It wasn’t the car, that crazy little car could have done ten more laps, no problem. There were three reasons, all good ones.
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First—I blew the chicane on the start and improved my position. True, I mostly had to to keep from potentially turning into Curt and he blew it too, but I blew it first, I blew it worst, and Curt didn’t improve his position. I should have conceded the position and then worked to get by him. But in the heat of the first few laps I didn’t. Once I settled into race rhythm I thought about it and decided to concede a position down the straight where everyone could see the pass and then battle for the finish and give the families and friends something to get excited about. But while I was ruminating about how to do it the last lap sign came out. Curt was a long way back. I backed off for the entire lap but he probably did too, so just lifting after turn nine and letting him by was the only way to make good. It was a legitimate win for Curt.
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Second—it was the first race for Curt in that lovely TR7, and he gave me a great race for the entire race. I could keep him behind me, but I had to work my ass off. He deserved the win and winning is a great way to start his relationship with a great car.
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Third—It’s my last race in Peyote. I’ll be selling it on to a racer who can and will drive it like it deserves to be driven. Peyote has been raced more or less continuously for about 62 years, my stewardship is about a third of that, 22 years. It’s given me so much fun, and has always punched way above its weight. It's won so many podiums over the years in the hands of a lot of fine drivers. There was just no way I was going to finish my last race knowing that I should have done something different. The car deserves better.
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Here’s a video of the chicane chicanery:
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