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The man does have a way with words, not a bad driver also I hear. <span id="🙂">🙂</span></div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Fot <fot-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of DAVE HOGYE via Fot <fot@autox.team.net><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 20, 2023 10:09 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> yellow04 <yellow04@tr4racer.com>; yellow04 via Fot <fot@autox.team.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Fot] TR-MG Challenge race at the VARAC Vintage Gran Prix</font>
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<div class="PlainText">Congratulations on your win. Another excellent race report.<br>
Fantastic images by the photographer. Great stuff overall.<br>
Cheers, Dave H. <br>
> On 06/20/2023 6:13 AM PDT yellow04 via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:<br>
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> The weather threatened to soak us all day, but other than an occasional <br>
> sprinkle that didn't slow anybody down, the rain held off until the last <br>
> race of the day. As the Triumphs and MGs made their way to the grid, the <br>
> sky started to look a little threatening, but nothing to tip us off to <br>
> the unbelievable deluge that was to come. As the grid marshal held up <br>
> the one minute to go sign, a little sprinkle appears. The pace car is in <br>
> position, the lights come on, and suddenly the rain starts bucketing. It <br>
> was a downpour of incredible volume, but nothing stops the grid marshal <br>
> from giving the signal, it’s time to go! More than half the cars lined <br>
> up either don't go out or follow the pace car back to the pits and never <br>
> take the green flag.<br>
> <br>
> The competitors are for the most part in open cars, and by turn two on <br>
> the pace lap those of us exposed to the elements are completely soaked. <br>
> Nobody to my knowledge is on rain tires, and grip is as expected for <br>
> conditions, good luck finding any!<br>
> <br>
> As the field takes the green flag, the rain continues to pour down. The <br>
> TR250 starts on the pole, with Canadian Nick Pratt in his uber-fast <br>
> Midget on the outside. Knowing visibility will be key, I stomp the go <br>
> pedal when the green drops, and keep my eyes up and on the Midget. Nick <br>
> can't put the power down and falls in behind in P2. I can't comment on <br>
> anything further back in the field, visibility in the mirrors during the <br>
> downpour was negligible!<br>
> <br>
> As the field slogs around the Mosport's 2.5 mile track, it is your <br>
> typical go as fast as you dare on the straights, get 'er whoa'ed up and <br>
> try to find grip around the turns. Great fun... The Midget disappears <br>
> into the misty cloud in the rear-view mirror on the straights, only to <br>
> reappear on the corners, Nick is doing an amazing job outbreaking me <br>
> with tires barely suitable for the dry, but nobody expected these <br>
> conditions!<br>
> <br>
> Talking to others, the rain stopped as abruptly as it started after <br>
> about 8 minutes. But it came down so hard and fast that we had rivers <br>
> crossing in places nobody expects unless you have inherent track <br>
> knowledge. Enter Stefan Wiesen, Elva Courier Coupe driver <br>
> extraordinaire, and Mosport expert. Those paying attention are going <br>
> "Wait, how can an Elva gets to run in the TR-MG Challenge race???" <br>
> Stefan's coupe runs an MGB engine, he asked to join the fun, and <br>
> naturally the Race Director says yes!<br>
> <br>
> After a couple laps and the rain had moved off the track and I could <br>
> actually see more than 50 feet in the mirrors. I see the Midget, <br>
> rain-meister Mark Wheatley's TR4 and the Elva. There is not a chance the <br>
> track will get anything that resembles decent grip in the remaining <br>
> laps, and we continue to contend with the aforementioned river crossings <br>
> and a track that, in theory at least, is drying. Stefan is just tearing <br>
> it up, having started from the back he has already passed all the <br>
> runners and has the caught up with the lead group of cars. He has gotten <br>
> around Wheatley's TR4, but I glance in the rear-view mirror to see the <br>
> side of Stefan's car, he is spinning. I think to myself oh boy, Stefan <br>
> is done. I continue my task, and two corners later Stefan is back! He <br>
> has gathered it up and is back in the hunt working on the Midget, he <br>
> didn’t even lose his position to Mark!<br>
> <br>
> By this point, Nick realizes the Midget does not have the tires to make <br>
> a pass for the lead and he backs off a bit. As Stefan working to get <br>
> into position to pass Nick, I glance in the rear view to see the Elva <br>
> going around a second time! But sure enough, a couple corners later, my <br>
> gaze in the rear-view shows Stefan is passing Nick and I realize I'm <br>
> going to have to deal with Stefan after all! The next lap Stefan is on <br>
> my tail and trying to figure out his move to get around me. He makes two <br>
> good attempts to get by in the corners, but just does not have what he <br>
> needs to pull it off. As I work my best to hold off Stefan, we get the <br>
> one to go sign. I glance in the rear view going up the back straight for <br>
> the last time to see Mark has passed the Midget and is motoring past <br>
> Stefan who apparently lost a cylinder! It looks like we were heading for <br>
> a Triumph One/Two finish! Then, I bobble turn 9 and find myself out of <br>
> sorts for the last corner leading to the checkers. Mark is there, got a <br>
> much better line through 10, and it was the drag race to the finish. <br>
> Mark almost catches me, we finish side by side with a gap of .097 <br>
> seconds!<br>
> <br>
> Epic Triumph finish!<br>
> <br>
> Nick shared a link to some great pictures of the battle in the rain from <br>
> Moss Corner, take a look!<br>
> <br>
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