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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I spoke with Carbotech this afternoon after John and Ken’s email. Carbotech will reline brake shoes and are familiar with vintage racing and autocross requirements.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Send the cores, along with brake drum specs (inside diameter so they can arc it correctly) and your contact information (phone, email and address) to the Carbotech address below (not their Cleveland location). They will give you a call back regarding the compound to use/recommended, based on type of racing (or street), vehicle drum size etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Carbotech Performance Brakes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>4031 Dearborn Place N.W.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Concord, NC 28027<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Mark<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Mark Cook [mailto:mecook@mindspring.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 22, 2024 4:37 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'John H. Hasty'; 'Ken Knight'<br><b>Cc:</b> 'Friends of Triumph Group Email'<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Fot] TR6 Porterfield R-4 Rear Brake Shoes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>John and Ken,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks and will give Carbotech a call – was not aware they would reline brake shoes since it is not mentioned on their site.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Do you use the XP8 or XP10 compound?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Much appreciated,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Mark<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> John H. Hasty [mailto:jhasty@mhc-law.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 22, 2024 2:34 PM<br><b>To:</b> Ken Knight; Mark Cook; Friends of Triumph Group Email<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Fot] TR6 Porterfield R-4 Rear Brake Shoes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Aptos'>They are also in Charlotte, 877 899 5024 I think the shoes are made somewhere in Ohio but they can tell you<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Aptos'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=246 valign=top style='width:184.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:Aptos'><img width=229 height=150 id="x__x005f_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image001.png@01DAAC68.84750A10" alt=image001.png><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td><td width=312 valign=top style='width:233.75pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> </span><span style='font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:Aptos;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>John H. Hasty</span><span style='font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:Aptos;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Of Counsel</span><span style='font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;background:white'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F2E57;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Mullen Holland & Cooper P.A.</span></b><span style='font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F2E57;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>301 S. York St., </span><span style='font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F2E57;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>P.O. Box 488</span><span style='font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F2E57;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Gastonia, NC 28053</span><span style='font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F2E57;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>704.864.6751 </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7E8995;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>(p) </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F2E57;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>704.861.8394 </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7E8995;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>(f)</span><span style='font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:Aptos;color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><a href="http://mhc-law.com/" target="_blank"><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4472C4'>mhc-law.com</span></a></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> | </span><span style='font-family:Aptos;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><a href="mailto:jhasty@mhc-law.com">jhasty<span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>@mhc-law.com</span></a></span><span style='font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:Aptos;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> </span><span style='font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:Aptos;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> </span><span style='font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Aptos'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Fot <fot-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ken Knight via Fot<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 22, 2024 1:39 PM<br><b>To:</b> Mark Cook <mecook@mindspring.com>; Friends of Triumph Group Email <fot@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Fot] TR6 Porterfield R-4 Rear Brake Shoes<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Carbotech. Used them for years. They are in TX, use the Google. Good Luck, Ken<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net">Mark Cook via Fot</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, May 22, 2024 9:35 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net">Friends of Triumph Group Email</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[Fot] TR6 Porterfield R-4 Rear Brake Shoes<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Porterfield is continuing to have production problems (since January) with the TR6 234 R-4 brake shoes due to curing issues and are trying a new resin. In the meantime, is there another compatible product/brand for racing?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I like to have a back up set.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>Mark Cook<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>