<div dir="ltr">Great report Henry ! You were flying! <div>This was our second visit to Mosport because of all the reasons you stated , the challenging hairy chested track, a very friendly race group, and of course the nightly entertainment , food and beer. Our 1962 1147cc Spitfire ran well all weekend , handled well but could use a few more horses up that long uphill Andretti straight<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">The VH4/5 group had two red flagged races unfortunately due to roll overs . In the fast turn 3 I was on the inside of a GT6 when a Mazda RX3 lost it and hit the inside wall hard right in front of me , launched into the air literally feet from my head at one point . See the attached pics on this code brown moment ! . The driver was not injured but it was a stark reminder that our sport can be dangerous and never skimp on safety . </span></div><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Tim Slater</span></div><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Spitfire #17</span></div><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Cell: 561-629-3391</span><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jun 23, 2024 at 9:37 AM yellow04 via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Triumphs invaded the Great White North earlier this month, with many in <br>
attendance at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix at Mosport, otherwise known <br>
as Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. In my opinion, VARAC has turned this <br>
race into the premier North American Vintage Racing event of the season. <br>
They have built this event into the most enjoyable, low key festival <br>
event imaginable.<br>
<br>
Can you name another event that puts on a dinner and live music every <br>
night, including the load-in on Wednesday? Yes, that's 4 nights of food <br>
and entertainment, which includes free beer every night! Canadian <br>
hospitality can't be beat, want to load in on Wednesday and not run the <br>
test day, no problem. Want to stay over Sunday night and get a fresh <br>
start at your drive home Monday morning? No problem. Mosport is a bucket <br>
list track that is worth the tow from just about anywhere, and you are <br>
treated to 8 sessions over 3 days.<br>
<br>
Much to the chagrin of the VARAC's race director and MG pilot Dave Good, <br>
a Triumph won the annual MG/TR Challenge, again. We have a bit of a <br>
streak going here. I didn't get a qualifying time because of a minor <br>
suspension snafu, so I started from a grid position of 27th. <br>
Unfortunately, my good friend and on-track nemesis Nick Pratt broke in <br>
Practice, so I didn't have the blue Midget to play with. When the green <br>
flag flew I saw a hole and it felt like I got by half the field before <br>
turn 1, then on lap 2 I motored by the leaders on the back straight to <br>
take the lead and run uncontested. Mike Moore took second spot on the <br>
podium with a great run in his TR4.<br>
<br>
In the Porsche vs. the rest of the world "All Comers" race, I did my <br>
part keeping the podium Porsche-free by running third overall. VARAC <br>
runs what is best described as bracket racing, you pick the lap time you <br>
are comfortable with and that is where you are scored. I just happen to <br>
have a car that runs towards the top of the Over-1:40 bracket, and I <br>
took the top podium spot for VH3. Yup, a good weekend for the yellow <br>
TR250.<br>
<br>
Mike Deweerd ran the ex-Peter Bulkowski TR8, and with every session more <br>
and more seconds fell off the lap times. Once Mike gets a handle on this <br>
beast, watch out! He was two-timing it, with his faithful Green Bean TR4 <br>
running with Vintage Historic grid and the TR8 joining the Classic grid. <br>
Peter came to offer support and encouragement, and it is always a good <br>
time when Peter is around!<br>
<br>
This was Jason Sukey's first outing at the storied Grand Prix track, and <br>
he confidently shaved seconds off every session as well, looking awesome <br>
in his GT6 in the Sunday morning race. Dad Marty's Spitfire didn't fare <br>
quite as well, but he was all smiles as usual all weekend.<br>
<br>
Brian Schirano joined the fun and ran well with his GT6, as did Stewart <br>
Wigg rounding out the GT6 contingent. Tim Slater towed his Spitfire up <br>
from rain ravaged South Florida with his dingy strapped on the second <br>
story of his trailer, (not a joke) and ran as strong as a mortal <br>
Spitfire can go.<br>
<br>
Mark Wheatley didn't have the weekend he had hoped for with his TR4, but <br>
in the feature race on Sunday afternoon we are pretty confident the <br>
issue has been identified. The sole sidescreen car at the event was John <br>
Styduhar with his TR3B, John ran strong all weekend never missing a <br>
beat.<br>
<br>
Mike Moore convinced himself he had enough grip on old tires to not put <br>
his new ones on, but after spinning in the very high speed turn 8 he <br>
realized that was not the way to go! No harm, no foul, and hopefully <br>
lesson learned! Mike ran well when all wheels were pointing the right <br>
way, he also had a great weekend.<br>
<br>
It seems every year we get more Americans to venture north across the <br>
border to race with us, and every one of them that races this event <br>
assures me they have put the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix on their permanent <br>
race schedule! To me, the Mosport experience is what I gauge all other <br>
tracks by, and to have VARAC put on such an amazing event at a world <br>
class track, it just doesn't get any better than this!<br>
<br>
Cheers<br>
<br>
Henry Frye<br>
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