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On Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 09:10:13 PM EST, dustin nicholson via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydpa087d122yiv4246723742"><div><div>Jim Ray gave a “tech session” At our VTR Nationals in Galveston 2012. He showed old race photos and told stories. The one I remember:</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Jim was in a Spitfire during the pace lap of the runoffs when he developed a mis. Kas was managing the competing team, but heard the Triumph running rough and grabbed a spark plug and wrench. When Jim pulled in the hot pit Kas stepped in front of the car (having never met Jim before). Kas told Jim to stay strapped in and shut off the engine. Kas popped the hood, licked his hand, and pulled each spark plug wire and touched each plug until he found the one that wasn’t hot. Swapped the plug and sent Jim back out down only half a lap. </div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>That was the best “Tech session” I ever attended, hearing old war stories from the glory days.</div><br clear="none" id="ydpa087d122yiv4246723742lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Dusty Nicholson <div>281-871-9623</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"><blockquote type="cite">On Dec 19, 2024, at 3:52 PM, Bob Kramer via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:UI Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(240,242,245);" class="ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-"><span style="display:inline;font-family:inherit;" class="ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-xt0psk2"><a shape="rect" tabindex="0" 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class="ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x193iq5w ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-xeuugli ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x13faqbe ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1vvkbs ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1xmvt09 ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1lliihq ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1s928wv ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-xhkezso ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1gmr53x ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1cpjm7i ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1fgarty ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1943h6x ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x4zkp8e ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x676frb ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1pg5gke ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1sibtaa ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1s688f ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-xzsf02u">Gary Brizendine</span></span></a></span></span><div style="padding-top:4px;padding-bottom:4px;font-family:UI Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(240,242,245);" class="ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1lliihq ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-xjkvuk6 ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1iorvi4"><span lang="en" style="max-width:100%;display:block;font-family:inherit;line-height:1.3333;min-width:0px;" class="ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x193iq5w ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-xeuugli ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x13faqbe ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1vvkbs ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1xmvt09 ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1lliihq ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1s928wv ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-xhkezso ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1gmr53x ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1cpjm7i ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1fgarty ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1943h6x ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-xudqn12 ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x3x7a5m ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1f6kntn ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-xvq8zen ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-xo1l8bm ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-xzsf02u"></span><div style="margin:0px;font-family:inherit;" class="ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-xdj266r ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x11i5rnm ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-xat24cr ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1mh8g0r ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1vvkbs"><div style="font-family:inherit;">Crew, 72 D Production.</div><div style="font-family:inherit;">The TR6.</div><div style="font-family:inherit;">Saturday afternoon, Regional Race, the LR cast aluminum lower trailing arm of Jim Ray's TR6 broke. Uh, not something that was in the spare parts bin.</div></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:inherit;" class="ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x11i5rnm ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-xat24cr ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1mh8g0r ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1vvkbs ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-xtlvy1s"><div style="font-family:inherit;">A fellow from Houston that had driven his street car, a TR6, had wandered by several times Saturday morning. Right after the wrecker had deposited the now lame race car by our bus, the fellow hustled up to see what was the matter.....</div><div style="font-family:inherit;">I immediately asked him, where is your car?</div><div style="font-family:inherit;">His car? Yes, your car. He pointed toward the area outside of the Paddock. He said way down there....</div><div style="font-family:inherit;">I said, let's go get your car. Hua? Yes, we need to go get your car and bring it in the Paddock, right here.</div><div style="font-family:inherit;">Why?</div><div style="font-family:inherit;">Because I'm going to take the rear trailing arm off of your car and put it on the crippled race car.</div><div style="font-family:inherit;">He was dumb-struck.</div><div style="font-family:inherit;">How can I get home if you disassemble my car?</div><div style="font-family:inherit;">I handed him the keys to Jim Ray's own 911S. You drive this car until the Dealer in Houston reassembles and fully services your TR6....</div><div style="font-family:inherit;">I did the R&R on the racecar using the donor control arm. Compressed the coil spring on the street car using about 25 worm-drive hose clamps.....Nobody wanted to stand around to watch THAT!</div><div style="font-family:inherit;">Rebuild done before dark....</div><div style="font-family:inherit;">Jim won the National the next day....</div><div style="font-family:inherit;">The owner of the donor got his car put back and a bunch of little service items done by the Dealer in Houston.</div></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:inherit;" class="ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x11i5rnm ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-xat24cr ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1mh8g0r ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-x1vvkbs ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail-xtlvy1s"><div style="font-family:inherit;">Don't you know getting out of the 911 an back into his TR6 was a let down!</div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="ydpa087d122yiv4246723742gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div>When Gary saw me racing the TR6 I bought from Sam Halkias he encouraged me to rebuild it as a Jim Ray replica. I can't bring myself to modify that car but the Ray TR6 was an awesome looking car.</div><div><div><image.png></div><div id="ydpa087d122yiv4246723742yqtfd68970" class="ydpa087d122yiv4246723742yqt0690382102"><br clear="none"></div></div><div id="ydpa087d122yiv4246723742yqtfd39893" class="ydpa087d122yiv4246723742yqt0690382102"><div><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Bob Kramer</div></div></div></div></div><div id="ydpa087d122yiv4246723742yqtfd33352" class="ydpa087d122yiv4246723742yqt0690382102">
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