[WPTA] Fw: [Fot] Kastner Cup 2018

Sat Oct 28 17:30:25 MDT 2017

Just in case you don’t get this. Just out this evening.

WPTA will need some participation in this great event as the Host Triumph Club. Let’s show the Triumph community our support. WPTA is a great club with a great PVGP Legacy in BCD, this event will be our icing on the cake and something to be added to our bucket list. A group of us have attended many of the FOT Races over the last 16 years and it’s gotten better every year. 
More to follow,
JVV

From: James J Dolan via Fot 
Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2017 3:16 PM
To: 'Friends of Triumph' Triumph 
Subject: [Fot] Kastner Cup 2018

Dear Friends of Triumph (and all who race and keep alive these glorious machines):

The 2018 running of the 16th Kastner Cup will be held in conjunction with the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix July 6 - 7 – 8, 2018.

The Track

Our track this year is the Pittsburgh International Race Complex (PittRace) in Wampum Pennsylvania, located about 40 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.  www.pittrace.com  PittRace is a tremendous track and facility. Boasting 2.8 miles of length, 19 turns, WIDTH (36 feet), and elevation change (110 feet). The track is fast and challenging yet forgiving with lots of runoff. Wind it out on two long straights. Fix it in the paved paddocks & clean garages. Stay fresh with the clean & air-conditioned facilities. We be running the full circuit (combined north & south tracks) all weekend.  The track was completely resurfaced last year (with terrific curbing) and is an excellent racing surface. Here is an instructional video narrated by the track instructor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3o-J6gcdnM 

The PVGP Historics Race Schedule

Thursday July 5 is Test & Tune day.  If you’re new to the track, make this a priority!

Friday July 6th – 8:30 to 5:30 Practice and Qualifying

Saturday July 7th  - 8:30 to 4:00 Qualifying Races - 4:00 pm 16th Kastner Cup - 5:00 pm Kastner Cup Awards - 6:00 pm PVGP dinner

Sunday July 8th – 8:30 to 5:30 Sprint Races & Feature Races

**Triumphs will race in their assigned groups all weekend and then in a 40 minute session to finish the Saturday afternoon schedule.**

http://www.pvgp.org/drivers/pvgp-historic-races/schedule/

Paddock

We will have a Kastner Cup tent on grass adjacent to our paved paddock reserved for the Kastner Cup. 

Webpage

In the next few weeks we will have a web page on the PVGP site for the Kastner Cup entrants, providing updates on important information, entry forms, hotel information. http://www.pvgp.org/kastner-cup/

Entry Form

We will soon have up a special web page entry form and ShowClix link for Kastner Cup Triumphs that includes details on both weekends. Details for this are almost complete - working on the final hotel arrangements.

This year’s event is set up to give Kastner Cup entrants the option to run both race weekends. We have arranged for storage of race car trailers at the PittRace facility for those who enter to run both weekends. Leave your trailer at PittRace on July 8th and return Friday July 13th to race Schenley Park on the second weekend.  As a bonus, Kastner Cup entries have been offered a complimentary entry fee for the Axis vs Allies race at Schenley Park for Triumphs that race both weekends. The Axis vs Allies is a 30-minute feature race run Saturday afternoon between the mighty British cars and the combined German and Italian racers.  http://www.pvgp.org/facts/

About the PVGP

Begun in 1983, the PVGP is a 35 year old vintage racing event that covers two whole weeks of action. The first weekend is at Pitt International Race Complex - our home for the 2018 Kastner Cup event. 

The second weekend is racing on the streets of Schenley Park, a city park adjacent to the Carnegie Mellon and University of Pittsburgh campuses.  Between the race weekends there are numerous car shows, road rally, a Jet Center party and more. PVGP is a 100% volunteer event with 2,000 volunteers and the event proceeds support Autism charities in Western Pennsylvania.

Schenley Park Race

Schenley Park is a true street race - with curbs, street lights, brick walls, crowned roads and manhole covers. (this link is some GT6 laps of Schenley Park)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCIJLmxSMbc.  Schenley Park is racing as it was in the 1950’s and early 60’s. The race is through city streets and a golf course, with over 3,000 vintage cars displayed on the golf course and an estimated 200,000 spectators over the weekend.  The Streets of Schenley Park is a bucket list item for its uniqueness and setting.  

This second weekend is optional and not a part of the Kastner Cup race. On the web site you will see there are two distinct race weekends. The Kastner Cup is part of the PVGP Historics weekend. The PVGP runs for the entire 10 day period, wrapped by two race weekend. http://www.pvgp.org/about-us/history/.

The PVGP web site is transitioning from the prior 2017 information to 2018 event information and should be complete by the first week of November. There is a mountain of content and information on the PVGP site, lots of photos and facts. We will use it as the primary communication device. Look for emails alerting you to new information and a link to the relevant pages. 

(https://www.flickr.com/photos/pittsburghvintagegrandprix/collections/72157686969177600/). 

We think we have the elements of an exceptional event. 

Please mark the dates. More to come!

2018 Kastner Cup Committee

Jim, Brian, Peter and Charlie Dolan

GT6 #4

GT6 #5

GT6 #6

MGA #57

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