Andy & FOT
Now that I have started another flurry of activity, creating vast
amounts of work for everyone concerned, I'll step aside and support in
everyway that I can. I assume that you may be in touch with Minnesota
Triumphs. You can copy me if you wish. I "know" Andy Lindberg and am his
unofficial "Iowa Correspondent" for his award winning Newsletter...a
newsletter almost as good as the Manteno Brothers.
I like your proposal. It appears to be thoughtfully written. While I
have not been terribly active in VTR in the past, it DOES seem amazing
that there hasnt been some kind of attention paid to the competition
side of the Triumph heritage. I think Hardy Prentice made a comment
early on about that "people need to understand that our competion
Triumphs will aid in perpetuating the marque". This maybe badly
paraphrased. (Sorry Hardy)
Andy, there is a little hotbed of activity of "racing Triumphs" in the
area and this could be fun. Maybe it would temper the seriousness of
concours a bit, too.
While I am thinking about it, Doug Karon of Minneapolis has one of Bill
Ames' Ambros. He has megabucks in this thing and it looks awesome. This
would be a hit, also. He has not raced it lately and I have only spoken
to him once, but given the proximity to Minneapolis, perhaps we could
get him to come down for the weekend or day.
Later,
Joe
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> From: Andrew Mace[SMTP:amace@unix2.nysed.gov]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 1997 11:44 PM
> To: Friends of Triumph
> Subject: RE: VTR National Convention
>
> On Wed, 29 Oct 1997, R. John Lye wrote:
>
> > ...In the past, the category where race cars would go for
> > the purposes of the concours was into the "Modified" category. At
> > Fort Worth, Don Carter who was judging that class thought that this
> > wasn't entirely fair, so he petitioned for and got an experimental
> > "Modified Prepared" (ie race prepared) class. There were enough
> > cars that entered to make a class, so it looks like this will be
> > added for the future, as I understand it....
>
> Given the vast unlimited power entrusted in me by the members of the
> Vintage Triumph Register ;-), I would like to make this formal. I
> would
> suggest something along the lines of the following:
>
> ======================================================================
> ====
> PROPOSED, that a "Competition" class be added to the list of minimum
> Concours classes to be offered at the Vintage Triumph Register
> National
> Convention. Competition cars would be defined as any Triumph-bodied
> and/or
> Triumph-engined vehicle built or developed primarily for competition,
> such
> as road race, hillclimb, solo, rallye or other timed events. Said
> vehicle
> need NOT be legal for street use.
> ======================================================================
> ====
>
> It seems a bit ironic to have to make such a "formal" proposal first
> in
> front of such a wonderfully informal group as FOT, but I suspect this
> might be the best approach. It's certainly long overdue, IMHO.
>
> Anyone care to comment/modify/correct/completely reword the above
> proposal? Once we finalize it, I will put it before the VTR National
> Board
> for consideration.
>
> --Andy
>
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> ...and they say VTR isn't responsive to its members! :-)
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