FOT'ers,
Singers? Quartets? Huh? I thought this was the "serious" list <huge smile>
Hi. Judging by the names on the messages I've received today, many of you
already know who I am. For everyone else, I'm "relatively" new to Triumphs,
just a few years into owning my '60 TR3A, but I've been catching up on lost
time as quickly as possible.
My TR was acquired as a substitute for my 1974 Norton Commando (still in the
shed) and 1978 CB750 Honda (sold). It was always a little dicey riding the
bikes in this suburban New York City, traffic nightmare, so I gave the
motorcycles up when we had our first child. My wife, recognizing the fact
that I would then be toy-less, pushed me to find a new toy; one with four
wheels. She wanted an MGB, but we did our homework, saw a lot of cars and
bought a TR3 instead; a decision she now knows was right. (We looked at
some cars with those new-fangled roll up windows too, but I'm pretty sure
it's just a passing fad.)
Why am I here? I spent a number of years autocrossing a '72 Chevy Vega and
(no laughing, please) a very competitive in it's class, 1980 Buick Regal
Limited. I've wanted to get back into AutoX for a while and the TR is the
chosen tool. I'm within a month (hopefully) of installing an engine to
replace the wheezy one I've been patching for a few years. This is the
engine I built with advice from many of you, via the regular Triumph list.
I'm looking forward to participating on the FOT list, but I've got one major
concern, I can't sing worth a damn.
Jack Brooks
TS69032L
BTW - The missus (wife, not car) and I will be running in the modified class
at the VTR-99 AutoX. See you there.
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