We won't look down on you for being young Casey--hate you, sure, but look
down, no.
Bill Babcock
Babcock & Jenkins
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From: owner-fot@Autox.Team.Net [mailto:owner-fot@Autox.Team.Net] On Behalf
Of Jeff Snook
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 12:25 PM
To: fot@Autox.Team.Net
Cc: putsch.1@osu.edu
Subject: New Member Nomination
Hi all,
The Devin TR2 that Bob Colaizi has been restoring has been sold to Casey
Putsch who is getting it finished to race here in the Midwest for the 2005
season. He stopped by our shop and looked over my Devin TR3 to get some
ideas. I thought he would benefit from membership in the FOT so am
nominating him for admission to this group. Here is his bio.
My car is a 1954 TR2 based Devin that is red with a yellow stripe and
powered by a TR4 engine.
The car has some minor racing history both as a triumph, then as a Devin.
The previous owner had most of the restoration done, but gave up well before
finishing. I will be finishing the restoration as tasteful and period to the
mid 50's as possible, with great care in the preparation for vintage racing.
For the 2005 racing season I will have just graduated (fingers crossed of
course) from Ohio State University with a degree in Industrial Design.
I am currently working as a Ferrari mechanic at NJB Automotive.
I have been heavily involved for 3 years in the Formula SAE racing team here
at the University, serving as both the head designer for all cockpit related
items, operator of the engine dyno, as well as head test and competition
driver. The team competes internationally against about 140 other colleges
from every continent.
I have raced a prepared car in Autocross or Solo II for 7 years and raced
100cc pipe karts for 2 years.
I've grown up around vintage racing and developed my passion from an early
age.
I worked my way up in the car world by being able to make cars better and
eventually sell them for more, thus buying a bigger better car and so on. In
the last 7 years, I have gone from a $1500 '87 VW Golf to an '88 VW
Scirocco, to an '81 DeLorean, to a Manta Mirage and a '86 Porsche 944, to an
'82 Ferrari 308 and an '87 Porsche 944. I have also had a '65 Ducati 350
cafi racer that I then restored to buy my '93 Ducati 907ie that I have
currently.
The Devin comes into play since this is my last year of driving for OSU I
must continue my passion for driving and I want to race for the love of it,
so vintage is my path. I learned of a Lola Can-am car that I was trying to
buy so I sold the Ferrari to get money to work with. Unfortunately that car
did not come to pass and that sent me searching for some car that I could
fall in love with and race as well as drive on the street a little. In my
searching I stumbled upon the Devin. I quickly fell in love with it and am
VERY excited about next season. Although I had bought and sold a lot of
cars, I only own things for the love of it and I always sell them better
than I bought them.
I have worried that in being so young I will be looked down upon by more
seasoned veterans in vintage racing. However, I hope that everyone will see
that I am both genuine and sincere. I realize that I don't know everything
and hope that both my car and I will be welcomed next season.
I have copied him on this email so Mark can add him to the list.
Vroom, vroom, and welcome to another Devin TR racer!
Jeff Snook
http://www.snooksdreamcars.com
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