Sorry about the assumption. Peyote is a special, built in 1959 by a guy
named Bill Ames and raced pretty much continuously ever since. It's a TR3 in
drag--with a TR3 frame and running gear and a home built aluminum body that
was originally made from surplus road sign aluminum. It's actually called
Peyote Mk II, MKI being the same car with a different (and substantially
uglier) body. It was restored in the late 80's by a guy (Pat Starr) who, as
a kid, hung around while it was being built.
It almost has two frames--with a standard TR3 frame as the base and a tube
secondary frame/roll cage. So it's not particularly light (1550#) and it has
a rather lightly breathed on motor, though it's got a steel crank,
Carillos, and big forged pistons (I think I have 89s in right now, but they
might be 87.5mm) but it's fast as hell, routinely beats single-seater
Porsches, Ferraris, Maseratis and Loti. I don't know why. Handles really
great.
-----Original Message-----
From: Geoffrey Byrne [mailto:gkbyrne@optushome.com.au]
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 4:25 AM
To: Bill Babcock; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Atlanta....Entrants & Big Top tent
Bill
For us un initiated can you enlighten us what is "Peyote" Is it a hybrid
Triumph or your pet name for a regular Triumph
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>
To: "'tom strange'" <tstrange@sbcglobal.net>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 12:49 AM
Subject: RE: Atlanta....Entrants & Big Top tent
> Very cool. I do, however, have your basic Costco popup that we can add to
> the mix as necessary.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
> Of tom strange
> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 2:00 AM
> To: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Atlanta....Entrants & Big Top tent
>
> I guess this is the formal invite to everyone going to atlanta to join
us
> under the big top. We do still have room for additional cars for whoever
is
> interested.
> My first thought is to give shelter to those who come the farthest, just
> to help lighten their load and save them a little trouble. At this time
we
> also have a lack of spits / gt6s' in the tent? Let me know who might be
> interested so I can get the details worked out in my mind.... (this may be
> tough... I dont think I have a mind left anymore... ;>)
> The list I have so far is:
> Dennis Delap TR3A
> Irv Korey TR4
> Joe Alexander TR4
> Jack Drews TR4
> Tony Drews TR4
> Richard Taylor TR4A
> Bill Babcock Peyote
> Jerry Barr GT6
> Myself.. spitfire
>
>
> Please send me any corrections to this list also, as well as additions.
> The last time we set up, everyone offered me a 25 or $30 donation for
the
> use of the tent & help tearing down at the end of the weekend. With that,
I
> have expanded the tent and added a nicety or two. Counting on that
> happening again, will make it possible for me to make it to Atlanta.
> I will be there and set up on Wednesday, tear down on Sun, so shelter
will
> be there for the duration. I am planning a hospitality area in the center
> of the tent as well as space for the cars. Anyone interested please let
me
> know & I'll try to group cars together by family and model. We can also
get
> together after all the slots have been filled & possibly lighten a load or
> two by coordinating who is bringing things like generators etc., bigger
> items that we may not all need to bring.
> Hoping to see you all at Atlanta... looks like fun....
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> Tom
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> http://www.fot-racing.com/spit/caption/tom_strange.htm
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> #4 white spitfire
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