John,
I'm sorry you got that impression of the group. I have always gotten help
because I proactively asked for it.
When we talked about your diff problem I DID offer to let you use my spare
diff but I understand that you couldn't pull it out the bottom like you can
on a TR6. At that time you didn't mention that you had transmission problems
so I had no idea. Even though I had my own problems to deal with; if you
would has asked me I would have been more than glad to help or at least find
some one to help you. There were a lot of people there who didn't get to
bring their racecars and would have been more than happy to help you rather
than sit on their hands.
The main reason I give up time, so much money and travel so far to go race
with these guys is because in the past when I needed their help there was an
overwhelming amount offered. I just hope there is an event in the future
where I can spend more time working on other folk's cars and racing than
working on my own car.
I did come by to drool over your car but you weren't there. Thursday or
Friday evening I think. It is my dream to have a TVR one day.
Kas' party was announced over the loud speaker but alas, I was changing a
head gasket and had to watch the fun from afar. :(
I for one am sorry for not offering more help than I did. I would have been
happy to give up my 4 hours of sleep to help you Sunday morning, had I
known.
Mike Munson
Puffy Tiger Racing Team
Lilburn GA.
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From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of john price
Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 1:08 PM
To: Friends of Triumph
Subject: [FOT] Hallett
All you folks seem to have had a good time at Hallett. I wish I could share
your enthusiasm for how the weekend turned out.
For me it was pretty miserable and expensive.
Kramer, Hovey, Young and I were supposed to be sharing a carport. With four
of
us in there it would have been fun. I understand why Bob couldn't get his
car
finished, but Larry bailed out to go to the "big top" leaving Joe and me in
there by ourselves. The FOT guys are OK, I guess, but the group doesn't seem
to be very inclusive. The Turtle and I felt pretty much ignored. My crew and
I
weren't even told about Kas' "champagne party" (whenever that was). Since I
was one of the few people who kicked in $100 to defray Kas' travel expenses,
one would have thought he would have at least come around to the pit to say
hello. Actually, it would have been nice if any of the FOT people had come
by
to say hello, look at the car, etc. I searched you out, introduced myself to
you and admired your cars just out of courtesy. The impression I got was
that
if you weren't under the "big top" with Alexander, Drews and company, you
weren't really part of the group.
On the first lap of the first race on Saturday I broke my gearbox. I
couldn't
select 3rd or 4th gear. Then I broke my diff while positioning for the
photo
shoot. I couldn't check these things out without pulling the engine and
transmission, and no one offered to help out with checking what could be
checked so I loaded up and went home Sunday morning.
I think that in the future I'm going to stop supporting "groups" and just
do
my own thing. I'm sure not going to make another 1000-mile round trip tow
to
an FOT "event".
John R. Price
Velvet Turtle Racing
College Station, Texas
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