Steven,
Welcome to FOT.
I'd like to see the list also.
Bill Sohl
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Groh" <sgroh1@comcast.net>
To: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 4:50 PM
Subject: [FOT] Intoduction and Triumphs in Racing in the 50s
> Hello to all FOT -
>
> Having recently being nominated by Bill Manning and seconded for
> membership,
> I've been told through new FOT friends John Herrera and Craig Wensley that
> I
> should provide some background info on myself for the existing members.
> I'll
> keep this brief as I'm sure preparing your Triumphs is more important than
> my
> history. While I formally grew up in Western New York (Williamsville,
> N.Y.,
> just a few miles down Rte 5 fro Kas' Batavia, N.Y.), my real education was
> at
> Watkins Glen watching my dad, Bernie Groh, circle the track in Porsche
> 1600
> Supers and Speedsters, XK120s and 150s. He was a successive 2-time RE of
> the
> WNY SCCA, and his passion became mine. We took every family vacation at
> the
> Glen (and some at Mosport) watching every GP from 61 on, all Can-Ams,
> F5000s,
> 6-hours (yes, including the Nissan GTP era) through the rain, snow, sleet,
> mud, and sunshine. Never had a bad weekend. In 91, I received my
> Regional
> License after a 3rd place at the Glen in a Swift FF, completing the
> dream -
> then, after a bit of a break, in 2004, ran the course again in my Formula
> Continental. In 2005 and 2006, I competed in the Spec Racer Ford class at
> VIR, which, if you haven't run yet, you should, you're in for a treat.
>
> However, next year, I'm running a 63 Triumph Spitfire that has been
> expertly
> prepared by Bill Manning out of West Hills California. With luck, it'll
> see
> its maiden voyage at Summit Point the weekend after Thanksgiving. This
> car,
> just sitting in the garage, is a joy to look at, as it reminds me of the
> glory
> days of my dad's SCCA racing - tape up the headlights and front paintwork,
> remove the bumpers, and leave the license plates on. Racing then, in my 7
> year old frame of mind, was about meeting people, having hot/dog
> cook-outs,
> having a ball of fun, and of course, seeing friends race against their own
> abilities, and those of their friends, and for essentially bragging rights
> and
> a beer at the Seneca Lodge.
>
> With that in mind, I've compiled a list of Triumphs that I know raced in
> the
> upstate N.Y. region in the 50's, and offer it for your collective
> amusement
> based on memorabilia that my dad has passed down through the years.
> Perhaps
> you know of these folks, or of the cars, in that golden age. I'll keep
> searching as I've just scratched the surface of the info I've accumulated
> now
> that I seem to have completed a bit of a family racing circle.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Steven Groh
> Annapolis, MD
>
> [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/msword which had a
> name of TRIUMPHS IN RACING IN THE 50.doc]
>
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