One of the big reasons I race a car with no fenders...
Don't get me wrong, I'd love to get back into a Triumph for Prod racing,
but no way I'd be willing to pay the bodywork bills.
iii
On Mon, 11 Dec 2006, Marx Christian tr4-racing wrote:
> It is a little scary to see how they push each other off the track lane.
> Lot's of damage but interesting to see.
>
> Not my style of driving.
>
> Chris
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
> To: "Friends of Triumph" <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 4:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] E prod. runoff
>
>
> > On Mon, 11 Dec 2006, Marx Christian tr4-racing wrote:
> >
> > > That is action but I am very happy not to be in that race:
> > >
> > > http://www.trackdaymedia.com/cruises/runoffs%2005%20eprod%20erik%20m.wmv
> > >
> > > Chris
> >
> > That was a great race. Sam Halkias (TR6) was actually in the lead for
> > about 30 feet on the restart lap when everyone was trying to figure out
> > how to get three-wide in the esses. Knapp went around the outside in the
> > Lotus (I'm not sure if it's a Chaterham or not) and eventually won. I
> > still can't figure out why Halkias and the Prelude were leaning on each
> > other at the beginning of the hill. From the arm-chair general position,
> > it looks like it cost Sam H. 2nd. Oh well. I would have had to take a
> > month off if a TR6 won the E Prod championship. :-)
> >
> > I have the bootlid from Sam's car on my race car now.
> >
> > But current SCCA racing seems to involve cars leaning on each other as a
> > matter of course lately (last 10 years or so). That's one reason you're
> > seeing less vintage racers in that venue here in the US. It's not SCCA's
> > fault, per se, it's just the mindset of the participants.
> >
> > rml
> >
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