Cary,
I'll put you down....I think you are going to make it this time.
Looks like we might have a mini Group 44 meeting in the making?
Joe A
> Amici
>
> I do not believe that a year has gone by whilst I have been an FOT
> participant ( 199?) that the subject of requirements of various sanctioning
> bodies
> has not been a topic of FOT discussion. Especially the requirements to meet
> specific preparation requirements, which for many Triumphs is the 1972 SCCA
> GRC.
>
> Frankly I do not know where and when it was first decided to use the
> 1972
> SCCA GRC, but I do know that it was already in use when I started vintage
> racing in about 1990. It has always struck me as particularly ironic that
> the
> body work modification (wheel flares) that were allowed in 1972 were not
> allowed
> in vintage racing and that relatively little was actually being done at many
> events to enforce adherence to preparation of 1972 GRC engine specifications
> other than obvious visible modifications like the carbs.
>
> One of the benefits of owning a Group 44 racecar, as I am sure it is
> with
> Kas's old racecars as well, is to see the innovation that was done within
> the
> rules to make the cars more competitive. One of the frustration is that
> keeping the car as it was originally raced means that you are at a
> competitive
> disadvantage to other historic as well as newly constucted vintage racecars
> that
> are using the latest technology. As a driver/owner, you simply have to
> accept
> that you never going to be the fastest car on the track as they were in
> their
> day.
>
> The second point that I would like to make is that alot of time has
> passed since I first did vintage racing. I am glad that SVAR has opened the
> door
> for participation by post 1972 cars that have have a racing history. If I
> can
> change what is a major conflict in my business schedule with the Watkins
> Glen
> event and some other logisitcal challenges, you all just might get to see
> the
> Group 44 TR7 - Aussy Playboy TR7 in action at the Glen for the first time
> since
> 1975.
>
> If its slower than you expected - well some of you know Bob Tullius, and
> I am not anywhere close to Bob Tullius. It truly a great priviledge to even
> drive the same car as the him.
>
> Cary
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