Cid Lessard was also there with his great looking and well driven Spitfire.
Folks were asking if Russ would be back.
Outside of the obvious it was a great weekend.
Joe Alexander
>The FOT TR4's put on a great show at the Festival this year.
>
>Our paddock was anchored at it's usual location inside turn one, and
>under our tents we had the cars of Keith Files, Tony Drews, Mark
>Wheatley and me. Friday's three sessions went off with one hitch, on the
>final session Keith's car dropped out with a seized engine. Looks like
>another victim of the oil pump drive shaft tang shearing. The plan was
>hatched to get the car back in form for the Glen in September.
>
>Saturday morning we had a qualifying session to determine grid position
>for the afternoon qualifying race. Tony qualified 10th, Mark 11th, and I
>was 13th. We were a few tenths apart. On the warm up lap the rain
>started. Kind of light at first, but by the time the green flag fell it
>was quite wet. I delighted to watch Mark work his racecraft and pick and
>wiggle his way to round turn one in second place! Tony was in the inside
>lane and was held up with nowhere to go. As we slid around with all the
>Minis and Mustangs and a Corvette and even a 1962 Galaxie 500 I got
>increasing uneasy, and on our second tear up the back straight a
>microburst of heavy rain hit. I had enough and came in, Mark finished
>5th, while Tony worked his way up to 8th.
>
>On Sunday morning's race we saw Tony Drews run a 144.9, Mark Wheatley
>turn a 1:44.8, and I ran a 1:44.6. OK, in the column that really counts,
>Tony came in 6th overall, Mark finished 8th, and I came in 14th. I had
>a hoot running through traffic while our boys out front battled for
>bragging rights.
>
>Mike and Sandy Jackson pulled the Trailer of Templeton Formula Vees, and
>Mike piloted the Shadowfax while hired gun Dick Ryan ran the freshly
>restored Ringwraith. The Ringwraith looks great, congrats on a job well
>done, Mike!
>
>Bud Babcock was there in his gorgeous TR3, and Ivan Ivanyshyn piloted
>the ex-Dave Herd Spitfire. Matt Molson ran his TR6 as well.
>
>Mosport continues to be a drivers track, my personal favorite. That
>combined with the unparalleled hospitality of VARAC, the incredible
>enthusiasm of the corner workers, and in general the VARAC racers are
>extremely competitive and clean, this event continues to be the
>highlight of my season.
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