Hi folks,
I was one of the TRs with ?mechanical? problems who had to retire before the
weekend was finished that John referred to. However, mine was totally self
induced- the result of an ?oversteer ballet? exiting turn 10, which resulted in
my car backing into the outside concrete wall just shy of the start finish
line. I had just waved by a group of MUCH faster cars in turns 8+9 and was not
on a very good line at turn 10. Too fast at entry, oversteer, correction, both
feet in, bang. Ouch.
I won?t be joining you on the track in Pittsburgh, but I may come to watch the
fun (once the soreness subsides..).
My trackside neighbors, including John and his wife, were a tremendous help
this past weekend. They were a great comfort to a singleton racer far from
home. Much appreciated.
Despite my difficulties, I enjoyed the weekend and met lots of terrific folks,
both with Triumphs and without.
See you all in Pittsburgh!
Rick McCurdy
Newburgh, NY
TR3 #132 (slightly shorter than before...)
Sent from my iPad
> On Jun 18, 2018, at 10:16 PM, John Styduhar via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> ?Hi Jerry, I was at the VARAC Vintage GP at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
> (Mosport) last weekend with about a dozen other TRs of various types (TR3, 4,
> 250, GT6s, Spits and a TR8) set up in the paddock. Weather was windy at
> first but no rain and sunny weather great for racing. The spectators turned
> out in force as well as the the largest number of registered racers that
> VARAC has seen at this event. Brian Redman was the Grand Marshall and took a
> few parade laps in an F5000 tribute car which he drove to his three world
> championships back in the 70s. TRs ran in small and medium bore groups that
> numbered nearly 60 each on the grid. The TR8 was placed in the Classic
> G/78-G/98 group running with the later model cars. Mechanical problems and
> some off-track activity sent a few of the TRs home early. Several of the TR
> drivers were on the podium in their group. No MG-TR race this year. The TR
> ghetto hosted the wings/ribs/pulled pork spot in the paddock crawl that
> included an unlimited supply of Canadian Whistle Stop Pilsner beer.
>
>> On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 7:30 AM, Jerry Van Vlack via Fot <fot at
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>> How did the Triumphs do at Mosport and Blackhawk Farms this past weekend?
>>
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