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Great story! Really captures the 'spirit' of the racing experience. Thanks
for sharing!
On Mon, Mar 25, 2019, 8:00 PM Brad Eells via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
> Amici,
>
> I wanted to report the amazing weekend I experienced at the VARA High
> Desert Challenge at Willow Springs International Raceway.
>
> As many of you know, I was afforded the opportunity to purchase a Spitfire
> Mk3 with a distinguished competition history. A guy named Kas Kastner was
> my salesman...could hardly say no standing in front of him, right?
>
> We took it home in November 2017. The car was built by Kas's friend,
> sailing mate and K-B Racing Chief Engineer, Doug Brown. He raced it, won a
> bunch of races and rolled off the track in 1976, it had been stored indoors
> ever since.
>
> I, with a great deal of help and mentorship, took the car apart and put it
> back together with a lot of new stuff including all the safety updates that
> are now required.
>
> I had a race shop go through it to give me enough confidence to climb into
> it...that got done with 3 days to go before getting on the track and a
> punch list of 12 'NOW!' items.
>
> We got the car to the track Thursday night and got it out for the first 2
> Friday test sessions before discovering a differential stub axle seal leak.
> Some furious texting and phone calls brought a new seal as we discovered
> how to remove a stub axle with no workshop manual in site...
>
> Finished the work at 6:30 pm to make the 8 am practice on Saturday. Ran
> all 5 sessions for the weekend, finished every one running to the checkered
> flag, improved my lap time 7 seconds, actually passed 3 cars in the race.
> Didn't blow the start, after Mordy Dunst carefully explained his
> expectations of me...
>
> Only got one talk from the Chief Driving Instructor after an off course
> excursion Friday.
>
> What I really want to say is I had a blast. This is something I've been
> wanting to do for 35 years and I finally got to do it.
>
> I could never have done it without all the strong support from FOT like
> Chuck Gee, Steve Belfer, Mordy, Paul Smock, Jerry Barker, Frank Daley, Alan
> Berry and Shawn Frank. Joe Siam came to the rescue with parts at the track.
> They were all there to help when I needed it. And Kas, who has put up with
> my unending questions during all that time.
>
> Oh, and Joe Alexander who got me into this car in the first place...my
> wife can't wait to meet him in May...
>
> I've been an FOT member since 2001 and never really understood what a
> great community we have...until now...
>
> Kastner Cup is next!
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> *Brad Eells*
> *Chino CA*
> *#72 FP 1969 Triumph Spitfire Mk3*
> *#35 DP 1962 Triumph TR4*
> *1965 Triumph TR4A IRS...for the road!*
>
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">Great story! Really captures the 'spirit' of the =
racing experience. Thanks for sharing!</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 25, 2019, 8:00 PM Brad Ee=
lls via Fot <<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team.net</a=
>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0=
0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Amici=
,<div><br></div><div>I wanted to report the amazing weekend I experienced a=
t the VARA High Desert Challenge at Willow Springs International Raceway.</=
div><div><br></div><div>As many of you know, I was afforded the opportunity=
to purchase a Spitfire Mk3 with a distinguished competition history. A guy=
named Kas Kastner was my salesman...could hardly say no standing in front =
of him, right?</div><div><br></div><div>We took it home in November 2017. T=
he car was built by Kas's friend, sailing mate and K-B Racing Chief Eng=
ineer, Doug Brown. He raced it, won a bunch of races and rolled off the tra=
ck in 1976, it had been stored indoors ever since.</div><div><br></div><div=
>I, with a great deal of help and mentorship, took the car apart and put it=
back together with a lot of new stuff including all the safety updates tha=
t are now required.</div><div><br></div><div>I had a race shop go through i=
t to give me enough confidence to climb into it...that got done with 3 days=
to go before getting on the track and a punch list of 12 'NOW!' it=
ems.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>We got the car to the track Thursday ni=
ght and got it out for the first 2 Friday test sessions before discovering =
a differential stub axle seal leak. Some furious texting and phone calls br=
ought a new seal as we discovered how to remove a stub axle with no worksho=
p manual in site...</div><div><br></div><div>Finished the work at 6:30 pm t=
o make the 8 am practice on Saturday. Ran all 5 sessions for the weekend, f=
inished every one running to the checkered flag, improved my lap time 7 sec=
onds, actually passed 3 cars in the race. Didn't blow the start, after =
Mordy Dunst carefully explained his expectations of me...</div><div><br></d=
iv><div>Only got one talk from the Chief Driving Instructor after an off co=
urse excursion Friday.</div><div><br></div><div>What I really want to say i=
s I had a blast. This is something I've been wanting to do for 35 years=
and I finally got to do it.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>I could never h=
ave done it without all the strong support from FOT like Chuck Gee, Steve B=
elfer, Mordy, Paul Smock, Jerry Barker, Frank Daley, Alan Berry and Shawn F=
rank. Joe Siam came to the rescue with parts at the track. They were all th=
ere to help when I needed it. And Kas, who has put up with my unending ques=
tions during all that time.</div><div><br></div><div>Oh, and Joe Alexander =
who got me into this car in the first place...my wife can't wait to mee=
t him in May...</div><div><br></div><div>I've been an FOT member since =
2001 and never really understood what a great community we have...until now=
...</div><div><br></div><div>Kastner Cup is next!</div><div><br></div><div>=
Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div><br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr" cl=
ass=3D"m_-143535387296220045gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signat=
ure"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr=
"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>=
<div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><b><font color=3D"#000000">Brad Eells</font=
></b></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><b><font color=3D"#000000">Chino=
CA</font></b></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><b><font color=3D"#0000=
00">#72 FP 1969 Triumph Spitfire Mk3</font></b></div><div style=3D"font-siz=
e:12.8px"><b><font color=3D"#000000">#35 DP 1962 Triumph TR4</font></b></di=
v><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><b><font color=3D"#000000">1965 Triumph T=
R4A IRS...for the road!</font></b><br></div></div><div style=3D"font-size:1=
2.8px"><b><font color=3D"#000000"><img src=3D"https://docs.google.com/uc?ex=
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VTDWaFCqFVmR6Q1FsMExZTHVLcHpja3BpSC9ucGcveHdJPQ" width=3D"96" height=3D"94"=
><br></font></b></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></=
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