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To: dustin nicholson <nicholsondustin@yahoo.com>, "fot@autox.team.net" <fot@autox.team.net>, BILL <weredinger@cox.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] 1955 TR3 ARRC contender
From: Jack Wheeler <jwheeler1947@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2020 21:06:53 +0000 (UTC)
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 Hi Bill.=C2=A0 Looks like it could be Lake Afton.=C2=A0 I raced my TR-4 th=
ere in the early 80's.=C2=A0 By then, Lake Garnett was no longer being used=
 for SCCA National races.
Jack Wheeler

    On Wednesday, June 24, 2020, 12:00:41 PM EDT, BILL <weredinger@cox.net>=
 wrote: =20
=20
 Dusty,Here are some photos I took of your TR3 #72 Racer from a 1968 SCCA N=
ationals either at Lake Garnett or Lake Afton KS. Noting we showed up put o=
ut some hay bails and went racing and then drove or TR home Sunday night so=
 we could be at work Monday morning, never thinking that an accident or mec=
hanical failure could occur. They did, but we were enterprising enough to a=
lways make it to work on time. Very few cars came on trailers, back then!Be=
st,Bill Redinger

-------- Original message --------From: dustin nicholson <nicholsondustin@y=
ahoo.com> Date: 6/24/20 2:32 AM (GMT-06:00) To: fot@autox.team.net Subject:=
 [Fot] 1955 TR3 ARRC contender=20
Amici,

Does anyone know this car? I bought it today in St. Louis and know a little=
 bit of the history but I=E2=80=99m hoping someone on the list will remembe=
r it and can tell me more.

It was very competitive in SCCA Midwest in the 60s and early 70s. Ran in th=
e American Road Race of Champions (Runoffs) in 1966 at Riverside and again =
in 1969 at Daytona. That was the last year it was held at Daytona before mo=
ving to Road Atlanta. The car DNF=E2=80=99d after 14 laps with the 7th fast=
est lap time. Pretty good for a 14-year-old car. The race and therefore cha=
mpionship was won in 16 laps by the ex-Tim Suddard Group 44 GT6.

Driver/builder/owner was Bill Boemler. No logbook remains. The only other r=
ace I know of was at Garnett in 1972, but obviously it raced a lot more tha=
n these three races that I know of. It=E2=80=99s believed to have stopped r=
acing around that 1972 race and has practically not been touched since. It=
=E2=80=99s in rough shape but is a time capsule for how a car was prepped 5=
0 years ago. The car had the nickname =E2=80=9CThe Flying Bedstead=E2=80=9D=
 due to its unique role bar.

Attached is a photo of it at Daytona in 1969 and a photo of it now.

Sidenote 1: The Vin number is the 15th TR3 and was likely made on the first=
 day TR3=E2=80=99s went into production.

Sidenote 2: The seller had a Triumph buddy with him today to help unload my=
 FP spitfire that was part of the deal, and load up the TR3. That buddy tur=
ned out to be FOT! Jeb from St. Louis with the beautiful white TR6 race car=
, thanks for your help today.

Dusty Nicholson=20

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        <div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Hi Bill.&nbsp; Looks like it=
 could be Lake Afton.&nbsp; I raced my TR-4 there in the early 80's.&nbsp; =
By then, Lake Garnett was no longer being used for SCCA National races.</di=
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                    On Wednesday, June 24, 2020, 12:00:41 PM EDT, BILL &lt;=
weredinger@cox.net&gt; wrote:
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                <div><div id=3D"ydpc323cb0byiv0165893393"><div>Dusty,<div>H=
ere are some photos I took of your TR3 #72 Racer from a 1968 SCCA Nationals=
 either at Lake Garnett or Lake Afton KS. Noting we showed up put out some =
hay bails and went racing and then drove or TR home Sunday night so we coul=
d be at work Monday morning, never thinking that an accident or mechanical =
failure could occur. They did, but we were enterprising enough to always ma=
ke it to work on time. Very few cars came on trailers, back then!</div><div=
>Best,</div><div>Bill Redinger</div><br><div><br></div><div style=3D"font-s=
ize:100%;color:#000000;"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>=
From: dustin nicholson &lt;nicholsondustin@yahoo.com&gt; </div><div>Date: 6=
/24/20  2:32 AM  (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To: fot@autox.team.net </div><div>S=
ubject: [Fot] 1955 TR3 ARRC contender </div><div><br></div></div>Amici,<br>=
<br>Does anyone know this car? I bought it today in St. Louis and know a li=
ttle bit of the history but I=E2=80=99m hoping someone on the list will rem=
ember it and can tell me more.<br><br>It was very competitive in SCCA Midwe=
st in the 60s and early 70s. Ran in the American Road Race of Champions (Ru=
noffs) in 1966 at Riverside and again in 1969 at Daytona. That was the last=
 year it was held at Daytona before moving to Road Atlanta. The car DNF=E2=
=80=99d after 14 laps with the 7th fastest lap time. Pretty good for a 14-y=
ear-old car. The race and therefore championship was won in 16 laps by the =
ex-Tim Suddard Group 44 GT6.<br><br>Driver/builder/owner was Bill Boemler. =
No logbook remains. The only other race I know of was at Garnett in 1972, b=
ut obviously it raced a lot more than these three races that I know of. It=
=E2=80=99s believed to have stopped racing around that 1972 race and has pr=
actically not been touched since. It=E2=80=99s in rough shape but is a time=
 capsule for how a car was prepped 50 years ago. The car had the nickname =
=E2=80=9CThe Flying Bedstead=E2=80=9D due to its unique role bar.<br><br>At=
tached is a photo of it at Daytona in 1969 and a photo of it now.<br><br>Si=
denote 1: The Vin number is the 15th TR3 and was likely made on the first d=
ay TR3=E2=80=99s went into production.<br><br>Sidenote 2: The seller had a =
Triumph buddy with him today to help unload my FP spitfire that was part of=
 the deal, and load up the TR3. That buddy turned out to be FOT! Jeb from S=
t. Louis with the beautiful white TR6 race car, thanks for your help today.=
<br><br>Dusty Nicholson <br><br></div></div>_______________________________=
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