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Bill, the photos didn=E2=80=99t come though to me, can you send them again?=
Maybe directly to me instead of through FoT will work better?
Dave, thanks for the racingsportscars.com link, it lists a handful of races=
for my car including a class win at the 1970 SCCA Regional at Mid-America.
Kas remembers the car/driver from Riverside ARRC in either 1966 or 1968.
Thanks,
Dusty
From: BILL
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 10:39 AM
To: dustin nicholson; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Fot] 1955 TR3 ARRC contender
Dusty,
Here are some photos I took of your TR3 #72 Racer from a 1968 SCCA National=
s 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 cou=
ld be at work Monday morning, never thinking that an accident or mechanical=
failure could occur. They did, but we were enterprising enough to always m=
ake it to work on time. Very few cars came on trailers, back then!
Best,
Bill Redinger
-------- Original message --------
From: dustin nicholson <nicholsondustin@yahoo.com>=20
Date: 6/24/20 2:32 AM (GMT-06:00)=20
To: fot@autox.team.net=20
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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ss=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal>Bill, the photos didn=E2=80=99t come=
though to me, can you send them again?=C2=A0 Maybe directly to me instead =
of through FoT will work better?</p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p><=
/p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Dave, thanks for the racingsportscars.com link, it =
lists a handful of races for my car including a class win at the 1970 SCCA =
Regional at Mid-America.</p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p cl=
ass=3DMsoNormal>Kas remembers the car/driver from Riverside ARRC in either =
1966 or 1968.</p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNo=
rmal>Thanks,</p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Dusty</p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nb=
sp;</o:p></p><div style=3D'mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-t=
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e=3D'border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href=3D"mailto:weredinger@cox=
.net">BILL</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, June 24, 2020 10:39 AM<br><b>To: =
</b><a href=3D"mailto:nicholsondustin@yahoo.com";>dustin nicholson</a>; <a h=
ref=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject: </b=
>RE: [Fot] 1955 TR3 ARRC contender</p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> =
;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Dusty,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNor=
mal>Here are some photos I took of your TR3 #72 Racer from a 1968 SCCA Nati=
onals 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=
could be at work Monday morning, never thinking that an accident or mechan=
ical failure could occur. They did, but we were enterprising enough to alwa=
ys make it to work on time. Very few cars came on trailers, back then!<o:p>=
</o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p=
class=3DMsoNormal>Bill Redinger<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNor=
mal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=
=3D'color:black'>-------- Original message --------<o:p></o:p></span></p></=
div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:black'>From: dustin nich=
olson <nicholsondustin@yahoo.com> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p=
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:black'>Date: 6/24/20 2:32 AM (GMT-0=
6:00) <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'=
color:black'>To: fot@autox.team.net <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p cla=
ss=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:black'>Subject: [Fot] 1955 TR3 ARRC con=
tender <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D=
'color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Amici,<br><br>Does anyone know this car? I b=
ought it today in St. Louis and know a little bit of the history but I=E2=
=80=99m hoping someone on the list will remember it and can tell me more.<b=
r><br>It was very competitive in SCCA Midwest in the 60s and early 70s. Ran=
in the 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 bef=
ore moving to Road Atlanta. The car DNF=E2=80=99d after 14 laps with the 7t=
h fastest lap time. Pretty good for a 14-year-old car. The race and therefo=
re 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 othe=
r race I know of was at Garnett in 1972, but obviously it raced a lot more =
than these three races that I know of. It=E2=80=99s believed to have stoppe=
d racing 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=
50 years ago. The car had the nickname =E2=80=9CThe Flying Bedstead=E2=80=
=9D due to its unique role bar.<br><br>Attached is a photo of it at Daytona=
in 1969 and a photo of it now.<br><br>Sidenote 1: The Vin number is the 15=
th TR3 and was likely made on the first day TR3=E2=80=99s went into product=
ion.<br><br>Sidenote 2: The seller had a Triumph buddy with him today to he=
lp unload my FP spitfire that was part of the deal, and load up the TR3. Th=
at buddy turned out to be FOT! Jeb from St. Louis with the beautiful white =
TR6 race car, thanks for your help today.<br><br>Dusty Nicholson <o:p></o:p=
></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>=
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