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Henry,That is the best re-cap of a race weekend that I have every had the =
pleasure to read -Makes me wish that my Spitfire wasn't FOR SALE and that I=
=C2=A0was a younger man,I'd be headed the the "Great White North" next year=
. . .
On Sunday, June 23, 2024 at 06:33:52 AM PDT, yellow04 via Fot <fot@auto=
x.team.net> wrote: =20
Triumphs invaded the Great White North earlier this month, with many in=20
attendance at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix at Mosport, otherwise known=20
as Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. In my opinion, VARAC has turned this=20
race into the premier North American Vintage Racing event of the season.=20
They have built this event into the most enjoyable, low key festival=20
event imaginable.
Can you name another event that puts on a dinner and live music every=20
night, including the load-in on Wednesday? Yes, that's 4 nights of food=20
and entertainment, which includes free beer every night! Canadian=20
hospitality can't be beat, want to load in on Wednesday and not run the=20
test day, no problem. Want to stay over Sunday night and get a fresh=20
start at your drive home Monday morning? No problem. Mosport is a bucket=20
list track that is worth the tow from just about anywhere, and you are=20
treated to 8 sessions over 3 days.
Much to the chagrin of the VARAC's race director and MG pilot Dave Good,=20
a Triumph won the annual MG/TR Challenge, again. We have a bit of a=20
streak going here. I didn't get a qualifying time because of a minor=20
suspension snafu, so I started from a grid position of 27th.=20
Unfortunately, my good friend and on-track nemesis Nick Pratt broke in=20
Practice, so I didn't have the blue Midget to play with. When the green=20
flag flew I saw a hole and it felt like I got by half the field before=20
turn 1, then on lap 2 I motored by the leaders on the back straight to=20
take the lead and run uncontested. Mike Moore took second spot on the=20
podium with a great run in his TR4.
In the Porsche vs. the rest of the world "All Comers" race, I did my=20
part keeping the podium Porsche-free by running third overall. VARAC=20
runs what is best described as bracket racing, you pick the lap time you=20
are comfortable with and that is where you are scored. I just happen to=20
have a car that runs towards the top of the Over-1:40 bracket, and I=20
took the top podium spot for VH3. Yup, a good weekend for the yellow=20
TR250.
Mike Deweerd ran the ex-Peter Bulkowski TR8, and with every session more=20
and more seconds fell off the lap times. Once Mike gets a handle on this=20
beast, watch out! He was two-timing it, with his faithful Green Bean TR4=20
running with Vintage Historic grid and the TR8 joining the Classic grid.=20
Peter came to offer support and encouragement, and it is always a good=20
time when Peter is around!
This was Jason Sukey's first outing at the storied Grand Prix track, and=20
he confidently shaved seconds off every session as well, looking awesome=20
in his GT6 in the Sunday morning race. Dad Marty's Spitfire didn't fare=20
quite as well, but he was all smiles as usual all weekend.
Brian Schirano joined the fun and ran well with his GT6, as did Stewart=20
Wigg rounding out the GT6 contingent. Tim Slater towed his Spitfire up=20
from rain ravaged South Florida with his dingy strapped on the second=20
story of his trailer, (not a joke) and ran as strong as a mortal=20
Spitfire can go.
Mark Wheatley didn't have the weekend he had hoped for with his TR4, but=20
in the feature race on Sunday afternoon we are pretty confident the=20
issue has been identified. The sole sidescreen car at the event was John=20
Styduhar with his TR3B, John ran strong all weekend never missing a=20
beat.
Mike Moore convinced himself he had enough grip on old tires to not put=20
his new ones on, but after spinning in the very high speed turn 8 he=20
realized that was not the way to go! No harm, no foul, and hopefully=20
lesson learned! Mike ran well when all wheels were pointing the right=20
way, he also had a great weekend.
It seems every year we get more Americans to venture north across the=20
border to race with us, and every one of them that races this event=20
assures me they have put the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix on their permanent=20
race schedule! To me, the Mosport experience is what I gauge all other=20
tracks by, and to have VARAC put on such an amazing event at a world=20
class track, it just doesn't get any better than this!
Cheers
Henry Frye
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<div><div dir=3D"ltr">Triumphs invaded the Great White Nort=
h earlier this month, with many in <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">attendance at=
the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix at Mosport, otherwise known <br></div><div di=
r=3D"ltr">as Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. In my opinion, VARAC has turne=
d this <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">race into the premier North American Vint=
age Racing event of the season. <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">They have built =
this event into the most enjoyable, low key festival <br></div><div dir=3D"=
ltr">event imaginable.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"=
>Can you name another event that puts on a dinner and live music every <br>=
</div><div dir=3D"ltr">night, including the load-in on Wednesday? Yes, that=
's 4 nights of food <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">and entertainment, which inc=
ludes free beer every night! Canadian <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">hospitalit=
y can't be beat, want to load in on Wednesday and not run the <br></div><di=
v dir=3D"ltr">test day, no problem. Want to stay over Sunday night and get =
a fresh <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">start at your drive home Monday morning?=
No problem. Mosport is a bucket <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">list track that=
is worth the tow from just about anywhere, and you are <br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">treated to 8 sessions over 3 days.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><=
/div><div dir=3D"ltr">Much to the chagrin of the VARAC's race director and =
MG pilot Dave Good, <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">a Triumph won the annual MG/=
TR Challenge, again. We have a bit of a <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">streak g=
oing here. I didn't get a qualifying time because of a minor <br></div><div=
dir=3D"ltr">suspension snafu, so I started from a grid position of 27th. <=
br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Unfortunately, my good friend and on-track nemesi=
s Nick Pratt broke in <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Practice, so I didn't have=
the blue Midget to play with. When the green <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">fl=
ag flew I saw a hole and it felt like I got by half the field before <br></=
div><div dir=3D"ltr">turn 1, then on lap 2 I motored by the leaders on the =
back straight to <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">take the lead and run uncontest=
ed. Mike Moore took second spot on the <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">podium wi=
th a great run in his TR4.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"=
ltr">In the Porsche vs. the rest of the world "All Comers" race, I did my <=
br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">part keeping the podium Porsche-free by running t=
hird overall. VARAC <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">runs what is best described =
as bracket racing, you pick the lap time you <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">are=
comfortable with and that is where you are scored. I just happen to <br></=
div><div dir=3D"ltr">have a car that runs towards the top of the Over-1:40 =
bracket, and I <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">took the top podium spot for VH3.=
Yup, a good weekend for the yellow <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">TR250.<br></=
div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Mike Deweerd ran the ex-Pet=
er Bulkowski TR8, and with every session more <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">an=
d more seconds fell off the lap times. Once Mike gets a handle on this <br>=
</div><div dir=3D"ltr">beast, watch out! He was two-timing it, with his fai=
thful Green Bean TR4 <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">running with Vintage Histor=
ic grid and the TR8 joining the Classic grid. <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Pe=
ter came to offer support and encouragement, and it is always a good <br></=
div><div dir=3D"ltr">time when Peter is around!<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><=
br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">This was Jason Sukey's first outing at the storie=
d Grand Prix track, and <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">he confidently shaved se=
conds off every session as well, looking awesome <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"=
>in his GT6 in the Sunday morning race. Dad Marty's Spitfire didn't fare <b=
r></div><div dir=3D"ltr">quite as well, but he was all smiles as usual all =
weekend.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Brian Schiran=
o joined the fun and ran well with his GT6, as did Stewart <br></div><div d=
ir=3D"ltr">Wigg rounding out the GT6 contingent. Tim Slater towed his Spitf=
ire up <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">from rain ravaged South Florida with his =
dingy strapped on the second <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">story of his traile=
r, (not a joke) and ran as strong as a mortal <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Sp=
itfire can go.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Mark Wh=
eatley didn't have the weekend he had hoped for with his TR4, but <br></div=
><div dir=3D"ltr">in the feature race on Sunday afternoon we are pretty con=
fident the <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">issue has been identified. The sole s=
idescreen car at the event was John <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Styduhar wit=
h his TR3B, John ran strong all weekend never missing a <br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">beat.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Mike Mo=
ore convinced himself he had enough grip on old tires to not put <br></div>=
<div dir=3D"ltr">his new ones on, but after spinning in the very high speed=
turn 8 he <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">realized that was not the way to go! =
No harm, no foul, and hopefully <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">lesson learned! =
Mike ran well when all wheels were pointing the right <br></div><div dir=3D=
"ltr">way, he also had a great weekend.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div=
><div dir=3D"ltr">It seems every year we get more Americans to venture nort=
h across the <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">border to race with us, and every o=
ne of them that races this event <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">assures me they=
have put the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix on their permanent <br></div><div di=
r=3D"ltr">race schedule! To me, the Mosport experience is what I gauge all =
other <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">tracks by, and to have VARAC put on such a=
n amazing event at a world <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">class track, it just =
doesn't get any better than this!<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div =
dir=3D"ltr">Cheers<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Hen=
ry Frye<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">_________________________________________=
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