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utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Fantastic! <div>Great to hear. <d=
iv>Seems like the GT6=E2=80=99s are multiplying.</div><div>Triumph is the ma=
rque to beat, coast to coast.</div><div><br></div><div>Jason Ostrowski =
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<blockquote type=3D"cite">On Jun 23, 2024, at 11:37 AM, marty sukey via Fot &=
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My first time at Mosport was in 2018. Glad to be back again for a second tim=
e. I had a rocker pedestal stud break Friday, got that fixed and then lost m=
y clutch Saturday morning. I only got a few sessions in but was starting to f=
eel the track and took 5 seconds
off my 2018 best time. Had a blast. Like Henry said. It is going on my sche=
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Marty Sukey</div>
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ox.team.net> on behalf of yellow04 via Fot <fot@autox.team.net><br>=
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, June 23, 2024 9:19 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> fot@autox.team.net <fot@autox.team.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Fot] Triumphs at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix - Mosport</fo=
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<div class=3D"PlainText">Triumphs invaded the Great White North earlier this=
month, with many in
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attendance at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix at Mosport, otherwise known <br>
as Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. In my opinion, VARAC has turned this <br>=
race into the premier North American Vintage Racing event of the season. <br=
>
They have built this event into the most enjoyable, low key festival <br>
event imaginable.<br>
<br>
Can you name another event that puts on a dinner and live music every <br>
night, including the load-in on Wednesday? Yes, that's 4 nights of food <br>=
and entertainment, which includes free beer every night! Canadian <br>
hospitality can't be beat, want to load in on Wednesday and not run the <br>=
test day, no problem. Want to stay over Sunday night and get a fresh <br>
start at your drive home Monday morning? No problem. Mosport is a bucket <br=
>
list track that is worth the tow from just about anywhere, and you are <br>
treated to 8 sessions over 3 days.<br>
<br>
Much to the chagrin of the VARAC's race director and MG pilot Dave Good, <br=
>
a Triumph won the annual MG/TR Challenge, again. We have a bit of a <br>
streak going here. I didn't get a qualifying time because of a minor <br>
suspension snafu, so I started from a grid position of 27th. <br>
Unfortunately, my good friend and on-track nemesis Nick Pratt broke in <br>
Practice, so I didn't have the blue Midget to play with. When the green <br>=
flag flew I saw a hole and it felt like I got by half the field before <br>
turn 1, then on lap 2 I motored by the leaders on the back straight to <br>
take the lead and run uncontested. Mike Moore took second spot on the <br>
podium with a great run in his TR4.<br>
<br>
In the Porsche vs. the rest of the world "All Comers" race, I did my <br>
part keeping the podium Porsche-free by running third overall. VARAC <br>
runs what is best described as bracket racing, you pick the lap time you <br=
>
are comfortable with and that is where you are scored. I just happen to <br>=
have a car that runs towards the top of the Over-1:40 bracket, and I <br>
took the top podium spot for VH3. Yup, a good weekend for the yellow <br>
TR250.<br>
<br>
Mike Deweerd ran the ex-Peter Bulkowski TR8, and with every session more <br=
>
and more seconds fell off the lap times. Once Mike gets a handle on this <br=
>
beast, watch out! He was two-timing it, with his faithful Green Bean TR4 <br=
>
running with Vintage Historic grid and the TR8 joining the Classic grid. <br=
>
Peter came to offer support and encouragement, and it is always a good <br>
time when Peter is around!<br>
<br>
This was Jason Sukey's first outing at the storied Grand Prix track, and <br=
>
he confidently shaved seconds off every session as well, looking awesome <br=
>
in his GT6 in the Sunday morning race. Dad Marty's Spitfire didn't fare <br>=
quite as well, but he was all smiles as usual all weekend.<br>
<br>
Brian Schirano joined the fun and ran well with his GT6, as did Stewart <br>=
Wigg rounding out the GT6 contingent. Tim Slater towed his Spitfire up <br>
from rain ravaged South Florida with his dingy strapped on the second <br>
story of his trailer, (not a joke) and ran as strong as a mortal <br>
Spitfire can go.<br>
<br>
Mark Wheatley didn't have the weekend he had hoped for with his TR4, but <br=
>
in the feature race on Sunday afternoon we are pretty confident the <br>
issue has been identified. The sole sidescreen car at the event was John <br=
>
Styduhar with his TR3B, John ran strong all weekend never missing a <br>
beat.<br>
<br>
Mike Moore convinced himself he had enough grip on old tires to not put <br>=
his new ones on, but after spinning in the very high speed turn 8 he <br>
realized that was not the way to go! No harm, no foul, and hopefully <br>
lesson learned! Mike ran well when all wheels were pointing the right <br>
way, he also had a great weekend.<br>
<br>
It seems every year we get more Americans to venture north across the <br>
border to race with us, and every one of them that races this event <br>
assures me they have put the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix on their permanent <br=
>
race schedule! To me, the Mosport experience is what I gauge all other <br>
tracks by, and to have VARAC put on such an amazing event at a world <br>
class track, it just doesn't get any better than this!<br>
<br>
Cheers<br>
<br>
Henry Frye<br>
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