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To: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>, <fot@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Remembering John Hasty
From: David Gott via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 17:22:04 +0000 (UTC)
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At the USVGP at Watkins Glen in 2019, I was standing on=C2=A0the podium for=
 =E2=80=9Cbig Triumph 4 cylinders=E2=80=9D along with John Styduhar, when J=
ohn Hasty was making his way up. =C2=A0John S gave me a nudge, and said, gi=
ve John a hand onto the podium! =C2=A0
So, I helped John Hasty up, and the 3 of us enjoyed the moment. =C2=A0 I ha=
d not met John Hasty before that, but every time I saw him=C2=A0afterwards,=
=C2=A0without fail, he always thanked me for helping him up onto the podium=
 that day! =C2=A0Those thanks should belong with John S, in reality=E2=80=
=A6 but I was happy to help =E2=80=9Clend a hand=E2=80=9D and he was ever s=
o thankful. =C2=A0He really had that car flying, blowing by me hitting over=
drive coming out of the toe of the boot, his speed defying age for sure. =
=C2=A0Godspeed, John!

Dave Gott

Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone


On Thursday, January 23, 2025, 11:54 AM, Larry Young via Fot <fot@autox.tea=
m.net> wrote:

 I met John when he contacted me about my TR3A racer. I think it was 2008. =
He said he found it on something like the 10 screen during a google search.=
 He was already in his 70s. I wasn't sure he was a real "Triumph guy" (afte=
r all he had owned a Porsche). As it turned out, he was a very enthusiastic=
 and durable Triumph racer, excellent driver, and continued the transformat=
ion of that car.
 =C2=A0- Larry
=20
=20
 On 1/23/2025 9:41 AM, Bob Kramer via Fot wrote:
 =20
=20
 Henry=20
  John was quite the steward of his=C2=A0cars. He bought his first yellow T=
R3 from Larry Young. It was my first race car and I had sold it in 2000 to =
another guy in our club. Larry bought from him for the 2003 season and star=
ted improving it immediately. Larry raced with us for around 5 years, long =
enough to use his engineering background to become a camshaft "master".=C2=
=A0 After he couldn't=C2=A0race anymore he sold the car to John in what mig=
ht have been in 2008 or 2009. When I saw the car again at the first Pitt Ra=
ce K Cup I almost didn't recognize it, it was so much better prepared. It l=
ater met its end and I think John built=C2=A0another.=20
    Bob Kramer  =20
 =20
  On Thu, Jan 23, 2025 at 9:24=E2=80=AFAM yellow04 via Fot <fot@autox.team.=
net> wrote:
 =20
I just found out that a couple months back we lost our resident=20
 octogenarian, John Hasty. Those of us who race the eastern part of the=20
 States have probably met him at the track, piloting a yellow TR3. John=20
 was always great fun to chat with, his extensive background in=20
 motorcycle racing usually came up in some way or another. After "aging=20
 out" on two wheels he decided it would be a better idea to race on four=20
 wheels and was still on track with us last year at the age of 88 years=20
 young! At the spring race at VIR I see he was still right in the mix,=20
 finishing 12th out of 29 runners in the Saturday race.
=20
 Trying to remember when John arrived in the scene, I searched my=20
 archives. In 2011, Don Marshall nominated John and forwarded this=20
 introduction to the FOT.
=20
 "I've been into racing most anything that has a motor and wheels since=20
 the 40's when in high school building hot rods. Took off a few years=20
 while in college, but beginning in 1959 bought my first sports car, an=20
 Austin Healy 3000 w/o a jump seat, next a MGB, then a Porsche 912, then=20
 a Merc 280SL, now an Alfa Spider for the street and my TR3A for the=20
 track. Crewed for a friend in the 60's with a bug-eye sprite in SCCA=20
 events then got into motorcycles. I road motorcycle road-racers for=20
 about 10 years and when I retired from riding, built and tuned 250cc GP=20
 road-racers with a rider on the AMA pro circuit for about 7 years. We=20
 did pretty well, never finished worse than 5th. in overall standings and=
=20
 won the national
 championship in 1990. My good friend Ceasar Cone got me back into sports=
=20
 car racing and when it came time to buy a car I decided that if I was=20
 going vintage racing I wanted a truly vintage car and I think the TR3A=20
 is a perfect truly vintage car."
=20
 Our kind of people, no doubt. You will be missed, my friend...
=20
 https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/33758028/john-henderson-hasty
=20
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<br>At the USVGP at Watkins Glen in 2019, I was standing on&nbsp;the podium=
 for =E2=80=9Cbig Triumph 4 cylinders=E2=80=9D along with John Styduhar, wh=
en John Hasty was making his way up. &nbsp;John S gave me a nudge, and said=
, give John a hand onto the podium! &nbsp;<div><br></div><div>So, I helped =
John Hasty up, and the 3 of us enjoyed the moment. &nbsp; I had not met Joh=
n Hasty before that, but every time I saw him&nbsp;afterwards,&nbsp;without=
 fail, he always thanked me for helping him up onto the podium that day! &n=
bsp;Those thanks should belong with John S, in reality=E2=80=A6 but I was h=
appy to help =E2=80=9Clend a hand=E2=80=9D and he was ever so thankful. &nb=
sp;He really had that car flying, blowing by me hitting overdrive coming ou=
t of the toe of the boot, his speed defying age for sure. &nbsp;Godspeed, J=
ohn!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Dave Gott<br><br><div class=3D=
"yahoo-signature" style=3D""><a style=3D"font-size:12px" href=3D"https://ma=
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ahoo-quoted-begin" style=3D"font-size: 15px; color: rgb(132, 115, 255); pad=
ding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0px;">On Thursday, January 23, 2025, 11:54 AM, =
Larry Young via Fot &lt;fot@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:</p><blockquote class=
=3D"iosymail" style=3D""><div id=3D"yiv3525255087"><div>
    I met John when he contacted me about my TR3A racer. I think it was
    2008. He said he found it on something like the 10 screen during a
    google search. He was already in his 70s. I wasn't sure he was a
    real "Triumph guy" (after all he had owned a Porsche). As it turned
    out, he was a very enthusiastic and durable Triumph racer, excellent
    driver, and continued the transformation of that car.<br clear=3D"none"=
>
    &nbsp;- Larry<br clear=3D"none">
    <br clear=3D"none">
    <br clear=3D"none">
    <div id=3D"yiv3525255087yqtfd10371" class=3D"yiv3525255087yqt3466764593=
"><div class=3D"yiv3525255087moz-cite-prefix">On 1/23/2025 9:41 AM, Bob Kra=
mer via
      Fot wrote:<br clear=3D"none">
    </div>
    <blockquote type=3D"cite">
      </blockquote></div></div><div id=3D"yiv3525255087yqtfd75123" class=3D=
"yiv3525255087yqt3466764593"></div><div><div id=3D"yiv3525255087yqtfd65140"=
 class=3D"yiv3525255087yqt3466764593"><div dir=3D"ltr">
        <div>Henry</div>
        <div><br clear=3D"none">
        </div>
        <div>John was quite the steward of his&nbsp;cars. He bought his fir=
st
          yellow TR3 from Larry Young. It was my first race car and I
          had sold it in 2000 to another guy in our club. Larry bought
          from him for the 2003 season and started improving it
          immediately. Larry raced with us for around 5 years, long
          enough to use his engineering background to become a camshaft
          "master".&nbsp; After he couldn't&nbsp;race anymore he sold the c=
ar to
          John in what might have been in 2008 or 2009. When I saw the
          car again at the first Pitt Race K Cup I almost didn't
          recognize it, it was so much better prepared. It later met its
          end and I think John built&nbsp;another.</div>
        <div><br clear=3D"none">
        </div>
        <div>
          <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"yiv3525255087gmail_signature">
            <div dir=3D"ltr">Bob Kramer</div>
          </div>
        </div>
        <br clear=3D"none">
      </div>
      <br clear=3D"none">
      <div class=3D"yiv3525255087gmail_quote yiv3525255087gmail_quote_conta=
iner">
        <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"yiv3525255087gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 23, =
2025 at
          9:24=E2=80=AFAM yellow04 via Fot &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener =
noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; target=3D"=
_blank" href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; class=3D"yiv3525255087moz-txt-li=
nk-freetext">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt;
          wrote:<br clear=3D"none">
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        <blockquote style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid=
 rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" class=3D"yiv3525255087gmail_quote">I
          just found out that a couple months back we lost our resident
          <br clear=3D"none">
          octogenarian, John Hasty. Those of us who race the eastern
          part of the <br clear=3D"none">
          States have probably met him at the track, piloting a yellow
          TR3. John <br clear=3D"none">
          was always great fun to chat with, his extensive background in
          <br clear=3D"none">
          motorcycle racing usually came up in some way or another.
          After "aging <br clear=3D"none">
          out" on two wheels he decided it would be a better idea to
          race on four <br clear=3D"none">
          wheels and was still on track with us last year at the age of
          88 years <br clear=3D"none">
          young! At the spring race at VIR I see he was still right in
          the mix, <br clear=3D"none">
          finishing 12th out of 29 runners in the Saturday race.<br clear=
=3D"none">
          <br clear=3D"none">
          Trying to remember when John arrived in the scene, I searched
          my <br clear=3D"none">
          archives. In 2011, Don Marshall nominated John and forwarded
          this <br clear=3D"none">
          introduction to the FOT.<br clear=3D"none">
          <br clear=3D"none">
          "I've been into racing most anything that has a motor and
          wheels since <br clear=3D"none">
          the 40's when in high school building hot rods. Took off a few
          years <br clear=3D"none">
          while in college, but beginning in 1959 bought my first sports
          car, an <br clear=3D"none">
          Austin Healy 3000 w/o a jump seat, next a MGB, then a Porsche
          912, then <br clear=3D"none">
          a Merc 280SL, now an Alfa Spider for the street and my TR3A
          for the <br clear=3D"none">
          track. Crewed for a friend in the 60's with a bug-eye sprite
          in SCCA <br clear=3D"none">
          events then got into motorcycles. I road motorcycle
          road-racers for <br clear=3D"none">
          about 10 years and when I retired from riding, built and tuned
          250cc GP <br clear=3D"none">
          road-racers with a rider on the AMA pro circuit for about 7
          years. We <br clear=3D"none">
          did pretty well, never finished worse than 5th. in overall
          standings and <br clear=3D"none">
          won the national<br clear=3D"none">
          championship in 1990. My good friend Ceasar Cone got me back
          into sports <br clear=3D"none">
          car racing and when it came time to buy a car I decided that
          if I was <br clear=3D"none">
          going vintage racing I wanted a truly vintage car and I think
          the TR3A <br clear=3D"none">
          is a perfect truly vintage car."<br clear=3D"none">
          <br clear=3D"none">
          Our kind of people, no doubt. You will be missed, my friend...<br=
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          <br clear=3D"none">
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utearchive.com/obituaries/33758028/john-henderson-hasty</a><br clear=3D"non=
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          Henry Frye<br clear=3D"none">
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