Hey, I was watching a show on Speedchannel, I think it was Sports Car
Revolution, and they had a drive in the Group 44 TR6. They also had a 240 Z
car at the same time they drove the TR. The interesting thing about the
segment was they stated how hard they were to drive and you had to be a real
man to drive one(aka PLN). Interesting show.
Charly
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald M Van Vlack" <jerryvv@alltel.net>
To: "SHANE Ingate" <hottr6@hotmail.com>; <rocky@tri.net>
Cc: <fot@Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 7:13 AM
Subject: Re: Lankey Foushee
> FOT,
> For what it's worth, several years ago but long after Group 44 had retired
> their TR 4's and all TR's for that matter, I was trying to install a D Cam
> in my engine and having some problems understanding how to "degree a cam".
I
> found Group 44's phone number and called them. Lanky answered the phone
and
> was very helpful to me. I hung up the phone thinking that he really didn't
> need to help me but went out of his way to be sure I understood what he
was
> instructing me to do. That cam is still in the car and works just fine.
>
> Many years earlier than that (July 1969?) while helping to wrench on a TR4
> SCCA race car at Mid-Ohio we were having difficulty with a TR 250 / 6
master
> cylinder system that we had just installed to take advantage of the duel
> circuit brakes. It was not returning enough to allow the fluif to return
to
> the reservoir but we didn't know that was the problem. The car owner went
to
> the Group 44 truck and asked for help. They sent one of their mechanics
over
> to our spot in the dirt and he showed us the problem and how to fix it.
That
> may well have been Lanky too, I just don't know. We certainly were no
threat
> to them; not that it mattered as giving help and assistance to Triumph
races
> was part of their charter I'm sure.
>
> Those Group 44 cars were sure nice to watch and boy could they go fast.
They
> were good days.
>
> JVV
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "SHANE Ingate" <hottr6@hotmail.com>
> To: <rocky@tri.net>
> Cc: <fot@Autox.Team.Net>
> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 9:47 AM
> Subject: Re: Lankey Foushee
>
>
> > Lankey was Chief Mechanic and eventually partial owner of Group 44.
> >
> > Shane "No cupholder" Ingate in Maryland
> >
> >
> > >The Group 44 wrench?
> > >
> > >Think it's Lanky.
> > >Think Foushee is correct. No accents of which I'm aware (always had the
> > >impression he was more good ole boy than Frenchie)
> > >
> > >I'd bet Kas knows for sure.
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