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Hi Dick.=C2=A0 Thanks for the history lesson, and the pictures.=C2=A0 Lots =
of great stuff.=C2=A0 Little did I know that I had such a "historically sig=
nificant" race driver working on my TR-4.=C2=A0 Must have done some good, a=
s I eventually won The Runoffs.
The 1965 "Glen 500" was the same weekend as my high school graduation.=C2=
=A0 I lived in Corning, about 14 miles from The Glen, and I remember it wel=
l (except for the parts when too much beer was consumed).=C2=A0 I kept all =
of my old race programs from the Glen races from 1964 on.=C2=A0 The 1965 Gl=
en 500 program shows a lot of big names on the entry list, but I don't see =
you and Bob.=C2=A0 You guys must have been late entries, but did well again=
st a tough field, including Dick Thompson, Don Yenko, Ed Lowther, Mark Dona=
hue (in a Mustang GT 350 - must have been a Shelby), Hal Keck, etc.
I also see Donna Mae Mims in her pink TR-3, in the FP Race.=C2=A0 This was =
an era of transition for the classes, as new cars were released.=C2=A0 In a=
ddition to the TR-3, FP was also made up of MGA's, Alfa's and Sunbeam Alpin=
es.=C2=A0 E Production was Porsches (356's), Elvas, Morgans, Lotus 7's and =
Alfas.=C2=A0 D Production, which was part of The Glen 500 race, was TR-4's,=
Austin Healys and Daimler SP 250's.=C2=A0 Imagine, the TR-4 being 2 classe=
s higher than the TR-3!=C2=A0 I was planning to donate all of these old rac=
e programs the the Watkins Glen Racing Museum, but if anybody in the FOT ha=
s any ideas for a better use for them, I'm willing to listen (Dick - any in=
terest, or do you have them?).=C2=A0 They make for very interesting reading=
, and bring back lots of memories.
Jack
From: Dick Stockton via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
To: "fot@autox.team.net" <fot@autox.team.net>=20
Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2015 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Fw: Best spectator vintage event
=20
Thanks, Jack. Hope to see you at Summit.=C2=A0
The Ferrari TRC =C2=A0(2.0L Testarossa) was owned by George Siomko. He boug=
ht it for dirt cheap off a fellow named Genetti - I think it ran Sebring in=
'56 or '57. Ray Heppenstall and I went to Connecticut to pick it up for Ge=
orge and it sat in the loft of my shop. George would practice the car and R=
ay and I would split the racing duties. We didn't do anything to the car ot=
her than wash it and ran it 4-6x a year. It was pretty fast for what it was=
, not the fastest car, but it was an old race car by then.=C2=A0 When I was=
moving to my new shop in '65, George wanted to sell me the car for $600, b=
ut I didn't have any money for it at the time. He sold it to a fellow named=
Hap Smallback and he did hillclimbs with it.=C2=A0
Here is a picture of it at Marlboro:=C2=A0https://scontent-lga.xx.fbcdn.net=
/hphotos-xfa1/l/t31.0-8/858493_472776049437033_1033863366_o.jpg
Bob Tullius and I entered the Glen 500 in '65 in my car and we took the vic=
tory in the class and 7th overall. I have the trophy somewhere.
The Cobra was an original '260 car (CSX2009) with worm gear steering. It wa=
s upgraded to a 289 car by the time I got it from Gene Fisher. I did pretty=
well with it and did a lot of development work on it. We found 30bhp by re=
designing the exhaust and replacing the side pipes. I had Air Flow Research=
(AFR) do the heads and worked with Harvey Crane on a camshaft. It made abo=
ut 350bhp. The carburetor and intake were the real restriction. You could m=
easure the bump steer in inches and had to drive it sideways. I was '69 and=
'70 NE BP Champion, set lap records, and finished 2nd at the ARRC in 1970 =
to Allen Barker's newer '69 Corvette. At the 1969 ARRC at Daytona, I blew m=
y main motor in practice and we used a Holman Moody motor which was down on=
power. Started from the back and finished 7th. The car was wrecked at Watk=
ins Glen after I sold it in 1970, but was subsequently restored to FIA spec=
and auctioned a few years ago.=C2=A0
Here is a picture of it then:=C2=A0https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/h=
photos-ak-frc3/v/t1.0-9/561553_473084832739488_1428024572_n.jpg?oh=3D003e71=
767b0482bbc0d1ecb12d7bb137&oe=3D55A5514F&__gda__=3D1438488763_aa815ffae3290=
645f9f89a0e53284b67
https://scontent-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t31.0-8/856583_4727613927718=
32_151764043_o.jpg
https://scontent-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/v/t1.0-9/534974_473084852739=
486_1853182748_n.jpg?oh=3Dc8dcdc7311701ec6af48f2d633102cf1&oe=3D559B4F83=C2=
=A0
and now:http://www.russoandsteele.com/index.php/media-page/media-press-rele=
ases/1241-award-winning-1963-shelby-cobra-csx-2009-offered-at-russo-and-ste=
ele-scottsdale-event
I know Janet from the IMSA Baby Grand / RS races as we both ran Toyota's.=
=C2=A0
Dick=C2=A0
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:He=
lveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;fo=
nt-size:16px"><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1427975414233_62696"><spa=
n id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1427975414233_63448">Hi Dick. Thanks for the his=
tory lesson, and the pictures. Lots of great stuff. Little did =
I know that I had such a "historically significant" race driver working on =
my TR-4. Must have done some good, as I eventually won The Runoffs.</=
span></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1427975414233_63447" dir=3D"ltr"><br><sp=
an></span></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1427975414233_63446" dir=3D"ltr"><s=
pan id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1427975414233_63445">The 1965 "Glen 500" was the sam=
e weekend as my high school graduation. I lived in Corning, about 14 =
miles from The Glen, and I remember it well (except for the parts when too =
much beer was consumed). I kept all of my old race programs from the =
Glen races from 1964 on. The 1965 Glen 500 program shows a lot of big=
names on the entry list, but I don't see you and Bob. You guys must =
have been late entries, but did well against a tough field, including Dick =
Thompson, Don Yenko, Ed Lowther, Mark Donahue (in a Mustang GT 350 - must h=
ave been a Shelby), Hal Keck, etc.</span></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1427=
975414233_63444" dir=3D"ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1=
_1427975414233_63442" dir=3D"ltr"><span id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1427975414233_63=
443">I also see Donna Mae Mims in her pink TR-3, in the FP Race. This=
was an era of transition for the classes, as new cars were released. =
In addition to the TR-3, FP was also made up of MGA's, Alfa's and Sunbeam =
Alpines. E Production was Porsches (356's), Elvas, Morgans, Lotus 7's=
and Alfas. D Production, which was part of The Glen 500 race, was TR=
-4's, Austin Healys and Daimler SP 250's. Imagine, the TR-4 being 2 c=
lasses higher than the TR-3! I was planning to donate all of these ol=
d race programs the the Watkins Glen Racing Museum, but if anybody in the F=
OT has any ideas for a better use for them, I'm willing to listen (Dick - a=
ny interest, or do you have them?). They make for very interesting re=
ading, and bring back lots of memories.</span></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1=
_1427975414233_63562" dir=3D"ltr"><br><span id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_142797541423=
3_63443"></span></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1427975414233_63563" dir=3D"l=
tr"><span id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1427975414233_63443">Jack</span></div><br> <d=
iv id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1427975414233_62700" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaN=
eue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size=
: 16px;"> <div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1427975414233_62699" style=3D"font-family=
: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-seri=
f; font-size: 16px;"> <div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1427975414233_62698" dir=3D"l=
tr"> <hr id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1427975414233_62697" size=3D"1"> <font id=3D"y=
ui_3_16_0_1_1427975414233_62725" face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"> <b id=3D"yui_3_=
16_0_1_1427975414233_62763"><span id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1427975414233_62762" s=
tyle=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Dick Stockton via Fot <fot@a=
utox.team.net><br> <b id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1427975414233_62761"><span id=
=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1427975414233_62760" style=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</spa=
n></b> "fot@autox.team.net" <fot@autox.team.net> <br> <b id=3D"yui_3_=
16_0_1_1427975414233_63559"><span id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1427975414233_63558" s=
tyle=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, April 2, 2015 7:02 P=
M<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Fot] F=
w: Best spectator vintage event<br> </font> </div> <div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_=
1427975414233_62726" class=3D"y_msg_container"><br><div id=3D"yiv6670416904=
"><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1427975414233_62756" dir=3D"ltr"><div id=3D"yui_3=
_16_0_1_1427975414233_62755"><span id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1427975414233_62757" =
style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px;">Thanks, Jack. Hope to see you at Su=
mmit. </span><br></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1427975414233_62758" st=
yle=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px;"><br></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_142=
7975414233_62759" style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px;">The Ferrari TRC &=
nbsp;(2.0L Testarossa) was owned by George Siomko. He bought it for dirt ch=
eap off a fellow named Genetti - I think it ran Sebring in '56 or '57. Ray =
Heppenstall and I went to Connecticut to pick it up for George and it sat i=
n the loft of my shop. George would practice the car and Ray and I would sp=
lit the racing duties. We didn't do anything to the car other than wash it =
and ran it 4-6x a year. It was pretty fast for what it was, not the fastest=
car, but it was an old race car by then. When I was moving to my new=
shop in '65, George wanted to sell me the car for $600, but I didn't have =
any money for it at the time. He sold it to a fellow named Hap Smallback an=
d he did hillclimbs with it. </div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_14279754142=
33_62769" style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px;"><br></div><div style=3D"f=
ont-size:12.8000001907349px;">Here is a picture of it at Marlboro: <a =
rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://scontent-lga.xx.fbcdn.ne=
t/hphotos-xfa1/l/t31.0-8/858493_472776049437033_1033863366_o.jpg">https://s=
content-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/l/t31.0-8/858493_472776049437033_1033=
863366_o.jpg</a></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px;"><br></di=
v><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1427975414233_62770" style=3D"font-size:12.800000=
1907349px;">Bob Tullius and I entered the Glen 500 in '65 in my car and we =
took the victory in the class and 7th overall. I have the trophy somewhere.=
</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px;"><br></div><div id=3D"yui=
_3_16_0_1_1427975414233_62771" style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px;">The =
Cobra was an original '260 car (CSX2009) with worm gear steering. It was up=
graded to a 289 car by the time I got it from Gene Fisher. I did pretty wel=
l with it and did a lot of development work on it. We found 30bhp by redesi=
gning the exhaust and replacing the side pipes. I had Air Flow Research (AF=
R) do the heads and worked with Harvey Crane on a camshaft. It made about 3=
50bhp. The carburetor and intake were the real restriction. You could measu=
re the bump steer in inches and had to drive it sideways. I was '69 and '70=
NE BP Champion, set lap records, and finished 2nd at the ARRC in 1970 to A=
llen Barker's newer '69 Corvette. At the 1969 ARRC at Daytona, I blew my ma=
in motor in practice and we used a Holman Moody motor which was down on pow=
er. Started from the back and finished 7th. The car was wrecked at Watkins =
Glen after I sold it in 1970, but was subsequently restored to FIA spec and=
auctioned a few years ago. </div><div style=3D"font-size:12.800000190=
7349px;"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px;">Here is a p=
icture of it then: <a rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https=
://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/v/t1.0-9/561553_473084832=
739488_1428024572_n.jpg?oh=3D003e71767b0482bbc0d1ecb12d7bb137&oe=3D55A5=
514F&__gda__=3D1438488763_aa815ffae3290645f9f89a0e53284b67">https://fbc=
dn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/v/t1.0-9/561553_473084832739488=
_1428024572_n.jpg?oh=3D003e71767b0482bbc0d1ecb12d7bb137&oe=3D55A5514F&a=
mp;__gda__=3D1438488763_aa815ffae3290645f9f89a0e53284b67</a></div><div styl=
e=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px;"><br></div><div style=3D""><a rel=3D"nof=
ollow" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://scontent-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-=
prn2/t31.0-8/856583_472761392771832_151764043_o.jpg">https://scontent-lga.x=
x.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t31.0-8/856583_472761392771832_151764043_o.jpg</a>=
<br></div><div style=3D""><br></div><div style=3D""><a rel=3D"nofollow" tar=
get=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://scontent-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/v/t1.=
0-9/534974_473084852739486_1853182748_n.jpg?oh=3Dc8dcdc7311701ec6af48f2d633=
102cf1&oe=3D559B4F83">https://scontent-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/v/=
t1.0-9/534974_473084852739486_1853182748_n.jpg?oh=3Dc8dcdc7311701ec6af48f2d=
633102cf1&oe=3D559B4F83</a> <br></div><div style=3D""><span style=
=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px;"><br></span></div><div style=3D"font-size=
:12.8000001907349px;"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px;=
">and now:</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px;"><a rel=3D"nofo=
llow" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://www.russoandsteele.com/index.php/med=
ia-page/media-press-releases/1241-award-winning-1963-shelby-cobra-csx-2009-=
offered-at-russo-and-steele-scottsdale-event">http://www.russoandsteele.com=
/index.php/media-page/media-press-releases/1241-award-winning-1963-shelby-c=
obra-csx-2009-offered-at-russo-and-steele-scottsdale-event</a><br></div><di=
v style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px;"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size=
:12.8000001907349px;">I know Janet from the IMSA Baby Grand / RS races as w=
e both ran Toyota's. </div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px;=
"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px;"><br></div><div sty=
le=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px;">Dick </div></div></div><br>______=
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