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Hennry,
Thanks for the great details and story telling.
Awesome two-year run as an on- and off-track leader.
Our Great Tradition continues because your efforts
Jason Ostrowski
Friendly Ghost Racing
1969 Triumph GT6+ racecars
On Thu, Jun 25, 2026 at 6:16=E2=80=AFPM <yellow04@tr4racer.com> wrote:
> Track time was plentiful, 10 sessions plus more if you ran test day.
> Friday was an easy day, a morning practice session, then an afternoon
> qualifying session. Unfortunately for Mike Deweerd, his TR8 was out for
> the weekend on Friday. This made it a little clearer what to expect up
> front the rest of the event, with only one TR8 running it was Tim Cook's
> time to shine up front. Spoiler alert, he did not disappoint!
>
> Our first special race was the Frank Mount Memorial MG/TR Challenge. To
> give you some history, Triumphs have dominated this race for a while
> now. The Canadians might just be a little bit sore about that fact, and
> the rules for the race are always weighted heavily on participation
> rather than finishing order! This year, they really didn't try to hide
> their bias, they arranged the starting order as first come, first served
> with the MG's taking the first 15 grid spots! Just to be sure we had it
> as tough as possible, they put Tim Cook with his TR8 in the race group
> immediately preceding the MG/TR Challenge race, so his participation
> would be questionable. Then an added deterrent, the scheduled the MG/TR
> Challenge just before the lunch break, and the Kastner Cup just after
> lunch, so with minimal turnaround time many of our guys chose to sit out
> the Challenge race. I am not sure what else they could have done to us,
> other than leaving one plug wire off per car!
>
> Waiting for the grid to open, we strategized to put me in the TR250
> first, Phil Gott and Bob Lang lined up behind me. Also in line were Greg
> Thompson, Walt Hollowell, Stewart Wigg and Dave Riddle. I had talked to
> Tim Cook, his plan was to run the Challenge race if things went well in
> his group race immediately prior. On the MG side, the car to beat was an
> MG Midget piloted by the very talented and always fast Nick Pratt. Nick
> and I have had some epic David and Goliath battles, Goliath has had the
> slight edge in the past and has been victorious.
>
> The race starts with me taking a couple laps to clear the lion's share
> of the MG's. It seems to me they are doing a great job blocking me in
> wherever possible, but nobody is so obvious I can cry foul. When I
> finally get clear track Nick has been doing fast laps by himself, and I
> have over 7 seconds to make up. I settle in to the job at hand, and the
> gap closes. Then, as I am motoring up the back straight, I see in my
> mirror a white dot getting bigger! Tim made the race, and he in on the
> hunt as well! The TR8 blows by me in a flash, and I'm thinking the good
> guys have this one in the bag, if time runs out for me at least Tim will
> be first. Then two laps later on lap 8, I turn my best lap of the race,
> a 1:40.1 and I pass Nick on the back straight. Triumph 1 - 2, and I keep
> Tim in my sights as he stays about 3 seconds in front of me for the last
> 4 laps.
>
> So it's Tim on the top step of the podium, I come in second and Nick
> Pratt third. Bob Lang ran 4th overall. So I am not sure how the math
> worked out for which team won, but I am pretty sure we didn't stand a
> chance with the schedule effectively benching most of our team. But of
> course, it doesn't matter, we all had fun and the streak of Triumphs
> dominating the top spot is unbroken!
>
> Next up, the Kastner Cup race!
>
> Not much to say here other than I started second and finished second. I
> was driving the wheels off the car trying to keep up with Tim's TR8, I
> kept the gap between 1.5 to 3 seconds most of the race. Unfortunately,
> when Pat Darrow had his little shunt in 1, that caused a waiving yellow
> for the rest of the session, and I caught traffic on lap 11 and 12 in
> the yellow flag zone, so the gap opened up to 5.5 seconds at the end.
> Tim's comment to me after the race was thanks for keeping him honest, my
> comment to him was I thought I had to work way harder than he did, in
> which he agreed with me! My best lap was a 1:41.19 vs Tim with a
> 1:40.95, so that made me feel pretty good about the race.
>
> Then on Sunday, the Jack Drews Memorial Race, formerly known as the
> Reunion Race!
>
> Tim had to get home on Sunday, so was packed up and gone by the time
> racing started on Sunday. I was on pole, and Jesse Darrow did all he
> could to keep me honest! I put about a 2.5 second gap on Jesse when Oily
> Bob did his thing for the last time, putting a layer of oil up most of
> the back straight. We reported to the pits and waited a solid half hour
> for the track to get cleaned. I was sure we were done, but VARAC
> announced they were going to let us go green for another 10 minutes!
> This time it was Jesse driving like a man on a mission, keeping me
> honest until suddenly, he was gone. In fact, I saw nobody in my mirrors
> for the last two laps, upon finishing I see I gapped Chuck Gee in second
> place by 14.2 seconds in 6 laps! Thanks for the motivation, Jesse! At
> the podium, Jesse tried to sneak into Chuck's second place pedestal, too
> funny. Apparently, Jesse ran out of fuel! Bob Lang took third.
>
> Finally, my group race!
>
> My bracket, VH3, means don't go faster than a 1:40. For whatever reason,
> I happen to run at the bottom of that bracket, a 1:40 is a good time for
> me. As such, I do well with the bracket. This year was no different, I
> finished first in VH3 in the 3 races leading up to the feature race
> Sunday afternoon. This year we had a bunch of Mustangs that had never
> run with VARAC before, and for whatever reason they put them with us in
> Vintage Historic. Not a great fit, and the one that was always gridded
> with me had a problem with his fuel cell, he kept dumping gas on corners
> at the beginning of the race. It was a slippery situation, to say the
> least! And it took him several laps to put down a couple of faster laps
> than me to be out of my hair. So in the feature, I am coming around turn
> 10 finishing up lap 2, and I am too close to the fuel spilling Mustang.
> The second place VH3 car, a 911, gets a better run than I do and passes
> me going into 1. I fall back behind him and find out he has a bit more
> straight line speed, but is absolutely hopeless in 1 and 2. For 3 laps I
> follow watching closely, figuring out where I am going to get him,
> hoping I have a shot somewhere other than turn 2, as he is all over the
> place and completely unpredictable. It's apparent I am going to have to
> man up and do the deed in turn 2, so I give it a go with no joy. The
> next time around I get next to him at the first apex of turn 2 on the
> outside and we slide our way down the hill side by side. As we approach
> 3, now I have the inside line and he gives it to me. I proceed to drive
> it like I stole it, I need to gap him so he doesn't take me on the back
> straight. I proceed to put down a great lap, and can barely see the 911
> in my rear view mirror. I take the checkered flag knowing I should be
> golden for another class win, hoping I didn't break out. I hold my
> breath and at the podium I am given the first place trophy. All good, I
> think...
>
> I pull out Speedhive to see I ran a 1:39.2, my best lap ever at Mosport.
> I broke out, but Colleen didn't realize at the time! We will see if I
> get penalized that lap at some point, but I have the hardware!
>
> So that's it, my time as Kastner Cup chair has come to an end. I hope
> everyone who came enjoyed the experience as much as I do, and I look
> forward to next year to see how many Triumph racers will now say their
> June event is Mosport!
>
> Cheers
>
> Henry
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hennry,<div>Thanks for the great details and story telling=
.</div><div>Awesome two-year run as an on- and off-track leader.</div><div>=
Our Great Tradition continues because your efforts</div><div><br></div><div=
>Jason Ostrowski</div><div>Friendly Ghost Racing</div><div>1969 Triumph GT6=
+ racecars=C2=A0</div><div><br><div><br></div></div></div><br><div class=3D=
"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">O=
n Thu, Jun 25, 2026 at 6:16=E2=80=AFPM <<a href=3D"mailto:yellow04@tr4ra=
cer.com">yellow04@tr4racer.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D=
"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(2=
04,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Track time was plentiful, 10 sessions plus mo=
re if you ran test day. <br>
Friday was an easy day, a morning practice session, then an afternoon <br>
qualifying session. Unfortunately for Mike Deweerd, his TR8 was out for <br=
>
the weekend on Friday. This made it a little clearer what to expect up <br>
front the rest of the event, with only one TR8 running it was Tim Cook'=
s <br>
time to shine up front. Spoiler alert, he did not disappoint!<br>
<br>
Our first special race was the Frank Mount Memorial MG/TR Challenge. To <br=
>
give you some history, Triumphs have dominated this race for a while <br>
now. The Canadians might just be a little bit sore about that fact, and <br=
>
the rules for the race are always weighted heavily on participation <br>
rather than finishing order! This year, they really didn't try to hide =
<br>
their bias, they arranged the starting order as first come, first served <b=
r>
with the MG's taking the first 15 grid spots! Just to be sure we had it=
<br>
as tough as possible, they put Tim Cook with his TR8 in the race group <br>
immediately preceding the MG/TR Challenge race, so his participation <br>
would be questionable. Then an added deterrent, the scheduled the MG/TR <br=
>
Challenge just before the lunch break, and the Kastner Cup just after <br>
lunch, so with minimal turnaround time many of our guys chose to sit out <b=
r>
the Challenge race. I am not sure what else they could have done to us, <br=
>
other than leaving one plug wire off per car!<br>
<br>
Waiting for the grid to open, we strategized to put me in the TR250 <br>
first, Phil Gott and Bob Lang lined up behind me. Also in line were Greg <b=
r>
Thompson, Walt Hollowell, Stewart Wigg and Dave Riddle. I had talked to <br=
>
Tim Cook, his plan was to run the Challenge race if things went well in <br=
>
his group race immediately prior. On the MG side, the car to beat was an <b=
r>
MG Midget piloted by the very talented and always fast Nick Pratt. Nick <br=
>
and I have had some epic David and Goliath battles, Goliath has had the <br=
>
slight edge in the past and has been victorious.<br>
<br>
The race starts with me taking a couple laps to clear the lion's share =
<br>
of the MG's. It seems to me they are doing a great job blocking me in <=
br>
wherever possible, but nobody is so obvious I can cry foul. When I <br>
finally get clear track Nick has been doing fast laps by himself, and I <br=
>
have over 7 seconds to make up. I settle in to the job at hand, and the <br=
>
gap closes. Then, as I am motoring up the back straight, I see in my <br>
mirror a white dot getting bigger! Tim made the race, and he in on the <br>
hunt as well! The TR8 blows by me in a flash, and I'm thinking the good=
<br>
guys have this one in the bag, if time runs out for me at least Tim will <b=
r>
be first. Then two laps later on lap 8, I turn my best lap of the race, <br=
>
a 1:40.1 and I pass Nick on the back straight. Triumph 1 - 2, and I keep <b=
r>
Tim in my sights as he stays about 3 seconds in front of me for the last <b=
r>
4 laps.<br>
<br>
So it's Tim on the top step of the podium, I come in second and Nick <b=
r>
Pratt third. Bob Lang ran 4th overall. So I am not sure how the math <br>
worked out for which team won, but I am pretty sure we didn't stand a <=
br>
chance with the schedule effectively benching most of our team. But of <br>
course, it doesn't matter, we all had fun and the streak of Triumphs <b=
r>
dominating the top spot is unbroken!<br>
<br>
Next up, the Kastner Cup race!<br>
<br>
Not much to say here other than I started second and finished second. I <br=
>
was driving the wheels off the car trying to keep up with Tim's TR8, I =
<br>
kept the gap between 1.5 to 3 seconds most of the race. Unfortunately, <br>
when Pat Darrow had his little shunt in 1, that caused a waiving yellow <br=
>
for the rest of the session, and I caught traffic on lap 11 and 12 in <br>
the yellow flag zone, so the gap opened up to 5.5 seconds at the end. <br>
Tim's comment to me after the race was thanks for keeping him honest, m=
y <br>
comment to him was I thought I had to work way harder than he did, in <br>
which he agreed with me! My best lap was a 1:41.19 vs Tim with a <br>
1:40.95, so that made me feel pretty good about the race.<br>
<br>
Then on Sunday, the Jack Drews Memorial Race, formerly known as the <br>
Reunion Race!<br>
<br>
Tim had to get home on Sunday, so was packed up and gone by the time <br>
racing started on Sunday. I was on pole, and Jesse Darrow did all he <br>
could to keep me honest! I put about a 2.5 second gap on Jesse when Oily <b=
r>
Bob did his thing for the last time, putting a layer of oil up most of <br>
the back straight. We reported to the pits and waited a solid half hour <br=
>
for the track to get cleaned. I was sure we were done, but VARAC <br>
announced they were going to let us go green for another 10 minutes! <br>
This time it was Jesse driving like a man on a mission, keeping me <br>
honest until suddenly, he was gone. In fact, I saw nobody in my mirrors <br=
>
for the last two laps, upon finishing I see I gapped Chuck Gee in second <b=
r>
place by 14.2 seconds in 6 laps! Thanks for the motivation, Jesse! At <br>
the podium, Jesse tried to sneak into Chuck's second place pedestal, to=
o <br>
funny. Apparently, Jesse ran out of fuel! Bob Lang took third.<br>
<br>
Finally, my group race!<br>
<br>
My bracket, VH3, means don't go faster than a 1:40. For whatever reason=
, <br>
I happen to run at the bottom of that bracket, a 1:40 is a good time for <b=
r>
me. As such, I do well with the bracket. This year was no different, I <br>
finished first in VH3 in the 3 races leading up to the feature race <br>
Sunday afternoon. This year we had a bunch of Mustangs that had never <br>
run with VARAC before, and for whatever reason they put them with us in <br=
>
Vintage Historic. Not a great fit, and the one that was always gridded <br>
with me had a problem with his fuel cell, he kept dumping gas on corners <b=
r>
at the beginning of the race. It was a slippery situation, to say the <br>
least! And it took him several laps to put down a couple of faster laps <br=
>
than me to be out of my hair. So in the feature, I am coming around turn <b=
r>
10 finishing up lap 2, and I am too close to the fuel spilling Mustang. <br=
>
The second place VH3 car, a 911, gets a better run than I do and passes <br=
>
me going into 1. I fall back behind him and find out he has a bit more <br>
straight line speed, but is absolutely hopeless in 1 and 2. For 3 laps I <b=
r>
follow watching closely, figuring out where I am going to get him, <br>
hoping I have a shot somewhere other than turn 2, as he is all over the <br=
>
place and completely unpredictable. It's apparent I am going to have to=
<br>
man up and do the deed in turn 2, so I give it a go with no joy. The <br>
next time around I get next to him at the first apex of turn 2 on the <br>
outside and we slide our way down the hill side by side. As we approach <br=
>
3, now I have the inside line and he gives it to me. I proceed to drive <br=
>
it like I stole it, I need to gap him so he doesn't take me on the back=
<br>
straight. I proceed to put down a great lap, and can barely see the 911 <br=
>
in my rear view mirror. I take the checkered flag knowing I should be <br>
golden for another class win, hoping I didn't break out. I hold my <br>
breath and at the podium I am given the first place trophy. All good, I <br=
>
think...<br>
<br>
I pull out Speedhive to see I ran a 1:39.2, my best lap ever at Mosport. <b=
r>
I broke out, but Colleen didn't realize at the time! We will see if I <=
br>
get penalized that lap at some point, but I have the hardware!<br>
<br>
So that's it, my time as Kastner Cup chair has come to an end. I hope <=
br>
everyone who came enjoyed the experience as much as I do, and I look <br>
forward to next year to see how many Triumph racers will now say their <br>
June event is Mosport!<br>
<br>
Cheers<br>
<br>
Henry<br>
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