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Thanks Lorne, we missed you this year!
And way to go Bob Lang is right! Bob made quite the impression with his
driving on everyone. On a fresh motor he came to the track ready to race
and showed us how it's done!
Congrats Bob on being the 2026 Kastner Cup Champion!!!
Henry
On 2026-06-25 23:33, Lorne Fritz wrote:
> Henry, Thanks for the race report for those of us who could not make
> it. Way to go Bob Lang. Lorne Fritz
>
> On Thu, Jun 25, 2026 at 6:59â?¯PM <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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<p>Thanks Lorne, we missed you this year!</p>
<p>And way to go Bob Lang is right! Bob made quite the impression with his =
driving on everyone. On a fresh motor he came to the track ready to race an=
d showed us how it's done!</p>
<p>Congrats Bob on being the 2026 Kastner Cup Champion!!!</p>
<p>Henry</p>
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<p id=3D"reply-intro">On 2026-06-25 23:33, Lorne Fritz wrote:</p>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Henry, Thanks for the race report for those of us wh=
o could not make it. Way to go Bob Lang. Lorne Fritz</div>
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<div class=3D"v1gmail_attr" dir=3D"ltr">On Thu, Jun 25, 2026 at 6:59=E2=80=
=AFPM <<a href=3D"mailto:yellow04@tr4racer.com"; rel=3D"noreferrer">yello=
w04@tr4racer.com</a>> wrote:</div>
<blockquote class=3D"v1gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; bor=
der-left: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-left: 1ex;">Track time was plentiful, =
10 sessions plus more if you ran test day. <br />Friday was an easy day, a =
morning practice session, then an afternoon <br />qualifying session. Unfor=
tunately 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 th=
e 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 h=
istory, Triumphs have dominated this race for a while <br />now. The Canadi=
ans might just be a little bit sore about that fact, and <br />the rules fo=
r the race are always weighted heavily on participation <br />rather than f=
inishing order! This year, they really didn't try to hide <br />their bias,=
they arranged the starting order as first come, first served <br />with th=
e MG's taking the first 15 grid spots! Just to be sure we had it <br />as t=
ough as possible, they put Tim Cook with his TR8 in the race group <br />im=
mediately preceding the MG/TR Challenge race, so his participation <br />wo=
uld 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 =
<br />the Challenge race. I am not sure what else they could have done to u=
s, <br />other than leaving one plug wire off per car!<br /><br />Waiting f=
or the grid to open, we strategized to put me in the TR250 <br />first, Phi=
l Gott and Bob Lang lined up behind me. Also in line were Greg <br />Thomps=
on, 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 r=
ace 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 />wh=
erever possible, but nobody is so obvious I can cry foul. When I <br />fina=
lly get clear track Nick has been doing fast laps by himself, and I <br />h=
ave 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 <b=
r />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 <br />be first. Then two laps later on lap 8, I turn my best lap of th=
e race, <br />a 1:40.1 and I pass Nick on the back straight. Triumph 1 - 2,=
and I keep <br />Tim in my sights as he stays about 3 seconds in front of =
me for the last <br />4 laps.<br /><br />So it's Tim on the top step of the=
podium, I come in second and Nick <br />Pratt third. Bob Lang ran 4th over=
all. 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 effectiv=
ely benching most of our team. But of <br />course, it doesn't matter, we a=
ll had fun and the streak of Triumphs <br />dominating the top spot is unbr=
oken!<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 t=
he wheels off the car trying to keep up with Tim's TR8, I <br />kept the ga=
p 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 th=
e rest of the session, and I caught traffic on lap 11 and 12 in <br />the y=
ellow 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, my <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 />1:4=
0.95, so that made me feel pretty good about the race.<br /><br />Then on S=
unday, the Jack Drews Memorial Race, formerly known as the <br />Reunion Ra=
ce!<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 di=
d all he <br />could to keep me honest! I put about a 2.5 second gap on Jes=
se when Oily <br />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 do=
ne, but VARAC <br />announced they were going to let us go green for anothe=
r 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 C=
huck Gee in second <br />place by 14.2 seconds in 6 laps! Thanks for the mo=
tivation, Jesse! At <br />the podium, Jesse tried to sneak into Chuck's sec=
ond place pedestal, too <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 happe=
n to run at the bottom of that bracket, a 1:40 is a good time for <br />me.=
As such, I do well with the bracket. This year was no different, I <br />f=
inished first in VH3 in the 3 races leading up to the feature race <br />Su=
nday afternoon. This year we had a bunch of Mustangs that had never <br />r=
un 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 <b=
r />with me had a problem with his fuel cell, he kept dumping gas on corner=
s <br />at the beginning of the race. It was a slippery situation, to say t=
he <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 ar=
ound turn <br />10 finishing up lap 2, and I am too close to the fuel spill=
ing 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 <br />follow watching closely, figuring out where I a=
m 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 appar=
ent 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 f=
irst 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 gi=
ves it to me. I proceed to drive <br />it like I stole it, I need to gap hi=
m 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 g=
iven the first place trophy. All good, I <br />think...<br /><br />I pull o=
ut Speedhive to see I ran a 1:39.2, my best lap ever at Mosport. <br />I br=
oke 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 t=
hat's it, my time as Kastner Cup chair has come to an end. I hope <br />eve=
ryone who came enjoyed the experience as much as I do, and I look <br />for=
ward to next year to see how many Triumph racers will now say their <br />J=
une event is Mosport!<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />Henry<br />_____________=
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