Subject: Re: [Fot] Kastner Cup 2025 - Epilogue

From: Anthony Parker via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2025 19:35:01 +0000

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As someone who was only able to watch in amazement from Youtube and above, =
I say well done everyone.

Anthony Parker, Mechanical Engineer
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Sent: Tuesday, September 2, 2025 12:54 PM
To: FOT <[email-masked]>
Subject: [Fot] Kastner Cup 2025 - Epilogue

We were invited, we showed up in force, and we put on a great show for
both the FOT and the world. It looks like the Lime Rock marketing
machine will be do us proud, I look forward to see what becomes of all
the work still going on behind the scenes.

Speaking of marketing, hats off to Shawn Frank for all his work for us,
what a valuable member of our team. Thanks Shawn!

I want to thank everyone who came and supported the event. Racers, crew,
and friends. Putting on a Kastner Cup takes teamwork, and while I might
have been the seen as the guy pulling the strings, every one of you who
was there, even in spirit only, were important to cause. You folks make
it all work, as we know a club without active members isn't worth all
that much.

For me, one of the coolest parts of any KCup weekend is getting to meet
and spend some time with our FOT brethren. This event gave us ample
opportunity to really get to know some of our racing friends, and I hope
everybody took full advantage.

We had been planning on doing the awards ceremony at Triumph Central,
under the tent by the Alexander paddock. We had 50 minutes from parking
our cars after the race to start the presentation. I was informed the
track wanted to do the presentation down in the A paddock at the
winner's circle with about a half hour to go, and Skip Barber would be
attending! So our team springs into action, circulates the word around
the paddock (sorry to the folks who didn't get word in time), our stuff
gets loaded into cars and shuttled down. I gather my thoughts, get
cleaned up and ready for the presentation, find the winners circle with
maybe 10 minutes to go. I get introduced to Skip, we are figuring out
how this is all going to work, then I hear someone say David Hobbs is
here. I turn to see David getting out of his golf cart, he walks over,
we are introduced and he asks me "what do you want me to do?" I had
known he was going to be there for maybe 30 seconds at that point! The
notes I had jotted down for how the ceremony was to flow at this point
are pretty meaningless, and it was time to wing it. Hopefully it didn't
come off as haphazard as it seemed in my head! But heck, I got to
introduce David Hobbs, that will probably be the highlight of my racing
career!

To recap the awards recipients:

Kastner Cup - Dave Gott, TR4

Amici Award - Jason Ostrowsky
Performance Award - TR2-3 - Joe Boruch
Performance Award - TR4 - Tony Drews
Performance Award - TR250-6 - Henry Frye
Performance Award - TR7-8 - Tim Cook
Performance Award - GT6 - Alex Amys
Performance Award - Spitfire - David Gussack (KCup race winner)
Performance Award - Triumph Powered Special - Vic Schuster
Sponsor Award - Western Pennsylvania Triumphs Association
Sponsor Award - GoodParts
Sponsor Award - Alexander Racing Equipment
Honored Guest - David Hobbs

One of the event sponsors is Autodromo, and they present a fine watch to
a participant from each group that embodies the spirit of the event. I
was told the guy who does the presentation for Autodromo was on track at
the moment, so I was asked to do the deed. While I don't think I had
their spiel down all that well, I was proud to present the watch to my
new racing buddy, Alex Amys!

I had to be reminded to announce the location of the next Kastner Cup,
silly me as I am going to do this all again for next year. We are going
to Mosport, currently known as the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, in
Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. The home of the very first Kastner Cup. So
mark your calendars for Father's Day weekend, 2026, ensure your passport
is up to date, and stay tuned for more details as they become available!

Also, it was hard not to notice I was hobbling around wearing a back
brace all weekend. At the track for the test day on Tuesday I did
something my back didn't like and for a while there I was thinking I
could not race. It took a village to keep me in the game, thanks to
everyone who helped me physically so I would make it out and be part of
the show. My time on-track was awesome, thanks to Bob Lang and Alex Amys
for some great dicing and encouragement to finally turn some laps down
in the 1:04's. I beat my best lap from last year by .185 seconds!

Again, thanks to everyone who participated. Job well done, looking
forward to Mosport next year!

Henry Frye
_______________________________________________
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http://www.fot-racing.com

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<div dir=3D"ltr">As someone who was only able to watch in amazement from Yo=
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 2, 2025 12:54 PM<br>
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<div class=3D"PlainText">We were invited, we showed up in force, and we put=
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<br>
both the FOT and the world. It looks like the Lime Rock marketing <br>
machine will be do us proud, I look forward to see what becomes of all <br>
the work still going on behind the scenes.<br>
<br>
Speaking of marketing, hats off to Shawn Frank for all his work for us, <br=
what a valuable member of our team. Thanks Shawn!<br>
<br>
I want to thank everyone who came and supported the event. Racers, crew, <b=
r>
and friends. Putting on a Kastner Cup takes teamwork, and while I might <br=
have been the seen as the guy pulling the strings, every one of you who <br=
was there, even in spirit only, were important to cause. You folks make <br=
it all work, as we know a club without active members isn't worth all <br>
that much.<br>
<br>
For me, one of the coolest parts of any KCup weekend is getting to meet <br=
and spend some time with our FOT brethren. This event gave us ample <br>
opportunity to really get to know some of our racing friends, and I hope <b=
r>
everybody took full advantage.<br>
<br>
We had been planning on doing the awards ceremony at Triumph Central, <br>
under the tent by the Alexander paddock. We had 50 minutes from parking <br=
our cars after the race to start the presentation. I was informed the <br>
track wanted to do the presentation down in the A paddock at the <br>
winner's circle with about a half hour to go, and Skip Barber would be <br>
attending! So our team springs into action, circulates the word around <br>
the paddock (sorry to the folks who didn't get word in time), our stuff <br=
gets loaded into cars and shuttled down. I gather my thoughts, get <br>
cleaned up and ready for the presentation, find the winners circle with <br=
maybe 10 minutes to go. I get introduced to Skip, we are figuring out <br>
how this is all going to work, then I hear someone say David Hobbs is <br>
here. I turn to see David getting out of his golf cart, he walks over, <br>
we are introduced and he asks me &quot;what do you want me to do?&quot; I h=
ad <br>
known he was going to be there for maybe 30 seconds at that point! The <br>
notes I had jotted down for how the ceremony was to flow at this point <br>
are pretty meaningless, and it was time to wing it. Hopefully it didn't <br=
come off as haphazard as it seemed in my head! But heck, I got to <br>
introduce David Hobbs, that will probably be the highlight of my racing <br=
career!<br>
<br>
To recap the awards recipients:<br>
<br>
Kastner Cup - Dave Gott, TR4<br>
<br>
Amici Award - Jason Ostrowsky<br>
Performance Award - TR2-3 - Joe Boruch<br>
Performance Award - TR4 - Tony Drews<br>
Performance Award - TR250-6 - Henry Frye<br>
Performance Award - TR7-8 - Tim Cook<br>
Performance Award - GT6 - Alex Amys<br>
Performance Award - Spitfire - David Gussack (KCup race winner)<br>
Performance Award - Triumph Powered Special - Vic Schuster<br>
Sponsor Award - Western Pennsylvania Triumphs Association<br>
Sponsor Award - GoodParts<br>
Sponsor Award - Alexander Racing Equipment<br>
Honored Guest - David Hobbs<br>
<br>
One of the event sponsors is Autodromo, and they present a fine watch to <b=
r>
a participant from each group that embodies the spirit of the event. I <br>
was told the guy who does the presentation for Autodromo was on track at <b=
r>
the moment, so I was asked to do the deed. While I don't think I had <br>
their spiel down all that well, I was proud to present the watch to my <br>
new racing buddy, Alex Amys!<br>
<br>
I had to be reminded to announce the location of the next Kastner Cup, <br>
silly me as I am going to do this all again for next year. We are going <br=
to Mosport, currently known as the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, in <br>
Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. The home of the very first Kastner Cup. So <b=
r>
mark your calendars for Father's Day weekend, 2026, ensure your passport <b=
r>
is up to date, and stay tuned for more details as they become available!<br=
<br>
Also, it was hard not to notice I was hobbling around wearing a back <br>
brace all weekend. At the track for the test day on Tuesday I did <br>
something my back didn't like and for a while there I was thinking I <br>
could not race. It took a village to keep me in the game, thanks to <br>
everyone who helped me physically so I would make it out and be part of <br=
the show. My time on-track was awesome, thanks to Bob Lang and Alex Amys <b=
r>
for some great dicing and encouragement to finally turn some laps down <br>
in the 1:04's. I beat my best lap from last year by .185 seconds!<br>
<br>
Again, thanks to everyone who participated. Job well done, looking <br>
forward to Mosport next year!<br>
<br>
Henry Frye<br>
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From: Joe Boruch via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2025 20:09:48 +0000 (UTC)

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 During one of our sessions yesterday there were a number of large birds ci=
rcling the area just outside the track (west of the downhill and could be s=
een as approaching West Bend. =C2=A0I thought perhaps Turkey Buzzards, and =
thought it a little ominous that they were circling something dead in the a=
rea. =C2=A0Joe(B)
    On Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 03:54:01 PM EDT, Anthony Parker via Fo=
t <[email-masked]> wrote: =20
=20
 As someone who was only able to watch in amazement from Youtube and above,=
 I say well done everyone.=C2=A0

Anthony Parker, Mechanical Engineer From: Fot <[email-masked]> =
on behalf of yellow04 via Fot <[email-masked]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 2, 2025 12:54 PM
To: FOT <[email-masked]>
Subject: [Fot] Kastner Cup 2025 - Epilogue=C2=A0We were invited, we showed =
up in force, and we put on a great show for
both the FOT and the world. It looks like the Lime Rock marketing=20
machine will be do us proud, I look forward to see what becomes of all=20
the work still going on behind the scenes.

Speaking of marketing, hats off to Shawn Frank for all his work for us,=20
what a valuable member of our team. Thanks Shawn!

I want to thank everyone who came and supported the event. Racers, crew,=20
and friends. Putting on a Kastner Cup takes teamwork, and while I might=20
have been the seen as the guy pulling the strings, every one of you who=20
was there, even in spirit only, were important to cause. You folks make=20
it all work, as we know a club without active members isn't worth all=20
that much.

For me, one of the coolest parts of any KCup weekend is getting to meet=20
and spend some time with our FOT brethren. This event gave us ample=20
opportunity to really get to know some of our racing friends, and I hope=20
everybody took full advantage.

We had been planning on doing the awards ceremony at Triumph Central,=20
under the tent by the Alexander paddock. We had 50 minutes from parking=20
our cars after the race to start the presentation. I was informed the=20
track wanted to do the presentation down in the A paddock at the=20
winner's circle with about a half hour to go, and Skip Barber would be=20
attending! So our team springs into action, circulates the word around=20
the paddock (sorry to the folks who didn't get word in time), our stuff=20
gets loaded into cars and shuttled down. I gather my thoughts, get=20
cleaned up and ready for the presentation, find the winners circle with=20
maybe 10 minutes to go. I get introduced to Skip, we are figuring out=20
how this is all going to work, then I hear someone say David Hobbs is=20
here. I turn to see David getting out of his golf cart, he walks over,=20
we are introduced and he asks me "what do you want me to do?" I had=20
known he was going to be there for maybe 30 seconds at that point! The=20
notes I had jotted down for how the ceremony was to flow at this point=20
are pretty meaningless, and it was time to wing it. Hopefully it didn't=20
come off as haphazard as it seemed in my head! But heck, I got to=20
introduce David Hobbs, that will probably be the highlight of my racing=20
career!

One of the event sponsors is Autodromo, and they present a fine watch to=20
a participant from each group that embodies the spirit of the event. I=20
was told the guy who does the presentation for Autodromo was on track at=20
the moment, so I was asked to do the deed. While I don't think I had=20
their spiel down all that well, I was proud to present the watch to my=20
new racing buddy, Alex Amys!

I had to be reminded to announce the location of the next Kastner Cup,=20
silly me as I am going to do this all again for next year. We are going=20
to Mosport, currently known as the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, in=20
Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. The home of the very first Kastner Cup. So=20
mark your calendars for Father's Day weekend, 2026, ensure your passport=20
is up to date, and stay tuned for more details as they become available!

Also, it was hard not to notice I was hobbling around wearing a back=20
brace all weekend. At the track for the test day on Tuesday I did=20
something my back didn't like and for a while there I was thinking I=20
could not race. It took a village to keep me in the game, thanks to=20
everyone who helped me physically so I would make it out and be part of=20
the show. My time on-track was awesome, thanks to Bob Lang and Alex Amys=20
for some great dicing and encouragement to finally turn some laps down=20
in the 1:04's. I beat my best lap from last year by .185 seconds!

Again, thanks to everyone who participated. Job well done, looking=20
forward to Mosport next year!

Henry Frye

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<div dir="ltr">As someone who was only able to watch in amazement from Youtube and above, I say well done everyone.&nbsp;</div>
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</span></font></div><div class="ydpb82e62c2yiv2333662109PlainText"><div id="ydpb82e62c2yiv2333662109yqtfd74206" class="ydpb82e62c2yiv2333662109yqt7666787369">We were invited, we showed up in force, and we put on a great show for
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both the FOT and the world. It looks like the Lime Rock marketing <br clear="none">
machine will be do us proud, I look forward to see what becomes of all <br clear="none">
the work still going on behind the scenes.<br clear="none">
<br clear="none">
Speaking of marketing, hats off to Shawn Frank for all his work for us, <br clear="none">
what a valuable member of our team. Thanks Shawn!<br clear="none">
<br clear="none">
I want to thank everyone who came and supported the event. Racers, crew, <br clear="none">
and friends. Putting on a Kastner Cup takes teamwork, and while I might <br clear="none">
have been the seen as the guy pulling the strings, every one of you who <br clear="none">
was there, even in spirit only, were important to cause. You folks make <br clear="none">
it all work, as we know a club without active members isn't worth all <br clear="none">
that much.<br clear="none">
<br clear="none">
For me, one of the coolest parts of any KCup weekend is getting to meet <br clear="none">
and spend some time with our FOT brethren. This event gave us ample <br clear="none">
opportunity to really get to know some of our racing friends, and I hope <br clear="none">
everybody took full advantage.<br clear="none">
<br clear="none">
We had been planning on doing the awards ceremony at Triumph Central, <br clear="none">
under the tent by the Alexander paddock. We had 50 minutes from parking <br clear="none">
our cars after the race to start the presentation. I was informed the <br clear="none">
track wanted to do the presentation down in the A paddock at the <br clear="none">
winner's circle with about a half hour to go, and Skip Barber would be <br clear="none">
attending! So our team springs into action, circulates the word around <br clear="none">
the paddock (sorry to the folks who didn't get word in time), our stuff <br clear="none">
gets loaded into cars and shuttled down. I gather my thoughts, get <br clear="none">
cleaned up and ready for the presentation, find the winners circle with <br clear="none">
maybe 10 minutes to go. I get introduced to Skip, we are figuring out <br clear="none">
how this is all going to work, then I hear someone say David Hobbs is <br clear="none">
here. I turn to see David getting out of his golf cart, he walks over, <br clear="none">
we are introduced and he asks me "what do you want me to do?" I had <br clear="none">
known he was going to be there for maybe 30 seconds at that point! The <br clear="none">
notes I had jotted down for how the ceremony was to flow at this point <br clear="none">
are pretty meaningless, and it was time to wing it. Hopefully it didn't <br clear="none">
come off as haphazard as it seemed in my head! But heck, I got to <br clear="none">
introduce David Hobbs, that will probably be the highlight of my racing <br clear="none">
career!<br clear="none">
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To recap the awards recipients:<br clear="none">
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Kastner Cup - Dave Gott, TR4<br clear="none">
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Amici Award - Jason Ostrowsky<br clear="none">
Performance Award - TR2-3 - Joe Boruch<br clear="none">
Performance Award - TR4 - Tony Drews<br clear="none">
Performance Award - TR250-6 - Henry Frye<br clear="none">
Performance Award - TR7-8 - Tim Cook<br clear="none">
Performance Award - GT6 - Alex Amys<br clear="none">
Performance Award - Spitfire - David Gussack (KCup race winner)<br clear="none">
Performance Award - Triumph Powered Special - Vic Schuster<br clear="none">
Sponsor Award - Western Pennsylvania Triumphs Association<br clear="none">
Sponsor Award - GoodParts<br clear="none">
Sponsor Award - Alexander Racing Equipment<br clear="none">
Honored Guest - David Hobbs<br clear="none">
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One of the event sponsors is Autodromo, and they present a fine watch to <br clear="none">
a participant from each group that embodies the spirit of the event. I <br clear="none">
was told the guy who does the presentation for Autodromo was on track at <br clear="none">
the moment, so I was asked to do the deed. While I don't think I had <br clear="none">
their spiel down all that well, I was proud to present the watch to my <br clear="none">
new racing buddy, Alex Amys!<br clear="none">
<br clear="none">
I had to be reminded to announce the location of the next Kastner Cup, <br clear="none">
silly me as I am going to do this all again for next year. We are going <br clear="none">
to Mosport, currently known as the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, in <br clear="none">
Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. The home of the very first Kastner Cup. So <br clear="none">
mark your calendars for Father's Day weekend, 2026, ensure your passport <br clear="none">
is up to date, and stay tuned for more details as they become available!<br clear="none">
<br clear="none">
Also, it was hard not to notice I was hobbling around wearing a back <br clear="none">
brace all weekend. At the track for the test day on Tuesday I did <br clear="none">
something my back didn't like and for a while there I was thinking I <br clear="none">
could not race. It took a village to keep me in the game, thanks to <br clear="none">
everyone who helped me physically so I would make it out and be part of <br clear="none">
the show. My time on-track was awesome, thanks to Bob Lang and Alex Amys <br clear="none">
for some great dicing and encouragement to finally turn some laps down <br clear="none">
in the 1:04's. I beat my best lap from last year by .185 seconds!<br clear="none">
<br clear="none">
Again, thanks to everyone who participated. Job well done, looking <br clear="none">
forward to Mosport next year!<br clear="none">
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 Hey, Henry-=C2=A0 It sounds like it was an amazing event.=C2=A0 Congrats t=
o you and all the racers for putting on a great show.=C2=A0 I was awaiting =
updates and news daily.=C2=A0 I cannot understate how much of a bummer it w=
as not being there, but there wasn't much I could do about it, unfortunatel=
y (long story). Sorry to hear about your back, I feel your pain, my back ha=
s been really bad (which had something to do with that long story...).=C2=
=A0 Anyway, thanks for doing such a great job.=C2=A0 I'm sure all of FOT is=
 proud of you and your efforts!Be safe and well1Jay

    On Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 12:50:30 PM EDT, yellow04 via Fot <fot=
@autox.team.net> wrote:  =20

 We were invited, we showed up in force, and we put on a great show for=20
both the FOT and the world. It looks like the Lime Rock marketing=20
machine will be do us proud, I look forward to see what becomes of all=20
the work still going on behind the scenes.

Henry Frye

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        <div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Hey, Henry-&nbsp; It sounds =
like it was an amazing event.&nbsp; Congrats to you and all the racers for =
putting on a great show.&nbsp; I was awaiting updates and news daily.&nbsp;=
 I cannot understate how much of a bummer it was not being there, but there=
 wasn't much I could do about it, unfortunately (long story). Sorry to hear=
 about your back, I feel your pain, my back has been really bad (which had =
something to do with that long story...).&nbsp; Anyway, thanks for doing su=
ch a great job.&nbsp; I'm sure all of FOT is proud of you and your efforts!=
</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Be safe and well1</div><div di=
r=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Jay<br></div><div><br></div>
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ellow04 via Fot &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:
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                <div><br></div><div><br></div>
                <div><div dir=3D"ltr">We were invited, we showed up in forc=
e, and we put on a great show for <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">both the FOT a=
nd the world. It looks like the Lime Rock marketing <br></div><div dir=3D"l=
tr">machine will be do us proud, I look forward to see what becomes of all =
<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">the work still going on behind the scenes.<br></=
div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Speaking of marketing, hats=
 off to Shawn Frank for all his work for us, <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">wha=
t a valuable member of our team. Thanks Shawn!<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><b=
r></div><div dir=3D"ltr">I want to thank everyone who came and supported th=
e event. Racers, crew, <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">and friends. Putting on a=
 Kastner Cup takes teamwork, and while I might <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">h=
ave been the seen as the guy pulling the strings, every one of you who <br>=
</div><div dir=3D"ltr">was there, even in spirit only, were important to ca=
use. You folks make <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">it all work, as we know a cl=
ub without active members isn't worth all <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">that m=
uch.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">For me, one of th=
e coolest parts of any KCup weekend is getting to meet <br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">and spend some time with our FOT brethren. This event gave us ampl=
e <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">opportunity to really get to know some of our =
racing friends, and I hope <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">everybody took full a=
dvantage.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">We had been =
planning on doing the awards ceremony at Triumph Central, <br></div><div di=
r=3D"ltr">under the tent by the Alexander paddock. We had 50 minutes from p=
arking <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">our cars after the race to start the pres=
entation. I was informed the <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">track wanted to do =
the presentation down in the A paddock at the <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">wi=
nner's circle with about a half hour to go, and Skip Barber would be <br></=
div><div dir=3D"ltr">attending! So our team springs into action, circulates=
 the word around <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">the paddock (sorry to the folks=
 who didn't get word in time), our stuff <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">gets lo=
aded into cars and shuttled down. I gather my thoughts, get <br></div><div =
dir=3D"ltr">cleaned up and ready for the presentation, find the winners cir=
cle with <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">maybe 10 minutes to go. I get introduce=
d to Skip, we are figuring out <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">how this is all g=
oing to work, then I hear someone say David Hobbs is <br></div><div dir=3D"=
ltr">here. I turn to see David getting out of his golf cart, he walks over,=
 <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">we are introduced and he asks me "what do you w=
ant me to do?" I had <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">known he was going to be th=
ere for maybe 30 seconds at that point! The <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">note=
s I had jotted down for how the ceremony was to flow at this point <br></di=
v><div dir=3D"ltr">are pretty meaningless, and it was time to wing it. Hope=
fully it didn't <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">come off as haphazard as it seem=
ed in my head! But heck, I got to <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">introduce Davi=
d Hobbs, that will probably be the highlight of my racing <br></div><div di=
r=3D"ltr">career!<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">To r=
ecap the awards recipients:<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D=
"ltr">Kastner Cup - Dave Gott, TR4<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div=
 dir=3D"ltr">Amici Award - Jason Ostrowsky<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Perfor=
mance Award - TR2-3 - Joe Boruch<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Performance Awar=
d - TR4 - Tony Drews<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Performance Award - TR250-6 =
- Henry Frye<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Performance Award - TR7-8 - Tim Cook=
<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Performance Award - GT6 - Alex Amys<br></div><di=
v dir=3D"ltr">Performance Award - Spitfire - David Gussack (KCup race winne=
r)<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Performance Award - Triumph Powered Special - =
Vic Schuster<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Sponsor Award - Western Pennsylvania=
 Triumphs Association<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Sponsor Award - GoodParts<b=
r></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Sponsor Award - Alexander Racing Equipment<br></di=
v><div dir=3D"ltr">Honored Guest - David Hobbs<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><b=
r></div><div dir=3D"ltr">One of the event sponsors is Autodromo, and they p=
resent a fine watch to <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">a participant from each g=
roup that embodies the spirit of the event. I <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">wa=
s told the guy who does the presentation for Autodromo was on track at <br>=
</div><div dir=3D"ltr">the moment, so I was asked to do the deed. While I d=
on't think I had <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">their spiel down all that well,=
 I was proud to present the watch to my <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">new raci=
ng buddy, Alex Amys!<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">I=
 had to be reminded to announce the location of the next Kastner Cup, <br><=
/div><div dir=3D"ltr">silly me as I am going to do this all again for next =
year. We are going <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">to Mosport, currently known a=
s the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, in <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Bowmanv=
ille, Ontario, Canada. The home of the very first Kastner Cup. So <br></div=
><div dir=3D"ltr">mark your calendars for Father's Day weekend, 2026, ensur=
e your passport <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">is up to date, and stay tuned fo=
r more details as they become available!<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></di=
v><div dir=3D"ltr">Also, it was hard not to notice I was hobbling around we=
aring a back <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">brace all weekend. At the track for=
 the test day on Tuesday I did <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">something my back=
 didn't like and for a while there I was thinking I <br></div><div dir=3D"l=
tr">could not race. It took a village to keep me in the game, thanks to <br=
></div><div dir=3D"ltr">everyone who helped me physically so I would make i=
t out and be part of <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">the show. My time on-track =
was awesome, thanks to Bob Lang and Alex Amys <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">fo=
r some great dicing and encouragement to finally turn some laps down <br></=
div><div dir=3D"ltr">in the 1:04's. I beat my best lap from last year by .1=
85 seconds!<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Again, tha=
nks to everyone who participated. Job well done, looking <br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">forward to Mosport next year!<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div>=
<div dir=3D"ltr">Henry Frye<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">_____________________=
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Henry and team, this was an absolutely amazing event for me behind the
camera and I caught angles that spectators can't access. Thank you so much
for the blood, sweat, tears, and passion that shown through in every
aspect. Incredible teams, outstanding racing, and a well organized event. I
took well over 12,000 shots with my trusty old Nikon and 15+ videos of
paddock walks, grid walks, interviews, and as much as I could capture with
my phone. Erich also took another 8000+ with my backup Nikon.

If you are on Facebook, you can see the vids and shots I took with my phone
to show everyone as quickly as possible, but my real work now begins,
editing. I will have coverage in print as well in The Vintage Triumph
Magazine, VTR's club magazine.(
https://www.vintagetriumphregister.org/secure/signup)

For the FOT, I shot every corner aside from West Bend at multiple angles of
every Triumph. I plan to feature each racer in finishing order on my North
American Triumphs FB page. I even got the #65 TR4A on track Friday and
Saturday before #7 and #8 cam lobes decided to exit stage right (Sat AM)
through a new custom breather hole out the side of the 4000+ hour Baja TR3
engine (impressive) that was transplanted to the bright green TR4A, so we
got just about everyone in the false grid group shot, which I will start on
first after work tonight. Then, a bigger feature for our 2025 KCup
Champion, David Gott, so on and so forth.

If any of you see your photos on Facebook (low resolution) and want them in
high resolution for posters and print, please reach out to me, either by
email, text, a call, or FB messenger. My contact info is below in my
signature. Give me a little bit of time and I will get it done.

I won't charge any FOT members for photos, although I never turn down a
donation. I owe you all a lot of thanks for making it possible for this
Iowa boy to live his dreams of traveling to bucket list tracks that I've
wanted to go to since I was a little kid. What a special thing to walk the
paddock and see smiling friends' faces to make the dream a reality!

Excellent show, my Friends of Triumph! The Triumph part is secondary to the
Friends part of the name, tenfold.

Stay tuned, more to come! Here is one of my favorite shots so far, from my
phone before looking at any camera memory cards.

Thank you, thank you!

*Shawn Frank*

*The Vintage Triumph Magazine - EditorNorth American Triumphs (FKA Spitfire
& GT6 Magazine) - OwnerContinued Legacy Photo - OwnerIowa British Car
ClubFriends of Triumph - Media515-339-4228'71 Triumph Spitfire MKIV
"Gertrude"*

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<div dir=3D"auto"><div>Henry and team, this was an absolutely amazing event=
 for me behind the camera and I caught angles that spectators can&#39;t acc=
ess. Thank you so much for the blood, sweat, tears, and passion that shown =
through in every aspect. Incredible teams, outstanding racing, and a well o=
rganized event. I took well over 12,000 shots with my trusty old Nikon and =
15+ videos of paddock walks, grid walks, interviews, and as much as I could=
 capture with my phone. Erich also took another 8000+ with my backup Nikon.=
=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">If you are on Fac=
ebook, you can see the vids and shots I took with my phone to show everyone=
 as quickly as possible, but my real work now begins, editing. I will have =
coverage in print as well in The Vintage Triumph Magazine, VTR&#39;s club m=
agazine.(<a href=3D"https://www.vintagetriumphregister.org/secure/signup">h=
ttps://www.vintagetriumphregister.org/secure/signup</a>)</div><div dir=3D"a=
uto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">For the FOT, I shot every corner aside fro=
m West Bend at multiple angles of every Triumph. I plan to feature each rac=
er in finishing order on my North American Triumphs FB page. I even got the=
 #65 TR4A on track Friday and Saturday before #7 and #8 cam lobes decided t=
o exit stage right (Sat AM) through a new custom breather hole out the side=
 of the 4000+ hour Baja TR3 engine (impressive) that was transplanted to th=
e bright green TR4A, so we got just about everyone in the false grid group =
shot, which I will start on first after work tonight. Then, a bigger featur=
e for our 2025 KCup Champion, David Gott, so on and so forth.</div><div dir=
=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">If any of you see your photos on Face=
book (low resolution) and want them in high resolution for posters and prin=
t, please reach out to me, either by email, text, a call, or FB messenger. =
My contact info is below in my signature. Give me a little bit of time and =
I will get it done.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">I wo=
n&#39;t charge any FOT members for photos, although I never turn down a don=
ation. I owe you all a lot of thanks for making it possible for this Iowa b=
oy to live his dreams of traveling to bucket list tracks that I&#39;ve want=
ed to go to since I was a little kid. What a special thing to walk the padd=
ock and see smiling friends&#39; faces to make the dream a reality!</div><d=
iv dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Excellent show, my Friends of T=
riumph! The Triumph part is secondary to the Friends part of the name, tenf=
old.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Stay tuned, more to=
 come! Here is one of my favorite shots so far, from my phone before lookin=
g at any camera memory cards.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"=
auto">Thank you, thank you!<br><img src=3D"cid:ii_19910687869598528341" sty=
le=3D"max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><br><br></div><div><br></div><div dat=
a-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=
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"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div =
dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><b>Shawn Fra=
nk</b></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><font style=3D"background-color:rgb(255,255,25=
5)" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><i><div><br></div><div>The=
 Vintage Triumph Magazine - Editor</div><div>North American Triumphs (FKA S=
pitfire &amp; GT6 Magazine) - Owner</div><div>Continued Legacy Photo - Owne=
r</div><div>Iowa British Car Club</div><div>Friends of Triumph - Media</div=
><div><br></div><div>515-339-4228</div><div><br></div><div>&#39;71 Triumph =
Spitfire MKIV &quot;Gertrude&quot;</div></i></font></div></div></div></div>=
</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></d=
iv><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" cl=
ass=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Sep 2, 2025, 12:05=E2=80=AFPM yellow04 via Fot &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<=
br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8e=
x;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">We were invited,=
 we showed up in force, and we put on a great show for <br>
both the FOT and the world. It looks like the Lime Rock marketing <br>
machine will be do us proud, I look forward to see what becomes of all <br>
the work still going on behind the scenes.<br>
<br>
Speaking of marketing, hats off to Shawn Frank for all his work for us, <br=
it all work, as we know a club without active members isn&#39;t worth all <=
br>
that much.<br>
<br>
For me, one of the coolest parts of any KCup weekend is getting to meet <br=
our cars after the race to start the presentation. I was informed the <br>
track wanted to do the presentation down in the A paddock at the <br>
winner&#39;s circle with about a half hour to go, and Skip Barber would be =
<br>
attending! So our team springs into action, circulates the word around <br>
the paddock (sorry to the folks who didn&#39;t get word in time), our stuff=
 <br>
gets loaded into cars and shuttled down. I gather my thoughts, get <br>
cleaned up and ready for the presentation, find the winners circle with <br=
are pretty meaningless, and it was time to wing it. Hopefully it didn&#39;t=
career!<br>
<br>
the moment, so I was asked to do the deed. While I don&#39;t think I had <b=
to Mosport, currently known as the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, in <br>
Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. The home of the very first Kastner Cup. So <b=
r>
mark your calendars for Father&#39;s Day weekend, 2026, ensure your passpor=
t <br>
is up to date, and stay tuned for more details as they become available!<br=
<br>
something my back didn&#39;t like and for a while there I was thinking I <b=
the show. My time on-track was awesome, thanks to Bob Lang and Alex Amys <b=
r>
for some great dicing and encouragement to finally turn some laps down <br>
in the 1:04&#39;s. I beat my best lap from last year by .185 seconds!<br>
<br>
Again, thanks to everyone who participated. Job well done, looking <br>
forward to Mosport next year!<br>
<br>
Henry Frye<br>
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Henry

Kudo's for a great event. I just ran the numbers in my head and I've been
to 14 and raced at eight FoT gatherings including the earlier Mid Ohio
reunions. This one ranks right up there with the best of them.  Between
your efforts, the general FoT camaraderie, the paddock location and
groupings, the track's wonderful approach to our  featured group and the
weather, OMG, what weather, it couldn't have been much better. I know I
should have heeded your advice and done the test day so I was still
learning on Monday, but I had the best time on track in many a year.

We did a, shall I say, bonzai, drive home and made the 29 hour tow in 2
very long days.  Between the success of this trip (Barbara had a great
time), my personal unfinished business at Mosport from 2003, and the
likelihood of a very similar number of Triumph's, I'm hoping we can make it
in 2026. Do you know the weekend yet?

Thanks so much for the fun, hospitality, and the effort you put into being
a very, very good host for all of us.
All the best,

Bob

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Henry<div><br></div><div>Kudo&#39;s for a great event. I j=
ust=C2=A0ran the numbers in my head and I&#39;ve been to 14 and raced at ei=
ght FoT gatherings including the earlier=C2=A0Mid Ohio reunions. This one r=
anks right up there with the best of them.=C2=A0 Between your efforts, the =
general FoT camaraderie, the paddock location and groupings, the track&#39;=
s wonderful approach to our=C2=A0 featured group and the weather, OMG, what=
 weather, it couldn&#39;t have been much better. I know I should have heede=
d your advice and done the test day so I was still learning on Monday, but =
I had the best time on track in many a year.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div=
>We did a, shall I say, bonzai, drive home and made the 29 hour tow in 2 ve=
ry long days.=C2=A0 Between the success of this trip (Barbara had a great t=
ime), my personal unfinished business at Mosport from 2003, and the likelih=
ood of a very similar number of Triumph&#39;s, I&#39;m hoping we can make i=
t in 2026. Do you know the weekend yet?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks so =
much for the fun, hospitality, and the effort you put into being a very, ve=
ry good host for all of us.</div><div>All the best,</div><div><br></div><di=
v>Bob=C2=A0</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"=
><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Sep 2, 2025 at 12:01=E2=80=
=AFPM yellow04 via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">fot@autox.=
team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D=
"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-le=
ft:1ex">We were invited, we showed up in force, and we put on a great show =
for <br>
both the FOT and the world. It looks like the Lime Rock marketing <br>
machine will be do us proud, I look forward to see what becomes of all <br>
the work still going on behind the scenes.<br>
<br>
Speaking of marketing, hats off to Shawn Frank for all his work for us, <br=
career!<br>
<br>
<br>
the show. My time on-track was awesome, thanks to Bob Lang and Alex Amys <b=
r>
for some great dicing and encouragement to finally turn some laps down <br>
in the 1:04&#39;s. I beat my best lap from last year by .185 seconds!<br>
<br>
Again, thanks to everyone who participated. Job well done, looking <br>
forward to Mosport next year!<br>
<br>
Henry Frye<br>
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Henry,

Shelby and I had a blast.  Thank you for coordinating to put all of
the Triumphs together for the six track sessions.  I am sure those of us
back markers provided a few moving chicanes...but hopefully not too much
interference with the leaders.
Over the course of the weekend, our red Spit didn't seem to be paced with
any of the other Spitfires, but it did give us a chance to battle with a
few TR3s.

And wow, those three VRS Spits and their pilots were impressive!

Cheers, Dave and Shelby

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Henry,=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>Shelby and I had a blast.=
=C2=A0 Thank you for coordinating to put all of the=C2=A0Triumphs together =
for the six track sessions.=C2=A0 I am sure those of us back markers provid=
ed a few moving chicanes...but hopefully not too much interference with the=
 leaders.</div><div>Over the course of the weekend, our=C2=A0red Spit didn&=
#39;t seem to be paced with any of the other Spitfires, but it did give us =
a chance to battle with a few TR3s.</div><div><br></div><div>And wow, those=
 three VRS Spits and their pilots were impressive!</div><div><br></div><div=
>Cheers, Dave and Shelby</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail=
_attr">On Thu, Sep 4, 2025 at 1:02=E2=80=AFPM Bob Kramer via Fot &lt;<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div>=
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-=
left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Henry<di=
v><br></div><div>Kudo&#39;s for a great event. I just=C2=A0ran the numbers =
in my head and I&#39;ve been to 14 and raced at eight FoT gatherings includ=
ing the earlier=C2=A0Mid Ohio reunions. This one ranks right up there with =
the best of them.=C2=A0 Between your efforts, the general FoT camaraderie, =
the paddock location and groupings, the track&#39;s wonderful approach to o=
ur=C2=A0 featured group and the weather, OMG, what weather, it couldn&#39;t=
 have been much better. I know I should have heeded your advice and done th=
e test day so I was still learning on Monday, but I had the best time on tr=
ack in many a year.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>We did a, shall I say, b=
onzai, drive home and made the 29 hour tow in 2 very long days.=C2=A0 Betwe=
en the success of this trip (Barbara had a great time), my personal unfinis=
hed business at Mosport from 2003, and the likelihood of a very similar num=
ber of Triumph&#39;s, I&#39;m hoping we can make it in 2026. Do you know th=
e weekend yet?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks so much for the fun, hospita=
lity, and the effort you put into being a very, very good host for all of u=
s.</div><div>All the best,</div><div><br></div><div>Bob=C2=A0</div></div><b=
r><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, =
Sep 2, 2025 at 12:01=E2=80=AFPM yellow04 via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@=
autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></di=
v><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;borde=
r-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">We were invited, we sho=
wed up in force, and we put on a great show for <br>
both the FOT and the world. It looks like the Lime Rock marketing <br>
machine will be do us proud, I look forward to see what becomes of all <br>
the work still going on behind the scenes.<br>
<br>
Speaking of marketing, hats off to Shawn Frank for all his work for us, <br=
career!<br>
<br>
<br>
t/[email-masked]" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://aut=
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">It was great to meet you Dave. &nbsp;Can=E2=
=80=99t wait to see that pale yellow Spitfire of yours back on the track!<di=
v><br id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Chuck</div><di=
v dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Sep 4, 2025, at 3:10=E2=80=AF=
PM, David Cutter via Fot &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquo=
te></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr=
">Henry,&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>Shelby and I had a blast.&nbsp; Thank you f=
or coordinating to put all of the&nbsp;Triumphs together for the six track s=
essions.&nbsp; I am sure those of us back markers provided a few moving chic=
anes...but hopefully not too much interference with the leaders.</div><div>O=
ver the course of the weekend, our&nbsp;red Spit didn't seem to be paced wit=
h any of the other Spitfires, but it did give us a chance to battle with a f=
ew TR3s.</div><div><br></div><div>And wow, those three VRS Spits and their p=
ilots were impressive!</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers, Dave and Shelby</div=
><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quo=
te_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Sep 4, 2025 at 1=
:02=E2=80=AFPM Bob Kramer via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">=
[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"=
 style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);pa=
dding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Henry<div><br></div><div>Kudo's for a great=
 event. I just&nbsp;ran the numbers in my head and I've been to 14 and raced=
 at eight FoT gatherings including the earlier&nbsp;Mid Ohio reunions. This o=
ne ranks right up there with the best of them.&nbsp; Between your efforts, t=
he general FoT camaraderie, the paddock location and groupings, the track's w=
onderful approach to our&nbsp; featured group and the weather, OMG, what wea=
ther, it couldn't have been much better. I know I should have heeded your ad=
vice and done the test day so I was still learning on Monday, but I had the b=
est time on track in many a year.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>We did a, s=
hall I say, bonzai, drive home and made the 29 hour tow in 2 very long days.=
&nbsp; Between the success of this trip (Barbara had a great time), my perso=
nal unfinished business at Mosport from 2003, and the likelihood of a very s=
imilar number of Triumph's, I'm hoping we can make it in 2026. Do you know t=
he weekend yet?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks so much for the fun, hospita=
lity, and the effort you put into being a very, very good host for all of us=
.</div><div>All the best,</div><div><br></div><div>Bob&nbsp;</div></div><br>=
<div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Sep=
 2, 2025 at 12:01=E2=80=AFPM yellow04 via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@auto=
x.team.net" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><bl=
ockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left=
:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">We were invited, we showed up i=
n force, and we put on a great show for <br>
both the FOT and the world. It looks like the Lime Rock marketing <br>
machine will be do us proud, I look forward to see what becomes of all <br>
the work still going on behind the scenes.<br>
<br>
Speaking of marketing, hats off to Shawn Frank for all his work for us, <br>=

what a valuable member of our team. Thanks Shawn!<br>
<br>
I want to thank everyone who came and supported the event. Racers, crew, <br=
and friends. Putting on a Kastner Cup takes teamwork, and while I might <br>=

have been the seen as the guy pulling the strings, every one of you who <br>=

was there, even in spirit only, were important to cause. You folks make <br>=

it all work, as we know a club without active members isn't worth all <br>
that much.<br>
<br>
For me, one of the coolest parts of any KCup weekend is getting to meet <br>=

and spend some time with our FOT brethren. This event gave us ample <br>
opportunity to really get to know some of our racing friends, and I hope <br=
everybody took full advantage.<br>
<br>
We had been planning on doing the awards ceremony at Triumph Central, <br>
under the tent by the Alexander paddock. We had 50 minutes from parking <br>=

the paddock (sorry to the folks who didn't get word in time), our stuff <br>=

gets loaded into cars and shuttled down. I gather my thoughts, get <br>
cleaned up and ready for the presentation, find the winners circle with <br>=

maybe 10 minutes to go. I get introduced to Skip, we are figuring out <br>
how this is all going to work, then I hear someone say David Hobbs is <br>
here. I turn to see David getting out of his golf cart, he walks over, <br>
we are introduced and he asks me "what do you want me to do?" I had <br>
known he was going to be there for maybe 30 seconds at that point! The <br>
notes I had jotted down for how the ceremony was to flow at this point <br>
are pretty meaningless, and it was time to wing it. Hopefully it didn't <br>=

come off as haphazard as it seemed in my head! But heck, I got to <br>
introduce David Hobbs, that will probably be the highlight of my racing <br>=

career!<br>
<br>
One of the event sponsors is Autodromo, and they present a fine watch to <br=
a participant from each group that embodies the spirit of the event. I <br>
was told the guy who does the presentation for Autodromo was on track at <br=
silly me as I am going to do this all again for next year. We are going <br>=

to Mosport, currently known as the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, in <br>
Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. The home of the very first Kastner Cup. So <br=
mark your calendars for Father's Day weekend, 2026, ensure your passport <br=
is up to date, and stay tuned for more details as they become available!<br>=

<br>
everyone who helped me physically so I would make it out and be part of <br>=

the show. My time on-track was awesome, thanks to Bob Lang and Alex Amys <br=
for some great dicing and encouragement to finally turn some laps down <br>
in the 1:04's. I beat my best lap from last year by .185 seconds!<br>
<br>
Again, thanks to everyone who participated. Job well done, looking <br>
forward to Mosport next year!<br>
<br>
Henry Frye<br>
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Actually, at least one of the white spits (=
with yellow roll bar padding) belonged to the three Darrow brothers. Joe wre=
nches and Pat (still running on Monday) and Jesse (broke on Friday) race the=
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=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr">Henry,&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>Shelby and I had a bl=
ast.&nbsp; Thank you for coordinating to put all of the&nbsp;Triumphs togeth=
er for the six track sessions.&nbsp; I am sure those of us back markers prov=
ided a few moving chicanes...but hopefully not too much interference with th=
e leaders.</div><div>Over the course of the weekend, our&nbsp;red Spit didn'=
t seem to be paced with any of the other Spitfires, but it did give us a cha=
nce to battle with a few TR3s.</div><div><br></div><div>And wow, those three=
 VRS Spits and their pilots were impressive!</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers=
, Dave and Shelby</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D=
"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On=
 Thu, Sep 4, 2025 at 1:02=E2=80=AFPM Bob Kramer via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailt=
o:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote=
 class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px sol=
id rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Henry<div><br></div><=
div>Kudo's for a great event. I just&nbsp;ran the numbers in my head and I'v=
e been to 14 and raced at eight FoT gatherings including the earlier&nbsp;Mi=
d Ohio reunions. This one ranks right up there with the best of them.&nbsp; B=
etween your efforts, the general FoT camaraderie, the paddock location and g=
roupings, the track's wonderful approach to our&nbsp; featured group and the=
 weather, OMG, what weather, it couldn't have been much better. I know I sho=
uld have heeded your advice and done the test day so I was still learning on=
 Monday, but I had the best time on track in many a year.&nbsp;</div><div><b=
r></div><div>We did a, shall I say, bonzai, drive home and made the 29 hour t=
ow in 2 very long days.&nbsp; Between the success of this trip (Barbara had a=
 great time), my personal unfinished business at Mosport from 2003, and the l=
ikelihood of a very similar number of Triumph's, I'm hoping we can make it i=
n 2026. Do you know the weekend yet?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks so much=
 for the fun, hospitality, and the effort you put into being a very, very go=
od host for all of us.</div><div>All the best,</div><div><br></div><div>Bob&=
nbsp;</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gm=
ail_attr">On Tue, Sep 2, 2025 at 12:01=E2=80=AFPM yellow04 via Fot &lt;<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt=
; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0=
px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">We were in=
vited, we showed up in force, and we put on a great show for <br>
both the FOT and the world. It looks like the Lime Rock marketing <br>
machine will be do us proud, I look forward to see what becomes of all <br>
the work still going on behind the scenes.<br>
<br>
Speaking of marketing, hats off to Shawn Frank for all his work for us, <br>=

career!<br>
<br>

<br>

ons/fot/[email-masked]</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br></div></b=
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From: yellow04 via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2025 08:19:29 -0400

Bob, thanks for the kind words. It was well worth the effort.

I did my own tally and realized we are quite similar in the numbers, if 
we include Mid Ohio 2002 I have raced 10 and attended another 2 as a 
spectator. While my track record for finishing KCup weekends may be a 
bit better than yours, certainly the enjoyment factor we experience is 
the same! These Kastner Cup events serve so many purposes, and this 
year's event will put Triumph Vintage Racing in front of many new pairs 
of eyes.

We got kudos from all sides on how well the Triumphs ran, how racy we 
were, and how well we played with each other. Once we got past the early 
event on-track breakdowns, (Yeah, you guys know who you are!) everything 
settled in and our racers performed quite well, putting on a show that 
did not go unnoticed. Of particular note are several racers who had 
never driven the track before and quickly came up to speed on a 
surprisingly difficult track.

Well done everyone!

Henry Frye

On 2025-09-04 10:41, Bob Kramer wrote:
> Henry
> 
> Kudo's for a great event. I just ran the numbers in my head and I've
> been to 14 and raced at eight FoT gatherings including the earlier Mid
> Ohio reunions. This one ranks right up there with the best of them.
> Between your efforts, the general FoT camaraderie, the paddock
> location and groupings, the track's wonderful approach to our
> featured group and the weather, OMG, what weather, it couldn't have
> been much better. I know I should have heeded your advice and done the
> test day so I was still learning on Monday, but I had the best time on
> track in many a year.
> 
> We did a, shall I say, bonzai, drive home and made the 29 hour tow in
> 2 very long days.  Between the success of this trip (Barbara had a
> great time), my personal unfinished business at Mosport from 2003, and
> the likelihood of a very similar number of Triumph's, I'm hoping we
> can make it in 2026. Do you know the weekend yet?
> 
> Thanks so much for the fun, hospitality, and the effort you put into
> being a very, very good host for all of us.
> All the best,
> 
> Bob
> 
> On Tue, Sep 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM yellow04 via Fot
> <[email-masked]> wrote:
> 
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From: yellow04 via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2025 08:41:59 -0400

Dave,

Backmarkers are a part of racing. Moving fast through a field of slower 
cars is just another skill racers develop. You just keep doing what you 
are doing! I found all our drivers to be very predictable, which is key 
to good, fast, clean racing. Well done to all those folks who thought 
they were in the way, but in reality, were adding context to a fun 
experience!

As a New Englander, I have been racing with those Spitfires from Vintage 
Racing Services my entire race career. When VRS owner Kent Bain was 
racing the white/green Spitfire (the one for sale in the paddock that 
has been discussed here) they never put him in the Small Bore group, 
they put him in Mid-Bore. And he always finished on the podium, more 
often than not on the top step. That shop has some real talent behind 
the wheel, and they know how to prep a Spitfire to GO. I wasn't the 
least bit surprised to see David Gussack as the class of our field in a 
VRS prepared Spitfire!

Henry Frye

On 2025-09-04 13:26, David Cutter wrote:
> the Triumphs together for the six track sessions.  I am sure those of
> us back markers provided a few moving chicanes...but hopefully not too
> much interference with the leaders.
> Over the course of the weekend, our red Spit didn't seem to be paced
> with any of the other Spitfires, but it did give us a chance to battle
> with a few TR3s.
> 
> Cheers, Dave and Shelbygmail.com