Hi
The Kastner car (aka Candy Box) is regularly raced by Ralph Thomas. I gave
Kas a picture of the car he built which I took at VIR in July. He has fond
memories of the cr.
I have purchased the Rocket car and intent to race it along with the Slagle
TR8's
Vernon Brannon
-----Original Message-----
From: ALAN N. TAYLOR [mailto:atenglish@mindspring.com]
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 1:00 AM
To: TRBILBO@aol.com; kaskas@earthlink.net; gasket.works@gte.net;
fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: TR
At 09:32 PM 8/20/00 EDT, TRBILBO@aol.com wrote:
>Kas...I have seen the "Kastner/Brophy Vitesse advertised before. Don't know
>if this is the same thing. Could you shed a little light on the history of
>the "K/B" Vitesse?
>
>Also have heard of a racing Vitesse refered to as "Rocket's car",
presumably
>in reference to the owner or driver. Heard this? Make sense to you? Again
any
>history would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Billy B.
I know both of these cars as they are in the southeast. The
'Kastner/Brophy' car was driven by Paul Swanson (I think)and has a 2.5
litre engine and 5-speed and is very fast. It currently resides in
Highlands, NC between a Abarth "Double Bubble" and a Mazda Argo. It is
owned by Ralph Thomas who is a nice guy and good driver. The 'Mike Rocket'
car is all Triumph with a 2-litre engine and GT6 style gearbox. It is in
the Atlanta area and owned by Doug Campbell who is an excellent driver. I
came close to buying it last year but came to my senses since there are two
ex SCCA TR4's and a Kelly American car in my garage already. Hope this
helps....Alan Taylor
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