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Re: [Fot] TR250K short-shifting at the Glen?

To: "WILLIAM TOBIN" <william.tobin3@verizon.net>, "Kramer, Robert"
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR250K short-shifting at the Glen?
From: "Kas Kastner" <kaskas@cox.net>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:29:08 -0700
It is fair to say that I went by Sam's pit to see his car and talk with him. 
I expected him to be standoffish and not very friendly.  Just the opposite. 
Just a great guy that even pulled the fender off his great racer to show me 
what he done.  Just a nifty,fast guy.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "WILLIAM TOBIN" <william.tobin3@verizon.net>
To: "Kramer, Robert" <RKramer@rdoequipment.com>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR250K short-shifting at the Glen?


>  Hi, in answer to the first question; no and yes. Sam's been at the game
> for 30 or so years and knows what he's doing. He's currently running SCCA
> and is probably at the Runoffs.
>  It was funny when one of his crewman was being interviewed and was asked
> if Sam was saving his car for the Feature race. The reply, "Sam never 
> saves
> the car!" Very competitive and a decent guy. And his car is probably his
> SCCA car. Who cares? It was a great show.
>  Bill----- Original Message -----
>  From: "Kramer, Robert" <RKramer@rdoequipment.com>
>  To: <fot@autox.team.net>
>  Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:57 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Fot] TR250K short-shifting at the Glen?
>
>
>  > Watching the video brought up a couple of questions.
>  >
>  > Are the 3 Catabwa Island TR6's all running the same equipment and is 
> Sam
> that
>  > good?
>  >
>  > Did both the Group 44 TR6 and TR8 blow engines in the same weekend? I
> think
>  > that was the TR6 that went in smoking and left an oil slick on pit
> entry.
>  >
>  > Bob
>  >
>  > -----Original Message-----
>  > From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf
>  > Of N197TR4@cs.com
>  > Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 11:54 AM
>  > To: hottr6@hotmail.com; fot@autox.team.net; andre@gt6.ca
>  > Subject: Re: [Fot] TR250K short-shifting at the Glen?
>  >
>  > I dont know, but I never heard a sweeter sounding six cylinder engine.
> Should
>  > be bottled and sold.
>  >
>  >
>  > > Andre Rousseau posted the following link - Triumph Race @ The Glen:
>  > >
>  > > http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-3801089803051563183&hl=en-CA
>  > >
>  > > Watching the faster TR6s navigate corner 12, they all appear
>  > > to take it in third, shifting to fourth midway down the
>  > > following straight.
>  > >
>  > > Watching the movie at approximately 3:15 and 4:59 mark we see
>  > > Tony Garmey zipping along in the TR250K and changing up shortly
>  > > after hitting the apex.
>  > >
>  > > It appears to me that either Tony was short-shifting by
>  > > 500 rpm (???) or so, or he was running a very different set of
>  > > drivetrain ratios.  Another Kas secret?
>  > >
>  > > Andre, is there a way to obtain a copy of this video in the original
>  > > format, from an ftp site?  I'd love a copy, and I swear I will not
>  > > use it for anything other than my own lustful desires.  =8O
>  > > I'll likely not see these cars together again.
>  > >
>  > > Shane Ingate in NM
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
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