As a fellow TR6 racer on the ChumpCar circuit, I can also say it is not always
about finishing at the sharp end of the pack but the victory in just finishing
and having fun. Congratulations and well done! We need to figure out a race
where both Chump TR6s can compete head to head!
Joe Downer
RiffRAF Racing TR6
Charlotte, N.C.
> From: vangoughv@hotmail.com
> Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 08:41:51 -0400
> To: John.Reed@wilson.com
> CC: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Triumphs are still relevant, even today
>
> Very cool. Way to go!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 2013-06-24, at 8:33 AM, "Reed, John" <John.Reed@wilson.com> wrote:
>
> > Wow that's awesome. Congrats
> >
> >
> > On 6/24/13 7:20 AM, "Bobby Whitehead" <igofaster@att.net> wrote:
> >
> > With the dawn of the new age and the alignment of the new world order
> taking
> > shape, occasionally on must take a few steps back to be right with the
> world.
> > This past weekend is one such event when the Chump Series came to the
well
> > used
> > Texas World Speedway in College Station Texas. Six fearless champions
came
> to
> > show to the world, once again, that the Triumph marque was still relevant
> and
> > worthy. Team FOGHAT (five old guys have a Triumph) ... (yes we can't
count
> > either) proudly campaigned a true crap can car.. in theory there are
> supposed
> > to
> > be $500 cars that enter the event... now I don't know about you but I've
> > looked
> > far and wide for a $500 Miata (or Myyaatah according to our Canadian
> driver)
> > and
> > I've never found one,,, much less a BMW or a SHO.. but our car I happen
to
> > know
> > was a former Lemons car owned by Bob Kramer that was a $200 car.. 1970
TR6
> > bone
> > stock and not worthy of much..but it was complete.
> > We campaigned all day Saturday from start to checker flag EIGHT hours in
95
> > degree heat. A big thanks to the CoolShirt company indeed. We had tires
> that
> > were very predictable, they would not hold a corner at all. That night
the
> > tires
> > were switched out for sticky tires and we started Sunday with much more
> grip.
> > Yours truly was piloting the TR6 when all that traction separated the
front
> > wheel from the hub, thank God it was not turn 7 or the straight..with
much
> > vigor
> > and stupidity several of the guys forged on to reattach studs and
lugnuts..
> > we
> > were sidelined for several hours but we did get the TR6 back on the track
> the
> > last hour to catch the checked flag!
> > Later in the afternoon the awards ceremony came around and all the usual
> > trophies were passed out. It came to the final trophy for the event, one
> that
> > personified the true spirit of crap can racing in the Chump Series and
with
> > large eruption of cheers from the team and the crowd, team Foghat was
> awarded
> > the great honor of the receiving the award. I hollered and even shed a
> tear,
> > it
> > was one of the greatest moments in my Triumph career.
> >
> > Point is, it's okay to take a few steps back every once in a while, if it
> > makes
> > you happy and keeps the true things in life relevant, like racing
Triumphs!
> >
> > Bobby Whitehead
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