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To: Bill Babcock <billb@bnj.com> a=7QdLRhkifvp2fDmms7SqcA==:17 a=UjzjxXcoAAAA:8 a=BDKbP5mgAAAA:8 a=S6sA95-NunYA:10 a=4XwCEAaBuO8A:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=mkkZP590AAAA:8 a=R-Q0J0yxnWQA:10 a=dKKdPrnsAAAA:8 a=C_IRinGWAAAA:8 a=zOoktvdPAAAA:8 a=JcvzPq48AAAA:8 a=L2I-Eh2Enc9SNw1XThkA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=J0aUVQLP0FIA:10 a=m3MdUl94G8cA:10 a=jJEJZSdMZHEA:10 a=si9q_4b84H0A:10 a=LuNFSA0Xe1kA:10 reip=0.000, cl=1, cld=1, fgs=0
Subject: Re: [Fot] racing with HSR & Portland Historics
From: John Hasty <jhhasty@gdhs.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 19:34:08 -0500
Cc: 'Friends of Triumph' Triumph <fot@autox.team.net>
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Ah! I wondered what HSR was doing on the west coast. Word has it here that
they have folded their tent anyhow.

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On Dec 9, 2013, at 5:49 PM, Bill Babcock <billb@bnj.com> wrote:

> Sovren has a fundamental approach for visiting race cars of advising the
> owners what doesnt meet the rules and then letting them race. They note
the
> advice in your logbook (sometimes) and the official position is that they
will
> work with drivers to bring cars into compliance over time. In other words
you
> can do that a few times, and more or less continually over the years, but
if
> youre going to compete in multiple govern races in a year you nave to have
a
> plan and get there.
>
> Thats what I understand as a result of getting a lot of non-complying cars
> into the Columbia River Classic race when I volunteered to spice that event
up
> a bit a few years ago. Im fairly certain nothing has changed.
>
> I dont have anything like an official statement about HMSA (which I assume
> you mean instead of HSR) but my take is that they do pretty much the same
> thing. The old approach of sending cars back home that werent legal was a
> holdover from the Monterey Historics roots, and it died when they got out
from
> under that thumb and became more interested in not losing money. I could be
> very wrong, but thats my take, I dont hunk youll hear anything super
> official on such a subject, more like wink, wink, nod, nod.
>
>
> On Dec 9, 2013, at 6:32 AM, toodamnfunky@comcast.net wrote:
>
>> FoT,
>> I'm considering doing some racing in Northern Cal & Portland but according
> to
>> the published rules my car will not
>> pass tech for any HSR event. I have found that what is published and what
a
>> given club will actuallyB allow are two different things.
>> Right off the bat, my carbs ( mikuni), ignition ( MSD )B and roller
rockers
>> would exclude me from racing with HSR.
>> Can someone tell me what they would allow for a visiting car or do they
> hold
>> to the letter of the rules?
>> Thanks,
>> jim g
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