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YouTube is now being posted on FB at Alexander Racing Enterprises with race 1=
now and race 2 tomorrow.
With forward and rearward facing cameras, there is some good action.=20
Great weekend. And special thanks to Bill Dentinger for all of the hospitali=
ty.
Joe Alexander
645 1st Street
Jesup, IA 50648
The-vintage-racer.com
Gasketinnovations.com
Cell: 319.464.4711
> On Oct 26, 2015, at 9:18 PM, Allen Washatko <awashatko@wi.rr.com> wrote:
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> Great write up!
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> Allen
>> On Oct 26, 2015, at 11:15 AM, Jason Ostrowski wrote:
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>> Well, the blunt fact is that The Loooong race took a toll on all our Triu=
mphs.
>> Leaving us all jealous was of the only one left standing at the end.
>> King of the weekend was Tony Drews...
>> With the car that wears a bulletproof vest to the track every damn weeken=
d.
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>> Going into the start of the endurance test it seemed a long awaited beati=
ng was in store for him.
>> Of the 35 or so cars set to perform,
>> I was happy to qualify as top Triumph.=20
>> 8th spot.
>> Starting next to me on driver's right was my Barracuda Brother in 7th. (w=
e qualified both with our best-ever times at Blackhawk with a mere fraction o=
f .3 seconds between us)
>>=20
>> Behind, with a nice cushion in between (for us anyway) was Sean Alexander=
starting 12th.
>> And the solid bright-red brick of Mr. Drews back in 14th: with a good vie=
w of his eventual, falling off the table pick-offs.
>>=20
>> It would soon appear that the astounding speed and hope and the glory of a=
really fast GT6+ is nothing at the finish with bird leg fragility.
>> I got a great start and had the Barracuda in tow.
>> By the end of lap one, I had moved up to flirt with the top 5.
>> Brian passed me and I was cool to pester him from behind.
>>=20
>> That's like watching screaming children being tossed between the coachwor=
k panels of a Bus as the driver floors it through a parking lot autocross tr=
ack.
>> Our David and Goliath battle lasted all too briefly as my differential ex=
ploded inside its case and I was out..
>> Shortly after, the Cuda was also out with a broken water pump and a shred=
ded belt.
>>=20
>> Somewhere in the meantime, Scott Barr managed to scrape the side of his c=
ar along the asphalt in a, rather lucky to not completely roll over, shearin=
g of the axle. He found out with early Halloween horror that the car cannot g=
o through the carousel with only 3 wheels.=20
>>=20
>> The first 40 minute segment ended and it seemed that Sean may have his ch=
ance to take the pot.
>> Due to typical attrition, by this time the field was less than half of th=
e original starters.
>> Sean, Tony, and still hanging in there...Glade Snodgrass; were the Triump=
hs that remained for the race to the Checkered.
>> In front for most of the race was Alexander.
>> But not at the end.
>> A broken transmission... gear chipped away his hope of beating the big gu=
y.
>>=20
>> Tony was the only Triumph left at the flag fall.
>> Again he walks his car back to Moline as the Top Dog of the season for ou=
r group of Midwest FOT Heroes.
>>=20
>> Jason Ostrowski
>> Friendly Ghost Racing
>> 1969 Triumph GT6+ Racecars
>> =20
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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"><div>YouTube is now being posted on FB at A=
lexander Racing Enterprises with race 1 now and race 2 tomorrow.</div><div><=
br></div><div>With forward and rearward facing cameras, there is some good a=
ction. </div><div><br></div><div>Great weekend. And special thanks to B=
ill Dentinger for all of the hospitality.<br><br>Joe Alexander<div>645 1st S=
treet</div><div>Jesup, IA 50648</div><div><a href=3D"http://The-vintage-race=
r.com">The-vintage-racer.com</a></div><div><a href=3D"http://Gasketinnovatio=
ns.com">Gasketinnovations.com</a></div><div>Cell: 319.464.4711</div></=
div><div><br>On Oct 26, 2015, at 9:18 PM, Allen Washatko <<a href=3D"mail=
to:awashatko@wi.rr.com">awashatko@wi.rr.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blo=
ckquote type=3D"cite"><div>Great write up!<div><br></div><div>Allen<br><div>=
<div>On Oct 26, 2015, at 11:15 AM, Jason Ostrowski wrote:</div><br class=3D"=
Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>W=
ell, the blunt fact is that The Loooong race took a toll on all our Triumphs=
.</div><div>Leaving us all jealous was of the only one left standing at the e=
nd. </div><div>King of the weekend was Tony Drews...</div><div>With the car t=
hat wears a bulletproof vest to the track every damn weekend.</div><div><br>=
</div><div>Going into the start of the endurance test it seemed a long await=
ed beating was in store for him.</div><div>Of the 35 or so cars set to perfo=
rm,</div><div>I was happy to qualify as top Triumph. </div><div>8th sp=
ot.</div><div>Starting next to me on driver's right was my Barracu=
da Brother in 7th. (we qualified both with our best-ever times at Blackhawk w=
ith a mere fraction of .3 seconds between us)</div><div><br></div><div>Behin=
d, with a nice cushion in between (for us anyway) was Sean Alexander st=
arting 12th.</div><div>And the solid bright-red brick of Mr. Drews back in 1=
4th: with a good view of his eventual, falling off the table pick-offs.=
</div><div><br></div><div>It would soon appear that the astounding spee=
d and hope and the glory of a really fast GT6+ is nothing at the finish with=
bird leg fragility.</div><div>I got a great start and had the Barracud=
a in tow.</div><div>By the end of lap one, I had moved up to flirt with =
;the top 5. </div><div>Brian passed me and I was cool to pester him from beh=
ind.</div><div><br></div><div>That's like watching screaming child=
ren being tossed between the coachwork panels of a Bus as the=
driver floors it through a parking lot autocross track.</div><div=
>Our David and Goliath battle lasted all too briefly as my differential expl=
oded inside its case and I was out..</div><div>Shortly after, the Cuda was a=
lso out with a broken water pump and a shredded belt. </div><div><br></div><=
div>Somewhere in the meantime, Scott Barr managed to scrape the side of his c=
ar along the asphalt in a, rather lucky to not completely roll over, shearin=
g of the axle. He found out with early Halloween horror that the c=
ar cannot go through the carousel with only 3 wheels. </div><div><br></=
div><div>The first 40 minute segment ended and it seemed that Sean may have h=
is chance to take the pot.</div><div>Due to typical attrition, by this time t=
he field was less than half of the original starters. </div><div>Sean, Tony,=
and still hanging in there...Glade Snodgrass; were the Triumphs that r=
emained for the race to the Checkered.</div><div>In front for most of the ra=
ce was Alexander.</div><div>But not at the end.</div><div>A broken tran=
smission... gear chipped away his hope of beating the big guy.</div><div><br=
></div><div>Tony was the only Triumph left at the flag fall. </div><div>Agai=
n he walks his car back to Moline as the Top Dog of the season for=
our group of Midwest FOT Heroes.</div><div><br></div><div>Jason Ostrowski</=
div><div>Friendly Ghost Racing</div><div>1969 Triumph GT6+ Racecars</div><di=
v> </div></div> ___________________________________________=
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