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Amici...
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This is a sad, but important story. It is one that will not be =
news Blackhawk Farms, Grattan, and Road Ame=
rica racer members on the FOT list. But for those oth=
ers, who may be unfamiliar, know that "Uncle Jack" Dre=
ws was a very popular vintage TRIUMPH racing compatriot. He sure was one o=
f my favorites. He is probably remembered best these =
days for being the winner of the very first Kastner Cup (but also...for bei=
ng Tony Drews' Dad). But back in the day, he was one =
of several John Deere engineers (like Bob Wismer and J=
oe Alexander), who became active early on in Midwester=
n vintage racing. When he became active, Jack Drews brought his engineeri=
ng and mechanical skills, along with his earlier SCCA =
racing experience. All were put to put to good use an=
d readily shared. Jack developed more than a few upgr=
ades for our TRs. Some were just simple improvements,=
while others (i.e., the Southwick axle), were =
major safety upgrades. But the sad part is Jack had a bum-t=
icker, and that was an ongoing concern. And then, so sad, on one hot, =
August afternoon at GRATTAN RACEWAY, it or he gave =
out at the very end of that long, ex-drag-strip =
front straight. His meticulously prepared TR4 did =
not even try to turn right, like it should have. =
It went straight into the earthen bank at full bore. =
Jack had passed me earlier in the lap, and so I was behind him, about an e=
ighth of a mile back. I witnessed this crash first ha=
nd, as the car hit the bank with absolutely no hint of=
braking. It then shot straight up in the air, and ca=
me down on its boot. Maybe Jack had a heart attack. =
Maybe he just passed out. But the impact, along with =
the weight of Jack's helmet caused the severe =
jerk that broke his neck. It was a sad, sad day, and =
one I think of often. Others shared these =
feelings, and by the very next Midwest vintage racing event a month later=
, many of us racers had decals memorializing Uncle Jac=
k on our race cars. It was a simple decal, a 3 3/4" w=
hite circle with black script and trim. It had his =
race car number "59" in the center, with "In =
Memory of" above and "Uncle Jack" below.
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I just had a new stash of these decals produced. If a=
ny FOT racers would like to have one to put on their r=
ace car (all TRIUMPHs are race cars), send your mailing =
address to me in an email, and I will try to get the=
m out as quickly as I can.
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As long as I have them, and I am able to do so, there =
is no charge. I am most happy to do this for my old fr=
iend "Uncle Jack" Drews. I miss Uncle Jack.
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Happy New Year!
Bill Dentinger
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">This
is a sad, but important story. It is one that will not be
news Blackhawk Farms, Grattan, and Road
America racer members on the FOT list. But for
those others, who may be unfamiliar, know that "Uncle
Jack"
Drews was a very popular vintage TRIUMPH racing
compatriot. He sure was one of my favorites. He is probably
remembered best these
days for being the winner of the very first Kastner Cup
(but also...for being Tony Drews' Dad). But back in the
day, he was one of several John Deere engineers
(like Bob Wismer and Joe Alexander), who became
active early on in Midwestern vintage racing. When
he became active, Jack Drews brought his engineering and mechanical
skills, along with his earlier SCCA racing
experience. All were put to put to good use and
readily shared.
Jack developed more than a few upgrades for
our TRs. Some were just simple improvements, while
others (i.e., the Southwick axle), were
major safety upgrades. But the sad part is Jack had
a bum-ticker, and that was an ongoing concern. And then, so sad, on one
hot,
August afternoon at GRATTAN RACEWAY, it or he gave
out at the very end of that long, ex-drag-strip
front straight. His meticulously prepared TR4 did
not even try to turn right, like it should have.
It went straight into the earthen bank at full
bore. Jack had passed me earlier in the lap, and so
I was behind him, about an eighth of a mile back.
I witnessed this crash first hand, as the car hit
the bank with absolutely no hint of braking. It
then shot straight up in the air, and came down on
its boot. Maybe Jack had a heart attack. Maybe
he just passed out. But the impact, along with
the weight of Jack's helmet caused the severe
jerk that broke his neck. It was a sad, sad day, and
one I think of often. Others shared these
feelings, and by the very next Midwest vintage racing
event a month later, many
of us racers had decals memorializing Uncle Jack on our
race cars. It was a simple decal, a 3 3/4" white
circle with black script and trim. It had his
race car number "59" in the center, with "In
Memory of" above and "Uncle Jack" below.</div>
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had a new stash of these decals
produced. If any FOT racers would like to have
one to put on their race car (all TRIUMPHs are race
cars), send your mailing
address to me in an email, and I will try to get
them out as quickly as I can.</div>
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there is no charge. I am most happy to do this for
my old friend "Uncle Jack" Drews. I miss Uncle
Jack.</div>
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