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To: Jason Ostrowski <jason@multivintage.com> a=3ymJciWwTmIA:10 a=4XwCEAaBuO8A:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=nIl913sZfuQDCJzGbG4KRg==:17 a=b4TgfONAAAAA:8 a=IycorkwCAAAA:20 a=zOoktvdPAAAA:8 a=JcvzPq48AAAA:8 a=mkkZP590AAAA:8 a=FeSPfurBU0mubfE468kA:9 a=LLPWkto4q2skgg_30uUA:7 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=J0aUVQLP0FIA:10 a=m3MdUl94G8cA:10 a=kp3uRgNowesA:10 a=LuNFSA0Xe1kA:10 a=nIl913sZfuQDCJzGbG4KRg==:117 reip=0.000, cl=1, cld=1, fgs=0
Subject: Re: [Fot] FGR at Road Atlanta (video exclusive)
From: John Hasty <jhhasty@gdhs.com>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 22:26:29 -0400
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Wow Jason just 3rd & 4th ... If I knew how to put my video on utube you could
see e what it's like in a 4 banger. Turn 1 4 th turn 2 is 3rd turn 4 is 4 th
through tunn 4 tturn 6 is 3 rd turn 7 is 3 rd & then to 3 rd  O D  back to 3rd
for 8 is 2nd turn 9 on back straight is 5 th ( od)  10 & 10a is 2nd turn 11 is
3rd turn 12 is 4th & then 5 th (od) & back to 4th in 1 I ' ll try & see if the
young guys in the office cac put it on youtube

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On May 1, 2012, at 7:52 PM, Jason Ostrowski <jason@multivintage.com> wrote:

> I had always heard about how great Road Atlanta was. Stories were often
> told around racer's campfires about the parties on the hill and the fierce
> production car battles that took place at the runoffs. I watched races on
> T.V. over the years and had prepared for the weekend by analyzing several
> in car youtube videos.
> Not surprisingly, the track must be seen and raced to be understood .
> It really is a fabulous track. Unique (I think) mostly based on its several
> very fast blind corners and extreme elevation changes.
> To go fast you must make several leaps of faith... that there will be a
> track underneath you as plunge downward. The car gets very lite and very
> heavy and is constantly undulating through quickly changing horizons.
> Until you are able to figure out where to be on the track in certain areas,
> it can be quite daunting.
> Once you figure out where to be, it is quite exhilarating and a fantastic.
> What a track, what a weekend, what a great group of Triumph fanatics.
>
> Anyway, some video should save me 1000's of words. Here we have the final
> Triumph feature race.
>
> Here's the race from mid-pack eventually for 8th place.
> I'm chasing down Greg Blake(TR3A), Sean Alexander(TR4) and David Cizmas
> (TR6)
> I am hounded the whole race by the three spits of Greg Kimbrough, Joe
> Hovey, and Bill Collins as well as the TR3A of John Hasty.
> .
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMA0T4nflGk&feature=email
>
> The last lap charge towards the sweet TR6 in Hot Wheels green livery gave
> me my best time of the weekend a 1:54.7.
>
> Enjoy!
> Jason Ostrowski
> Friendly Ghost Racing 1969 GT6+
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