>From: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@idcnet.com>
>Reply-To: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@idcnet.com>
>To: "triumphs" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
>Subject: TR3/Ferrari
>Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 10:30:46 -0500
>
>I haven't submitted anything to the list in the last few months because I
>felt a little chastened after the great "bio bash". Seems some of the
>members felt that that strayed too far away from what the list is all
>about,
>so, as I've had no opinions about recent issues (and THAT's a hell of an
>admission!), I've just been lurking. However, I was talking recently to a
>friend about a visit I made to Road America for one of their Chicago
>Historic Sports Car Club (I may have the name wrong, but you know who I
>mean) vintage meets. I am sure that I saw a TR3 in among a bunch of
>vintage
>Ferraris, painted Ferrari red and evidently raced by that team. I have
>always wondered why this car was with that group (Ferraris and TRs are
>chalk
>and cheese). Does anybody know if I actually saw this, or was I dreaming?
>This was probably ten years ago. I know there was an early Ferrari that
>VAGUELY resembled a TR, but this was not one of them - I'm sure it was a
>TR3. Anybody got any clues?
I think I can help you on this one... The TR3a in question (I
believe) once belonged to Joe Marchetti or someone connected to
him (possibly his son).
Marchetti used to be the primary organizer for the Chicago
Historic Races. For many reasons Joe's involvement in the CHR
was eclipsed and the event was taken over by Merrill Lynch
(others on this list may be able to provide you with a blow-by-
blow on the actual historics of this change. At any rate the event
is currently known as the Brian Redmann International Challenge
or "The Bric". This was a quite a few years ago.
The car in question was purchased and subsequently raced by Carey
Perket who lived in the midwest until a couple of years ago when
he moved out west. I believe he was trying to sell the car
earlier this year.
Greg Petrolati Champaign, Illinois
1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
That's not a leak... My car's just marking its territory...
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