Jeff has some nice words (thanks) BUT he seriously underscores how
incredibaly well his car is prepared and presented.
I had a TR3 ("garage doll") that was featured in Motor Trend in a
three page pictorial several years ago and it was a pauper compared to
his.
My trip to Elkhart Lake was a long one but well worth it. I was a bit
undergeared wishing to change to a taller rear end but just was not
motivated enough to do so. In comparison to tracks on the West Coast
such as Sears Point or Laguna Seca (which are much shorter) RA has the
distinction of being much faster and somewhat more forgiving. Laguna
Seca clearly has some drastic elevation changes yet doesn't have the
"kink" after the carousel. I personally like turn thirteen the best
-driving hard under the bridge shifting into fourth on the way out.
This was fun.
I did drive the enduro on Sunday. My starter seemed to malfuntion
just after fueling for this feature and I had to push start it at the
fuel station. I let the Motor Idle for the entire pre-grid time, ran
the entire enduro and let the motor Idle for 1.5 hours after the
feature without shutting the motor down! (I was afraid I would not be
able to restart it) My unwritten goal for a successful weekend is to
have the car drive onto the trailer after the last event. I did it.
What a great group of Triumph guys and gals. Thanks for a fabulous
time.
Mordy
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