Baxter,
I used to autox one of those piles of ]
stuff, too. I borrowed the car from my then part time employer; pizza hut.
We won a fair number of
ribbons and trophys. I think the warming box
in the back of the wagon body really helped the
handling! I've autocrossed all kinds of other
crappy cars since and there is just no romance
to it.
art de armond
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>
> kinda makes one wonder, just what is in the same "class" as a Chevy Vega?
> and, does this redefine the word "class"?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jack Brooks <brooks@belcotech.com>
> To: fot@autox.team.net <fot@autox.team.net>
> Date: Wednesday, May 05, 1999 2:22 PM
> Subject: Introduction
>
>
> >FOT'ers,
> >
> >Singers? Quartets? Huh? I thought this was the "serious" list <huge
> smile>
> >
> >Hi. Judging by the names on the messages I've received today, many of
you
> >already know who I am. For everyone else, I'm "relatively" new to
> Triumphs,
> >just a few years into owning my '60 TR3A, but I've been catching up on
lost
> >time as quickly as possible.
> >
> >My TR was acquired as a substitute for my 1974 Norton Commando (still in
> the
> >shed) and 1978 CB750 Honda (sold). It was always a little dicey riding
the
> >bikes in this suburban New York City, traffic nightmare, so I gave the
> >motorcycles up when we had our first child. My wife, recognizing the
fact
> >that I would then be toy-less, pushed me to find a new toy; one with four
> >wheels. She wanted an MGB, but we did our homework, saw a lot of cars
and
> >bought a TR3 instead; a decision she now knows was right. (We looked at
> >some cars with those new-fangled roll up windows too, but I'm pretty sure
> >it's just a passing fad.)
> >
> >Why am I here? I spent a number of years autocrossing a '72 Chevy Vega
and
> >(no laughing, please) a very competitive in it's class, 1980 Buick Regal
> >Limited. I've wanted to get back into AutoX for a while and the TR is
the
> >chosen tool. I'm within a month (hopefully) of installing an engine to
> >replace the wheezy one I've been patching for a few years. This is the
> >engine I built with advice from many of you, via the regular Triumph
list.
> >
> >I'm looking forward to participating on the FOT list, but I've got one
> major
> >concern, I can't sing worth a damn.
> >
> >Jack Brooks
> >TS69032L
> >
> >BTW - The missus (wife, not car) and I will be running in the modified
> class
> >at the VTR-99 AutoX. See you there.
> >
> >
>
>
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