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Re: [Fot] FOT GT6 Goes Racing

To: Jason Ostrowski <jason@multivintage.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] FOT GT6 Goes Racing
From: Jerry Barr <jerrybarr@charter.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:45:59 -0500
I am looking forward to racing with you at Midwestern Council events and maybe
some VSCDA events too. It will be great having another GT6 out there.
Jerry Barr
#59 Red 1968 GT6
On Jul 19, 2010, at 9:33 AM, Jason Ostrowski wrote:

> Greetings All.
> I Took my new GT6 Racecar out for the first time this weekend. It was the
> cars first racing outing in 15 years. I had fellow FOT member Scott Barr as
> my instructor which was totally awesome. between him, my dad and John
> Reed... my crew of three had over 50 years of GT6 racing experience behind
> them and it really showed. We took a car that had not seen a track in 15
> years and were right there racing with porches, Miatas and ahead many very
> fast cars. We made all but one of the 8 sessions of a very intense MCSCC
> Drivers School and completed 49 high speed laps. In one day of racing
> we overcame a water leak, brake replacement, oil leak, a throttle
> peddle stuck behind the tunnel cover, and normal race prep. On the last
> session the rear end got so hot it melted all the bushings that hold it in
> place... the bushings were actually liquefied and dripping to the ground
> when I got back to the paddock... which prevented us from racing again on
> Sunday. I'll be replacing the rear end tonight so we can go racing this
> weekend at Grattan. I don't post much but FOT list and archive has been a
> very valuable resource in getting this car back on the track... Thanks to
> ALL of FOT for being there with you knowledge and insight. This weekend was
> a big victory for me and FOT. We are on the road to the Kastner Cup.
>
> Jason Ostrowski
> Friendly Ghost Racing GT6+
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