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Re: [Fot] Triumphs are still relevant, even today

To: "Reed, John" <John.Reed@wilson.com> FILETIME=[35942070:01CE70D8]
Subject: Re: [Fot] Triumphs are still relevant, even today
From: Vince G <vangoughv@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 08:41:51 -0400
Cc: Friends of Triumph <fot@autox.team.net>
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Very cool. Way to go!

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On 2013-06-24, at 8:33 AM, "Reed, John" <John.Reed@wilson.com> wrote:

> Wow that's awesome. Congrats
>
>
> On 6/24/13 7:20 AM, "Bobby Whitehead" <igofaster@att.net> wrote:
>
> With the dawn of the new age and the alignment of the new world order
taking
> shape, occasionally on must take a few steps back to be right with the
world.
> This past weekend is one such event when the Chump Series came to the well
> used
> Texas World Speedway in College Station Texas. Six fearless champions came
to
> show to the world, once again, that the Triumph marque was still relevant
and
> worthy. Team FOGHAT (five old guys have a Triumph) ... (yes we can't count
> either) proudly campaigned a true crap can car.. in theory there are
supposed
> to
> be $500 cars that enter the event... now I don't know about you but I've
> looked
> far and wide for a $500 Miata (or Myyaatah according to our Canadian
driver)
> and
> I've never found one,,, much less a BMW or a SHO.. but our car I happen to
> know
> was a former Lemons car owned by Bob Kramer that was a $200 car.. 1970 TR6
> bone
> stock and not worthy of much..but it was complete.
> We campaigned all day Saturday from start to checker flag EIGHT hours in 95
> degree heat. A big thanks to the CoolShirt company indeed. We had tires
that
> were very predictable, they would not hold a corner at all. That night the
> tires
> were switched out for sticky tires and we started Sunday with much more
grip.
> Yours truly was piloting the TR6 when all that traction separated the front
> wheel from the hub, thank God it was not turn 7 or the straight..with much
> vigor
> and stupidity several of the guys forged on to reattach studs and lugnuts..
> we
> were sidelined for several hours but we did get the TR6 back on the track
the
> last hour to catch the checked flag!
> Later in the afternoon the awards ceremony came around and all the usual
> trophies were passed out. It came to the final trophy for the event, one
that
> personified the true spirit of crap can racing in the Chump Series and with
> large eruption of cheers from the team and the crowd, team Foghat was
awarded
> the great honor of the receiving the award. I hollered and even shed a
tear,
> it
> was one of the greatest moments in my Triumph career.
>
> Point is, it's okay to take a few steps back every once in a while, if it
> makes
> you happy and keeps the true things in life relevant, like racing Triumphs!
>
> Bobby Whitehead
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