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On Sep 16, 2013, at 9:17 PM, Joe Alexander <n197tr4@cs.com> wrote:
> Wow!
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> You are also Chris Marx' hero.
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> Joe A.
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> Sent from my iPad
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> On Sep 16, 2013, at 5:30 PM, cudapilot@comcast.net wrote:
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>> Thank you very much for the nomination and seconds, guys. As Tom mention=
ed I have been helping get Triumphs on track for a couple of years now by wo=
rking with Jason Ostrowski=E2=80=99s Friendly Ghost Racing. Jason and I rac=
e together here in the Midwest with Midwestern Council and VSCDA. I have ra=
ced a variety of vehicles over the years but currently own a 67 Barracuda fa=
stback that I built and race in Group 6 and also race a 65 Cheetah Roadster (=
for those at Road America a few weeks ago I was the blue roadster #6 paddock=
ed just down the way from the FOT camp). I trailered Jason=E2=80=99s yellow=
GT6 to the Mitty last year at Road Atlanta and proudly served at crew chief=
for FGR that weekend. That was my first experience with FOT and I had a bl=
ast. We shared my canopy with the Alexander clan and had a great time hangi=
ng out with them that weekend (I wrote an article about the experience for o=
ur club newsletter: http://www.nsscc.org/files/rod_knock/RK2012Jun.pdf) I h=
ave always been a guy that will try to do whatever I can to help a fellow ra=
cer get to the track or get back on track if they have an issue. Whether it=
be parts or an extra set of hands, I have been the guy in need too many tim=
es to not offer help to another racer when the tables are turned. FOT more s=
o than any other group of racers that I have been around perpetuates this sa=
me spirit and that was what drew me in.=20
>> =20
>> As far as Triumphs go, in addition to designing and fabricating some part=
s for Jason=E2=80=99s yellow GT6, I helped get John Reed=E2=80=99s green GT6=
back on track earlier this year after Jason bought it . Unfortunately I al=
so had to load it into my trailer after the second broken suspension episode=
of the weekend converted it to a three wheeler at Road America. I will als=
o be helping Jason and his dad with their Ambro project in the near future. =
Finally, though I didn=E2=80=99t know his name until afterwards nor he mine=
, I was happy to be able to lead Peter on a very entertaining scavenger hunt=
through Sheboygan County, WI looking for the parts that got his TR8 back on=
track the next day at the ELVF. It was great to watch him and Chris to imp=
ressively flog that awesome car around the track. Though I need another rac=
e car like I need another hole in my head, my experience with Friendly Ghost=
Racing and Friends of Triumph has really made me want a Triumph project. W=
e have a bare GT6 chassis that I hope to find a Vitesse body for (I know =E2=
=80=93 good luck with that). I saw the Carl Swanson car at Road America a f=
ew years ago and fell in love with it. We have a lot of uppity Alpha and Da=
tsun guys here in the Midwest =E2=80=93 I would love nothing more than to be=
at up on them in 2.5 Trans Am / B Sedan competition in a Triumph. In the me=
antime, I look forward to helping Jason with the prep and development of his=
vehicles and know that my inclusion on this list will help to that end. I f=
eel privileged to be a part of FOT and look forward to meeting more of you a=
t and on the track in the future. Thank you again.
>> =20
>> Yours in racing,
>> =20
>> Brian Garcia=20
>>=20
>>=20
>> From: "tom strange" <tomstrange1300@gmail.com>
>> To: fot@autox.team.net, "Keith Files" <keithfiles@btinternet.com>
>> Cc: cudapilot@comcast.net
>> Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2013 9:40:50 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] nomination
>>=20
>> Well Brian,
>> Looks like youve been promoted to "one of us" )))) shortly Mark will g=
et your name on the list & It will be up to you to tell us all about yoursel=
f ... enjoy the list ... its a great group of people...
>>=20
>>=20
>> On Sat, Sep 14, 2013 at 4:22 PM, Keith Files <keithfiles@btinternet.com> w=
rote:
>>> I will happily second. Anybody who does what Brian did deserves to be on=
e of us.
>>>=20
>>> Keith
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>=20
>>> On 14 Sep 2013, at 17:33, tom strange <tomstrange1300@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>=20
>>> In the aftermath of the KCup ... I'd like to nominate another deserving p=
erson ... and he doesnt even own a triumph!!!!!
>>>=20
>>> The name is, Brian Garcia!
>>>=20
>>> Brian will have to introduce himself and tell his story, but a couple po=
ints to help get him in ...
>>>=20
>>> he is an experienced racer.
>>>=20
>>> he has been instrumental in getting triumphs to the track in the past.
>>>=20
>>> he is looking for a triumph to race.
>>>=20
>>> and he is the one responsible for the parts search that led to getting P=
eters TR8 back on the track.
>>>=20
>>> The contact info is:
>>>=20
>>> Brian Garcia
>>> cudapilot@comcast.net
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>> can I have a second?????
>>>=20
>>> --=20
>>> http://www.fot-racing.com/spit/caption/tom_strange.htm
>>> _______________________________________________
>>>=20
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div><br>For some reason I can't erase this=
message. Any suggestions?<br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Sep 16, 2=
013, at 9:17 PM, Joe Alexander <<a href=3D"mailto:n197tr4@cs.com";>n197tr4=
@cs.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div><span></span></div><blockquote type=
=3D"cite"><div><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; chars=
et=3Dutf-8"><div>Wow!</div><div><br></div><div>You are also Chris Marx' hero=
.</div><div><br></div><div>Joe A.<br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On S=
ep 16, 2013, at 5:30 PM, <a href=3D"mailto:cudapilot@comcast.net";>cudapilot@=
comcast.net</a> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><div styl=
e=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><p style=3D"MARGIN=
: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-S=
IZE: 10pt">Thank you very much for the nomination and seconds, guys.<span st=
yle=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>As Tom mentioned I have been helping=
get Triumphs on track for a couple of years now by working with Jason Ostro=
wski=E2=80=99s Friendly Ghost Racing.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
; </span>Jason and I race together here in the <!--?xml:namespace prefix =3D=
st1 ns =3D "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /--><st1:place w:st=
=3D"on">Midwest</st1:place> with Midwestern Council and VSCDA.<span style=3D=
"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I have raced a variety of vehicles over th=
e years but currently own a 67 Barracuda fastback that I built and race in G=
roup 6 and also race a 65 Cheetah Roadster (for those at Road America a few w=
eeks ago I was the blue roadster #6 paddocked just down the way from the FOT=
camp).<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I trailered Jason=E2=80=
=99s yellow GT6 to the Mitty last year at Road Atlanta and proudly served at=
crew chief for FGR that weekend.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </=
span>That was my first experience with FOT and I had a blast.<span style=3D"=
mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We shared my canopy with the Alexander clan=
and had a great time hanging out with them that weekend (I wrote an article=
about the experience for our club newsletter: <a href=3D"http://www.nsscc.o=
rg/files/rod_knock/RK2012Jun.pdf"><font color=3D"#0000ff">http://www.nsscc.o=
rg/files/rod_knock/RK2012Jun.pdf</font></a>) <span style=3D"mso-spacerun: ye=
s"> </span><span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I have always=
been a guy that will try to do whatever I can to help a fellow racer get to=
the track or get back on track if they have an issue.<span style=3D"mso-spa=
cerun: yes"> </span>Whether it be parts or an extra set of hands, I ha=
ve been the guy in need too many times to not offer help to another racer wh=
en the tables are turned.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>FOT=
more so than any other group of racers that I have been around perpetuates t=
his same spirit and that was what drew me in.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: ye=
s"> </span><!--?xml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D "urn:schemas-microso=
ft-com:office:office" /--><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"FONT-FAM=
ILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"FONT-FAM=
ILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">As far as Triumphs go, in addition to designing=
and fabricating some parts for Jason=E2=80=99s yellow GT6, I helped get Joh=
n Reed=E2=80=99s green GT6 back on track earlier this year after Jason bough=
t it .<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Unfortunately I also h=
ad to load it into my trailer after the second broken suspension episode of t=
he weekend converted it to a three wheeler at Road <st1:country-region w:st=3D=
"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<span s=
tyle=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I will also be helping Jason and hi=
s dad with their Ambro project in the near future.<span style=3D"mso-spaceru=
n: yes"> </span>Finally, though I didn=E2=80=99t know his name until a=
fterwards nor he mine, I was happy to be able to lead Peter on a very entert=
aining scavenger hunt through <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:city w:st=3D"on">S=
heboygan County</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st=3D"on">WI</st1:state></st1:place=
> looking for the parts that got his TR8 back on track the next day at the E=
LVF.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It was great to watch hi=
m and Chris to impressively flog that awesome car around the track.<span sty=
le=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Though I need another race car like I=
need another hole in my head, my experience with Friendly Ghost Racing and =
Friends of Triumph has really made me want a Triumph project.<span style=3D"=
mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We have a bare GT6 chassis that I hope to f=
ind a Vitesse body for (I know =E2=80=93 good luck with that).<span style=3D=
"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I saw the Carl Swanson car at Road <st1:co=
untry-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">America</st1:place></st1:cou=
ntry-region> a few years ago and fell in love with it.<span style=3D"mso-spa=
cerun: yes"> </span>We have a lot of uppity Alpha and Datsun guys here=
in the <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Midwest</st1:place> =E2=80=93 I would love no=
thing more than to beat up on them in 2.5 Trans Am / B Sedan competition in a=
Triumph.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In the meantime, I l=
ook forward to helping Jason with the prep and development of his vehicles a=
nd know that my inclusion on this list will help to that end.<span style=3D"=
mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I feel privileged to be a part of FOT and l=
ook forward to meeting more of you at and on the track in the future.<span s=
tyle=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Thank you again.<o:p></o:p></span><=
/p>
<p style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"FONT-FAM=
ILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"FONT-FAM=
ILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Yours in racing,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"FONT-FAM=
ILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"FONT-FAM=
ILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Brian Garcia<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&=
nbsp; </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><br><br>
<hr id=3D"zwchr">
<b>From: </b>"tom strange" <<a href=3D"mailto:tomstrange1300@gmail.com";>t=
omstrange1300@gmail.com</a>><br><b>To: </b><a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.te=
am.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>, "Keith Files" <<a href=3D"mailto:keithfil=
es@btinternet.com">keithfiles@btinternet.com</a>><br><b>Cc: </b><a href=3D=
"mailto:cudapilot@comcast.net";>cudapilot@comcast.net</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Sun=
day, September 15, 2013 9:40:50 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Fot] nomination<b=
r><br>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Well Brian,
<div> Looks like youve been promoted to "one of us" )))) shortly=
Mark will get your name on the list & It will be up to you to tell us a=
ll about yourself ... enjoy the list ... its a great group of people...</div=
></div>
<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Sep 14, 2013 at 4:22 PM, Keith Files <spa=
n dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:keithfiles@btinternet.com"; target=3D"_bl=
ank">keithfiles@btinternet.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;=
PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=3D"gmail_quote">
<div>
<div>I will happily second. Anybody who does what Brian did deserves to be o=
ne of us.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Keith</div>
<div><br><br>Sent from my iPad</div>
<div>
<div class=3D"h5">
<div><br>On 14 Sep 2013, at 17:33, tom strange <<a href=3D"mailto:tomstra=
nge1300@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">tomstrange1300@gmail.com</a>> wrote:=
<br><br></div>
<blockquote>
<div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">In the aftermath of the KCup ... I'd like to nominate anoth=
er deserving person ... and he doesnt even own a triumph!!!!!
<div><br></div>
<div>The name is, Brian Garcia!<br>
<div><br></div>
<div>Brian will have to introduce himself and tell his story, but a couple p=
oints to help get him in ...</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>he is an experienced racer.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>he has been instrumental in getting triumphs to the track in the past.<=
/div>
<div><br></div>
<div>he is looking for a triumph to race.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>and he is the one responsible for the parts search that led to getting P=
eters TR8 back on the track.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>The contact info is:</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Brian Garcia</div>
<div><a href=3D"mailto:cudapilot@comcast.net"; target=3D"_blank">cudapilot@co=
mcast.net</a></div>
<div><br></div>
<div><br></div>
<div>can I have a second?????<br clear=3D"all">
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strange.htm" target=3D"_blank">http://www.fot-racing.com/spit/caption/tom_st=
range.htm</a> </div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div>
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