Bob,
It's a great track and more importantly a great group of racers. Texas in
February would be good for this Iowan.
Jack, Kent, and I enjoyed it immensely.
Regards,
Joe Alexander
645 1st Street
Jesup, IA 50648
The-vintage-racer.com
Gasketinnovations.com
Cell: 319.464.4711
> On Sep 16, 2014, at 9:46 AM, <rkramer3@austin.rr.com> wrote:
>
> FoT,
>
> As TxFOT we held the Kastner Cup in Texas this year at Eagles Canyon and
shortly afterwards the word came down that the developers have a plan turn
Texas World Speedway in to a subdivision. They have filed plans and are moving
forward. The latest we have been told is that TWS will close May of 2015. If
we had known this we would likely have tried to hold the Kastner Cup at TWS in
order to share this historic track with the Triumph faithful.
>
> For those that don't know about its history, TWS is a 2 mile NASCAR oval and
the sister track to Michigan on the NASCAR circuit. It fell out of favor,
probably due to it's location outside a major metro area (College Station,
home of the Aggies) but the road course has been the staple of SCCA and
vintage race clubs the whole time. There is a 1.7 mile infield course and a
2.9 mile long course that we run in CVAR. It crosses over the back straight
for a long, fast dog leg and re-enters the infield with a challenging
carousel. There are 13 turns, many third gear sweepers, and the NASCAR front
straight, making it a fast and fun track to drive. I've done a high 2:04 once
or twice and I think Greg Blake has done that as well. It's a blast. Joe and
Jack came down one year and raced TWS so Joe can tell you about it.
>
> CVAR holds a February race at TWS every year. This next one may be the last
and without infringing on the Kastner Cup plans we will be inviting the FoT
to take part in the February race. It is preseason for most of you and a long
haul regardless, but there will not be another chance to race this historic
venue unless one of the TxFOT wins the PowerBall and buys the place. (all our
cash goes to Ken Gilanders, Ted Schumacher or the Roadster Factory, among
others, so that wont happen).
>
> I don't have a date for the February event yet but put this on your radar.
>
> Bob Kramer
> rkramer3@austin.rr.com
>
> ---- Joe Alexander <n197tr4@cs.com> wrote:
>> FOT,
>>
>> 2015 Kastner Cup is progressing nicely for Summit Point in May. Scott
Janzen
>> is doing the heavy lifting and others are working on the myriad of
details.
>>
>> However, it is time to start thinking and discussing the Kastner Cup for
2016.
>> We have couple of ideas in the venue bucket. We need more ideas, and a
someone
>> to "champion" the cause.
>>
>> All ideas will be reviewed carefully and thoughtfully with Kas, who
ultimately
>> makes the final decision.
>>
>> Please submit to me, either privately, or in a public forum as you wish.
>>
>> Thank you very much.
>>
>> Joe Alexander
>> 645 1st Street
>> Jesup, IA 50648
>> The-vintage-racer.com
>> Gasketinnovations.com
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