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Jason...
Good Luck to you and Brian. Have a great event. =20
The July vintage event at Road America is one of the oldest and grandest in=
the country. At the time it was started back in the 1970s, it was one of =
a half dozen or so vintage events held all year long. Now there are often =
a half dozen vintage events on a single week end (which is NOT a good thing=
). I sure wish I was going to be there with you. The Beady Eye Vintage Tr=
iumph Racing Team entered that event for thirty-three years in a row, start=
ing back in 1981 when it was called the CHICAGO HISTORIC RACES, and promote=
d by Joe Marchetti and the Como Inn. Those were heady days, with lots of p=
omp and circumstance. The year Ferrari was the featured marque, Joe had op=
era music pumped through the PA system, and there were guys passing out col=
d, fresh grapes from wicker baskets. Joe had style, and was 'a piece of wo=
rk'. He was also very, very popular.
A piece of trivia: to my knowledge only once has a TRIUMPH finished First =
Over All in a Feature Race at the July Road America event. It happened in =
July 1991, and it was my TRIUMPH TR3. I know that sounds impossible, but i=
t actually happened. It took special circumstances. That year Race Group =
2 (Vintage Production Based cars) had over 110 entries. So it was cut in h=
alf (2A FAST cars and 2B NOT SO FAST cars). As luck would have it, in that=
second 2B NOT SO FAST race group, I was third on the grid behind an Elva a=
nd a Jaguar XK120. On Sunday morning the Group 2B Feature Race was run in =
the rain. On the first lap, I took the lead coming out of Turn Three and l=
ed the entire race. The Elva driver was uncomfortable in the rain, but the=
Jag was on my tail for the whole race. I got sideways coming through the =
kink on the last lap, and the Jag got in front of me. But I caught him in =
fourteen, got back in front, and took the checker First Overall. As far as=
I know, unless there was a TRIUMPH winner since 2014...that is the only ti=
me a TRIUMPH finished first overall in a feature race at the July vintage e=
vent at Road America.
Jason...you and Brian kick some butt at Road America. Wish I could be with=
you.
Bill Dentinger
=20
-----Original Message-----
From: Jason Ostrowski <jason@multivintage.com>
To: Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Fri, Jul 15, 2016 12:09 am
Subject: [Fot] Big Race at Road America
Well my friends... I am about to embark on my biggest race weekend of my ca=
reer. The big one at road America is this weekend. Brian and I have worked =
for weeks prepping 3 team cars for the Wethertech International Challenge. =
We have the Cheetah. The Barracuda. And my time tested baby... The king of =
GT6's which has be prepared to its highest standard to date! There are 62 c=
ars competing against me in the Triumph. This is it folks. I am poised for =
a good showing to do our marque proud. I'm so tired from working on these c=
ars that you will not get my usual lofty philosophical breaths of descripti=
on this time. But I can promise that I have prepared the car to win and the=
rest is up to the racing Gods and a strong right foot!=20
Say a prayer for a Friendly Ghost Racing A+. For the big races we say... Go=
dspeed.
Jason Ostrowski
Friendly Ghost Racing
1969 Triumph GT6+ racecars
Sent from my iPhone
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<div>Jason...</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Good Luck to you and Brian. Have a great event. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>The July vintage event at Road America is one of the oldest and grande=
st in the country. At the time it was started back in the 1970s, =
;it was one of a half dozen or so vintage events held all year long.&n=
bsp; Now there are often a half dozen vintage events on a single week end (=
which is NOT a good thing). I sure wish I was going to be there with =
you. The Beady Eye Vintage Triumph Racing Team entered that event for=
thirty-three years in a row, starting back in 1981 when it was called the =
CHICAGO HISTORIC RACES, and promoted by Joe Marchetti and the Como Inn.&nbs=
p; Those were heady days, with lots of pomp and circumstance. Th=
e year Ferrari was the featured marque, Joe had opera music pumped thr=
ough the PA system, and there were guys passing out cold, fresh grapes from=
wicker baskets. Joe had style, and was 'a piece of work'. He w=
as also very, very popular.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>A piece of trivia: to my knowledge only once has a TRIUMPH finis=
hed First Over All in a Feature Race at the July Road America event. =
It happened in July 1991, and it was my TRIUMPH TR3. I know that soun=
ds impossible, but it actually happened. It took special circumstance=
s. That year Race Group 2 (Vintage Production Based cars) had over 11=
0 entries. So it was cut in half (2A FAST cars and 2B NOT SO FAS=
T cars). As luck would have it, in that second 2B NOT SO FAST race gr=
oup, I was third on the grid behind an Elva and a Jaguar XK1=
20. On Sunday morning the Group 2B Feature Race was run in =
the rain. On the first lap, I took the lead coming out of Turn Three =
and led the entire race. The Elva driver was uncomfortable in the rai=
n, but the Jag was on my tail for the whole race. I got sideways=
coming through the kink on the last lap, and the Jag got in fron=
t of me. But I caught him in fourteen, got back in front, and took th=
e checker First Overall. As far as I know, unless there was a TR=
IUMPH winner since 2014...that is the only time a TRIUMPH finishe=
d first overall in a feature race at the July vintage event =
at Road America.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Jason...you and Brian kick some butt at Road America. Wish =
I could be with you.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Bill Dentinger</div>
<div> </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
<br>
<br>
</div>
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From: Jason Ostrowski <jason@multivintage.com><br>
To: Fot <fot@autox.team.net><br>
Sent: Fri, Jul 15, 2016 12:09 am<br>
Subject: [Fot] Big Race at Road America<br>
<br>
Well my friends... I am about to embark on my biggest race weekend of my ca=
reer. The big one at road America is this weekend. Brian and I have worked =
for weeks prepping 3 team cars for the Wethertech International Challenge. =
We have the Cheetah. The Barracuda. And my time tested baby... The king of =
GT6's which has be prepared to its highest standard to date! There are 62 c=
ars competing against me in the Triumph. This is it folks. I am poised for =
a good showing to do our marque proud. I'm so tired from working on these c=
ars that you will not get my usual lofty philosophical breaths of descripti=
on this time. But I can promise that I have prepared the car to win and the=
rest is up to the racing Gods and a strong right foot! <br>
Say a prayer for a Friendly Ghost Racing A+. For the big races we say... Go=
dspeed.<br>
Jason Ostrowski<br>
Friendly Ghost Racing<br>
1969 Triumph GT6+ racecars<br>
<br>
Sent from my iPhone<br>
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