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this is what it=E2=80=99s all about. We get into it for the cars, but =
the camaraderie is what makes it special.
On Mar 25, 2019, at 7:45 PM, Brad Eells via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> =
wrote:
Amici,
I wanted to report the amazing weekend I experienced at the VARA High =
Desert Challenge at Willow Springs International Raceway.
As many of you know, I was afforded the opportunity to purchase a =
Spitfire Mk3 with a distinguished competition history. A guy named Kas =
Kastner was my salesman...could hardly say no standing in front of him, =
right?
We took it home in November 2017. The car was built by Kas's friend, =
sailing mate and K-B Racing Chief Engineer, Doug Brown. He raced it, won =
a bunch of races and rolled off the track in 1976, it had been stored =
indoors ever since.
I, with a great deal of help and mentorship, took the car apart and put =
it back together with a lot of new stuff including all the safety =
updates that are now required.
I had a race shop go through it to give me enough confidence to climb =
into it...that got done with 3 days to go before getting on the track =
and a punch list of 12 'NOW!' items.=20
We got the car to the track Thursday night and got it out for the first =
2 Friday test sessions before discovering a differential stub axle seal =
leak. Some furious texting and phone calls brought a new seal as we =
discovered how to remove a stub axle with no workshop manual in site...
Finished the work at 6:30 pm to make the 8 am practice on Saturday. Ran =
all 5 sessions for the weekend, finished every one running to the =
checkered flag, improved my lap time 7 seconds, actually passed 3 cars =
in the race. Didn't blow the start, after Mordy Dunst carefully =
explained his expectations of me...
Only got one talk from the Chief Driving Instructor after an off course =
excursion Friday.
What I really want to say is I had a blast. This is something I've been =
wanting to do for 35 years and I finally got to do it.=20
I could never have done it without all the strong support from FOT like =
Chuck Gee, Steve Belfer, Mordy, Paul Smock, Jerry Barker, Frank Daley, =
Alan Berry and Shawn Frank. Joe Siam came to the rescue with parts at =
the track. They were all there to help when I needed it. And Kas, who =
has put up with my unending questions during all that time.
Oh, and Joe Alexander who got me into this car in the first place...my =
wife can't wait to meet him in May...
I've been an FOT member since 2001 and never really understood what a =
great community we have...until now...
Kastner Cup is next!
Cheers,
Brad Eells
Chino CA
#72 FP 1969 Triumph Spitfire Mk3
#35 DP 1962 Triumph TR4
1965 Triumph TR4A IRS...for the road!
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charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">this =
is what it=E2=80=99s all about. We get into it for the cars, but =
the camaraderie is what makes it special.<br class=3D""><div><br =
class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Mar 25, 2019, at 7:45 PM, Brad Eells via =
Fot <<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"">Amici,<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">I =
wanted to report the amazing weekend I experienced at the VARA High =
Desert Challenge at Willow Springs International Raceway.</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">As many of you know, I =
was afforded the opportunity to purchase a Spitfire Mk3 with a =
distinguished competition history. A guy named Kas Kastner was my =
salesman...could hardly say no standing in front of him, =
right?</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">We took =
it home in November 2017. The car was built by Kas's friend, sailing =
mate and K-B Racing Chief Engineer, Doug Brown. He raced it, won a bunch =
of races and rolled off the track in 1976, it had been stored indoors =
ever since.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">I, =
with a great deal of help and mentorship, took the car apart and put it =
back together with a lot of new stuff including all the safety updates =
that are now required.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">I had a race shop go through it to give me enough confidence =
to climb into it...that got done with 3 days to go before getting on the =
track and a punch list of 12 'NOW!' items. </div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">We got the car to the track Thursday =
night and got it out for the first 2 Friday test sessions before =
discovering a differential stub axle seal leak. Some furious texting and =
phone calls brought a new seal as we discovered how to remove a stub =
axle with no workshop manual in site...</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Finished the work at 6:30 pm to make =
the 8 am practice on Saturday. Ran all 5 sessions for the weekend, =
finished every one running to the checkered flag, improved my lap time 7 =
seconds, actually passed 3 cars in the race. Didn't blow the start, =
after Mordy Dunst carefully explained his expectations of =
me...</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Only got =
one talk from the Chief Driving Instructor after an off course excursion =
Friday.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">What I =
really want to say is I had a blast. This is something I've been wanting =
to do for 35 years and I finally got to do it. </div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">I could never have done =
it without all the strong support from FOT like Chuck Gee, Steve Belfer, =
Mordy, Paul Smock, Jerry Barker, Frank Daley, Alan Berry and Shawn =
Frank. Joe Siam came to the rescue with parts at the track. They were =
all there to help when I needed it. And Kas, who has put up with my =
unending questions during all that time.</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Oh, and Joe Alexander who got me into =
this car in the first place...my wife can't wait to meet him in =
May...</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">I've =
been an FOT member since 2001 and never really understood what a great =
community we have...until now...</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Kastner Cup is next!</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Cheers,</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br clear=3D"all" =
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dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><div class=3D""><div =
style=3D"font-size:12.8px" class=3D""><b class=3D""><font class=3D"">Brad =
Eells</font></b></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px" class=3D""><b =
class=3D""><font class=3D"">Chino CA</font></b></div><div =
style=3D"font-size:12.8px" class=3D""><b class=3D""><font class=3D"">#72 =
FP 1969 Triumph Spitfire Mk3</font></b></div><div =
style=3D"font-size:12.8px" class=3D""><b class=3D""><font class=3D"">#35 =
DP 1962 Triumph TR4</font></b></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px" =
class=3D""><b class=3D""><font class=3D"">1965 Triumph TR4A IRS...for =
the road!</font></b><br class=3D""></div></div><div =
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