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Re: [Fot] TR4 at a race meeting

To: Kas Kastner <kaskastner@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR4 at a race meeting
From: Brad Eells via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 09:47:46 -0800
Cc: FOT <fot@autox.team.net>, "trguru@btinternet.com" <trguru@btinternet.com>
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Kas,

There are 2 white Spitfires in the background. Do you recall anything about
them or the location of the photograph? Does not appear to be Riverside or
Willow Springs.

Where are these cars today?

Cheers,


*Brad Eells*
*Chino CA*
*#72 FP 1969 Triumph Spitfire Mk3*
*#35 DP 1962 Triumph TR4*
*1965 Triumph TR4A IRS...for the road!*




On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 8:48 AM Kas Kastner via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
wrote:

> That is the first TR-4 to be raced in the USA. It was owned an driven by
> Charlie gates and prepared by Kas Kastner  in the new Competition
> Department. Many many many racing parts were developed on this car
> including camshafts, push rods, valve springs, brake pads, clutch disc,
> head gaskets, pistons, wheels and on & on. That era was when the
> regulations for racing were very very tight. I suspect that is about 1962-63
>
> *Never be beaten by equipment.*
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 4:24 AM trguru@btinternet.com <
> trguru@btinternet.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> A car that will be rather familiar to one of you
>>
>>
>>
>> yours David
>>
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ature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D=
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v dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><b><fon=
t color=3D"#000000">Brad Eells</font></b></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8=
px"><b><font color=3D"#000000">Chino CA</font></b></div><div style=3D"font-=
size:12.8px"><b><font color=3D"#000000">#72 FP 1969 Triumph Spitfire Mk3</f=
ont></b></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><b><font color=3D"#000000">#3=
5 DP 1962 Triumph TR4</font></b></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><b><f=
ont color=3D"#000000">1965 Triumph TR4A IRS...for the road!</font></b><br><=
/div></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><b><font color=3D"#000000"><img =
src=3D"https://docs.google.com/uc?export=3Ddownload&amp;id=3D1HyYLxa1_Lz_Q0=
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div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div=
></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 8:48 AM Kas Kastner v=
ia Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt;=
 wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px =
0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=
=3D"ltr">That is the first TR-4 to be raced in the USA. It was owned an dri=
ven by Charlie gates and prepared by Kas Kastner=C2=A0 in the new Competiti=
on Department. Many many many racing parts were developed on this car inclu=
ding camshafts, push rods, valve springs, brake=C2=A0pads, clutch disc, hea=
d gaskets, pistons, wheels and on &amp; on. That era was when the regulatio=
ns for racing were very very tight. I suspect that is about 1962-63<br clea=
r=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><p><strong><font color=3D"#000099">Never be=
 beaten by equipment.</font></strong></p></div></div><br></div><br><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Jan 27, 20=
20 at 4:24 AM <a href=3D"mailto:trguru@btinternet.com"; target=3D"_blank">tr=
guru@btinternet.com</a> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:trguru@btinternet.com"; target=
=3D"_blank">trguru@btinternet.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rg=
b(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>     <div><div dir=3D"auto" style=
=3D"unicode-bidi:embed"><p><br></p><p>A     car  that  will be   rather   f=
amiliar  to  one  of   you</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>yours    David      =
</p></div></div></blockquote></div>
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