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To: Joe Alexander <joealexandervintage@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Eagle Canyon Raceway.
From: Bob Kramer via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 16:51:46 -0500
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As a retired chief of the tribe you get to wax poetically and young bucks
can come to you for advice. So I ask you Joe,. if we wanted to host a
future K-Cup, say in 2022 or 2023, would the strategy just be to get the
Triumph racers behind it?

Bob Kramer


On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 3:38 PM Joe Alexander <joealexandervintage@gmail.co=
m>
wrote:

> My kind of track and my kind of people.
>
> Kas Kastner feels the same way, too, which is most important.
>
> Kastner Cup Organizer. (Retired)
>
> It was a great 18 years.....thank you everyone.
>
>
>
> Joe Alexander
> 4505 Donald Dr
> Cedar Falls, IA 50613
> The-vintage-racer.com
> Gasketinnovations.com
> Cell:  319.464.4711
>
>
> On Sep 16, 2020, at 2:15 PM, Bobby Whitehead via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> =EF=BB=BF
> As your Race Chairman at the recent CVAR event there and still FoT member
> I think Eagles Canyon Raceway would be an exceptional destination for the
> Kastner Cup. FYI.. the track changed hands about 4-5 years ago with Livio
> and Paula Galanti buying the whole tract. As a guy an hour away, the firs=
t
> year or so if there wasn't engineering going on every time I went out the=
re
> there wasn't one. Has to be a french drain now every 20' easy. As Livio
> said, we've had 4000 years of water flowing through here. AND, it was not=
 a
> re-surface. He dug the whole thing up. You now have a base to the top a 3=
6"
> structure. When the pavers started to pave, they didn't stop. The surface
> is perfect, there is just no other words for it. If I can help. Livio and
> Paula are my friends and I'm a member at the track as well. With Race
> Chairman experience (including our last Kastener Cup there) I'd be honore=
d
> to help... Livio Galanti had GUESS watches in his company but now has
> SHINOLA...look them up.... GREAT product.
>
> Bobby Whitehead
>
>
> On Tuesday, September 15, 2020, 8:39:29 PM CDT, Greg Blake via Fot <
> fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> I=E2=80=99m in. Love that track. Unfortunately was not  able to make it t=
his past
> weekend, but did make the preview race in December on the short track. It
> is an amazing new surface and great layout. Would make a wonderful Kastne=
r
> Cup event.
>
> Greg
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 15, 2020, at 2:08 PM, Bob Kramer via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> =EF=BB=BF
> CVAR had 157 cars registered for the Eagles Canyon Race this past weekend=
.
> Only 3 Triumphs, two Spitfires and my TR6. The track has been reconfigure=
d
> with all of the drainage problems corrected. All new pavement! It is now
> longer and without the ripples and bumps it's an awesome track.
>
> The TR6 did awesome all weekend even though I was experiencing a spongy
> brake pedal all weekend. I knew it was just the rears thanks to the pair =
of
> brake pressure gauges, but bleeding didn't help. Pumping them did work bu=
t
> I was braking earlier than I'm used to.
>
> With Covid restrictions I had no crew in place to start my Go Pro Hero 2
> and 4. I need to upgrade and get some sort of remotes. Most times I manag=
ed
> to turn them off instead of on sitting in the driver's seat. I do have a
> backwards facing video for the final race on Sunday. I will put that
> together as well.
>
> This video is from the morning race on Saturday. I missed the Friday
> practices due to work so there were my first race laps on the new layout.
> Look this over and tell me if you think we should invite everyone back to
> Texas for another K-Cup at Eagles Canyon.
>
>
> https://youtu.be/Ay-Ln2otH-s
>
>
>
> Bob Kramer
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><br></div><div>As a retired chief of the tribe you ge=
t to wax poetically and young bucks can come to you for advice. So I ask yo=
u Joe,. if we wanted to host a future K-Cup, say in 2022 or 2023, would the=
 strategy just be to get the Triumph racers behind it?

</div><div><br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature=
" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Bob Kramer</div></div=
></div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" clas=
s=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 3:38 PM Joe Alexander &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:joealexandervintage@gmail.com";>joealexandervintage@gmail.com</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"auto">My kind of track and my kind of people.=C2=A0<div><div><br></=
div><div>Kas Kastner feels the same way, too, which is most important.</div=
><div><br></div><div>Kastner Cup Organizer. (Retired)</div><div><br></div><=
div>It was a great 18 years.....thank you everyone.</div><div><br></div><di=
v><br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Joe Alexander<div>4505 Donald Dr</div><div>Cedar=
 Falls, IA 50613</div><div>The-vintage-racer.com</div><div>Gasketinnovation=
s.com</div><div>Cell: =C2=A0319.464.4711</div><div><br></div></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Sep 16, 2020, at 2:15 PM, Bobby W=
hitehead via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank=
">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote t=
ype=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div style=3D"font-family:&quot;time=
s new roman&quot;,&quot;new york&quot;,times,serif;font-size:13px"><div></d=
iv>
        <div dir=3D"ltr"><font size=3D"5">As your Race Chairman at the rece=
nt CVAR event there and still FoT member I think Eagles Canyon Raceway woul=
d be an exceptional destination for the Kastner Cup. FYI.. the track change=
d hands about 4-5 years ago with Livio and Paula Galanti buying the whole t=
ract. As a guy an hour away, the first year or so if there wasn&#39;t engin=
eering going on every time I went out there there wasn&#39;t one. Has to be=
 a french drain now every 20&#39; easy. As Livio said, we&#39;ve had 4000 y=
ears of water flowing through here. AND, it was not a re-surface. He dug th=
e whole thing up. You now have a base to the top a 36&quot; structure. When=
 the pavers started to pave, they didn&#39;t stop. The surface is perfect, =
there is just no other words for it. If I can help. Livio and Paula are my =
friends and I&#39;m a member at the track as well. With Race Chairman exper=
ience (including our last Kastener Cup there) I&#39;d be honored to help...=
 Livio Galanti had GUESS watches in his company but now has SHINOLA...look =
them up.... GREAT product.</font></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><font size=3D"5"><b=
r></font></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><font size=3D"5">Bobby Whitehead</font></di=
v><div dir=3D"ltr"><font size=3D"5"></font><br></div><div><br></div>
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        </div><div id=3D"gmail-m_-6758519730290992914yahoo_quoted_043186906=
8">
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Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:rgb(38,40,42)">
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                <div>
                    On Tuesday, September 15, 2020, 8:39:29 PM CDT, Greg Bl=
ake via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">fot=
@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:
                </div>
                <div><br></div>
                <div><br></div>
                <div><div id=3D"gmail-m_-6758519730290992914yiv4208053915">=
<div>I=E2=80=99m in. Love that track. Unfortunately was not =C2=A0able to m=
ake it this past weekend, but did make the preview race in December on the =
short track. It is an amazing new surface and great layout. Would make a wo=
nderful Kastner Cup event.<div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Greg<br clear=
=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div=
 dir=3D"ltr"><div id=3D"gmail-m_-6758519730290992914yiv4208053915yqtfd24260=
"><br clear=3D"none"><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Sep 15, 2020, at 2:08 PM,=
 Bob Kramer via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_bl=
ank">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"=
></blockquote></div></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div i=
d=3D"gmail-m_-6758519730290992914yiv4208053915yqtfd92940">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=
=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"color:rgba(0=
,0,0,0.87);white-space:pre-wrap"><font style=3D"background-color:inherit" f=
ace=3D"verdana, sans-serif">CVAR had 157 cars registered for the Eagles Can=
yon Race this past weekend.  Only 3 Triumphs, two Spitfires and my TR6.  Th=
e track has been reconfigured with all of the drainage problems corrected. =
 All new pavement! It is now longer and without the ripples and bumps it&#3=
9;s an awesome track.</font></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"co=
lor:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);white-space:pre-wrap"><font style=3D"background-color:=
inherit" face=3D"verdana, sans-serif"><br clear=3D"none"></font></span></di=
v><div dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"verdana, sans-serif"><span style=3D"color:=
rgba(0,0,0,0.87);white-space:pre-wrap">The TR6 did awesome all weekend even=
 though I was experiencing a spongy brake pedal all weekend.  I knew it was=
 just the rears thanks to the pair of brake pressure gauges, but bleeding d=
idn&#39;t help. Pumping them did work but I was </span>braking earlier than=
 I&#39;m used to.=C2=A0</font></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"color:r=
gba(0,0,0,0.87);white-space:pre-wrap"><font style=3D"background-color:inher=
it" face=3D"verdana, sans-serif"><br clear=3D"none"></font></span></div><di=
v dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"verdana, sans-serif"><span style=3D"color:rgba(=
0,0,0,0.87);white-space:pre-wrap">With Covid restrictions I had no crew in =
place to start my Go Pro Hero 2 and 4.  I need to upgrade and get some sort=
 of remotes. Most times I managed to turn them off instead of on sitting in=
 the driver&#39;s seat. I do have a backwards facing video for the final ra=
ce on Sunday.  I will put that together as well.</span></font></div><div di=
r=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"verdana, sans-serif"><span style=3D"color:rgba(0,0,=
0,0.87);white-space:pre-wrap"><br clear=3D"none"></span></font></div><div d=
ir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"verdana, sans-serif"><span style=3D"color:rgba(0,0=
,0,0.87);white-space:pre-wrap">This video is from the morning race on Satur=
day.  I missed the Friday practices due to work so there were my first race=
 laps on the new layout.  Look this over and tell me if you think we should=
 invite everyone back to Texas for another K-Cup at Eagles Canyon.</span></=
font></div></div></div><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><br clear=3D"none"></div>=
<div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div><a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" href=
=3D"https://youtu.be/Ay-Ln2otH-s"; target=3D"_blank">https://youtu.be/Ay-Ln2=
otH-s</a><br clear=3D"none"></div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div><br cl=
ear=3D"none"></div><div>=C2=A0<br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div =
dir=3D"ltr">Bob Kramer</div></div></div></div></div>
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