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Excellent job, Henry, and congrats to you and Scott, Mark, Vic and ALL of =
the Triumph Racers (the Sukeys Russ, etc-=C2=A0 I lost count)!=C2=A0 I was =
"watching" the races live on Race Monitor, and I don't know how many times =
I said to my wife, " I wish I were there".=C2=A0 Everyone did really well.T=
hanks for the update.-- Jay De Pol
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From: yellow04 via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
To: fot@autox.team.net
Sent: Mon, May 17, 2021 7:44 am
Subject: [Fot] Triumph ... Glory Still Exists
Jefferson 500, Summit Point, West Virginia
The pent up energy as we come out of the pandemic was apparent, the car=20
count was off the charts. In the 3 race groups we ran in, around 106=20
cars posted times. Out of those 106 cars, 14 were Triumphs, or Triumph=20
powered specials.=C2=A0 Looking at lap times, 5 of those Triumphs were in t=
he=20
top 12. Impressive results.
The Lola Cup race had the Spitfires, and that race was won by one of the=20
Spits out of the Vintage Racing Services camp. No surprise there,=20
anything our friends at VRS produce will be wicked fast and very well=20
driven.
The Donahue Cup race had the TR3, Ambro and Peerless GT running. Vic=20
Schuster posted a great time in the Ambro, but that race had a Bobsy=20
sports racer that ran away from the field.
The Marlboro Cup race had the later TR's and GT6's. Attrition at the=20
front over the weekend left two contenders to battle for the win, and=20
while on paper the TR250 never had a chance against a well prepped and=20
driven Lotus Super 7, the plan was to race the guy hard and clean and=20
hope for a mistake. I was relentless, especially in the carousel,=20
getting side by side on numerous occasions. I got around him at least 3=20
times in traffic, just to have him power around me on the next straight.=20
But a back marker was in the right place at the right time, clogging the=20
line on the last turn on the last lap. I used the back marker as a pick,=20
pulled onto the front straight in the lead, and the drag race to=20
start/finish was on. The Triumph prevailed by .092 seconds!
Incredible racing, weather and camaraderie in the paddock. Doesn't get=20
any better than this.
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<div> <font size="2">Excellent job, Henry, and congrats to you and Scott, Mark,
Vic and ALL of the Triumph Racers (the Sukeys Russ, etc- I lost
count)! I was "watching" the races live on Race Monitor, and I don't know
how many times I said to my wife, " I wish I were there". Everyone did
really well.</font></div>
<div><font size="2">Thanks for the update.-- Jay De Pol</font><br>
</div>
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</div>
<div> <br>
</div>
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size="2">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: yellow04 via Fot <fot@autox.team.net><br>
To: fot@autox.team.net<br>
Sent: Mon, May 17, 2021 7:44 am<br>
Subject: [Fot] Triumph ... Glory Still Exists<br>
<br>
<div dir="ltr">Jefferson 500, Summit Point, West Virginia<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">The pent up energy as we come out of the pandemic was apparent,
the car <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">count was off the charts. In the 3 race groups we ran in, around
106 <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">cars posted times. Out of those 106 cars, 14 were Triumphs, or
Triumph <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">powered specials. Looking at lap times, 5 of those
Triumphs were in the <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">top 12. Impressive results.<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">The Lola Cup race had the Spitfires, and that race was won by
one of the <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">Spits out of the Vintage Racing Services camp. No surprise
there, <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">anything our friends at VRS produce will be wicked fast and very
well <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">driven.<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">The Donahue Cup race had the TR3, Ambro and Peerless GT running.
Vic <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">Schuster posted a great time in the Ambro, but that race had a
Bobsy <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">sports racer that ran away from the field.<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">The Marlboro Cup race had the later TR's and GT6's. Attrition at
the <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">front over the weekend left two contenders to battle for the
win, and <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">while on paper the TR250 never had a chance against a well
prepped and <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">driven Lotus Super 7, the plan was to race the guy hard and
clean and <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">hope for a mistake. I was relentless, especially in the
carousel, <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">getting side by side on numerous occasions. I got around him at
least 3 <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">times in traffic, just to have him power around me on the next
straight. <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">But a back marker was in the right place at the right time,
clogging the <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">line on the last turn on the last lap. I used the back marker as
a pick, <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">pulled onto the front straight in the lead, and the drag race to
<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">start/finish was on. The Triumph prevailed by .092 seconds!<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">Incredible racing, weather and camaraderie in the paddock.
Doesn't get <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">any better than this.<br>
</div>
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