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Re: [Fot] Classing question for Mosport.

To: Dave Riddle <dave@microworks.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Classing question for Mosport.
From: Philip Gott <vfracing@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2026 11:15:15 -0400
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"auto">Based on iracing a MX 5 I put myself in VH3, but then thought about i=
t and decided I did not want the pressure of a good performance while I am g=
etting to learn the track for real. Moved myself to VH5 to be safe. &nbsp;An=
d we made some suspension changes too. =F0=9F=98=B3 &nbsp;Good to know they w=
ill bump us up if too fast. Presumably bump us back if too slow?<div><div>Lo=
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<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 06 June 2026 08:26:34<br>
<b>To:</b> Dave Riddle &lt;dave@microworks.net&gt;<br>
<b>Cc:</b> FOT (fot@autox.team.net) &lt;fot@autox.team.net&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Fot] Classing question for Mosport.</font>
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<div style=3D"line-break:after-white-space">Have you driven Mosport before? =
For me the competion at Mosport is not the other entries, it=E2=80=99s the t=
rack. It=E2=80=99s the most intimidating track I=E2=80=99ve ever raced on, a=
nd I suspect I=E2=80=99ve covered more tracks than 99.9% of amateur
 racers. I wouldn=E2=80=99t spend ten seconds worrying about what group I=E2=
=80=99m in. I=E2=80=99d be too busy trying to grow a third nut so I could dr=
ive the track close to my limit without sitting too long in the car after ea=
ch session trying to decide if I=E2=80=99m still having fun.
 Off-camber, blind, downhill turns that you can=E2=80=99t touch your brakes o=
r steer to correct for even a minor error if you=E2=80=99re actually at comp=
etitive speed. I loved it, hated it, had the shit scared out of me, and neve=
r did a single corner the same way twice. I
 have no recollection of where I finished in the group I raced with=E2=80=94=
probably somewhere in the back of the pack. A very unusual place for Peyote,=
 which almost always got put in a group that should have easily beaten it, b=
ut almost never did.&nbsp;
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<div>On Jun 5, 2026, at 6:39=E2=80=AFPM, Dave Riddle &lt;dave@microworks.net=
&gt; wrote:</div>
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<div style=3D"margin:0in; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:11pt">Last year I asked Henry which Class we should r=
egister the TR4 in.&nbsp; Henry stated=E2=80=A6</span></div>
<div style=3D"margin:0in; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:11pt">&nbsp;</span></div>
<div style=3D"margin:0in; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">=E2=80=9CI sugges=
t putting yourself in Group 2B =E2=80=93 Over 1:47.5. If you break out and g=
o faster, you automatically advance to the next fastest
 group.=E2=80=9D</span></div>
<div style=3D"margin:0in; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">&nbsp;</span></di=
v>
<div style=3D"margin:0in; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">So I registered u=
s in Group 2B.&nbsp; Looking at the Roster I see LOTS of similar and maybe f=
aster TR4=E2=80=99s running in VH 5 which is the
 Over 1:50 group.</span></div>
<div style=3D"margin:0in; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">&nbsp;</span></di=
v>
<div style=3D"margin:0in; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Currently in VH 4=
 there are just two TR4. Myself and Bob Kramer. The other Triumphs in that g=
roup are GT6.</span></div>
<div style=3D"margin:0in; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">&nbsp;</span></di=
v>
<div style=3D"margin:0in; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">In the under 1:47=
 VH 3 Class I see Dave Gott, Tony Drews, Chuck Gee and Michael Deweerd in TR=
4s</span></div>
<div style=3D"margin:0in; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">&nbsp;</span></di=
v>
<div style=3D"margin:0in; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Meanwhile in the O=
ver 1:50 Class I see Matt Molson, Brendon and Sean Alexander, Phil Gott and G=
reg Thompson.</span></div>
<div style=3D"margin:0in; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">&nbsp;</span></di=
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<div style=3D"margin:0in; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">So the question i=
s should I request to be moved to VH 5 or stay in VH 4 and expect that some o=
f the TR4 and the Ambro currently
 in VH 5 are gonna get bumped up to VH 4 once they start putting down some l=
aps?</span></div>
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