mike, i know what for you talk of. 2 yrs ago i drove joan's 68 dat roadster
to the ABFM in portland or. when it came time for the autocross, a freind
and former arch rival competitor was running. i owned (and still own) many
brit cars, but i didn,t have one that day. you should have seen the look i
got when i asked if i could run the roadster to show joan how much fun it
could be. mind you, this was during the fun runs , not the competition.
they HATED that datsun(a 96.5 point car at forest grove and the FIRST jap
car ever invited) and me too for having the cheek to ask. oh well.
don boyd
69spit race
69 tr6
61 tr3 (club raced preped circa ~65?, but tatty now)
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> From: Mike Thompson <miket@urgrgcc.edu>
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Car show experience
> Date: Monday, July 20, 1998 2:41 PM
>
>
> Just wanted to share some observations I have encountered in the past
> few years.
> At a recent car show I was talking to a guy with a 60's E-type and
> swapping a few stories, Then I told this guy I had put a V-8 in my XJ.
> >From that point on he would not look or talk to me about anything.
> Unbelivably rude. I am on the XJ list also and if I blow my cover and
> let them know my car has a V-8, the flames I get are unreal. Just bring
> the BBQ sauce.
> On the other hand while I was a Mini owner I went to one of the Mini
> Meets. I found a great group of people willing to appreciate various
> mods made to the cars. The guys who had re-engineered their cars were
> even held in high regard. Mini's are problably more rare than TR's or
> Jags and this attitude still exists.
> Triumph people are somewhere in the middle I think. I have found most
> like the cars left as original. But they (you) have kept the
> flamethrowers in check. I have even got beat at a popular choice show by
> a heavily modified TR3. No hard feelings. Imagine if that would have
> happened if I drove a XK120.
> --
> Cheers,
> Mike Thompson
> http://www.urgrgcc.edu/staff/miket/index.htm
> 59 TR3A
> 73 GT6
> 78 IROC XJ6L
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