[Fot] KASTNER CUP CHALLENGE - WATKINS GLEN 2008 -

[Bill Babcock]

Sovren is going through a fierce debate on changing their eligibility  
requirements from 1968 to 1972. So far I think most members want to  
stick with 1968, though I think it limits the participation of people  
from other clubs. It's too bad there isn't enough cooperation at a  
national level to enable vintage eligibility to be defined country-wide.

On Oct 4, 2007, at 8:58 AM, Group44TR7 at aol.com wrote:

> Amici
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>     I do not believe that a year has gone by whilst I have been an  
> FOT participant ( 199?) that the subject of requirements of various  
> sanctioning bodies has not been a topic of FOT discussion.  
> Especially the requirements to meet specific preparation  
> requirements, which for many Triumphs is the 1972 SCCA GRC.
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>     Frankly I do not know where and when it was first decided to  
> use the 1972 SCCA GRC, but I do know that it was already in use  
> when I started vintage racing in about 1990. It has always struck  
> me as particularly ironic that the body work modification (wheel  
> flares) that were allowed in 1972 were not allowed in vintage  
> racing and that relatively little was actually being done at many  
> events to enforce adherence to preparation of 1972 GRC engine  
> specifications other than obvious visible modifications like the  
> carbs.
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>     One of the benefits of owning a Group 44 racecar, as I am sure  
> it is with Kas's old racecars as well, is to see the innovation  
> that was done within the rules to make the cars more competitive.  
> One of the frustration is that keeping the car as it was originally  
> raced means that you are at a competitive disadvantage to other  
> historic as well as newly constucted vintage racecars that are  
> using the latest technology. As a driver/owner, you simply have to  
> accept that you never going to be the fastest car on the track as  
> they were in their day.
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>     The second point that I would like to make is that alot of time  
> has passed since I first did vintage racing. I am glad that SVAR  
> has opened the door for participation by post 1972 cars that have  
> have a racing history. If I can change what is a major conflict in  
> my business schedule with the Watkins Glen event and some other  
> logisitcal challenges, you all just might get to see the Group 44  
> TR7 - Aussy Playboy TR7 in action at the Glen for the first time  
> since 1975.
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>     If its slower than you expected - well some of you know Bob  
> Tullius, and I am not anywhere close to Bob Tullius. It truly a  
> great priviledge to even drive the same car as the him.
>
> Cary
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