[Fot] Kastner Cup

Doug Mitchell dbm.spitfire at gmail.com
Fri May 10 17:47:56 MDT 2019


For reference, the 2019 date is 21-23 June.

On Fri, May 10, 2019, 6:27 PM Robert Lang via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> The Mid-Ohio event is usually around Father's Day in mid to late June each
> year.
>
> We'd love to see you there!
>
> Regards,
> Bob Lang
>
> On Friday, May 10, 2019, 3:58:27 PM EDT, Greg Blake <
> gblake58tr3 at icloud.com> wrote:
>
>
> All this talk if Mid-Ohio has me thinking...What’s the date?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 10, 2019, at 12:56 PM, Robert Lang via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> Hi - I think Rod knows Mid-Ohio pretty well, he ran at the Runoffs at
> least once. I know because I was crewing for another EP Triumph (Chip Bond)
> and Rod was paddocked right across from us.
>
> FWIW, I plan to be there in 2020 with my TR6. Bill D. - I'm also looking
> forward to the Glen in SEP this year. I'm also going to go there in July
> with SCCA and the Historic Racing Group. I am totally looking forward to it.
>
> Regards,
> Bob Lang
> TR6's
>
> On Friday, May 10, 2019, 12:47:11 PM EDT, Bill Dentinger via Fot <
> fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> Rod & Dale...
>
> Good for you.  With out question, MID-OHIO is worth the long tow (perfect
> for our cars).
>
> Early on in Beady Eye Vintage Triumph racing, Don Brick, Bob Wismer, and I
> had a list of tracks that we wanted to race just to say we've done that
> one.  Early on Watkins Glen was a biggie on that list, but it was a sixteen
> hour tow from our location in the Midwest.  Well, we did it, and we liked
> it so much that we did it sixteen years in a row.
>
> When we could, we'd tow in tandem, and maintain contact with CB radios.
> Listening to audio books was always my crutch for long tows.
>
> Absolutely put MID-OHIO on your list.  Start making plans.
>
> Bill Dentinger
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CHARLES KENT via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> To: fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wed, May 8, 2019 9:22 pm
> Subject: [Fot] Kastner Cup
>
> Hi, I just wanted to express our gratitude to the FOT people who are
> charged with making the location choices for the cup. I don't know if we
> would have ventured back east for our initial kc event, so the west coast
> race made it easy for us being from phoenix. I am afraid we are hooked now
> and will indeed make some long tows. It was an absolute pleasure meeting so
> many tr racers, and how great it was to talk with Mr. Kastner to remember
> my first dealings with him and Carl Swanson when I first started racing our
> 6. I was especially relieved that he didn't chastise me for so blatantly
> copying his paint scheme. Hopefully he knows its because of the spell it
> put on me when I first saw Carl driving it at Phoenix international in
> early 70's! It was also great to see all the Mueller pictures and meeting
> John and his mom. Lee was also a big influence in my early SCCA days and
> lent a hand several times at Riverside, Holtville and anywhere else where
> he saw we could use some friendly advice. He was a true racer's racer. Also
> high on the list of  true racers there was Joe Huffaker. If there is a
> nicer guy on the planet, I don't know who he could possibly be. I raced
> with him for years in SCCA, and he has always been not only the consummate
> racer, but all round good guy.  I want to say in closing  we had a great
> time and just want to thank everyone who made it possible. We look forward
> to making it to more events.  Rod and Dale Kent
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