[Fot] Kastner Cool

[Kas Kastner]

That was indeed a funny couple hours.  Everyone in the Triumph pits was
wearing one of the shirts and it was not until about ten o'clock in the AM
that I noticed it on Charlie Gates who was driving my TR-250- (and won) in
the modified category.  I was so embarrassed, not easy to do. My little
mind was busy elsewhere. I have a photo of Charlie leaning up against a
post in the paddock and the shirt is visible. (my first notice of it.)

*Never be beaten by equipment.*


On Mon, Jan 11, 2021 at 7:48 PM Chuck Gee via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> All,
>
> I was just rereading the story about these shirts in one of Kas’ prep
> manuals (the one with Uncle Jack on the cover, Racing, Winning, and other
> Myths, page 16 or so).  These shirts showed up at the 1966 Daytona race,
> the very same race featured in a recently popular car movie about some guy
> driving a GT 40.   Interesting, at least to me, how so many stories
> intertwine when it comes to racing in the 60s.  To think, Shelby had
> everything on the line at that race (at least if you believe what’s in the
> movie) and Kas’ guys busting his chops with a knock off Shelby shirt.
>
> Here’s to you Kas!  To bad the cameras didn’t pan a little left or right,
> they might have caught one of these shirts on film (assuming the movie guys
> were accurate in their portrayal).
>
> Chuck
>
> On Jan 11, 2021, at 10:20 AM, Brad Eells via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> 
> Hello Amici,
>
> Why white? Here is the Kastner-Brophy Team in the early 70's. Chuck's
> Candy Box is visible behind the group. Kas in the middle, the Candy Box
> driver Carl Swanson to his left. My Spitfire driver, Doug Brown is the
> short, very stout guy to Kas's right. Kas will know the rest of the guys in
> the photo.
>
> The whole team is wearing white shirts with the KBR logo. The cool kids,
> Kas and Carl are sporting the white pants and black belts. The coolest of
> course, is Kas rolling with the Ray-Ban shades...
>
> <Vitesse Trans-Am and F 5000 crews KBR (Large).jpg>
>
>
> White was clearly Kas's color of choice; cars, shirts, pants!
>
> *Brad Eells*
> *Chino CA*
> *#72 FP 1969 Triumph Spitfire Mk3*
> *#35 DP 1962 Triumph TR4*
> *1965 Triumph TR4A IRS...for the road!*
>
>
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