[Fot] Independent Rear Suspension

[Anthony Parker]

Nice message.

Thank you.


Anthony Parker, Mechanical Engineer
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From: Fot <fot-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Jason Ostrowski via Fot <FOT at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 3:45 AM
To: Dan Forgey
Cc: FOT at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] Independent Rear Suspension

Ah, The Kastner Cup at Heartland Park.
One of my favorite racing weekends of all time, a real treat.
My first Kastner Cup.
I barely made it to the track. I had stayed up for days straight trying to get my car ready. Upon arrival I was greeted with the warmth and friendship of several the Great Triumph hero’s I had, until then, only read about in the funny pages.
My car broke in the first session.
A spectator, a GT6 guy named Brad brought me a moss covered barn find transmission that we installed under the Kansas moonlight.
The next day I was racing again.
I have this distinct memory of Sam Halkias screaming up behind me in the Catawamba Marina TR6. Looking back through my wink mirror he waved, paused and signaled to me with facial expressions and hand signals that only us auto racers could understand saying “nice job little buddy, here I come; I’m now going to fly by you on your left side”.
We partied, raced, bought an Ambro body and finished our first Kastner Cup there in Heartland Park.
When I got home, there it was, a long and personal email from Kas Kastner…praising me, my dedication, the sound of my car, my driving style, and lap by lap list of how many tenths of second I was improving each lap in a segment of the track where he was taking “splits”.
I couldn’t believe it.
It was the start of what Kas called our “unique kinship”
He sure had a nice way of motivating people.
Godspeed old pals.

Jason Ostrowski
Friendly Ghost Racing
1969 Triumph GT6+ racecars


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