[Fot] So how did it go?

[tim cook]

I'm not typically a big poster on FOT. That said, being a newbie to all of
this,I want to thank the whole FOT crew at Lime Rock for being generous
with information and overall being a great, welcoming group of guys and
gals!! Looking forward to more!

Thanks!

Tim Cook


On Tue, Sep 2, 2025 at 9:52 AM Robert Lang via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Super fun weekend. I've been chasing tire pressure issues all year and got
> it together for the Cup race. Honestly, I was shocked that going softer
> with my rear bar would make a 1 second decrease in lap times, I didn't
> expect the race to last 18 laps, so that was super kool because there was a
> lot of traffic as the leaders caught up with the slower cars. I'm pretty
> sure I mentioned to the list how much time you can lose at Lime Rock with
> bad corner exit speed and you can see it in the lap times. In any case, I'm
> super stoked that I got back to my "normal" Lime Rock lap times after my
> Thompson crash last year. I'm also pretty stoked that as-of 10 days prior
> to the cup, my car had no driveline installed, a motor in pieces and a
> number of bits and bobs needed to get to the track. As Henry knows, I was
> in serious doubt that I'd make it with 2 weeks to go, but there you have it.
>
> But the best part was hanging out with a bunch of Triumph folks and seeing
> some of the more recent "members" of the FOT really get the cars dialed in.
> Super kool! I also tried my darndest to get some younger folks interested
> in Triumphs by handing out 30 Hot Wheels TR6's. Speaking of that, it was
> really kool to see Dave Riddle and Todd Redmond getting kids (young and
> old!) to sit in the race cars for pix, etc during the Sunday in the Park -
> WELL DONE.
>
> Sidebar to the Spitfire crowd - if you track down the ex Kent Bain car for
> the asking price - GET THE SETUP NOTES. I know that car does 1:03's at Lime
> Rock because I timed him a couple of times because I could not believe how
> fast it was. But that car is a STEAL at the asking price. Vintage Racing
> Services. 'Nuf said.Pretty sure those guys just tap the brakes to enter Big
> Bend and nowhere else.
>
> Sorry about getting crossed up in the left hander in the opening lap, I
> think I was freaking out that I had jumped to 4th! That said, it seems the
> new motor is putting out some ponies. Next MoAH GEERZZ.
>
> C ya,
> rml
>
> On Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 08:27:04 AM EDT, Joe Boruch via Fot <
> fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> Here is a link to the LRP broadcast.  It only shows the main straight
> before the braking zone to turn 1.  The Kastner Cup race starts around
> 5:07.  JoeB)
> Lime Rock Park HF43 Live Stream - Monday 9/1/2025
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMHY3qA6Go4>
>
> Lime Rock Park HF43 Live Stream - Monday 9/1/2025
>
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMHY3qA6Go4>
>
>
>
>
> On Monday, September 1, 2025 at 08:57:19 PM EDT, Irv Korey via Fot <
> fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> Dave Gott, TR4, brilliant all weekend.
>
> On Mon, Sep 1, 2025, 7:06 PM Mark Bradakis via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> Okay, I imagine things are winding down at Lime Rock by now.  So, how
> did it go?  Kastner Cup?
>
> mjb.
>
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