[Fot] The Kastner Cup at Mosport

[Jason Ostrowski]

Great thoughts!
I had many thoughts and questions about the weekend,since I wasn't even
there.
All of us at Blackhawk Tried to follow it on the internet and such.
So fun to be a part of such a cool cultural phenomenon.
All sounded very awesome.

Jason Ostrowski
Friendly Ghost Racing
1969 Triumph GT6+ racecars

On Mon, Jun 22, 2026 at 7:57 PM Chuck Gee <chasgee22 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I’m about half way home and thought I’d share my thoughts on the Mosport
> Kastner Cup races last weekend.
>
> - Henry was right, VARAC puts on one heck of an event at Mosport.  They
> welcomed the Triumphs with open arms, provided lots of track time, and fed
> us well.
>
> - We had the mandatory test day on Thursday with 4 on track sessions.  I
> ran 3 of those.  The race weekend had 10 sessions and I ran 9 of those.  My
> car worked very well all weekend with just a couple of minor issues that
> were easily fixed.  I never even had to add oil or water the whole time.
> Crazy.  Just A LOT of gas.
>
> - Bill was right.  The Mosport track is both fun and terrifying at the
> same time.  I felt like I was doing pretty good most of the weekend, but
> Henry still turned a lap 3 seconds faster than my best time.  I could never
> really get comfortable going into turn 2.  I even tried just closing my
> eyes and hoping for the best, but that didn’t work either.  I’m thinking I
> only achieved 2 3/4 testicles rather than a full 3.
>
> - Hanging out with fellow FOT racers is always a great time.  There isn’t
> a bad one amongst us (except for me, maybe).  Everyone has a good time,
> races clean, and is always willing to lend a hand or spare part if needed.
>
> - Bob Lang, Jesse Darrow, and Pat Darrow provided some great racing fun.
> I’ll post the video I took during the Kastner Cup race and you’ll see what
> I mean.  All three are my kind of people, and I hope they take that as the
> compliment I intend it to be!
>
> - Thanks to Greg Thompson who gave me one of those fancy blue Bosch coils
> after my Pertronix coil failed.  The car ran so much better after that.
>
> - Congrats to Bob Lang for winning the Kastner Cup.  He deserved it.
>
> - It was an honor to take 2nd place in the Jack Drews Memorial race.  I
> deserved 3rd, but Jesse Darrow was kind enough to run out of gas towards
> the end.  Fortunately for me, he doesn’t suspect any foul play.  I also won
> the Peggy Kastner fastest TR4 award, which was a nice bonus.
>
> - A big thanks to Henry Frye for organizing this one.  I always wanted to
> race at Mosport and he gave me the reason to finally do it.  I truly
> appreciate your efforts and your friendship Henry.
>
> I’m sure I forgot something but this email is already too long.  Hope to
> see you all at the next one!
>
> Chuck Gee
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