[TR] More TR3 things bugging me

[Andrew Uprichard]

I finished my restoration 4 years ago and swore it would remain as perfect
for ever as it was then.  But then I realized that driving was sooo much
more fun than seeing myself in the clear coat.

Last week (July 20, 4pm) I even got caught in a thunderstorm and the car got
wet.  How could I !!  But I laughed all the way home - that too was fun.

So since TCF 119 has well and truly lost its virginity (again), I was
wondering if anyone in the New England area could advise how I could go
about entering an autocross event.

Andrew Uprichard
62 TR3b reborn
59 TR3a about 6 months from completion

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From: triumphs-bounces+auprichard=comcast.net at autox.team.net
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pethier at comcast.net
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 1:43 PM
To: Oliver; triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] More TR3 things bugging me

From: "Oliver" <sumton at sbcglobal.net>
> i think we would all like to win a trophy or two.  but i overheard someone

> saying at a car show "I've got enough trophies."
> 
> made me realize that its not that big a deal.  really, imho, its about an 
> hour or so of basking in the glory and then its irrelevant.  in april my
son 
> won a trophy in autocross, and he was very, very proud, as were we.  now 
> he's at college and the trophy is here.

I have over the years acquired a number of trophies when luck and my vast
autocross experience has managed to triumph over my total lack of natural
talent.  I'm proud of them, but the fun of autocross is why I keep doing it,
and will continue as long as I can qualify for a driver's license.

The only way I will ever get a concours trophy is if I buy a perfect car
from somebody else and enter it in a concours before I have had enough time
to screw it up.


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Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L, 2007 Saturn Ion 3 2.4, 1993 Suburban, 1994 Miata C
package
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