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Henry,
Shelby and I had a blast. Thank you for coordinating to put all of
the Triumphs together for the six track sessions. I am sure those of us
back markers provided a few moving chicanes...but hopefully not too much
interference with the leaders.
Over the course of the weekend, our red Spit didn't seem to be paced with
any of the other Spitfires, but it did give us a chance to battle with a
few TR3s.
And wow, those three VRS Spits and their pilots were impressive!
Cheers, Dave and Shelby
On Thu, Sep 4, 2025 at 1:02=E2=80=AFPM Bob Kramer via Fot <fot@autox.team.n=
et>
wrote:
> Henry
>
> Kudo's for a great event. I just ran the numbers in my head and I've been
> to 14 and raced at eight FoT gatherings including the earlier Mid Ohio
> reunions. This one ranks right up there with the best of them. Between
> your efforts, the general FoT camaraderie, the paddock location and
> groupings, the track's wonderful approach to our featured group and the
> weather, OMG, what weather, it couldn't have been much better. I know I
> should have heeded your advice and done the test day so I was still
> learning on Monday, but I had the best time on track in many a year.
>
> We did a, shall I say, bonzai, drive home and made the 29 hour tow in 2
> very long days. Between the success of this trip (Barbara had a great
> time), my personal unfinished business at Mosport from 2003, and the
> likelihood of a very similar number of Triumph's, I'm hoping we can make =
it
> in 2026. Do you know the weekend yet?
>
> Thanks so much for the fun, hospitality, and the effort you put into bein=
g
> a very, very good host for all of us.
> All the best,
>
> Bob
>
> On Tue, Sep 2, 2025 at 12:01=E2=80=AFPM yellow04 via Fot <fot@autox.team.=
net>
> wrote:
>
>> We were invited, we showed up in force, and we put on a great show for
>> both the FOT and the world. It looks like the Lime Rock marketing
>> machine will be do us proud, I look forward to see what becomes of all
>> the work still going on behind the scenes.
>>
>> Speaking of marketing, hats off to Shawn Frank for all his work for us,
>> what a valuable member of our team. Thanks Shawn!
>>
>> I want to thank everyone who came and supported the event. Racers, crew,
>> and friends. Putting on a Kastner Cup takes teamwork, and while I might
>> have been the seen as the guy pulling the strings, every one of you who
>> was there, even in spirit only, were important to cause. You folks make
>> it all work, as we know a club without active members isn't worth all
>> that much.
>>
>> For me, one of the coolest parts of any KCup weekend is getting to meet
>> and spend some time with our FOT brethren. This event gave us ample
>> opportunity to really get to know some of our racing friends, and I hope
>> everybody took full advantage.
>>
>> We had been planning on doing the awards ceremony at Triumph Central,
>> under the tent by the Alexander paddock. We had 50 minutes from parking
>> our cars after the race to start the presentation. I was informed the
>> track wanted to do the presentation down in the A paddock at the
>> winner's circle with about a half hour to go, and Skip Barber would be
>> attending! So our team springs into action, circulates the word around
>> the paddock (sorry to the folks who didn't get word in time), our stuff
>> gets loaded into cars and shuttled down. I gather my thoughts, get
>> cleaned up and ready for the presentation, find the winners circle with
>> maybe 10 minutes to go. I get introduced to Skip, we are figuring out
>> how this is all going to work, then I hear someone say David Hobbs is
>> here. I turn to see David getting out of his golf cart, he walks over,
>> we are introduced and he asks me "what do you want me to do?" I had
>> known he was going to be there for maybe 30 seconds at that point! The
>> notes I had jotted down for how the ceremony was to flow at this point
>> are pretty meaningless, and it was time to wing it. Hopefully it didn't
>> come off as haphazard as it seemed in my head! But heck, I got to
>> introduce David Hobbs, that will probably be the highlight of my racing
>> career!
>>
>> To recap the awards recipients:
>>
>> Kastner Cup - Dave Gott, TR4
>>
>> Amici Award - Jason Ostrowsky
>> Performance Award - TR2-3 - Joe Boruch
>> Performance Award - TR4 - Tony Drews
>> Performance Award - TR250-6 - Henry Frye
>> Performance Award - TR7-8 - Tim Cook
>> Performance Award - GT6 - Alex Amys
>> Performance Award - Spitfire - David Gussack (KCup race winner)
>> Performance Award - Triumph Powered Special - Vic Schuster
>> Sponsor Award - Western Pennsylvania Triumphs Association
>> Sponsor Award - GoodParts
>> Sponsor Award - Alexander Racing Equipment
>> Honored Guest - David Hobbs
>>
>> One of the event sponsors is Autodromo, and they present a fine watch to
>> a participant from each group that embodies the spirit of the event. I
>> was told the guy who does the presentation for Autodromo was on track at
>> the moment, so I was asked to do the deed. While I don't think I had
>> their spiel down all that well, I was proud to present the watch to my
>> new racing buddy, Alex Amys!
>>
>> I had to be reminded to announce the location of the next Kastner Cup,
>> silly me as I am going to do this all again for next year. We are going
>> to Mosport, currently known as the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, in
>> Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. The home of the very first Kastner Cup. So
>> mark your calendars for Father's Day weekend, 2026, ensure your passport
>> is up to date, and stay tuned for more details as they become available!
>>
>> Also, it was hard not to notice I was hobbling around wearing a back
>> brace all weekend. At the track for the test day on Tuesday I did
>> something my back didn't like and for a while there I was thinking I
>> could not race. It took a village to keep me in the game, thanks to
>> everyone who helped me physically so I would make it out and be part of
>> the show. My time on-track was awesome, thanks to Bob Lang and Alex Amys
>> for some great dicing and encouragement to finally turn some laps down
>> in the 1:04's. I beat my best lap from last year by .185 seconds!
>>
>> Again, thanks to everyone who participated. Job well done, looking
>> forward to Mosport next year!
>>
>> Henry Frye
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Henry,=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>Shelby and I had a blast.=
=C2=A0 Thank you for coordinating to put all of the=C2=A0Triumphs together =
for the six track sessions.=C2=A0 I am sure those of us back markers provid=
ed a few moving chicanes...but hopefully not too much interference with the=
leaders.</div><div>Over the course of the weekend, our=C2=A0red Spit didn&=
#39;t seem to be paced with any of the other Spitfires, but it did give us =
a chance to battle with a few TR3s.</div><div><br></div><div>And wow, those=
three VRS Spits and their pilots were impressive!</div><div><br></div><div=
>Cheers, Dave and Shelby</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail=
_attr">On Thu, Sep 4, 2025 at 1:02=E2=80=AFPM Bob Kramer via Fot <<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div>=
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-=
left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Henry<di=
v><br></div><div>Kudo's for a great event. I just=C2=A0ran the numbers =
in my head and I've been to 14 and raced at eight FoT gatherings includ=
ing the earlier=C2=A0Mid Ohio reunions. This one ranks right up there with =
the best of them.=C2=A0 Between your efforts, the general FoT camaraderie, =
the paddock location and groupings, the track's wonderful approach to o=
ur=C2=A0 featured group and the weather, OMG, what weather, it couldn't=
have been much better. I know I should have heeded your advice and done th=
e test day so I was still learning on Monday, but I had the best time on tr=
ack in many a year.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>We did a, shall I say, b=
onzai, drive home and made the 29 hour tow in 2 very long days.=C2=A0 Betwe=
en the success of this trip (Barbara had a great time), my personal unfinis=
hed business at Mosport from 2003, and the likelihood of a very similar num=
ber of Triumph's, I'm hoping we can make it in 2026. Do you know th=
e weekend yet?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks so much for the fun, hospita=
lity, and the effort you put into being a very, very good host for all of u=
s.</div><div>All the best,</div><div><br></div><div>Bob=C2=A0</div></div><b=
r><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, =
Sep 2, 2025 at 12:01=E2=80=AFPM yellow04 via Fot <<a href=3D"mailto:fot@=
autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></di=
v><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;borde=
r-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">We were invited, we sho=
wed up in force, and we put on a great show for <br>
both the FOT and the world. It looks like the Lime Rock marketing <br>
machine will be do us proud, I look forward to see what becomes of all <br>
the work still going on behind the scenes.<br>
<br>
Speaking of marketing, hats off to Shawn Frank for all his work for us, <br=
>
what a valuable member of our team. Thanks Shawn!<br>
<br>
I want to thank everyone who came and supported the event. Racers, crew, <b=
r>
and friends. Putting on a Kastner Cup takes teamwork, and while I might <br=
>
have been the seen as the guy pulling the strings, every one of you who <br=
>
was there, even in spirit only, were important to cause. You folks make <br=
>
it all work, as we know a club without active members isn't worth all <=
br>
that much.<br>
<br>
For me, one of the coolest parts of any KCup weekend is getting to meet <br=
>
and spend some time with our FOT brethren. This event gave us ample <br>
opportunity to really get to know some of our racing friends, and I hope <b=
r>
everybody took full advantage.<br>
<br>
We had been planning on doing the awards ceremony at Triumph Central, <br>
under the tent by the Alexander paddock. We had 50 minutes from parking <br=
>
our cars after the race to start the presentation. I was informed the <br>
track wanted to do the presentation down in the A paddock at the <br>
winner's circle with about a half hour to go, and Skip Barber would be =
<br>
attending! So our team springs into action, circulates the word around <br>
the paddock (sorry to the folks who didn't get word in time), our stuff=
<br>
gets loaded into cars and shuttled down. I gather my thoughts, get <br>
cleaned up and ready for the presentation, find the winners circle with <br=
>
maybe 10 minutes to go. I get introduced to Skip, we are figuring out <br>
how this is all going to work, then I hear someone say David Hobbs is <br>
here. I turn to see David getting out of his golf cart, he walks over, <br>
we are introduced and he asks me "what do you want me to do?" I h=
ad <br>
known he was going to be there for maybe 30 seconds at that point! The <br>
notes I had jotted down for how the ceremony was to flow at this point <br>
are pretty meaningless, and it was time to wing it. Hopefully it didn't=
<br>
come off as haphazard as it seemed in my head! But heck, I got to <br>
introduce David Hobbs, that will probably be the highlight of my racing <br=
>
career!<br>
<br>
To recap the awards recipients:<br>
<br>
Kastner Cup - Dave Gott, TR4<br>
<br>
Amici Award - Jason Ostrowsky<br>
Performance Award - TR2-3 - Joe Boruch<br>
Performance Award - TR4 - Tony Drews<br>
Performance Award - TR250-6 - Henry Frye<br>
Performance Award - TR7-8 - Tim Cook<br>
Performance Award - GT6 - Alex Amys<br>
Performance Award - Spitfire - David Gussack (KCup race winner)<br>
Performance Award - Triumph Powered Special - Vic Schuster<br>
Sponsor Award - Western Pennsylvania Triumphs Association<br>
Sponsor Award - GoodParts<br>
Sponsor Award - Alexander Racing Equipment<br>
Honored Guest - David Hobbs<br>
<br>
One of the event sponsors is Autodromo, and they present a fine watch to <b=
r>
a participant from each group that embodies the spirit of the event. I <br>
was told the guy who does the presentation for Autodromo was on track at <b=
r>
the moment, so I was asked to do the deed. While I don't think I had <b=
r>
their spiel down all that well, I was proud to present the watch to my <br>
new racing buddy, Alex Amys!<br>
<br>
I had to be reminded to announce the location of the next Kastner Cup, <br>
silly me as I am going to do this all again for next year. We are going <br=
>
to Mosport, currently known as the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, in <br>
Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. The home of the very first Kastner Cup. So <b=
r>
mark your calendars for Father's Day weekend, 2026, ensure your passpor=
t <br>
is up to date, and stay tuned for more details as they become available!<br=
>
<br>
Also, it was hard not to notice I was hobbling around wearing a back <br>
brace all weekend. At the track for the test day on Tuesday I did <br>
something my back didn't like and for a while there I was thinking I <b=
r>
could not race. It took a village to keep me in the game, thanks to <br>
everyone who helped me physically so I would make it out and be part of <br=
>
the show. My time on-track was awesome, thanks to Bob Lang and Alex Amys <b=
r>
for some great dicing and encouragement to finally turn some laps down <br>
in the 1:04's. I beat my best lap from last year by .185 seconds!<br>
<br>
Again, thanks to everyone who participated. Job well done, looking <br>
forward to Mosport next year!<br>
<br>
Henry Frye<br>
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