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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">It was great to meet you Dave. Can=E2=
=80=99t wait to see that pale yellow Spitfire of yours back on the track!<di=
v><br id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Chuck</div><di=
v dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Sep 4, 2025, at 3:10=E2=80=AF=
PM, David Cutter via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquo=
te></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr=
">Henry, <div><br></div><div>Shelby and I had a blast. Thank you f=
or coordinating to put all of the Triumphs together for the six track s=
essions. I am sure those of us back markers provided a few moving chic=
anes...but hopefully not too much interference with the leaders.</div><div>O=
ver the course of the weekend, our red Spit didn't seem to be paced wit=
h any of the other Spitfires, but it did give us a chance to battle with a f=
ew TR3s.</div><div><br></div><div>And wow, those three VRS Spits and their p=
ilots 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_quo=
te_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 href=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);pa=
dding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Henry<div><br></div><div>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 o=
ne ranks right up there with the best of them. Between your efforts, t=
he general FoT camaraderie, the paddock location and groupings, the track's w=
onderful approach to our featured group and the weather, OMG, what wea=
ther, it couldn't have been much better. I know I should have heeded your ad=
vice and done the test day so I was still learning on Monday, but I had the b=
est time on track in many a year. </div><div><br></div><div>We did a, s=
hall 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 perso=
nal unfinished business at Mosport from 2003, and the likelihood of a very s=
imilar number of Triumph's, I'm hoping we can make it in 2026. Do you know t=
he 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 us=
.</div><div>All the best,</div><div><br></div><div>Bob </div></div><br>=
<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@auto=
x.team.net" target=3D"_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><bl=
ockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left=
:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">We were invited, we showed up i=
n 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, <br=
>
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 <br=
>
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 had <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 <br=
>
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 <br=
>
the moment, so I was asked to do the deed. While I don't think I had <br>
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 <br=
>
mark your calendars for Father's Day weekend, 2026, ensure your passport <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 <br>
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 <br=
>
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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