Bob, thanks for the kind words. It was well worth the effort.
I did my own tally and realized we are quite similar in the numbers, if
we include Mid Ohio 2002 I have raced 10 and attended another 2 as a
spectator. While my track record for finishing KCup weekends may be a
bit better than yours, certainly the enjoyment factor we experience is
the same! These Kastner Cup events serve so many purposes, and this
year's event will put Triumph Vintage Racing in front of many new pairs
of eyes.
We got kudos from all sides on how well the Triumphs ran, how racy we
were, and how well we played with each other. Once we got past the early
event on-track breakdowns, (Yeah, you guys know who you are!) everything
settled in and our racers performed quite well, putting on a show that
did not go unnoticed. Of particular note are several racers who had
never driven the track before and quickly came up to speed on a
surprisingly difficult track.
Well done everyone!
Henry Frye
On 2025-09-04 10:41, Bob Kramer 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
> being a very, very good host for all of us.
> All the best,
>
> Bob
>
> On Tue, Sep 2, 2025 at 12:01â?¯PM 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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