Norfolkjohn Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 A total of five TR’s took part in the Aston Martin Owner’s Club race meeting at Snetterton on Saturday 18th July, comprising three TR4’s, one 4A and one 2. Although rather breezy – as is typical for Snetterton – the sun shone all day but, sadly, the good weather didn’t bring much good fortune for the TR contingent. In race 1, the Innes Ireland Cup for pre 1966 production GT and touring cars, featured the three TR4’s. Car 6 was driven by John Andon and Pete Foster who qualified and finished in 5th position from a field of 11 starters. Car 85, driven by David Allen and Darren Roberts, qualified 9th but apparently suffered some sort of mechanical issue and was unable to take part in the race. The ever keen Pete Foster managed a second drive in the race partnered with Nick Mountford in his number 44 car which qualified 7th finishing one place higher in 6th. The race was won by a Lotus type 26R. Race 3 was the Equipe GTS which was again for pre1966 cars but with a number of classes depending on engine size. 20 cars qualified with 19 starting the race. Unfortunately the non-starter was the No85 TR4 of David Allen and Darren Roberts which had qualified 14th. Nick Mountford took part in his second race of the day starting from 10th and finishing a respectable 8th following a spirited drive. David Ferry qualified his TR4 in 15th spot but spent race towards the back of the field and was later disqualified, although the reason for this was not obvious during the race. The best TR performance of the day was definitely Richard McKoen who qualified and finished in 4th place driving his No 68 TR4A. The race was won by a TVR Grantura MkIII which led for most of the race. The last race of the day was the AMOC 50’s Sports Cars race for the Jack Fairman Cup. Mark Hobble took part in his lovely TR2 race number 50. From a large field of 25 cars Mark qualified 20 but sadly retired on the third lap. Below are a few picture of the action. More can be found here : https://www.flickr.com/photos/norfolkjohn/sets/72157653758423784 Triumph TR4 (John Andon + Pete Foster) AMOC - Snetterton - 18Jul15 007 by John Allan, on Flickr Triumph TR4 (John Andon + Pete Foster) AMOC - Snetterton - 18Jul15 1442 by John Allan, on Flickr Triumph TR4 (David Allen + Darren Roberts) AMOC - Snetterton - 18Jul15 323 by John Allan, on Flickr Triumph TR4 (David Allen + Darren Roberts) AMOC - Snetterton - 18Jul15 777 by John Allan, on Flickr Triumph TR4 (Nick Mountford + Pete Foster) AMOC - Snetterton - 18Jul15 2049 by John Allan, on Flickr Triumph TR4 (John Andon + Pete Foster) AMOC - Snetterton - 18Jul15 1516 by John Allan, on Flickr Triumph TR4 (Nick Mountford + Pete Foster) AMOC - Snetterton - 18Jul15 1523 by John Allan, on Flickr Triumph TR4 (David Ferry) AMOC - Snetterton - 18Jul15 738 by John Allan, on Flickr Triumph TR4 (David Ferry) AMOC - Snetterton - 18Jul15 2040 by John Allan, on Flickr Triumph TR4A (Richard McKoen) AMOC - Snetterton - 18Jul15 2112 by John Allan, on Flickr Triumph TR4A (Richard McKoen) AMOC - Snetterton - 18Jul15 549 by John Allan, on Flickr Triumph TR2 (Mark Hoble) AMOC - Snetterton - 18Jul15 1193 by John Allan, on Flickr Triumph TR2 (Mark Hoble) AMOC - Snetterton - 18Jul15 2588 by John Allan, on Flickr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iain Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Nice report and photos many thanks for posting. Iain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MichaelH Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Great photos Pete Foster was obviously having a busy afternoon Dunlop rubber looks very tall Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nyk330 Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Thanks for the report & images, I shared my car with Pete as did John Andon for the Innes Ireland race as Pete is having his car repaired after an incident at Silverstone. A fantastic day for me as I got a real comparison of my performance against Pete in my car. Thankfully, I was not too embarrassed! The Equipe GTS is a great series with a good entrance of TR's, always a close battle between MG's & TR's. Next round is Brands Hatch Indy & Grand Prix circuit on the 6th & 6th September closely followed by a 1hr race at Spa on 19/20th September - see you there! Big thank you to Chris & H for all the spannering & to Fazzer for an excellent job on the pit board Nick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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