2022 – PittRace

We returned to the Pittsburgh International Raceway (PittRace) for the 20th running of the Kastner Cup. 

Race Report from the Kastner Cup winner, Henry Frye.

Again, thanks to everybody who came out to the Kastner Cup this past weekend, both racers and friends. It was fantastic to spend time with old friends and make new ones. While my weekend got much more exciting at the Kastner Cup presentation, it still would have been a really great race weekend for me had the cards fallen in a different direction with the pick for the K-Cup winner.

As I sat on the Grid for the K-Cup race, I am looking at Chris Marks (TR8) on pole, Sam Halkius (TR6) on the outside pole, then Joe Carr (Huffaker TR8) and my TR250 on the second row. Behind me is the Curt Johnston (Huffaker TR7) and Bob “why are they braking 200 feet early?” Lang (TR6). Plus, I realize there are several really fast GT6’s back there, although circumstances kept the Dolan cars from posting times that would put them where they belonged on the grid. I’m feeling intimidated, I realize that set of Speedsters under my car are going to be working really, really hard keep any kind of pace with this crew. 

It rained earlier in the day, and the track would best be described as “drying, but not quite dry”. I realize Joe is driving a borrowed, incredibly important, historic car, and is feeling out the corners, but for me the grip was there. The race is off to a great start, Chris Marks is in the lead going into turn 1 and by turn 3 Joe has completed the pass on Sam for P2.  Chris checks out, uncontested for the race win. On the second lap, Sam and Joe are side by side through turn 1, and Sam gets around Joe in the braking zone for turn 3. Now I am dogging the Huffaker TR8 as Sam starts checking out for an uncontested P2 finish. On lap 3, Joe gets a bit squirrelly braking for 1 and washes out to the outside. I power by for the pass on the inside, and stay in front of him for a lap and a half. On lap 5, Joe passes me in the braking zone for turn 3, but powering out of Coyote Gulch (turn 5) he is too heavy on the gas and washes out to the outside. I pass pulling up the hill, and Joe gives a good fight heading for turn 6, but I am on the preferred inside line and the turn is mine. But alas, next time we are going down the start/finish straight, the TR8 passes me for the last time, but my TR250 is scored in front of the TR8 for 3 laps! As the race wears on, Joe settles in and shows us what he and that beautiful TR8 were capable of, and finishes the race some 12 seconds in front of me. After the race Joe explains to me what I was seeing in his cockpit, his HANS tether was not quite right and he was trying to get it sorted while on track!

I am thrilled to finish 4th, the first car not running on grooved slicks. Even better, I learn Mark Wheatley, my long-time paddock partner finished behind me in 5th in his TR4! Unfortunately for Bob Lang, his car didn’t go the distance, he pulled in after noticing a temperature spike.

In the reunion race Sunday morning, Sam’s TR6 was a no-show, and Chris was under strict orders to keep the Bulkowski TR8 in one piece as car owner Peter has a pending sale in place. The two TR8’s are front row, with me and Curt Johnston right behind them. The two TR8’s take off, and my rear view mirrors are quickly filled with Bob Lang and Brian Dolan’s GT6. I am watching the two of them battle it out, when Bob gets by me in Turn 3. It does not take long before Brian gets by me as well and catches Bob. Now I am watching the two of them race each other hard, and I am enjoying the action from the best seat in the house. When the two of them are trying to out brake each other in turn 3 and I see each of them making tire smoke, I realize things are really heating up there! Then they are side by side going down into turn 5. Knowing there is no way two cars are going to through turn 5 faster than one car can, I lay back a little and it unfolds perfectly. I get the run into the corner, am on the gas hard tracking out on the preferred line, and can squeeze my way right up the middle between the two cars! Thanks for making room guys, that was an awesome pass! Bob and Brian continued racing each other so the rest of my ride in the reunion race was not heavily contested, and I was pleased to finish third behind the two TR8’s. As I understand it, Chris had to slow down to let his brakes recover, Joe took the overall lead and by the time Chris had confidence in his brakes again, he was out of time to mount a comeback. He told me he needed one more lap to catch Joe!

The whole scene with Christian Marks flying in from Germany to drive Canadian Pete Bulkowski’s TR8 was epic. These guys know how to have fun while preparing a fast race car. Then there was Chris’ incredible drive on Saturday morning’s Ground Pounders group session. It was a very wet track and he literally lapped the entire field and the rooster tail shooting up behind the TR8 was so cool!

Henry Frye
#29 TR250

Race Results

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Kastner Cup Race

2022 Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix - Historic Races

@ Pittsburgh International Race Complex
7/15/2022 - 7/17/2022
Sorted by Position

Kastner Cup Race

Results are not official
1 #88 Christian Marx   GP
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
13 30:39.627 7 02:00.321
1980 Triumph TR8
2 #75 Sam Halkias   VLB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Westerville OH
13 31:06.090 3 02:02.714 26.463 26.463
1971 Triumph TR6
3 #111 Joe Carr   GP
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Petaluma CA
13 31:24.171 9 02:03.501 44.544 18.081
1980 Triumph TR8
4 #29 Henry Frye   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
North Granby CT
13 31:36.750 9 02:05.989 57.123 12.579
1968 Triumph TR250
5 #86 Mark Wheatley   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Nashua NH
13 32:07.739 5 02:08.266 1:28.112 30.989
1962 Triumph TR4
6 #95 Tony Drews   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Moline IL
13 32:18.758 11 02:08.375 1:39.131 11.019
1963 Triumph TR-4
7 #63 Scott Janzen   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Wyndmoor PA
13 32:21.457 3 02:09.349 1:41.830 2.699
1968 Triumph GT6
8 #167 Mike Moore   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Fairview PA
13 32:22.514 9 02:08.535 1:42.887 1.057
1962 Triumph TR4
9 #4 James Dolan   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Naples FL
13 32:35.907 6 02:07.447 1:56.280 13.393
1972 Triumph GT6
10 #11 Curt Johnston   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Fairfield CA
13 32:44.767 6 02:07.856 2:05.140 8.860
1979 Huffaker Triumph TR7
11 #824 Jason Sukey   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Amherst OH
13 32:50.399 3 02:09.923 2:10.772 5.632
1971 Triumph GT6
13 #9 John Styduhar   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Hermitage PA
12 30:46.785 11 02:12.032 7.158
1962 Triumph TR3B
14 #15 Michael Kurtz   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Mohnton PA
12 30:48.210 11 02:11.784 8.583 1.425
1970 Triumph TR6
15 #571 Vic Schuster   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Kennett Square PA
12 31:20.288 5 02:13.530 40.661 32.078
1957 Triumph AMBRO triumph
16 #114 Philip G Gott   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Princeton MA
12 31:23.003 2 02:13.749 43.376 2.715
1965 Triumph TR4A
18 #62 Mike Jackson   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
12 31:34.247 3 02:14.943 54.620 11.244
1962 Triumph TR3B
19 #717 Michael Deweerd   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Woodstock ON
12 31:47.153 12 02:16.374 1:07.526 12.906
1962 Triumph TR4
20 #51 Jesse Darrow   SB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Williamsport PA
12 31:48.909 2 02:16.164 1:09.282 1.756
1965 Triumph Spitfire
21 #182 Lorne D. Fritz   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Danville PA
12 31:54.991 9 02:16.464 1:15.364 6.082
1959 Triumph TR3
22 #17 Tim Slater   SB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
West Palm Beach FL
12 31:56.582 12 02:17.275 1:16.955 1.591
1964 Triumph Spitfire
23 #53 Pat Darrow   SB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Milwaukie OR
12 32:15.899 3 02:18.086 1:36.272 19.317
1965 Triumph Spitfire
24 #97 Sean Alexander   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Waterloo IA
12 32:19.168 3 02:17.558 1:39.541 3.269
1962 Triumph TR4
25 #197 Brendan Alexander   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Waterloo IA
12 32:19.191 6 02:17.546 1:39.564 0.023
1966 Triumph TR4/Ambro
26 #8 Marty Sukey   SB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Grafton OH
12 32:59.419 8 02:21.769 2:19.792 40.228
1964 Triumph Spitfire
27 #6 Peter Dolan   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Austin TX
11 27:55.049 5 02:07.130
1972 Triumph GT6
28 #40 Robert Lang   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Northborough MA
11 27:55.986 6 02:07.769 0.937
1973 Triumph TR6
29 #132 Rick McCurdy   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Newburgh NY
11 31:36.193 9 02:26.792 56.566 3:40.207
1957 Triumph TR3
30 #7 George Michael Harmuth   SB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Poughkeepsie NY
11 31:49.658 8 02:26.679 1:10.031 13.465
1963 Triumph Spitfire
31 #42 David Cutter   SB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Sugarcreek Township OH
11 31:52.353 8 02:26.645 1:12.726 2.695
1964 Triumph Spitfire
31 #138 Rick McCurdy   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Newburgh NY
2 09:15.500 2 02:28.799
1957 Triumph TR3
32 #61 Claude Gagne   SB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Embrun ON
11 32:21.174 10 02:28.789 1:41.547 23:05.674
1966 Triumph Spitfire
33 #80 Mathieu Huovinen   SB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Nashua NH
10 28:32.220 5 02:22.554
1974 Triumph Spitfire
34 #117 Daniel Styduhar   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Brookfield OH
10 31:40.319 3 02:28.375 1:00.692 3:08.099
1958 Triumph TR3A
35 #10 Dave Riddle   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Mesa AZ
9 27:15.439 5 02:14.676
1959 Triumph TR3
36 #74 Don Wannagat   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
00:00.000 0 00:00.000
1972 Alfa Romeo GTV 2000
37 #5 Brian Dolan   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Pittsburgh PA
00:00.000 0 00:00.000 0.000
1971 Triumph Vitesse
38 #25 Michael Rowen   GP
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Lancaster PA
00:00.000 0 00:00.000 0.000
1961 Aston Martin DB4
39 #38 Dale Oesterle   SB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Powell OH
00:00.000 0 00:00.000 0.000
1962 Triumph Spitfire
40 #33 Rod Pierce   SB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Radnor OH
00:00.000 0 00:00.000 0.000
1974 Triumph Spitfire
Results are not official



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Kastner Cup Reunion Race

2022 Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix - Historic Races

@ Pittsburgh International Race Complex
7/15/2022 - 7/17/2022
Sorted by Position

Kastner Reunion Race

Results are not official
1 #111 Joe Carr   GP
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Petaluma CA
8 20:58.651 6 02:03.563
1980 Triumph TR8
2 #88 Christian Marx   GP
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Saarbruecken SL
8 20:59.259 8 02:00.934 0.608 0.608
1980 Triumph TR8
3 #29 Henry Frye   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
North Granby CT
8 21:30.023 5 02:07.312 31.372 30.764
1968 Triumph TR250
4 #40 Robert Lang   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Northborough MA
8 21:30.472 7 02:07.695 31.821 0.449
1973 Triumph TR6
5 #5 Brian Dolan   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Pittsburgh PA
8 21:30.985 4 02:07.181 32.334 0.513
1971 Triumph Vitesse
6 #11 Curt Johnston   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Fairfield CA
8 21:38.217 5 02:07.739 39.566 7.232
1979 Huffaker Triumph TR7
7 #95 Tony Drews   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Moline IL
8 21:48.526 5 02:09.956 49.875 10.309
1963 Triumph TR-4
8 #80 Mathieu Huovinen   SB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Norfolk VA
8 21:48.952 2 02:08.750 50.301 0.426
1974 Triumph Spitfire
9 #167 Mike Moore   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
8 21:48.975 6 02:08.805 50.324 0.023
1962 Triumph TR4
10 #4 Peter Dolan   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Austin TX
8 22:01.867 6 02:08.603 1:03.216 12.892
1972 Triumph GT6
11 #86 Mark Wheatley   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Nashua NH
8 22:05.353 5 02:09.425 1:06.702 3.486
1962 Triumph TR4
12 #15 Michael Kurtz   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Mohnton PA
8 22:10.431 2 02:11.515 1:11.780 5.078
1970 Triumph TR6
13 #114 Philip G Gott   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Princeton MA
8 22:19.897 3 02:13.234 1:21.246 9.466
1965 Triumph TR4A
14 #62 Mike Jackson   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Palm Beach Gardens FL
8 22:34.354 7 02:15.016 1:35.703 14.457
1962 Triumph TR3B
15 #571 Vic Schuster   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Kennett Square PA
8 22:37.229 5 02:14.877 1:38.578 2.875
1957 Triumph AMBRO triumph
16 #9 John Styduhar   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Hermitage PA
8 22:38.074 5 02:14.808 1:39.423 0.845
1962 Triumph TR3B
17 #53 Pat Darrow   SB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Milwaukie OR
8 22:38.868 3 02:14.541 1:40.217 0.794
1965 Triumph Spitfire
18 #51 Jesse Darrow   SB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Williamsport PA
8 22:39.318 3 02:15.331 1:40.667 0.450
1965 Triumph Spitfire
19 #717 Michael Deweerd   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Woodstock ON
8 22:44.543 5 02:15.641 1:45.892 5.225
1962 Triumph TR4
20 #17 Tim Slater   SB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
West Palm Beach FL
8 22:53.113 7 02:17.194 1:54.462 8.570
1964 Triumph Spitfire
21 #182 Lorne D. Fritz   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Danville PA
7 23:16.092 6 02:19.294 2:17.441 22.979
1959 Triumph TR3
22 #97 Sean Alexander   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Waterloo IA
8 23:21.919 6 02:19.233 2:23.268 5.827
1962 Triumph TR4
23 #8 Marty Sukey   SB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Grafton OH
7 21:10.499 6 02:21.999 11.848
1964 Triumph Spitfire
24 #27 Jay Thier   SB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Pittsburgh PA
7 21:11.187 5 02:19.705 12.536 0.688
1964 Triumph Spitfire
25 #197 Brendan Alexander   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Waterloo IA
7 21:12.732 4 02:22.091 14.081 1.545
1966 Triumph TR4/Ambro
27 #7 George Michael Harmuth   SB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Poughkeepsie NY
7 22:11.909 4 02:28.792 1:13.258 59.177
1963 Triumph Spitfire
28 #117 Daniel Styduhar   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Brookfield OH
7 22:22.511 3 02:30.096 1:23.860 10.602
1958 Triumph TR3A
29 #61 Claude Gagne   SB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Embrun ON
7 22:25.207 3 02:31.513 1:26.556 2.696
1966 Triumph Spitfire
30 #10 Sean Henry   SB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Marysville OH
6 19:51.202 6 02:31.377
1973 Triumph Spitfire
31 #63 Scott Janzen   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Wyndmoor PA
2 08:50.424 2 02:13.676
1968 Triumph GT6
32 #42 David Cutter   SB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Sugarcreek Township OH
00:00.000 0 00:00.000
1964 Triumph Spitfire
33 #75 Sam Halkias   VLB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Westerville OH
00:00.000 0 00:00.000 0.000
1971 Triumph TR6
34 #824 Jason Sukey   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Amherst OH
00:00.000 0 00:00.000 0.000
1971 Triumph GT6
36 #132 Rick McCurdy   MB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Newburgh NY
00:00.000 0 00:00.000 0.000
1957 Triumph TR3
37 #38 Dale Oesterle   SB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Powell OH
00:00.000 0 00:00.000 0.000
1962 Triumph Spitfire
38 #33 Rod Pierce   SB
Laps Total Time Best Lap Best Time Diff Gap
Radnor OH
00:00.000 0 00:00.000 0.000
1974 Triumph Spitfire
Results are not official



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