Triumph "Candy Box" Vitesse VS Datsun 510 vintage racing!

1970 Kastner-Brophy "Candy Box" Triumph Vitesse raced by Chuck Gee
VARA (Vintage Auto Racing Association) Big Bore Bash Group 5 B-Sedan race
Saturday, November 7th 2020
Willow Springs International Raceway
Rosamond, California

[@dubsnbuds6668]

What a wonderful sound to my ears, cracking drive

[@hapfp1]

Cool, I know this car, it raced for a while on the East coast, in SCCA GT3, then it got sold to go vintage racing, thats when went back to it's UniPart livery, then it got sold again and went back to the West coast. Those flares were, and still may be hand hammered steel. I remember Gary Drummond racing this car, going under the turn 11 bridge at Road Atlanta with the right fornt wheel in the air, good times indeed. How the car got to the East Coast was Triumph gave it to Rick Cline after it Trans AM 2.5 day to race in the SCCA, Rick painted it a multi blue paint scheme, then later a good friend to Rick, Arno, who was from my hometown, Greenville, SC, got the car and it was raced in South East SCCA events. I got pics of it back then, wish I had a way to share them here. Great car, glad to see it still out there racing.

[@q.e.d.9112]

I loved my Vitesse back in the sixties. Wolf in sheep’s clothing.

[@davehogye576]

Very entertaining. The Vitesse looks and sounds dialed in.

[@tonylindsey-dean4333]

Glad to see it still out there performing. Helped Crew this Car & the Mike Rocket Vitesse for the 1992 Mid Ohio all triumph Race. Fitted the Quaife diff replacing an old welded diff centre. reduces under steer under braking for curves then power drives you out.

[@stevesgarageshow]

I was in that race in 1992 in my TR3!

[@stevesgarageshow]

We're in that panoramic group photo together!

[@racingonthecheap]

Great race with Patrick, clean and hard racing!

[@fasttrs]

Thanks for sharing Steve! Good job driving Chuckie! Looked like that is a rough track!

[@chuckgee1539]

Thanks Mike!

[@denniswhite9721]

One hellava pass at 9! Not sure where I was on the track but just glad I wasn't in the middle of it!

[@donwest5387]

Mike Rocket ran one in the Pacific North-west

[@m3pedro]

I was not too far behind! Amazing finish!!! Great to see!

[@chrisg6086]

I love that it still has the walnut dash and door cappings in it! Sounds like a very close ratio gearbox too - I wonder what it's from, as the standard Vitesse gearbox wouldn't last many laps

[@triumphstagdriver]

Reputedly a Toyota 5sp. Many moons ago there was a page on the interwebs with its specs.

[@davidsheppard1133]

Whoooo wheee ! That was fun!🙂

[@donwest5387]

trouble catchiing those 510's

[@stevesgarageshow]

Many of those 510's cost mucho $$$$$$$

[@donwest5387]

mine was appraised at 50 k@@stevesgarageshow

[@charleshurt4863]

Huge fun to watch from all the various angles but ever MORE fun to listen to. I have 3 GT6's waiting to be restored into one car that runs like that (as soon as I learn how to build the engine and gearbox like yours). Can you give me an idea what it takes (without giving away your race craft?). That would be supremely inspiring. I've raced at Willow in the 90's with an RX-7 and I know the transition in 3 in quick. I could swear I heard an "Oooh' there around 8:55 when you got loose! :)

[@chuckgee1539]

Charles, you need to get Kas Kastner’s last Triumph book written in 2010. It documents how to build a GT6 for racing.

[@charleshurt5188]

@@chuckgee1539 DONE! Maybe you should give yourself some credit, I notice in the title it's actually you providing that segment! Are you ever in Nor Cal? (Laguna or North?)

[@chuckgee1539]

@@charleshurt5188 Every once in a while.

[@Drew_Hurst]

Love all the mirrors. Would like to be able to see the speed (or the speedometer)

[@johnfrymark7630]

Outside move into 9? Treachery! Chicanery! I like it!

[@chuckgee1539]

It was quite the pucker moment!

[@TrBelgium]

That one pass made all the difference, the Datsun driver will not be happy with that. You had a lot of work to do to keep him behind . Just 1 metre!

[@samanthar24]

Hi dad!!!!!

[@stevesgarageshow]

Now you can see how fast he goes!

[@3DLE1010]

Hah, those arm restraints will do you a lot of good on your wrists in a shunt....Nice race though

[@jeffwerth6967]

That Yellow 510 looks like it totally missed the setup

[@schwinnergy]

I was on two year old used and abused tires that were corded after this race. Just hunting for grip.