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WedgeWorks1
Mike Perkins
Ellicott City, Maryland
(460 posts)

Registered:
07/06/2008 08:07AM

Main British Car:
1980 Triumph TR8 3.5 Litre Rover V8

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Lanky Foushee - Group 44
Posted by: WedgeWorks1
Date: November 11, 2012 09:51AM

For all of you that have heard of Group 44 and the cars they built for competition there were always a few key guys that made things work! Lanky Foushee joined Group 44 in 1970 and even up until recently maintained the Group 44 Legacy. He passed away on November 8th, 2012. I had met him for the first time in 2001 and there after at a lot of Vintage events where as typical the Group 44 cars were tearing up the track. He gave me all kinds of insight on the TR7s and TR8s. He will be missed.

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roverman
Art Gertz
Winchester, CA.
(3188 posts)

Registered:
04/24/2009 11:02AM

Main British Car:
74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L

Re: Lanky Foushee - Group 44
Posted by: roverman
Date: November 12, 2012 12:31PM

As I understand it , he was largely responsible for the impressive power and durability of the TR 8 engines, in these cars ? R.I.P., Lanky. roverman.


Phillip G
Phillip Leonard
Kansas City
(395 posts)

Registered:
02/03/2008 04:12PM

Main British Car:
1992 MG RV8 Rover 3.5

Re: Lanky Foushee - Group 44
Posted by: Phillip G
Date: November 21, 2012 11:06AM

Larry,

I just discovered that the TR8 has finally been listed in the 2012 SCCA GCR as eligible for "National" races in the GT2 class - along with the already eligible MGB GT V8 and the Rover MG RV8.

cheers,

phillip g
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