Triumph TR7V8 Mid Ohio 2002 Jon Wolfe

In car footage of the first 2 laps of the Triumph race at the Mid Ohio circuit in June 2002. Ahead are Chris Petch (TR5) and Graham Miller (TR7V8). Eight Triumphs from the UK were shipped to Mid Ohio for this three day meeting. The car is my 1976 Triumph TR7V8 with a 4.0 litre, 350 BHP Rover V8. www.wolfitt.com

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[horsedood13]

I'd have run that tr4 into the ground..... Driver ability is everything

[jonniev8]

It's a TR5 not a TR4, different animal altogether...

[jonniev8]

It's not just the engine that wins races! The yellow TR7 also has a 4 litre V8 and the TR5 has a 2.7 litre Triumph 6 cylinder engine (about 250 BHP). The TR5 is a much better handling car than the TR7 and they are both being driven by very capable drivers. The TR5 actually won the race with the yellow TR7 second and me third; all very close.

[sportscross]

good stuff

[jmajetich]

Holy crap, I remember that. I was pretty young then, but I do remember that all of you British guys paddocked right across from us. That was an exceptional race weekend.

Now I'm looking at making the 7 I have into a V8 and doing some racing myself, any suggestions on how to do it?

[JCKCPA]

Its the engine that is powerful and an excellent driver. Guys the engine is American.

[triumph1974]

You have a 4 litre V8 in your car...what do they have in the cars in front of you that you cant get past?