Street America lately introduced that the Kastner Cup can be the featured marque of the 2023 WeatherTech Worldwide Problem with Brian Redman. One of many largest classic race automotive gatherings in the USA, that includes over 50 courses of automobiles racing in a number of teams, The WeatherTech Worldwide Problem with Brian Redman will return on July 13-16, 2023. A mid-summer traditional together with all the things from a particular Concours on Friday and Saturday alongside the streets of Elkhart Lake and a particular Triumph sports activities automotive racer reunion makes the 2023 occasion a can’t miss spectacle for any racing fanatic.
“This occasion has turn into an annual custom for lots of of racers, lovers, and hundreds of followers yearly,” mentioned George Bruggenthies, Senior Advisor for Street America. “We’re extraordinarily proud to announce that the occasion pays tribute to Triumph sports activities automobiles and the Kastner Cup expertise, as drivers can think about themselves as Paul Newman as they spherical Canada Nook, and spectators can scent the tires and race gasoline simply as they could’ve executed a long time earlier than. Street America is poised to usher within the celebration with a racer’s reunion, races for membership and professional sequence–classic, historic and modern racers; a Concours with knowledgeable and other people’s alternative awards, observe touring, parade laps, and a vendor market, making the 2023 WeatherTech Worldwide Problem with Brian Redman an occasion that everybody of all ages can get pleasure from.”
Photograph: Invoice Stoler
Having the Kastner Cup for Triumph sports activities automobiles function the featured mark for 2023 is a becoming tribute for the occasion as Triumphs have raced on the fabled four-mile 14-turn circuit because the late ’50s. The Kastner Cup was named in recognition of the profession accomplishment and legacy of R.W. “Kas” Kastner, who passed away on April 11, 2021, at 92. Kas Kastner was one of the influential people accountable for the racing success of Triumph sports activities automobiles from the late Fifties by 1970 and past. To this present day, his sequence of Competitors Preparation Manuals are a must-read for rivals in Triumph sports activities automobiles. Later in his profession, Kastner directed the Nissan IMSA GTP crew that gained the producers’ championship three years in a row and the drivers’ championship 4 years in a row; a outstanding achievement.
The Kastner Cup has turn into a serious occasion on the classic racing calendar for British automotive followers. The race is held at a unique observe annually to supply Triumph racers throughout the nation an opportunity to compete for the Cup. Open to race ready Triumph powered automobiles, the Kastner Cup is awarded to 1 competitor based mostly on the next standards:
• 50% for the aggressive outcomes on the racetrack throughout the occasion (not essentially the winner)
• 25% for the presentation of the automotive
• 25% for the perspective and curiosity in Classic racing
Extra particulars for the 2023 WeatherTech Worldwide Problem with Brian Redman, together with entry info, qualifying procedures, concourse info, and tickets, are anticipated within the coming months.
