Photo archive for April 19, 2008
Passersby stop to inspect a row of Triumphs parked at a roadside diner during a rally on the East Coast. View photo
Triumph TR6 owners stayed at Hershey Lodge, above, during the group’s Great American Factory Tour in Hershey, Pa. Left, drivers parked wherever they could find space when John Korsak led a tour of the country’s oldest beer-maker, Yuengling Brewery, during a TR6 convention in Hershey, Pa. View photo
Deer next to the road gave John Korsak a reason to stop his TR6 and enjoy his surroundings. View photo
Sparse traffic allowed John Korsak to stop along a two-lane highway, above, to capture another photo memory of his trip home from Hershey, Pa. Right, Korsak captured a burst of fall colors topping a wall of rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains as he and his TR6 took the long way home from a TR6 club convention in Pennsylvania. View photo
Wildlife showed no fear of vehicles during a recent road trip through the mountains of Virginia. View photo
The engine compartment of John Korsak’s TR6 is clean enough to eat from. It features a supercharger, in the foreground, that he added to counteract the “detuning” effects of emission controls. View photo
Nothing brings a smile to John Korsak’s face faster than the prospect of taking a ride in his Triumph TR6. View photo
Flashing its British flag with a “TR6” slicing down the middle, John Korsak’s “six-pack” carries a personalized license plate: TR6 SC. The SC stands for “supercharged.” View photo
Dee Davis takes down John Korsak’s information in preparation for a blind-folded drive through a 7-cone obstacle course at an April 12 meeting of British Car Club members from Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. View photo
Northern Heights senior Jacquelynne Leffler lets loose on a throw during the shot put competition on Friday at the Kansas Relays in Lawrence. Leffler finished second in the event with a throw of 42 feet, 8 3/4 inches. View photo
Emporia High’s Michaela Reynolds competes in the 3,200-meter run on Friday at the Kansas Relays. Reynolds placed 13th in the event. View photo
Emporia High’s Caydrick Bloomquist clips the bar during the pole vault competition on Friday at the Kansas Relays in Lawrence. Bloomquist cleared 13 feet, 5 1/4 inches to finish 11th in the event. View photo
Emporia High’s Brandon Childs clears the bar at 6 feet, 6 inches on Friday during the high jump competition of the Kansas Relays. Childs finished third in the event. View photo
Emporia High’s Samantha Kraft clears the bar during the pole vault competition on Friday at the Kansas Relays in Lawrence. Kraft had a best clearance of 10 feet, which placed her 13th in the event. View photo
Emporia High’s Jacob Davies makes his final push down the homestretch during the 800-meter run on Friday at the Kansas Relays in Lawrence. Davies finished third in the event in a time of 1:55.60. View photo
Emporia High’s Mark Kolmer releases a throw during the javelin competition of the Kansas Relays in Lawrence on Friday. Kolmer placed fifth in the event, recording a best throw of 185 feet, 5 inches. View photo