What is The Dennis Riley/Bill Wood TR8 Challenge Award?
The Dennis Riley/Bill Wood TR8 Challenge Award recognizes “The most sporting TR8 in attendance at the Vintage Triumph Register’s National Convention.” In addition to his many roles in the Georgia Triumph Association, Dennis Riley was President of the Vintage Triumph Register from 1991 until his untimely death of a heart attach in April 1996. He also owned both early and late sporting Triumphs (a TR3 and a 1982 Canadian market TR8 convertible). Shortly after he passed away, the Georgia Triumph Association established this award to recognize the owner of a TR8 that embodied the characteristics of the TR8 that Dennis so dearly loved. The first Dennis Riley TR8 Challenge Award was given at the 1996 VTR National Convention in Albany, NY. Bill Wood won the first three awards in an immaculately restored 1981 TR8 convertible, which he frequently towed to a number of events using a 1979 TR8 coupe. He was quite active in his role as the VTR TR8 Vehicle Consultant, and had just been appointed to
