I have called this my TOC Racer before because of some of the parts and characteristic of the frame resembled something that could of been put together for a race bike years ago. Sorry if it offended you Mike.
http://thecabe.com/forum/media/albums/1897-toc-thor-hubs.1923/
That red one is a beautiful bike Chris and I myself would most likely consider calling
that one a race bike. It does have all the characteristics of an actual racer. It's difficult
to pin point a bike sometimes as to what it is exactly without a proper badge and its
actual catalogue picture though.
I totally get it what Mike is saying about some bikes that have this label put to them being
a track bike (racer) when clearly they're not. I don't think Mike is referring to your red bike
specifically though because that particular bike says racer all the way..!!
I have seen guys take bikes that have road drop outs, brake bridges with holes for the brakes
or fenders etc and call them track bikes. That's the kind of bike that irks me when it's clearly
a road frame but guys call them track racers etc ...
Again, I understand Mike clearly on this topic as I have only collected "Track" bikes or "Racers"
for 38 yrs now. I've never owned a balloon tire bike or a road bike. I've seen it all in those 38 yrs!!
Here's one for ya. Sometimes we need to know for ourselves and try not to believe the
person selling us the bike. Is this a Racer or not ..???? Does this guy REALLY know what
he's selling!!!! ( or even the guy buying it ..!! )