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Re: [Healeys] Streamliner a Bonneville -2012

To: austin.healey@gmail.com, blkbt7@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Streamliner a Bonneville -2012
From: warthodson@aol.com
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 13:37:41 -0400 (EDT)
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This should remind us all just how talented Donald Healey's team was. With the
benefit of almost 60 years of knowledge & the assistance of computers we are
finding it difficult to match their efforts. It was much more than a clever
marketing strategy.
Gary Hodson


-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Dimmock <austin.healey@gmail.com>
To: Bob Brown <blkbt7@yahoo.com>
Cc: Healey List <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sun, Sep 30, 2012 8:39 am
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Streamliner a Bonneville -2012


All on Facebook. As Bob said.
Love it or hate it, we were (from Australia anyway) able to follow the runs
pretty close to real time.
A chunk of combustion chamber left the head. Unfixable on the Salt Flats
They also had to do multiple runs from a licensing perspective.
As an Aussie, I hoped Steve Pike and his team would achieve their goals this
time.  I'm sad for Steve and the team.
As a Healey enthusiast? The other thought was just how quick could Denis
Welch
go? He did over 170mph at Bathurst in a standard shape Healey over 13 years
ago, on Conrod straight, using a diff calculated to be fastest UP the
Mountain, not down it...
Me? DW at Bonneville for a land speed record!!!!
;-)

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On 30/09/2012, at 9:55 PM, Bob Brown <blkbt7@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Graeme,
> The 200 mph goal was not obtained for a variety of reasons.
> Best run
> was 158mph in third gear, unable to shift into 4th due to interference
> with
> gear shift lever and roll cage. Later runs were canceled due to water leaks
> at the head.
>
> If you have access to Facebook look at this:
> http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/404785219580654/
>
> Bob
> ________________________________
> From: Graeme Molony <molony@dodo.com.au>
> Subject: [Healeys] Streamliner a Bonneville -2012
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> I know Steve Pike
> and his crew were taking the Replica Streamliner that he
> built back to the
> salt flats at Bonneville earlier this month to attempt to
> crack the magic 200
> mph. that DMH achieved years ago but have heard nothing as
> to what has
> happened.
> Any one know how they went and whether they managed to crack the
> 200 mph
> mark?
> Graeme
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