[Healeys] Sad news - Rallyist Killed in Healey 100

[Michael Salter]

Upon reflection about that incident Michael there is absolutely no doubt in
my mind that we were extremely lucky that the car stayed upright probably
because the mud on the wet road surface rendered the brakes totally
ineffective  😳

On Wed., Oct. 5, 2022, 10:51 p.m. Michael Oritt, <michael.oritt at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Michael--
>
> Most of them weren't "open" ditches--they were filled with rocks.
> I fondly recall the time we missed a left-hander, went off the road,
> somehow hurtled OVER the ditch and landed in a tree in a fellow's front
> yard.  As I remember it he stood there rather stunned while we cleared the
> branches out of the wheel openings, then hopped into the car and took off
> without much conversation.
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
>
> On Wed, Oct 5, 2022 at 10:36 PM Michael Salter via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> "all the roads are surrounded by open drainage ditches."
>> Just like Newfoundland which for me was a major factor in giving up on
>> the Targa there.
>>
>> M
>>
>> On Wed., Oct. 5, 2022, 1:06 a.m. Alan Seigrist via Healeys, <
>> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Italian roads are amazing for driving through beautiful countryside, but
>>> they are deadly because all the roads are surrounded by open drainage
>>> ditches.
>>>
>>> On Wed, 5 Oct 2022 at 3:27 AM, Richard Kahn via Healeys <
>>> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I saw this yesterday. Very sad on so many levels. I was wondering if
>>>> this is the drive a number of the Southern California Healey Association
>>>> members are on in Europe at this moment.
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Randy
>>>> Hicks via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 4, 2022 5:40 AM
>>>> *To:* Healey List <healeys at autox.team.net>
>>>> *Subject:* [Healeys] Sad news - Rallyist Killed in Healey 100
>>>>
>>>> Awful.
>>>>
>>>> *https://www.the-sun.com/news/6355269/british-expat-killed-horror-crash-rally-austin-healey/
>>>> <https://www.the-sun.com/news/6355269/british-expat-killed-horror-crash-rally-austin-healey/>*
>>>>
>>>> Randy
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