[Spridgets] Healey Encounter 2019

[HealeyRick]

Here's my big Healey valve cover racer at Bonneville:

[image: Valve cover.jpg]

Rick Neville

On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 11:51 AM Bob Kitterer via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Valve cover racing is where you take a valve cover add wheels and what
> ever else you want.  Then they are raced down a slopped ramp like a
> Pinewood Derby or a very small version of Soap box Derby.
>
> Bob  Kitterer
>
> 1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
> 1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
> 2013 Miata
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> Thanks Frank
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> On Sep 27, 2019, at 8:27 AM, JMFangio via Spridgets <
> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> “What we have here is a failyah to communicate.”
>
> Let me be more specific, what is Valve cover racing?
>
> I mean I have seen drag racing, the good kind where no high heels were
> involved only a rope and a Spridget.
>
> Lester
>
>
>
> On Sep 27, 2019, at 10:22 AM, Howard Collins <miniac7 at aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> Yup ....They had a 4 cylinder class and 6 cylinder class. Probably 20 or
> so participants in double eliminations.
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
> On Sep 27, 2019, at 11:06 AM, JMFangio via Spridgets <
> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> Valve cover racing?
>
>
>
> Lester
>
>
> On Sep 27, 2019, at 9:58 AM, Howard Collins via Spridgets <
> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> Just returned from Encounter 2019 in Ocean City New Jersey, hosted by the
> Philadelphia Region of the Austin Healey Sportsj & Touring Club.
>
>
> Of the 50 Healeys that I counted during the car show on the boardwalk,
> there was an impressive showing of 11 Bugeyes and 3 square body.
>
>
> I polled a handful of the Sprite owners to see who may have been on the
> Spridgetlist but I came up empty. If anyone reading this was present,
> please let us know.
>
>
> This event started late Sunday afternoon with a drive down to Cape May for
> a sunset whale & dolphin watching cruise. Although sitings never happened,
> the weather, sunset and camaraderie were outstanding.
>
>
> Monday was the road rally and a wine & cheese charity auction, Tuesday was
> the autocross, a BBQ buffet dinner and valve cover racing and Wednesday was
> the funkhana, the boardwalk car show and a reception and closing banquet.
>
>
> There were four tech sessions on various topics of interest and four
> routes identified for self-guided driving tours.
>
>
> Next years Encounter will be hosted by the Brandywine Region of AHS&TC on
> July 15-19 in Newark, Delaware.
>
>
> Howard Collins
>
> Virginia Beach, VA.
>
> '60 AH Sprite
>
> '66 Austin Mini Moke
>
> '68 Austin Mini
>
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