[Healeys] Vintage legal or FIA legal

[Rinus Sinke]

> Derek and Gary,
> The Healeys competing in the Six Hours, Le Mans Classic and  FIA events 
> are strictly bounded to the things that are mentioned in the FIA 
> Homologation Forms 57 and 163. The "things" that are allowed are 
> homologated in the sixties, so we have not aluminium radiators or 
> electronic ignition or other modern things. If you car is not build 
> correct at scrutenering you are not allowed to race. The other thing is 
> that you can improve the car by corner weighting, building the engine and 
> gearbox with modern equipment, dynotesting and so on. Important to know is 
> that an Austin Healey on the circuit is only really fast when the driver 
> is very fast like Jeremy Welch or my son Jaap Sinke.
> I do not know what a USA vintage  legal Healey means but I think and hope 
> they are the same as in Europe!
> My primrose yellow 1961 Austin Healey MK I car is going on the long 
> straights at Le Mans 160-165 miles an hour.
> If you need more information please let me know.
> Healey Regards
> Rinus Sinke
>
> Rinus Sinke
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> 6031RL Nederweert
> The Netherlands
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Derek Job" <derek.c.job at gmail.com>
> To: <Editorgary at aol.com>
> Cc: <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 9:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] It's the corrosion in the block, stupid.
>
>
>> Gary
>>
>>
>>> Richard, who has probably the fastest actually vintage legal Healey in 
>>> the
>>> world (none of the "Healeys" racing competitively in England are vintage
>>> legal)
>>>
>>
>> Is that really the case, I believe that the Healeys that race at places 
>> like
>> Spa 6 Hours and Le Mans Classic etc, are all prepared to very stringent 
>> FIA
>> regulations. I know they can run alternators but not for instance, 
>> Minilite
>> wheels which I see on several US race cars.
>>
>> What are the Vintage legal rules? Are they stricter than FIA
>>
>> Just interested to know
>>
>> Derek