[Healeys] Healey Vintage Racing at Spa

[Derek Job]

Fantastic driving, outbraking everybody  and an amazingly agressive line
through 'Eau Rouge'!!

Derek

On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 12:50 PM, Austin Healey <pajtamuvek at gmail.com>wrote:

> The other odd thing is that the Jag overtook the Healey in the straight
> very
> quickly. As before the Healey was always head-to--head or a little bit
> quicker, I would say that the Jag driver was pushing the engine above
> normal
> rev limit to avoid one shift. Aagin not a good decision on the long run.
> The
> Healey was quicker 60-70 percent of the track. Even he the Jag driver kills
> his engine he would have lost.
>
> Gergo
>
> 2011/10/17 Austin Healey <pajtamuvek at gmail.com>
>
> > I think the Jag driver was aware that he entered the corner at too high
> > speed and wanted to reduce it before trying to turn the car in. He got
> > panicked when the blue car came in from the left.
> > This is for my eyes.
> > The Healey always took shorter brake distances, soo approched the corners
> > quicker. Not this time. The Jag was just a way to fast. Brake lights
> coming
> > in very late.
> >
> > At least as I see it. Hard situation anyway, and some money smoked. Hope
> > nobody got hurt.
> >
> > Gergo
> >
> >
> > 2011/10/17 WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <ynotink at msn.com>
> >
> >> I'm not a racer, but it looked to me like the Jag was way off the line
> and
> >> moving way to fast for the corner. Wasn't that the place that blue car
> >> went
> >> off earlier?
> >> Very entertaining at any rate.
> >> Bill Lawrece
> >>
> >> > Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:20:54 +0800
> >> > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Healey Vintage Racing at Spa
> >> > From: healey.nut at gmail.com
> >> > To: ynotink at msn.com; jackson_krall at yahoo.com; healeyrick at yahoo.com;
> >> healeys at autox.team.net
> >> >
> >> > I'd love to blame it on the Jag as well, but it looked to me the car
> >> > that hit it was either taking a very dangerous line on the turn, or it
> >> > actually had some sort of steering failure.  Watch it closely.
> >> >
> >> > Alan
> >> >
> >> > On 10/17/11, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <ynotink at msn.com> wrote:
> >> > > Yeah, that lightweight Jag near the end didn't take being passed
> very
> >> well.
> >> > > A
> >> > > perfect demonstration of the penalty for acting in anger... And what
> >> the
> >> > > hell
> >> > > are the specs for that car? Inquiring minds want to know...
> >> > > Bill Lawrence
> >> > >
> >> > >> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2011 11:13:29 -0700
> >> > >> From: jackson_krall at yahoo.com
> >> > >> To: healeyrick at yahoo.com
> >> > >> CC: healeys at autox.team.net
> >> > >> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Healey Vintage Racing at Spa
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Who was that masked man!? He must be very angry. Those poor Jag
> >> drivers.
> >> A
> >> > > good reason why not to "upgrade" to one. The Cobra(?) at the end was
> >> the
> >> > > perfect cherry.
> >> > >> Best
> >> > >> JK
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >> On Sat Oct 15th, 2011 10:21 PM EDT HealeyRick wrote:
> >> > >>
> >> > >> >If you're into big Healey vintage racing, you'll love this:
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> >http://youtu.be/UD7TjvMkHK0
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> >Rick
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> >
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