[Spridgets] Bugeye/Frogeye Club..... Sprites at the 24hr du Mans

[G & J Swann-Price]

Hi,



Here is a potted history of Sprite running at Le Mans. Most notable are the
class wins of 60 and 65.




Year

Position

Starters

Classified

Car Number

Team / Entrant
Car - Engine

Driver, Nationality

Engine
(cc)

Group

Laps

Km

Reason Out /
Notes


1960

16/55

16

46

Donald Healey Motor Co, GB
Austin-Healey Sprite 'Sebring'

John Dalton, GB
John K. Colgate Jr, USA
DNS John Sprinzel,
DNS Ross

996

S 1.0

246

3,307

Sports cars, CSI Class 6 Winner:

851-1000cc


1961

45/55

DNF

42

Donald Healey Motor Co, GB
Austin Healey Sebring Sprite

John K. Colgate Jr, USA
Paul Hawkins, AUS

994

S 1.0

64



Valve failure after 8 hours


1962



















No Entry


1963

30/49

DNF

42

Donald Healey Motor Co, GB
Austin-Healey Sprite 1100

Sir John Whitmore, GB
Bob Olthoff, GB/ZA

1100

P

94



Accident after 9 hours


1964

24/55

24

53

Donald Healey Motor Co, GB
Austin Healey Sebring Sprite

Clive Baker, GB
William 'Bill' Bradley, GB

1101

P

257

3,458




1965

12/51

12

49

Donald Healey Motor Co, GB
Austin-Healey Sprite Le Mans

Paul Hawkins, AUS
John Rhodes, GB
DNS Timo Mdkinen, SF

1293

P

278

3,726

Class Winner: Prototype 1151 - 1300cc


1966

18/55

DNF

49

Donald Healey Motor Co, GB
Austin Healey Sprite Le Mans

Paddy Hopkirk, IRL
Andrew Hedges, GB

1293

P

237



Con rod after 21 hours.


1967

15/54

15

51

Donald Healey Motor Co, GB
Austin-Healey Sprite Le Mans

Clive Baker, GB
Andrew Hedges, GB

1292

P
1300

289

3,897

Won Motor Trophy for 1st British car home.


1968

15/54

15

50

Donald Healey Motor Co, GB
Austin-Healey Sprite Le Mans

Roger Enever, GB
Alec Poole, GB

1293

P 1300

255

3,421

Won Motor Trophy & Rudge Whitworth Bi-annual Trophy.





Geri



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Tue Jun 25, 2013 9:26PM

Hi all,

With this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans over, I was wondering if back in the
day, did anyone ever campaign a Sprite at the 24? Here in the states it used
to clean up in H Production SCCA racing.

Cheers

Forrest

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