[Spridgets] Healey Encounter 2019

[JMFangio]

“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. 
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Sep 27, 2019, at 11:06 AM, JMFangio via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
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>> Valve cover racing?
>> 
>> 
>> Lester
>> 
>>> On Sep 27, 2019, at 9:58 AM, Howard Collins via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
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>>> 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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