[Spridgets] Healey Encounter 2019

Bob Kitterer bkitterer at me.com
Fri Sep 27 09:51:15 MDT 2019


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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> 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
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>> On Sep 27, 2019, at 10:22 AM, Howard Collins <miniac7 at aol.com> wrote:
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>> 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?
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>>> 
>>> 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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