[Vintage-race] Am-Can Sprite Challenge

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Bob,  

We will be there at Mosport!  I assume you will be, also?

Joe Alexander

> Am-Can Sprite Challenge
> 
> This year represents the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the Austin
> Healey Sprite and celebrations are being held across the world commemorating
> this popular little sports car. Called the Frogeye in Europe and the Bugeye 
> on
> this side of the pond, from 1958 to 1971 in excess of 125,000 of these
> wonderful little cars came off the assembly line.
> 
> On June 20- 22, VARAC, the Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada, 
> is
> holding a feature race for these quirky little cars as part of their 2008
> Vintage Festival. Always a fantastic event held at the Mosport International
> Raceway just north east of Toronto, Ontario, VARAC is expecting a couple of
> dozen Sprites ranging from 948 Bugeyes to the 1275 100+hp Mark IVs.
> 
> On June 26-29, SVRA is holding their own Sprite feature at the Mid-Ohio
> Vintage Grand Prix. Held at the Mid Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, 
> Ohio,
> the feature will be run for Sprites and their sister cars, MG Midgets.
> 
> Competitors from these two events will vote to choose the winner of the 
> Am-Can
> Challenge, based not on finishing position but on "Spirit" and devotion to 
> the
> marque.
> 
> Always a crowd pleaser, the Sprite has a special place in motorsports history
> - people began tuning and racing these cars as soon as they hit the market.
> Today, many vintage racers start their careers in a Bugeye - their
> inexpensive, easy to maintain, and just plain fun to drive.
> 
> Come join the celebration at one of these outstanding events - the mighty
> Sprite!
> 
> Bob H
> 
> "http://www.harringtonphoto.ca"
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