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Re: AUHC at Summit Point

To: <Awgertoo@aol.com>, <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: AUHC at Summit Point
From: "Chris Dimmock" <cd3000@bigpond.net.au>
Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 19:32:06 +1000
Thanks for the update Michael

Any chance you can give us a race report tomorrow?

I'll also relay your report to the Australian Sprite Club email list - as 
both Wendy Gibbs and Bruce Miles are member of the Sprite Club here in 
Sydney.

Thanks again & best regards

Chris


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Awgertoo@aol.com>
To: <caahc@yahoogroups.com>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 10:05 AM
Subject: AUHC at Summit Point


> There were two qualifying runs for Healeys today and it was awesome 
> seeing
> approximately thirty Healeys (mostly big with a few Sprites and one
> Silverstone) gridded up and running around the track at high speeds.   I 
> doubt there
> will ever be better opportunities to see so many  well-prepared and 
> well-driven
> Healeys in one place than we can at the  AUHC.
>
> I do not have qualifying times but Paul Freestone and Tim Pyne (AUS) and
> Jeff Johnk (US) seemed to be running at the front of the pack in this
> afternoon's event.  I can tell you that there was much spirited driving 
> and  the sites
> and sounds of so much Healey iron roaring around the circuit  sure 
> thrilled me!
>
>
> For those planning to be in attendance tomorrow be sure to ask for the $5
> discount when you come through the gate and if you're in your Healey 
> please park
> at the Austin-Healey Corral set up just inside the entrance gate adjacent 
> to
> the  Carousel--turn left after entering the gate and look for the
> Austin-Healey  sign.  This space has been reserved for us by the friendly 
> folks at Summit
> Point Raceways.
>
> There's a full day of racing (you can get the schedule on the Jefferson 
> 500
> website) starting in the morning.  The All-Healey race is scheduled to 
> kick
> off at 1:30 PM tomorrow and remember that we will be having a drawing at 
> the
> Corral for parking spots at the June 2 Australian Embassy  reception 
> photo-op
> in DC.  Again, anyone at the track tomorrow in  a Healey who is willing to
> commit to attending the photo-op at 5:30 PM is  eligible to put his name 
> in the
> hat--results will be announced at the track  immediately following the 
> AUHC race.
>
> In addition to the racers I saw Bob Brown of the Chicagoland club, Bruce
> Hurley, Charlie Baldwin and Del Borders of AHS&TC, Charley  Braum of  the 
> Three
> Rivers AHC, Bill Emerson and Melody Cooke and Bill and Patty Nalley of 
> the
> Capital Area AHC--I'm sure I have already forgotten some other  folks.
>
> BTW Jim Smith of Bluechip racing and this list is out of tomorrow's event
> with a cracked block but will be at VIR in a few weeks.
>
> That's about it from here--weather forecast for tomorrow is good and I 
> hope
> to see lots of you at the track.  Feel free to walk down to the pit area 
> and
> meet the racers--they're a great bunch of folks and extremely friendly and
> accessible.
>
> Best--Michael Oritt




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