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Re: [Healeys] endurance car(s)

To: "WILLIAM B LAWRENCE" <ynotink@msn.com>, "G. Brierton"
Subject: Re: [Healeys] endurance car(s)
From: "Quinn, Patrick" <Patrick.Quinn@det.nsw.edu.au>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:00:32 +1100
G'day Bill



That why I used the paragraph:



"The aim is to emulate the records set by the Donald Healey Motor
Company in 1954 within the confines of today's rules and regulations."



Hoo Roo



Patrick Quinn

Sydney, Australia



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From: WILLIAM B LAWRENCE [mailto:ynotink@msn.com]
Sent: Wednesday, 28 January 2009 12:56 PM
To: Quinn, Patrick; G. Brierton; healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Healeys] endurance car(s)



>From what I gather from the website the DW effort is to exceed the
records set in 54, but they can't do it at Bonneville because the 10
mile circuit has been closed to "protect wildlife" (Brine shrimp?) I
think they will have trouble doing it anywhere else, although maybe they
could use Talladega...



Bill Lawrence



> Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:29:56 +1100
> From: Patrick.Quinn@det.nsw.edu.au
> To: gbrierton@hotmail.com; healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] endurance car(s)
>
> G'day
>
> Before I go further I should disclose that I am taking care of the
> publicity and public relations for Healeys Return to Bonneville.
>
> In answer to your question Steve Pike is reconstruction both the
> Endurance Car and Streamliner that ran at Bonneville in 1954. As said
> the cars will be in 1954 guise as the Endurance car also ran at
> Bonneville in 1953 and the Streamliner returned to the salt later with
a
> supercharged C-series six-cylinder.
>
> Both cars will be fitted with 100S engines, DB gearboxes and the
> Streamliner will be supercharged as original. The bodywork of both
cars
> are also as original.
>
> The Endurance Car will be ready for the Historic races at Phillip
> Island, Australia in March and both cars will be at Bonneville in
> September.
>
> The aim is to emulate the records set by the Donald Healey Motor
Company
> in 1954 within the confines of today rules and regulations.
>
> There is a website where you can register to receive newsletters.
>
> www.healeysreturntobonneville.com
>
> Plus if you ask me nicely I will send you a copy of the second press
> release including photos of John Healey inspecting the progress of
both
> cars.
>
> According to the Denis Welsh website they have reconstructed the
> Endurance Car for a client, but there is no mention of any Bonneville
> attempts.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Patrick Quinn
> Sydney, Australia




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