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Skip and Tom Monaco’s friend sent the following note and photos regarding racing his Healey at Le Mans

Dear Skip and Tom,

Finally got a view minutes to send you a message. The last view months it was like a madhouse overhere but the event is behind us and it was a big success for everybody. The hospitality tent on the campsite worked fine and the weather was also good. On the inner field we made a hospitality tent where the people got to pick up paper coins for free drinks and the track lap tickets next to a lot of goodies.

There where about 5000 classic cars on the Le Mans grounds and over 350 racecars on the track competing in six different Grids.

I raced in grid 3 and we did very well and became 7^th out of the 69 cars. If you go to this link you can look what we left behind us. I want to thank you for the shirts I received from you.

Have a look at the Le Mans website for the results, some pictures and small movies.

Regards Hans van de Kerkhof

The weekend of July 11-13, 2008 held the Historic Races at the Portland International Raceway. Two members of the Austin Healey Club of Oregon presented race ready Healeys.

Steve Rux had set up his pit area on the grass west of the larger pits. I found Steve’s 1962 Sprite in amongst a group of Sprites with their owners all wrenching away and preparing for qualification runs and eventually competition.

When I took the first shots of Steve’s car he had just found a broken Panhard rod and was making plans to get it up to Richard Mayer’s shop to do a little welding. From the picture of Steve sitting in the cockpit trying to keep cool under his bumbershoot and later exiting Turn 2 of the “Carousel” he must have gotten the suspension repaired.

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The other AHCO member I talked with and photographed was Doug Escriva. Doug’s nicely turned out 1957 Healey 100-6 was pitted nearer to the PIR Rosecup Room and Official’s tower.

Doug volunteered his car to participate in a special activity of the Historic Race weekend, that is, taking kids for a ride around the racecourse. I caught one shot of one of the happy youngsters after Doug helps belt him in for the ride.

In other Images Doug’s car is sitting on the pre-grid waiting for a qualification run and then departing the pre-grid for the racecourse. Close inspection of the picture reveals that Doug had spotted me with my camera as he accelerated onto the front straight.

From Gary Jackson:

August 16 meeting in Redmond

The meeting will be at Gary Jackson house at Eagle Crest Resort (588 Widgeon Rd, Redmond OR, Phone 541-923-9766). The day will start at 10:30 with a tour led by John Wilson. We will gather at the Safeway
store in down town Silverton and proceed from there. Please be filled up with gas and ready to depart prior to 10:30.

There is a planned stop along the way for a picnic, so bring a light lunch. You can call John at
541-221-9213 if you have questions. The tour should arrive at Eagle Crest around 2:00 with the meeting around 3:00 followed by a Mexican Fiesta with all of the timings.

Lodging has been arranged at the Redmond Inn Motel (541-548-1091) for August 16 at a Rate of $65.00 +Tax. Be sure to say you are with the Austin Healey Group. Any room not reserved by August 4 will be released, so be sure to call early.

There will also be a Sunday brunch, location yet to be determined, before everyone takes off for home. So come on over to the sunny side of Oregon for a great weekend in the sun.

July 2008 Issue of Healey Northwest

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4826897

You have to watch a commercial before the show starts but its worth it. Check out the information on how to tell how old the tire is.

Electrical Theory by Joseph Lucas

Positive ground depends upon proper circuit functioning, the transmission of negative ions by retention of the visible spectral manifestation known as “smoke”. Smoke is the thing that makes electrical circuits work; we know this to be true because every time one lets the smoke out of the electrical system, it stops working. This can be verified repeatedly through empirical testing.

When, for example, the smoke escapes from an electrical component (i.e., say, a Lucas voltage regulator), it will be observed that the component stops working. The function of the wire harness is to carry the smoke from one device to another; when the wire harness “springs a leak”, and lets all the smoke out of the system, nothing works afterwards. Starter motors were frowned upon in British Automobiles for some time, largely because they consume large quantities of smoke, requiring very large wires.

It has been noted that Lucas components are possibly more prone to electrical leakage than Bosch or generic Japanese electrics. Experts point out that this is because Lucas is British and all things British leak. British engines leak oil, shock absorbers, hydraulic forks and disk brakes leak fluid, British tyres leak air and the British defense establishment leaks secrets…so, naturally, British electrics leak smoke.

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Here’s the final(?) deal on July 19th meeting.

Jim and Kaye Maguire will lead a tour to Kent and Judy Lambert’s house in Hood River (2280 Eastside Rd, Hood River) on the THIRD weekend in July (the 19th) . Meet at the Safeway parking lot on N.E. Halsey and 181st. To get there on Hwy. 84, take the Gresham exit # 13, proceed South on 181st to Halsey, turn right, and take a left into the parking lot.

Tour will leave promptly at 9:00 A.M. Since the word “promptly” is not mentioned anywhere in the Healey Workshop Manuel, I’m not sure what it means but get there as soon as you can. The tour will end at the Lamberts house in Hood River between 11-12:00 noon. Lunch will be served until our meeting, which will be at 1:00 P.M. After the meeting, Kent will take us on a short ride to a car show and air museum.

Discount rates of $6.00 have been secured. There will be no cost for lunch, the club is picking up the tab. If you wish to bring chips,salad, or a desert to share, please feel free to do so. The weather will be perfect and so will the tour. See you there!