June 25, 2001 – The last Saturday of June Kent Lambert is holding an open house at his  new building in Odell, OR near Hood River, OR.  The building is two stories tall.  The ground floor is configured as single and double car garage/storage areas.  The upper floor is the new home of the Weaving groups that Judy was so active with.  The open house will run from 1:30-4:00 PM but Kent said anyone driving up from the Healey Club may come early and grab a good parking sport.  The address of the building in Odell (south of Hood River) is: 3399 – Odell Highway.  The new building is located directly behind Gehrig’s Chevron, 3387 – Odell Highway.

Healey Racing Report from Doug Escriva

The Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival attracts some of the most prestigious vintage race cars from all of North American with 400 entered for the 2011 enent. My race group included ’55-’62 production GT cars of all makes and models: http://www.generalracing.com/attachments/193_SatGrps4Web.pdf The warm California weather I was expecting didn’t materialized as it rained all 4 days of the event. Racing in this field with some of best vintage drivers in the game I felt some what at home on the wet Sears Point track qualifying 2nd out of 30 cars. On Sunday’s main our group was the first out as it start to rain once again. As the green flag dropped and I climbed the hill entering the very technical sweeping off-camber turn # 2 I was passed by an incredibility fast ’59 Morgan (the eventual race winner) and the ’59 Sebring Sprite of Seattle billionaire Bruce McCaw. I re-passed McCaw in the Sprite on the following lap and started to settle in on making consistent laps while holding down solid 3rd place. With one lap to go while over taking 3 slower cars I moved off the dry race line and started to brake to set-up my turn-in for the up coming hairpin turn. My car suddenly hydroplaned and at that point I was merely a passenger as my car and I were no longer racing that day.

Video of Saturdays Qualifing race: http://youtube/wwP7UyjvUMY

Editor’s Note: Be sure you check out the website pdf file Doug identifies in the first sentence above.  It includes some great dshots of race machinery including Doug’sd Healey, # 414.  Then check out the youtube video of the rainey conditions at Sonoma.  Once you get on the youtube site it should also provide you with a string of other clips of racing activities.  Sone are with Doug and others are just cool racing videos and sounds.  If you are a gearhead it will be well worth the time spent to watch a few of the videos.  If the gearhead title is you, turn up you speakers.

Activities

June 27th – July 1st: Healey Rendezvous 2011.   Rockin 50′s & 60′spresented by Cascade Austin Healey Club of Washington.  Headquarters for the Rendezvous is the Heathman Lodge in Vancover, WA.  See the Cascade Club website for details and registration form.

http://cascadeahc.homestead.com/Rendezvous.html.

July 8-11th:

Portland HIstoric Races – Registration for the event includes a corral parking pass, two packets of admission tickets for the three eays.  AHCO point of contact is Nikk White.  (503) 936-5313.  You can check out details for the weekend at the Historic Race website at: http://www.portlandhistorics.com/

July 2nd – 8th

Colorado Springs, CO – The Austin-Healey Club of Americaa Conclave, portions of which will be held at the Air Force Academy.  Marilynne and I are going to attend so we will be leaving the Rendezvous early Thursday evening after the Rendezvous banquette.  I will report on the results of the Conclave in my Jusy Mark’sMemo and in the Austin-Healey Club USA magazine.  At last count I hear that the America Club has 270 registrations.  Should be a fantastic show.

July 17th

Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance – The Austin-Healey Club of Oregon has received a very interesting request.  The organizers of this prestigious charitable event have asked our Club to organize a special showing of the Austin-Healey marque at the July 17, 2011 event. These Healeys will not be judged in the concours competition but will be there for static display and viewing only.  Fourteen Healey owners, most of them AHCO members volunteered to show their cars.  The goal in arranging this show has been to display as wide a variety of Healey models as possible.  Final notification, registration form and directions to the volunteers went out earlier this week.   If you would like more information please call Mark Schneider at 503-643-7208.  You may also find information at: http://www.forestgroveconcours.org/

August 13 – 15, 2011

Joint meeting with the Cascade Club in Wesport, WA

The August meeting and tour with the Cascade Club.  This is an overnighter. To make your reservations call The Chateau Westport – (360)268-9101, mention the Austin Healey Club to receive a rate of $107.00 per night. Try to get the top floor for a better view.

NW Meet – Squamish BC, Canada

September 21 – 24th

We will leave Portland on Sept. 21st and tour north on Hwy. 101 on the West side of the Olympic Mountains to Port Angeles. We will ferry to Victoria BC then drive to Nanaimo and ferry to Vancouver. We will be staying at the

Executive Suites Garibaldi Springs Resort, 40900 Tantalous Road, Squamish, BC. Phone number is 1-877-815-0048. You will need to call to make your reservations for Thursday Sept. 22, 23 & 24th. Room rates are $119 per night for a studio and $129 for a one bedroom.  Ferry information and lodging for the 21st has not been finalized yet.

October 8th

Overnight Trip to Yachats

We will meet at the McDonalds in Philomath at 10:00 A.M. We will be staying at the Adobe Resort, 1555 Hwy. 101, Yachats, OR. Call to make your own reservations at 1-800-522-3623. You will need to mention the AHCO to receive a special rate of $92.40 plus tax. John and Joan Wilson are planning this event and they have a short tour of the area planned for Saturday afternoon. For those of us going from the Portland area we will plan to leave from the old G.I. Joes parking lot in Sherwood at 8:00 a.m. Our monthly meeting will be at the Resort after breakfast on Sunday morning.

PLEASE REVIEW all of the AHCO upcoming Activities and make you reservations for any you are planning to attend. Any questions on upcoming activities call George Koeber @ 503-244-3731 or John Carter @ 503-579-6599.

Meet at the Campus, 17705 N.W. Springville Road, at 9:45. The tour will start at 10:00. If weather permits, we will have a driving tour which will end up at McMenamins Road House, 4245 N.W. Cornelious Pass Road for lunch and meeting, arriving there at 2:00 p.m.

If the weather isn’t condusive to a driving tour we will go directly to the Road House from PCC for lunch and the meeting at 12:00 noon. For questions contact Gale Nelson (503) 939-9575.

August Meeting: The August meeting and tour with the Cascade Club:

This is an overnighter. To make your reservations call The Chateau Westport – (360)268-9101, mention the Austin Healey Club to receive a rate of $107.00 per night. Try to get the top floor for a better view.

NW Meet – Squamish BC, Canada.

We will leave Portland on Sept. 21st and tour north on Hwy. 101 on the West side of the Olympic Mountains to Port Angeles. We will ferry to Victoria BC then drive to Nanaimo and ferry to Vancouver. We will be staying at the

Executive Suites Garibaldi Springs Resort, 40900 Tantalous Road, Squamish, BC. Phone number is 1-877-815-0048. You will need to call to make your reservations for Thursday Sept. 22, 23 & 24th. Room rates are $119 per night for a studio and $129 for a one bedroom.

Ferry information and lodging for the 21st has not been finalized yet.

July 3 – 8, 2011   Austin-Healey Club of America Conclave at Colorado Springs, CO.
Why not make 2011 a double header?  After attending Rendezvous in Vancouver
let’s go on to Conclave in Colorado Springs. Picture the Conclave car show at
the Air Force Academy on the 4th of July!  Dwight Jones of the Cascade Club has developed information on shipping Healeys from Vancouver to Colorado Springs via Passport Transport (see Gary Anderson’s article on page 33 in the October-November issue of Austin Healey Magazine).  The cost is not cheap but you have to figure that it’s going to cost $200.00 a day to drive anyway and it will be a brutal three day drive to get there on July 3.  And there are some pretty cheap airfares to be had to Denver.  Shipping cost is $5500.00 each way for a full load of 6 cars.  That’s $916.67 per car each way.  If the group wants to do a more leisurely drive back west the cost is only one way.  Cars would be delivered back to Vancouver.

If interested, please contact Dwight Jones at:  dwightbj8@msn.com<mailto:dwightbj8@msn.com> or 509-545-9735.
Austin-Healey Club of Oregon Activities Calendar for 2011
February 12 Tech Session and Meeting:  We will meet at Loyning’s Engine Service (9125 – SE 64th Ave. Portland, OR) at 09:30 AM.  Arnie Loyning will give us a tour of his race engine rebuilding facility explaining what his business does.  He will also demonstrate the operation and function of the engine dynomometer.  John Carter will have his Bugeye there on the chasis dyno for Loyning’s techician, Doug, to demonstrate how it is used to tune an engine.  If you have never seen these operations we are sure you will enjoy learning sbout the posibilities. John Carter’s 3000 has never run as good as after Doug finished tuning it.  Afterward we will go to the Macroni Grill at the Clackamas Town Center (9073 – SE Sunnyside Road) in Clackamas for lunch and thr monthly business meeting.

March 12  -  PCC Rock Creek Campus tour (G.Nelson) McMenamin’s

April 9  -  Sports Car Shop in Eugene.  Technical Session (C .Frazer)

May 14 -  Maryhill Museum tour (K.Lambert)

June 11 -  Sherwood car show in Sherwood Old Town (M.Hartfietd)

June 27 – July1 Rendezvous in Vancouver at Heathman Lodge

July 3 – 8  -  Conclave 2011 in Colorado Springs, CO

July8 -10  -  Portland Historic Races at  PIR

August 13-14  -  Joint tour with Cascade Club to westport (Koeber/Buhmon)

August 21  -  Columbia River Concours d ‘ Elegance in Fort Vancouver (D.Soxon)

September  -  Labor Day Weekend  -  ABFM at PIR

September 23-24  -  NW Meet in Canada

October 8  -  Yachats tour to the Adobe Hotel (J.Witson)

November 12  -  Barrel Tasting and Bottling in Eugene (C Frazer)

December 10  – Christmas Party at Mountain Park Community Center (Carter/Koeber)

*activities In bold are overnight
**activities are subject to change

AHCO Business
Saturday morning January 8, 2011 the AHCO Coard of Directors met for a productive meeting.  The purpose of the meeting was to work through a number of “beginning of the year” topics, eg., the 2011 Activities Calendar,  discuss projects and Board member assignments, etc.  The meeting generated a couple of jobs for which the Board of Directors seeks member assistance:

Sunshine Person -  The Board was seeking a volunteer to take on this job for the 2011 calendar year.

I am pleased to annouce that Judy Carter has volunteered to becomeour new Sunshine Lady.  Thank you, Judy.

Jan  Whittlesey has filled the Sunshine Lady position for quite awhile and decided to step down.   Thank you, Jan.  We have appreciated your help.

The two All British Field Meet (ABFM) positions are also appointed.  Dick Lenahan has agreed to continue with the job as the event Registrar for 2011.  We are asking for a member to step up and take the other position, i.e., the vote counter/scorer of the Popular Car Show ballots on the Saturday of ABFM weekend.  The job entails recording the votes on the Excel spreadsheets developed by Jeff Mach and reporting the results to the ABFM leaders.  Thanks to Jeff I now have the Excel program and Jeff has offered to train the appointee.

Please contact any one of the Board members to volunteer to take on these jobs.

Activities 2011

February  12          Loyning’s Engine Service(J.Carter)  9:30                        9125 SE 64^th Ave          Macaroni Grill  1:00   

March 12                PCC Rock Creek Campus tour(G.Nelson)                                                       McMenamin”s            

April  9                     Sports Car Shop in Eugene tech session(C.Frazer)

May  14                    Maryhill Museum tour(K.Lambert)

June  11                    Sherwood Car Show in Sherwood Old Town(M.Hartfield)

June 27-July 1         Rendezvous in Vancouver at Heathman Lodge

July  3-8                    Conclave 2011 in Colorado Springs,CO

July 8-10                    Portland Historic Races at PIR

August 7                 Columbia River Concours d’ Elegance in Fort Vancouver(D.Saxon)

August 13-14            Joint tour with WA Club to Westport(Koeber/Buhman)

                                        Château Westport      $107 for 2 queens or 1 king

                                        1-360-268-9101          Ask for one of the Cascade Austin Healey Club room.  September 3            ABFM

September 23-24     NW Meet in Canada         

October 8                  Yachats tour to the Adobe Motel(J.Wilson)

November 12            Barrel Tasting and bottling in Eugene(C.Frazer)

December 10            Christmas party at Mountain Park Community Center(Carter/Koeber)

*activities In bold are overnight

**activities are subject to change

Club members who participated in the Rendezvous and have been attending meetings have already heard about and experienced a high level and quality of activities due to the efforts of our Activities Directors, John Carter and George Koeber.  The next couple of months are not to be missed.  Check out the following:

All British Field Meet

Sept. 3-7

The Meet is held on Labor Day Weekend. That will be Friday through Monday of Labor Day Weekend. Starting Friday evening and continuing for the next three days there will be plenty of fun activities: Meet and Greet Parties, Vintage Races, Land Rover Adventure rides, and photo competition, vendors, plus over 800 vehicles!  We have enough volunteers to count popular car show votes but we can always use more.

NW Meet, Lake Chelan, WA

Sept. 16-18

Meet at the site of the Parker House (now closed) in Washougal, WA, Exit 7 @8:30 a.m.  The tour  will depart at 9:00.  Please have your tank full.  We will tour east on Hwy 14 to Hwy. 97 – then North to Yakima where we willl spend the night.  Make your own reservations @ Oxford Suites (509)457-9000 $105.00 Includes a big breakfast, evening hors d’oeuvres, beer and wine. River views. Mention the Austin Healey Club of Oregon. The rooms will be held until Sept. 6. Thursday morning we will meet with members of the Cascade Club in Cle Elum and tour the rest of the way to Lake Chelan with them.  If you have not made your reservations for the NWMeet the phone number for the Hotel is Best Western Lakeside Lodge, (509) 682-4396.  If you have any questions regarding the Meet contact Lois Buhman neilandlois@comcast.net .  Sunday, Sept. 18^th we will return to Portland.

October Meeting October 9^th

A tour  to Fern Ridge Reservoir is planned.  We will meet at the Shari’s Restaurant at the corner of Hwy 213 and Beavercreek Road in Oregon City @9:00 and depart at 9:30.  We will tour back roads to Eugene where Bob and Carla Bollinger will host us for a BBQ at their Yacht Club.  The general meeting will be held at approximately 2:30.  We will return to Portland Saturday evening.  Please let us know if you are planning to attend so there will be enough food for all.  Please call John Carter (503) 579-6599 or George Koeber (503)244-3731.

November Meeting, November 13^th

Tech Session and Meeting at John Wilson’s in Marcola, OR

John Wilson will have a tech session at his shop at 37141 Parsons Creek Road, Marcola, Oregon (if you are using a GPS you will need to put in Springfield instead of Marcola)

The tech session will start @10 a.m. and will involve tearing down and reassembling a transmission.  The general meeting is scheduled for 3:30.  No tour will be scheduled due to the chance of inclement weather.  John has informed us that he will have a pot of  chili on for us.  Please let us know if you are planning to attend so there will be enough food for all.  Call John Carter 503-579-6599 or George Koeber 503-244-3731.

December 4^th Christmas Party

The  party will be held at the Mountain Park  Recreation Center, 2 Mount Jefferson Terrace, Lake Oswego, OR, 97035.

The fun will start at 5:30.  There will be a social time between 5:30 and 7:00 at which time there will be a silent auction  to benefit charities.   After dinner  activities are planned including a gift exchange for those wanting to participate.  We are also asking for donations for the auction.  Please contact us if you have something you wish to donate (it doesn’t have to be  Healey related).  The club has approved that each member will pay $10 per person with the balance of the  cost to be paid for by the  AHCO.  Feel free to bring your own libation for the social time and during dinner.  If you are planning  to attend send your check to John Carter(16173 SW Dekalb St.,Portland,OR 97224).  You can also pay at any club activity.  The cut off date for notification is November 24^th (so we can give the caterer the count). Live music and other entertainment is being planned.

Other Unofficial Goings-On:

August 31st  A TV Shoot for the ABFM.  Your chance to have your Healey on television.

Bill Hawkins, owner of the British Auto Works has asked the AHCO to participate in an early morning television shoot which will be used to promote the ABFM.  The filming crew will be at BAW about 05:30 AM and will be filming for a couple of hours.  There will be coffee and doughnuts as fortifications.

September 11.

Open House at Hanger 26 at the Aurora Airport.

The event will feature hot airplanes and hot rods.  And if any Healeys want to show up there might be a cool British Car or two. We have been personally invited by Lonnie Gilbertson of Gilbertson’s Machine Shop in SE Portland.  There will be free hot dogs until they run out and a live band, the Jim Mesi Band.  BYOB.  Starts at 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM.  Address is 23055 Airport Road NE. Hanger 26. Aurora, OR 972002.  Directions: From i-5South Bound, Take Exit 282A to first stop light, left, tonext stop light, right , 1/4 mile . Right into “orange gate” follow guides to parking @ north end ot airport.   Turn left.

You can join us for just Saturday’s tour and dinner or stay overnight at the Season’s Motel in Morton and go on the train ride on Sunday. The Seasons Motel phone number is: 1-360-496-6835

Saturday, August 7th: Two meeting places: departing from Southcenter/Westfield Mall Starbucks at

8 AM or meet in Morton at the Seasons Motel with departure at 11 AM.

Phil and Beckie Daniels will lead us on a tour to Mt. St. Helens Windy Ridge Visitor Center. If you have not been to this viewing point, it is great. The drive is about 35 miles of winding paved two lane roads virtually on the side of the mountains. The viewpoint is closer to the mountain than the Johnson Ridge one and about the same elevation. Bring binoculars. The park service provides a 25 minute talk about the eruption and takes questions.

What to bring: binoculars, a picnic lunch (lunch will be about 1 PM), your park pass or $5.00 for the entry to the park, water, drinks, hand sanitizer (outhouse facilities only), litterbag, sun hat and /or umbrella for shade (there is no shade).

BBQ Dinner will be at Phil and Beckie’s home near Onalaska at 6 PM.

Phil and Beckie will supply the main course.

What you bring:

Your own drink–alcohol is acceptable.

A thru E salad or bread

F thru K vegetable or appetizers

L thru P potato or pasta

Q thru Z dessert

Sunday August 8th:

Train ride out of Elbe. Departing the Seasons Motel at 9 AM, arrive at Elbe at 10 AM for the train Ride.

Lunch in Elbe.

Please RSVP to Beckie if possible BJD97@Juno.com

Lois Buhman

Cascade Austin Healey Club Activity Coordinator

cell phone number: 206-267-8056