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HealeySport is the motor sport centre of the Austin Healey Club UK and coordinates the classic racing, rallying, sprint and hill climbing in the UK and Internationally. Check out the latest
race reports by clicking on
RACE
for the UK circuit race reports or
SPRINT
for the sprint and hill climb
reports.
The Le Mans 24 Hour Classic - 2008 The Le Mans Classic is held every two years with the last event was held on 11-12-13 July 2008 at the world famous 24-hours circuit of Le Mans, where 5,000 classics and 50,000 people came together. There were numerous stands with automobile memorabilia, a classic car auction and a large number of famous cars that had previously participated in the gruelling 24-hours race. It was a must for anyone who appreciates endurance cars and racing. Eleven Austin Healeys took part in the 2008 Le Mans Classic, with five cars classified by age in Grid 2 (1949-1956) and six in Grid 3 (1957-1961). Each grid had three races over the 24 hour period with one being overnight. The results shown below list the Healey entrants, their overall position after the three races and their adjusted or compensated position once a handicapping coefficient has been applied to the expected performance of the car. As you will see, in some cases the driver benefits by the compensation and others do not. The top Healey in Grid 2 was the 100S (RWD132) of the British trio Peter Thornton, Jeremy Welch and David Garrett who finished an excellent 8th overall which unfortunately became 30th once adjusted. They just beat the 100M driven by Mike Thorne and John Todd by 40 seconds after racing for nearly two and a half hours. However, once the times had been adjusted the Thorne/Todd car moved up to an excellent sixth place overall, out of a total grid of 69 cars. In Grid 3, the Dutch trio of Rinus Sinke, Jaap Sinke and Hans Van de Kerkhof yet again brought their yellow 3000 home first amongst the Healeys in a very creditable 7th place on scratch (up from 13th place in 2006) and 21st once compensated. The Perou/Duval/de Stoppani 3000 was 9th overall which was a great improvement on their 2006 placing. The following table highlights the Healeys that ran in the event, the drivers and their final scratch and compensated positions:
To find out more - click here to go to the Healey Meets Le Mans 2008 website. Also, check out the report and results of the 2006 event by going to the International Race homepage on this site. The UK Race Series
The 2008 UK Race series (sponsored
by Rawles Motorsport) is a nine round championship betwee This website holds the racing calendar, results, rules/regulations and picture gallery for the UK Race Series. For more information about the UK Race Championship click here (or click on 'UK Racing' on the starting grid above).
The Sprint and Hill Climb Challenge
The 2008 challenge is a fifteen round series with a Big Healey class
sponsored by Denis Welch Motorsport and a Sprite class sponsored by Frogeye
Spares Ltd. In addition to the class awards, Cape
International sponsor the award
for the overall Sprint and The 2008 series begins with a return to Gurston Down and is followed by hill climbs at Shelsley Walsh, Prescott, Loton Park, Harewood and Wiscombe Park. In addition there will be sprints at Goodwood, Curborough, MIRA, Three Sisters, Anglesey Circuit and for the first time for many, a trip to the Llandow circuit. Each venue provides a different set of challenges to test the Healey driver's skills and abilities to the full. This series is open to any Healey driver with some or no motor sport experience and a car that can be either road standard or modified; half the races are handicapped to take into account the different abilities of the driver and their cars, so everyone has an opportunity to win a race. Although competitive, there is a strong sense of camaraderie amongst the thirty or so drivers who regularly compete.
To see the Sprint and Hill Climb events calendar, results and photo gallery click here (or click on 'Sprint and Hill Climb' on the starting grid above). Invitation to a Race Meeting in Sweden - 31 July 2008
Class 1 - Big Healeys - 100/4, 100/6 and 3000's complying with Appendix K classes E and F. Class 2 - Sprites - complying with Appendix K classes E and F. All UK Race series Sprites will be in a separate class. Class 3 - Vintage - such as 100S's, ex-works and Warwick cars. To download the Invitation and regs click here. To download the application form click here. To visit the Swedish Healey club website go to www.healeysweden.com The Syd Segal Memorial Trophy Race - Thruxton - 23/24 March 2008
To read the report and see the pictures from the event click here
2007 Gala Dinner and Prize giving
For a full list of the race championship class winners click here (pdf format)
If you want to download the latest Adobe
Acrobat PDF reader click on the following link
Click here to view the official pictures from the 2007 Dinner Dance and Prize giving - taken by Phil (Scoop) Broster. Email Phil on phil_scoop@hotmail.co.uk if you would like copies of any of the pictures in the report or gallery. Alternatively, you may wish to click here to see the unofficial pictures - not a pretty sight!!! You have been warned. HealeySport
Calendar 2008 Looking for a New Year present for someone keen on Healeys - Phil Broster (Official HealeySport Photographer) has produced an outstanding calendar for 2008 featuring full colour action images from the 2007 Austin Healey Club (HealeySport) Challenge race series. The spiral bound calendar consists of 12 single sided, A4, month to view pages, with front and rear covers. They are available for £12 each, plus £3 postage and packing for UK customers. Overseas orders are very welcome with postage and packing at cost. To buy your copy of this unique calendar email Phil Broster at: phil_scoop@hotmail.co.uk. Payment can be made by cheque, Postal order or Pay Pal.
Horneland Rally 7- 8
March 2008 In March 2008, 10 UK crews picked up the gauntlet to take part in the Horneland Rally, a superb route, mostly intended, all around the countryside and rally tolerant villages of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. To read Mike Spindle's excellent report and see Jan-Peter Ambaum's pictures click here. Viking Marathon Rally - Norway - September 2007 Hill climber and Rally man Mike Spindle has taken time out from developing new products to complete the Viking Marathon rally in his Healey 3000, ably navigated by Andy Belcher. Click here to read his humorous yet descriptive report into how to get a Big Healey round this tough rally. Goodwood Revival Meeting - September 2007 Top Healey reporter, Phil Broster, made his second visit to this world famous event and recorded it for us to savour. Click here to read his report and see his atmospheric photographic collection. The site will be updated continually during the year with details of the events, race results, points awarded and pictures as soon as possible after each race.
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n April and September
competed at the top UK motor sport venues of Brands Hatch, Mallory Park, Oulton
Park, Silverstone, Snetterton and Thruxton. This one make series is open
to any Healey driver who wants to take part in full circuit racing, be it with a
road standard or modified Big Healey or Sprite. Cars can be entered into one of
five classes, two for Big Healeys and three for Sprites, catering for the level
of modification applied to each car from standard road going spec to fully
modified. Points are awarded for practicing, achieving fastest lap times
in qualifying and during the race and for the drivers finishing position in
class. At the end of the season the driver with the most points in each
class is the winner of the class and the driver with the most points across all
classes becomes the Overall Series Champion. Pictured right is Marc Campfield seen here at
Donington Park who won the Overall race series last year in a Class E (Fully
modified Sprite).
Hill Climb champion. Last year's winner was
Tom Walker, pictured left at Karousel bend - Gurston Down, in the John
Chatham 'adjusted' and Old Dairy Classics maintained, fully modified 3000.
You may well have seen the BBC
Top Gear show's view of hill climbing with a challenge between a 1961 yellow Frogeye and a
fully modified Peugeot. If you haven't - check out this clip -
All
UK Race series Healey drivers are invited to take part in an Austin Healey
race at the Falkenburgs race circuit in Sweden on Thursday 31 July.
The race will include three classes:
To
celebrate forty years of motor car racing at the Thruxton Aerodrome and Race
Circuit, Healey Driver International was invited by the BARC to produce a
grid of racing Healeys (100/4, 100S, 100/6, 3000 and Silverstones) for this
most important and spectacular two day meeting. Our race was The Syd Segal Memorial Trophy Race and comprised a 45
minute scratch race on Monday 24 March (Easter Monday) in the headline slot
during the mid-afternoon session, with qualifying practice on Sunday 23
March. Twenty drivers came from overseas and around the UK to take
part in this spectacular event. 
The weekend of 17th/18th
November saw the annual gathering of the Austin Healey Club competition
members for the distribution of the hard won awards for the 2007 racing and
sprint and hill climb season.
