For the Dutch Austin Healey Club 2010 means our 35th anniversary and our 7th lustrum. We decided to have our meeting in Bitburg in the hills of the Eifel in Germany.

It is a 4 day Meeting from Thursday June 24th until Sunday 27th. We have contracted quite a large hotel on the shores of an artificial lake.

We would like to extend our invitation to the members of the Healey Drivers Club. We would appreciate it if you could notify your members of our Lustrum plans by means of your website and club magazine.

All information regarding the meeting is available via our club website: www.healey.nl. A direct link to the English side of our Lustrum meeting website is this:

http://web.me.com/klipart/Lustrum_Bitburg_2010_english/Welcome.html

We have arranged a special deal for British entrants with Stena Line. When booking via the Stena Line link on the lustrum site they’re able to get 15% discount on the normal fee.

As an attachment you’ll find a newsletter in English. We would appreciate it for you to pass this information on to your members.

Regular updates about the meeting will be published on our Lustrum website.

Best regards,

Erik van de Klippe

Chairman AHOCN

Launch of the UK Registered Mk1 Sprite Photographic Database
The database  is designed to be a free reference point for ex-owners who wish to know if their old Frogeye still exists as well as for new owners wishing to fill in gaps in their cars history. We have already had some success in putting the ex-owner of a Frogeye (who sold it 30 years ago) in contact with its current keeper and he was able to supply a lot of the previous history much to the delight of both of them. We've also in the last couple of weeks been able to provide the (well known) owner of a Mk1 Sprite with the information that his car was used by Williams and Pritchard early in the companies history. He was unaware of this as was the Williams & Pritchard register who had no knowledge of the survival of such an important Sprite.

I must emphasize that this is not a commercial venture, just an extension of my hobby.

The web site with the first 600 (or so) cars can be seen here www.frogeye.fotopic.net  and there about another 400 cars still to go on.

The database would welcome any additional images of Mk1 Sprites not already listed  from members of the Healey Drivers Club

Healey's head for the salt flats of Bonneville

Steve Pike says "we packed the cars for Bonneville on Wednesday [29th July], its been a big task over the past few weeks to get them finished. Nutting out all the supercharger fitting and getting them engineered to be able to meet the safety requirements of today.  Anyhow we are on the way ,it will be quite a task to get to 200mph."

Check out www.healeysreturntobonneville.blogspot.com
for some comments on the event.
 

There's a New Kid in Town! 

The Healey Drivers Club are pleased to advise members of a new company specialising in the supply of parts and services for Healeys.

Also, Members can benefit from an additional 10% discount if you confirm your membership when ordering.

Click here to visit the website where you can buy online and view the complete list of parts available.

Hi
I am trying to find anyone in your area who may remember my BN4 100/6
which was first registered in Devon in 1957.
The registration number is XTT696 and it was painted Colorado red and
black.
Perhaps someone can lighten my darkness!
Thanks
Mark Roberts marklroberts@aol.com

Gentlemen---How about a day at the Races???? & Knowing your interest in Classic Le Mans.
 

Having just rec’d the Castle Combe  Circuit 2009 Programme ---- on the Monday 25th May 2009 is the British Sportscar Raceday in which the MG Car Club appears to be involved  with its Thoroughbred Sportscar Championship, involving MGA’s, MGB’s, V8’s and Midgets. Also appearing is the Morgan Motor Company Challenge supplemented with Astons, TVR’s, Healey’s, D type replicas, Lotus Elans and TR’s.
 

For further details check on www.castlecombecircuit.co.uk

Just to let you know that the third edition of Daniel Stapleton's Sprite tuning manual is just a few weeks away now!

Please see -

http://www.veloce.co.uk/shop/products/productDetail.php?prod_id=V4142&prod_group=Performance%20Tuning%20&%20Modification&

Kind regards, Rod Grainger, Publisher