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Lawrence All British Car Club Lawrence, Kansas Oct. 1st, 2013

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• Gary Emery Racing• Arnold in Baaaack!• Tr7 Chumpcar Racing• Ohio Morgan Owners

• 3rd Sunflower Rallye• KC Healey Club• Brits in the Ozarks• Susan’s minutes

This month features two very different races that included two of our club members.One was ChumpCar Racing with a TR7 and the other was Spec Sprite. Guess who drove which?

Victory, and moral victory enjoyed by both members.

In this month’s issue:

Off to the RACES!


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Spec. Sprite Racing. By Gary Emery

Gary Emery raced his Spec F Production Austin~Healey Sprite at Texas World Speedway September 8-9. Only 3 SFP cars competed in the 4 races but they shared the 2.9 mile, 15 turn track with a variety of historic cars including Elva Formula Juniors, two 1959 Austin~Healey 3000s, a 1935 MG N Special, a 1961 Morgan and a 1965 Alfa Spyder Veloce among others.

The weekend started off ominously when the transmission of Eddie Dick’s Texas Flag car failed during test and tune on Friday. Eddie bought a transmission at the track and the three SFP drivers, Gary, Eddie and Wes Wigginton pulled the engine and installed the new transmission in time for the first race Saturday morning.

Saturday’s approximately 20 mile races set the pattern for the weekend. Gary came in second to Eddie in the first race by a difference of 0.074 seconds. There were several lead changes during the race and on one, Gary came perilously close to brushing a newly restored Devin Healey. The second race was also hotly contested with Gary crossing the finish line for first place only 1.521 seconds ahead of Eddie.

The outcome of Sunday’s first race was identical to Saturday’s; Eddie won by 0.074 seconds. Sunday’s second race was the points race and promised some drama that didn’t materialize. Gary started mid-grid behind Eddie but passed him on the 3rd turn of the first lap and never looked back. Eddie and Wes tried hard to catch him and spun on laps 5 and 6 respectively. Final result: Gary, Wes and Eddie 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Gary’s total time for this 20 mile race was 17:01.705 for an average speed of 72.611 MPH and a margin of victory of 31.705 seconds.

Next race, Hallett Motor Racing Circuit, Hallett Oklahoma, October 12-13.

Final note, Gary’s Sprite race car may be for sale (absolutely according to his wife; no way according to his daughters) because he bought another one last week. It's a one-of-one 1957 Arnold Special sports racer built and raced in Canada in its early life during the 60’s. It has a tube frame with a hand-formed aluminum body and is powered by a Triumph TR3 engine with dual Weber carburetors. Gary’s hoping it will get him into races like the Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca. Gary made a wise decision. - Editor


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1957 Arnold Special Sports Racer

The Arnold Special is a one off sports racer designed & built by Mr. Edward Arnold of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. The car first raced at Westwood, British Columbia. It was raced as #153 in E modified in CASC & SCCA in the Pacific Northwest at Portland, Seattle & Westwood through 1967. The car was unused from 1967 through 1977. Thereafter, several owners have raced it in vintage racing up to & including the present time. Some notable vintage racing venues include: Westwood (1989) Monterey Historic Meet (1990, 1991) Palm Springs (1990, 1991) Wine Country Classic, Sears Point (1991, 1992) Mid-Ohio (1993) Summit Point (1993) Road Atlanta (1993) Steamboat Springs, CO (1996, 1997, 1998) Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisc. (1997, 1999, 2001, 2002) Blackhawk Raceway, Rockton, IL (1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) Specifications: - Steel tube space frame - Aluminum body - Triumph 2138 CC engine, 312 degree duration full race cam, 11.8:1 compression, roller rockers, Corello connecting rods, JE forged pistons, lightened & balanced fly wheel - Twin Weber DCOE 45 side draft carburetors -Pertronix electronic points, MSD 6AL electronic ignition with Rev. limiter & coil (complete redundant MSD system & coil installed & wired) - Light weight gear reduction starter - Triumph 4 speed transmission with close ratio gear set - Adjustable torsion bar front suspension - Live rear axle with upper & lower trailing arms, Watts link & Spax adjustable coil over shock absorbers - Front disk brakes, rear drum brakes, with adjustable brake bias - Aluminum radiator - Rack & pinion steering, right hand drive - Magnesium front wheels & aluminum rear wheels - Dunlop 550L-15 racing tires - Two Holley low pressure fuel pumps wired & plumbed in parallel, dash mounted transfer switch, fuel pressure regulator & pressure gage - Fuel cell, fire suppression system - AMB transponder - British Racing Green exterior with burgundy accent stripes - Burgundy leather seat - custom wood rim steering wheel many spares, VRA & RMVR log books

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James McKenzie offers forth. More of his mini reconstruction.12 & 6 Hr. Chumpcar Races St. Louis 9/21&22. By Bill Fisher

! Well..... We Did It! We not only finished the 12 & 6 hr. races, but - we basically used NO oil!Mark's peripheral oil cooler and and oil filter locations plus, an Accusump of 1.5 qts. kept it cool and alive. Our Tr7 uses a 1.6 Mazda Miata engine & trans. with 2 TR3 SU’s insted of fuel injection.

It didn't hurt that Don Norby, Harry Price & Mark Canaday put in 1hour 20 minute driving stints, I put in 1 hr. In the dark Mark drove a heroic 1hour 45 minutes and putting in the same tight numbers he ran during the day! And that was after having very few hrs. of sleep in the bed of his pick-up!

We were 10th out of 24 on Sat. and 11th of 21 on Sun. Most ahead of us were the usual BMW's & Nissan V-6's.The Triata MX-7 was the slowest car on the track, measured by lap times and lap speeds. However, we were one of the more reliable cars - only spending an extra 8 or 10 minutes in the pits re-hanging a loose and very hot exhaust system.

A fine time was had by all. Team Rat Patrol is planning a 3 race season for 2014. Contact Harry or Mark if you would like to race the TRazda. We'll try to make it a bit faster next year. Harry and Mark keep the driver group small to maximize individual seat time.– Bill


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Ohio Morgan Owners Group in Dayton 9/21. By James Mckenzie

On Thursday Sept 19th I took off for Dayton, Ohio to the OH MOG fall meeting. The Ohio Morgan owners have get togethers in different parts of the state throughout the year. Here was a chance to see lots of Morgans and take pictures, learn a lot (hopefully) that will help with the restoration of mine. I got to ride in a Morgan for the first time, in a 57 4/4 and a 66 4/4, both four seaters. The 57 had a TR4 engine, upgraded from the TR3 that came with it. The 66 had a smaller Ford engine. I got to drive the 66 on the last part of a 62 mile rally on Saturday afternoon. There was quite a range of cars and they had different engines, from the TR3, TR4, 1500 Ford, 1600 Ford, 3.8 and 4.0 Rover V8 and a newer Ford V6. Also there was a new three wheeler with a V twin motorcycle engine. Ohio Morgan owners came from all around the state and a few from outside, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Indiana.

On Friday morning there were several of us that got to go over to see an import garage whose owner raced cars and collected cars. What an amazing bunch of cars. We went inside by his office and there were several there, a 1600 twin cam MGA coupe, MG TD, Porsche race car, an original 64 289 Cobra, 265 Ferrari, another Ferrari, 31 Cadillac, 35 Buggatti and a Amphicar. We enjoyed looking at them and taking pictures then went outside to leave. Then we were told we could go over and look at the car collection. We thought we had, but we walked across the parking lot and the door opened to a large metal building, we went in and our jaws dropped. Inside were perfectly parked two rows of cars, in a spotless building. Jags, Aston Martins, Alfa's, Bently, Austin Healey, BMW, MG, one Bugeye, and right by the door a Mazda Miata race car with a 550hp Ford engine, more Porsche race cars, a stunning collection. Some one asked later which our favorite was out of the lot, we couldn't answer. There was a 49 Alfa that won a class at 2008 Pebble Beach. A Jaguar 120 drophead coupe that was just stunning. I haven't ever seen such a nice collection of cars, all of which were in perfect condition and driveable. The weekend went well, I learned a lot and met some nice folks. Morgans are a little like mini's, no two are alike. Also seems like most Mog owners have mini's also!

– James

More MOG photos next page.


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Ohio Morgan Owners Group in Dayton 9/21. By James Mckenzie


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Austin-Healey Club of K.C. By Ken Bishop

I wanted to personally thank all who helped coordinate and attended one ofthe most successful Kansas City All British Car Show events in a number ofyears.

Even with the initial rain, our numbers were up substantially, theSaturday night event was a big hit, and the Driver's Rodeo was a blast.

BIG thanks to Charlie & Melanie Hoch, Mark & Vicki Canaday, and BillFisher for their assistance in coordinating the Saturday night event, aswell as full set up and management of the Driver's Rodeo!

For those of you who were able to participate, THANK YOU! Your supportmakes this event possible year after year.

The planning committee is excited to set the wheels in motion for nextyear and hope to see many more of you there.

Any and all comments/suggestions are welcome!

John Styers913 908 4401

I am attaching a group photo taken at a picnic held in Shawnee Mission Park on September 14th 2013. We were celebrating the 31st Anniversary of the founding of the Austin-Healey Club of Kansas City. Fourteen Healeys were present including Gary & Molly Emery's BN7 and my BT7. Unfortunately John Zumbrunnen (BT7) was unable to attend the picnic. The KC Austin-Healey club meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month. If any of our members would like to attend one of their meetings they should contact me.– Ken Bishop


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Club Minutes by Susan McKenzie;

MEETING OF September 3, 2013 at Conroy’s Pub

Allen called the meeting to order. There were 22 in attendance. Alan mentioned that he and a few others in the club attended the KC All British Car Show held at Zona Rosa again this year. The event on Saturday night of the car show had the cars out into the mall area and with the public, which was well received. There were 120+ in attendance this year.

James reported that Rowan Green has invited the club to visit his garage. A front-page article about Rowan and his wife, Tanya, recently ran in the Lawrence Journal World. It would be a great place for the club to visit, and is north of Lawrence, in the Perry area.

A Rallye meeting will be called soon. The cost per car is $20.00 and the cost per dinner is $12.00. Cars can begin checking in at 8:30 am on October 13th and the first car will be released at 11:00 am. Mileage will be checked at the beginning and end, with no GPS permitted. Cars must have a pilot and co-pilot and there will be questions that teams need to pay attention to.

The next meeting is on October 1st at Conroy’s Pub.

The Lawrence Region Antique Automobile Club of America car show is on Sunday, October 6th at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. It’s a free show – let’s try to have a good showing for our club and win a participation prize this year!

Several members drove their British cars to this meeting, including Gary and Molly’s racing Sprite, John’s Healey, James Ortiz’ MGBGT, Bill’s TR4, Dave and Debbie’s MGB, and James and Susan’s Bugeye. Sorry if I missed anyone!

The change in venue to Conroy’s Pub seemed to be well-received. The food was good, our meeting room was large enough (complete with bathrooms) and the service was much improved.

Respectfully submitted,

Susan McKenzie

Lawrence All British Car Club August 6, 2013

LABCC Officers:President - Eric Frana/Al MillerVice President - Alan MillerSecretary/Membership - Susan McKenzieTreasurer - Chuck Fisher Newsletter Editor - Bill FisherEvents Team - Dave Holzmeister

Oct. 1st LABCC Conroyʼs Pub

2-6 Oct 2013—Triumphest/VTR 2013, San Rafael, Marin County, CA, hosted by the Triumph Travelers Sports Car Club of the Greater San Francisco Bay Area. Some events will take place at Speedway Sonoma (former Sears Point Raceway). Info at www.triumphtravelers.org/events.

5 Oct 2013 – 12th Annual Brits in the Ozarks, benefitting the ALS Association of Northwest

Arkansas, at Agri Park on the University of Arkansas Campus, Fayetteville, 10 AM to 3 PM. Hosted by the British Iron Touring Club of Northwest Arkansas, British Motoring Club of Arkansas, Greater Ozarks British Mo- toring Club and Jaguar Club of Tulsa. Special guest John Twist of University Motors, legendary mechanic, MG guru and British car whisperer. Details at www.britishironnwa.org/show13.html.

Oct. 13th LABCC RallyeOct. 26th Holzmeisterʼs HalloweenNov. 5th LABCC Conroyʼs Pub

Thanks to those contributing to this newsletter. Other members need to share in the future........– Bill Fisher, Newsletter Editor. [email protected]

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For Sale!For sale: 4 Dunlop Wire wheels, center caps, spline hubs, and tubes included. Nice condition.Pick up in Lawrence. Asking $275.00 Contact: Rich at [email protected]

Not For Sale!These two 1948 Anglias were spied when I attended the 2nd Annual Perry, KS Car & Bike Show September 14th. – Bill

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