REGIONAL RUMBLIN S TEXAS HEALEY ROUNDUP 39 ITS ALMOST HERE!

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1 REGIONAL RUMBLIN S Volume 2019, Issue 4 NEWSLETTER OF THE SOUTH TEXAS AUSTIN-HEALEY CLUB April 2019 STAHC.ORG TEXAS HEALEY ROUNDUP 39 ITS ALMOST HERE! Starting NEXT FRIDAY, APRIL 5. It is not to late to register! Join us for all the events, or as many as you can (register when you get there is an option). See the schedule below. IN THIS ISSUE: March Activity Review Highway Pickup & Lunch, pages 2-3 ROUNDUP EVENTS SCHEDULE Friday April 5 Registration 3:00-7:00 PM Hospitality 5:00-11:00 PM LOOKING AHEAD: Texas Healey Roundup 39, April 5-7, 2019 (THR 39 Registration form on page 7) Progressive Dinner, May 18 Conclave 2019, September 6-11, pages 8-12 Saturday April 6 Car Wash Registration Popularity Rallye Drivers Meeting Rallye Dinner/ Awards Hospitality Sunday April 7 Gymkhana/Awards Farewell 7:00-8:30 AM 7:30-8:30 AM 8:30-11:30 AM 1:30 PM 1:45-4:00 PM 6:30-9:00 PM 9:00-11:00 PM 9:00-11:00 AM (Continued on Page 2)

2 RUMBLIN S ROAD MAP Page Highway Pickup 2-3 President s Ramblin s 4 Editor s Ramblin s 4 Events Calendars 5-6 Roundup 39 Registration Form 7 Conclave Club Officers, Board Members, and Appointed Positions HIGHWAY PICKUP March 9, 2019 By Jim Richmond Our highway pickup was scheduled for Saturday morning. But the weather forecast for Blanco on Friday night was for a good chance of morning thunderstorms the following day. When I woke in the morning it was not raining. A quick check of the map on Weather Channel showed the storm moving away from the Blanco area. So the pickup was on! President: David Ayer dbayer@swbell.net Vice President: Michael & Joy Escriva michael.escriva@gmail.com Membership: Tina Adkins (512) stahcmembership@icloud.com Treasurer: Bob Adkins (512) radkins@ieee.org AHCA Delegate: Jim Richmond (830) jkrich@gvtc.com Newsletter Editor & Webmaster: Ron Borden (830) rborden@gvtc.com Highway Cleanup: Jeff & Denene Whitmore (210) defwhit@satx.rr.com Many members of STAHC gathered at the McKinney Loop on River Road west of Blanco. They made short work of the pickup and had lunch at the Red Bud Café back in Blanco. The following took part in this event: Bob Atkins Brett and Julie Miller Bonnie and David Ayer Jim Richmond - (Healey) Cathy and Rick Borth Pat and DJ Stamp Melissa and Makayla Brown Denene and Jeff Whitmore Bob Chamberlain - (Healey) South Texas All British Car Day Representative: Lynn McKinnie (210) Lmckinnie@satx.rr.com Facebook Administrator: Jaime Molina (Continued on Page 3)

3 HIGHWAY PICKUP (continued) Club participants rewarding themselves with the always enjoyable fare at Blanco s Red Bud Café. Makayla (right), age 2, was very happy to drive my Healey! She, however, did not pick up much trash. Healeys belonging to Bob Chamberlain (L) and Jim Richmond parked in front of the Red Bud Café with the Blanco County courthouse in the background. (All photos by David Ayer and Jim Richmond) 3

4 PRESIDENT S RAMBLIN S Monday as the temperature barely rises above 55 degrees... I wish you Happy Spring!! Lots of wild flowers continue to bloom. Many already have faded away. By the time you read this Texas Roundup 39 will be in the history books...no wait, we use now so you will get it as soon as Ron gets this in the newsletter. We noticed during research for the rally and gymkhana our use of modern technology was more easily assimilated into our planning sessions than in the past. ing, texting, a lot of googling, using camera on phone. No snail mail, no physical cut and paste, no xeroxing, don t have to carry a separate camera. Got a call from Armando Flores. He has a square body Sprite. Several of us techies attended a check up session on his car last year. His call for help was after he replaced the brake/clutch master cylinder. He couldn t get a clutch pedal. That can be the most frustrating bleeding operation known to many, ever. As a mechanic for many years I have spent untold hours pumping pedals, opening and closing bleed screws, topping up the reservoir, trying from top to bottom and bottom to top, pressuring the reservoir to aid in the flow fo fluid. I haven t heard if my suggestions worked but we made sure all the procedures were properly being followed. We went to Jeff s Resurrections a couple of weeks ago. His restoration shop is in Taylor. He has a few very interesting projects. One is a 3000 we might see at Roundup. Others include 2 Jaguar XJ220s, and a GT 40 with a very documented history. He also has a chassis dynamometer used to test the engine power output. I will talk to him about setting up a tech day. Yes, you might know the horsepower output on your Healey. I haven t checked the weather for this weekend. It will be what it will be and Roundup will go on. So pack up your vehicle. All roads lead to Georgetown!! Be safe, David Editor s Ramblin s By Ron Borden Just a short note this month since we are scurrying around to get things Rounded-Up for RoundUp. The winner is... (drum roll, please): By David Ayer Spring keeps re-springing Jim Richmond for his entry in the photo caption contest. Hopefully neither one in the picture will be offended by: Twins! There was an extremely slight possibility that the winning entrant would be awarded a concours quality BJ8 which was Jim s motivation for his entry. Unfortunately there were none available at the end of the contest. So sorry, Jim. But your participation is sincerely appreciated. A big verbal thank you is coming your way! 4

5 STAHC 2019 EVENTS CALENDAR WHAT WHERE WHEN HOSTS Texas Healey Roundup 39 Holiday Inn Express, Georgetown Fri., - Sun., April 5-7 STAHC/Adkins Progressive Dinner Dripping Springs, Wimberley, Boerne Sat., May 18 Chamberlains, Adkins, Escrivas, Whitmores Highway Pickup & Lunch FM1623 at McKinney Loop, 2.6 mi. west of Blanco Sat., June 8, 9:00 A.M. Whitmores Karen Richmond s Birthday Party T. B. A. July 27, time T. B. A. Bonnie Ayer Ice Cream Social New Braunfels, TX, Zenzero Artisan Gelato Sat., Aug. 24 David Ayer Conclave 2019 Deadwood, S. D. Fri. - Wed., Sept AHCA Texas All British Car Days Round Rock Sept T. B. A U.S. Vintage National Championship Circuit of the Americas (COTA), Austin Oct. 2-6 Julie Miller / Sportscar Vintage Racing Assn Highway Pickup & Lunch FM1623 at McKinney Loop, 2.6 mi. west of Blanco Oct. 12, 9:30 AM Whitmores South Texas All British Car Day (STABCD) Main Plaza, Boerne October 26, 10 A.M. - 3 P.M. Club Elections Meeting T. B. A. October 26, following STABCD T. B. A. AHCA Delegates Meeting Indianapolis, Indiana Fri. & Sat., Nov. 8-9 AHCA Leakey Chili Cook-off Leakey Sat. - Sun., Nov David Ayer Christmas/Holiday Party T. B. A. December15, 1 P.M. - 5 P.M. Stamps STAHC 2020 EVENTS CALENDAR WHAT WHERE WHEN HOSTS STAHC 2020 Planning Mtg. Chamberlain s home, Wimberley Sat., Jan. 11, 2020 Chamberlain s Texas Healey Roundup, 40th Anniversary Grandbury Fri. - Sun., May 1-3, 2020 North Texas AHC, Barbie Bucy Conclave 2020 Crystal River, Florida May 17-21, 2020 Tampa Bay AHC Tech Sessions Where arranged 5 As Requested 8

6 APRIL AREA EVENTS CALENDAR WHAT WHERE WHEN WHO Lake Area Rods and Classics Saturday Night Cruise (monthly, first Saturday) 608 Hwy 281, Marble Falls Sat., April 6, 5 P.M. to Sunset Website Link #1 below Pistons at the Park (monthly, first Sunday) IH-35, Pflugerville, Sunday, April 7, 8-11 A.M. Benefit Website Link #2 below 4th Annual Spring Fest Car, Truck, and Bike Show 333 S Riemer Ave., San Marcos Sunday, April 7, 11 A.M. - 6 P.M. Wimberley Coffee & Cars (monthly, first Sunday) Indigo Brew, R.R. 12, Wimberley Sunday, April 7, 8-11 A.M. 18th Annual Lonestar Rod Travis Co. Expo Center, 7311 Fri., Apr Sat., and Kustom Round Up 2019 Decker Lane, Austin, Apr. 13 Admission (<12-free) Canyon Lake Hot Rod and Classic Car cruise-in (2nd Fri.) Brookshire Brothers grocery, FM 306, Canyon Lake Fri., April 12, 5-8 P.M. Lake Area Rods and Classics 16th Annual Car Show Hamilton Creek Park, Burnet Sat., April 13, 11 A.M. - 3 P.M. Website Link #4 below Pistons on the Square - (monthly, third Saturday) Town Square, Georgetown Sat., April 20, 8-10 A.M. Leander Car Show - (monthly, third Saturday) 201 W Willis St., Leander, Sat., April 20, 3-5 P.M. Round Rock Car Show Centennial Plaza, 301 W. Bagdad, Round Rock Sun., April 21, 10 A.M. - 1 P.M. Coffee with Cars 160 McGregor Ln., Dripping Springs, Sun., Mar. 24, 8 A.M. G21 Takes Over Taylor 3100 N. Main St., Suite 101, Sun., April 28, Benefit (monthly, 4th Sun.) Taylor A.M. - 1 P.M. Website Link #1: Website Link #2: Website Link #3: Website Link #4:

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8 Conclave Dates are Sept. 6-11, 2019 Hotels Offering Same Rates Before Conclave To secure room nights before Conclave 2019 it now will begin Friday, Sept. 6 and end Wednesday morning, Sept. 11. The Minnesota Austin-Healey Club is excited and looking forward to hosting Conclave! Conclave 2019 will begin one day sooner for two reasons: Misunderstanding between organizers and hotels; Early enthusiasm for Conclave 2019 has been tremendous so all available rooms set aside after Conclave already had been booked! To meet anticipated demand for additional hotel room dates, the Minnesota Club has negotiated Conclave 2019 discounted rates that begin the night of September 4 and are effective through the night of September 10. As a result of those negotiations: Anyone who already has booked reservations after those dates and wants to keep them will have those reservations honored by the hotels; and you may add earlier nights September 4, 5 or 6 at the same daily rate. OR, if you already have hotel reservations for September 7-11 you may change your reservation block to September 6-10; and add September 4 and 5 to your stay at the same room rate. YOU MUST REGISTER FIRST for Conclave 2019 to get the password and your individual five-digit code necessary to reserve rooms at the hotels. We look forward to seeing you in Deadwood! 8

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13 SOUTH TEXAS AUSTIN-HEALEY CLUB (STAHC) is an area club of the Austin-Healey Club of America, the largest Austin- Healey club in the world. STAHC is one of 47 independent area clubs and was sanctioned by AHCA in STAHC covers the Austin, San Antonio and surrounding areas of South Texas. Membership is open to owners and enthusiasts of all cars bearing the name HEALEY. Ownership of a Healey is not required. For membership information please contact Bob or Tina Adkins at: (512) Membership information is also available at: stahcmembeship@icloud.com You can join online at: Current and past issues of Rumblins, as well as other information about our club, can be found at the STAHC web site: STAHC is on Facebook at: southtexasaustinhealeyclub TECH SESSIONS (Tech sessions can be a get-together of members to help a fellow club member with a specific problem or a task that requires, or is easier, with one or more helpers. A Tech session can also be a meeting where a member, or non-member, with some particular skill or expertise demonstrates how to accomplish a particular task. Tech Session attendees may be helpers, teachers, learners, tool suppliers or any combination of the above. Tech session hosts usually supply light refreshments. Beer is recommended. If you would like to host a tech session please send notification to Ron Borden at rborden@gvtc.com as far in advance as possible, but no less than one week ahead of the session date. Your request will be forwarded to all members on the Rumblin s list.) TOOL BOX The purpose of the Tool Box is to assemble, and make available for use by STAHC members, specialty tools that are used in the restoration and/or maintenance of Healeys. In general, such tools will be those that are too expensive for an individual member to acquire for one time, or infrequent use. Currently, the STAHC Tool Box contains the following: Lift-the-Dot Hand Punch. (Punches center hole and prong holes for installation of Lift-the-Dot fasteners for tops and tonneau covers. Moss Motors No ) Texas Fastening Tool Snap Fastening tool Valve Guide Reamer size.281 for intake and exhaust standard size valve guides used on all Sprite and Midget A series engines Engine leveler (for removing or installing an engine) Carb Synchronizer Colourtune Carb Synchronizer Wire Wheel Spoke tool 1/8 OD pipe bending tool Panel & Trim Removal Tool Set CD Workshop Manuel for Sprite MK 2, 3 & 4. If you would like to borrow any of these tools, please contact Jim Richmond at jkrich@gvtc.com or (830) All articles appearing in Rumblin s represent the opinions of the writers and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Rumblin s, South Texas Austin-Healey Club, or the Austin- Healey Club of America. Neither Rumblin s, STAHC, nor AHCA is responsible for the accuracy or safety of technical information presented herein. If you choose to use such technical information, you do so at your own risk. 13