Austin Healey Sprite 1380 Racer – 1965

Austin Healey Sprite (MK 3) race car, year 1965.
Colour cream white with red and green striping.
Bare cream white interior with a black Tillet FIA spec racing seat.
This magnificent Healey Sprite race car was built in the late 1990s using a brand-new (Heritage) Healey Sprite body shell.
After completion the car was raced by Antonio Bertini (http://www.fisc-acing.com/drivers/bert.html) and successively by Michele Tommasi in the FISC and HRDC race series.
In 2006 werd the car was race prepared by Rae Davis for the Goodwood Fordwater Trophy, where Michele Tommasi qualified 3rd against much more powerful cars. Tommasi ended this race in the gravel pit after a great tussle in the front of the field.
The Sprite was regularly raced ever since and was purchased by the current owner in 2013.
After some outings on circuits the car was sent to Rae Davis for and extensive restoration and overhaul. Almost every part of the car was restored, rebuilt, renewed, and improved.
The bonnet, hard-top and boot lid were replaced by lighter glass fibre reinforced (GRP) panels of Asley manufacture.
The bodywork was newly painted from the bare metal.
A bespoke full roll cage was installed, and a Tillet race seat fitted.
This impressively fast Austin Sprite race car comes without road registration; circuit use only!
Read a summary of the fitted race parts below.
This Austin Healey Sprite is a ‘turnkey’ ready race car for the petrol head who want to enter the worlds of historic touring car racing.

Specifications (short summary):

Built to UK/MSA racing specs: Goodwood, HRDC, CSCC, Masters, etc.
Full race 1380 cc engine
Steel crank S-rods
Omega pistons
Alloy flywheel with 7.5″ AP Racing sintered clutch
Large valve head
High ratio forged rockers
Piper 320 Camshaft
45 DCOE Weber carburettor
close ratio gearbox with spur gears
Limited slip differential
2-piece competition half shafts
adjustable lever arm shocks all around
full custom built roll cage
Tillet racing seat (2024 FIA compliance)