1969 Austin Healey chases a Porsche 911 Turbo around COTA (HD)

The title says it all! this amazing little race car keeps up and passes an Porsche 911 well past its time.
Sorry for the bug splattered on the lens!

[@gypsoncustommachining7591]

Cool video. I just got myself a $300 1968 Sprite project.

[@trevorzimmerman7941]

Awesome video Glenn! I had a blast in the Lola and I wish I could have rode in this!!! Trevor

[@littlejohnny47]

Porsche clearly has the power advantage but the driver seems more conservative. Good video!

[@wordreet]

LittleJohnny47 Cib
Teehee, that's the polite way of putting it. 😉

[@adwest68]

Porsche, heavy car...

[@andrewvitale2556]

Great video thanks for the ride.

[@rovercoupe391]

Totally awesome.

[@rogerking7258]

Don't get me wrong, I lover Spridgets, but honestly, the Porsche looks like it's out on a Sunday drive.

[@englishmaninfrance661]

Basic old David wiping the floor with hightech Goliath :)

[@adwest68]

Fantastic. Like old Austins

[@camf7522]

And I bet you had more fun than the 911 driver.
I had,until recently, a 72 Group 2B MG Midget MK III in a similar blue here in Australia.

[@eliteanglers404]

Hey what engine do you guys have in this thing

[@edforrest4569]

It's likely a 1275...he really has it singing. Wonder if he is running the 4.22 or 4.55 rear end? The 911 really blows the Mk-3 Sprite away on the straightaway...but the Sprite does seem to out-handle the Porsche.

[@colindebourg3884]

In my old Mini racing days we used 1275s but some had them taken out to 1400 and 1500 which were very fast but tended to burn pistons, the A series engine was ahead of its time but the basic design is about 70 years old! Just goes to show how good the engineering was all those decades ago.

[@matthijsgerretse3217]

You mean the black smudge or the red one ;)

[@bertielouscafe8999]

add a little rain, and that Healey would have buried that Porsche....

[@danb.3397]

Never showed the powerplant..bummer

[@garthlundquist8316]

Mine won't do that!

[@adwest68]

Without the dashcam and the dashmirror....

[@wordreet]

Even with just a 1.6 litre engine from a Spitfire (originals had 1.0L and 1.1L) the Sprite only weigh about as much as a sparrow's fart.
Heh, hard to imagine a sports car with 43bhp isn't it?

[@Retro_Rich]

A ‘69 AHS ran a 1275cc A series engine as standard.

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

Chases but never catches 911turbo..

[@juanf4739]

Put some gear oil in that transmission

[@mrofnocnon]

It has straight cut gears that's why its noisy.

[@ricksanchez8225]

Should've taken off that GoPro for weight reduction.

[@adwest68]

And the streamline

[@trwsandford]

yeah, no such thing as a 1969 Austin Healey..

[@terrencethorn9237]

This is PlayStation racing. Really boys ?

[@bmxr1234]

No it's not