Severin Thompson owns this very competitive Mk I Sprite which he has raced over several years in the US mid-west.

In Severin's own words:

"As a long time Healey owner, and Sprite racer, I’ve been collecting numerous rare noses and hardtops for many years. I have a W&P nose on Redrum, my main race car… pictured above at Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI.

I always thought there was more than a slight resemblance between the Sebring GT nose, and the nose of the Works Targa Florio cars around 1967. Perhaps W&P made those for the works? In fact, I’ve often  referred to mine as a “Targa” nose until the Sebring GT name surfaced.  (a reference to the Clive Baker / Rauno Aaltonen '67 Florio Sprite LWD 959E, which has a similar shaped nose and air intake, some features of which were perhaps copied into the design of the Sebring GT front also launched in '67 - the Registrar is currently researching possible connections)

I bought my first Healey in 1973 while in high school… a BN6… still have it. My first Sprite was a car called "the Bishop". I have a few other interesting Sprites, including "Walter". Both of those cars are very unmolested original race cars."

To read the full story of Redrum with extensive photo galleries on Severin's website, please click on the image below: