Lea-Francis Owners' Club
Club Matters

The Club's bi-monthly newsletter, The LeaFlet, is the Club's principal source of news for members. This page is not a replacement for The LeaFlet, but rather a guide to changes on the website, and matters of interest to members.

Members with matters of interest to the Club are invited to submit them to David Berger by email to: webmaster@lfoc.org.

Past news can be viewed by Clicking Here for the archive.

 

In Memoriam: Club President, Tom Delaney, sadly passed away on Thursday night, August 31, 2006. The greatest Lea-Francis exponent will be deeply missed by all members. Articles describing Tom's love of racing and his association with the Club can be seen by clicking here.

Memories of a Black Lea-Francis
A mysterious Lea-Francis left a lasting impression on a world famous actor and inspired a change of name. Interested? Click here to read more.  

Tribute to the S Type Hyper
	Colin Mackenzie kindly submitted some excellent photos of Hypers in recent action, together with a wonderful photo of the 1928 Ulster TT. The photo shows race-winner Kaye Don's Lea-Francis Hyper in a brave "outside line" passing maneuver in the opening laps at Ards.
Colin obtained the photo from a dealer at Prescott, and it prompted some debate in our Yahoo group. One thing is certain, the 1928 Ulster TT occupies  a very special place in Lea-Francis history, and it is only appropriate that this historic victory should be featured here in a Tribute to the Lea-Francis Hyper. For the benefit of newer members, accounts of the 1928 Ulster TT have been added to the Tribute page, including one written by the current owner of the 4½ liter Bentley that finished in seventh place. The Lea-Francis Hyper that won the race is still with us, pictured above first in Kaye Don's hands taking the chequered flag at Ards in 1928, and then in Club President Tom Delaney's hands in 2004. Please click here to see these photos and read about this historic victory.