Healeys on display at ENCOUNTER 2019 on the Ocean City, N.J., boardwalk. We return to the boardwalk for ENCOUNTER 2024!
September 15-18, 2024 • Ocean City, N.J.
Hosted by the Philadelphia RegionThe Austin-Healey Sports and Touring Club’s annual, multi-day meet called Encounter is open to all Healey owners and enthusiasts. The AHSTC regions take turns hosting the event, which features a popular vote car show, judged concours, a rallye, tech sessions, a gymkhana and a flea market.
On September 15-18, 2024, the event returns to Ocean City, N.J., site of Encounter 2019, and the host hotel will again be The Historic Flanders Hotel, a 100-year-old landmark located just a stroll away from the boardwalk.
On September 15-18, 2024, the event returns to Ocean City, N.J., site of Encounter 2019, and the host hotel will again be The Historic Flanders Hotel, a 100-year-old landmark located just a stroll away from the boardwalk.
ABOUT ENCOUNTER 2024
See map belowEarly registration fee is $79 by July 1, and includes:
- One show car plus two adults and children under 21
- Hospitality Room access throughout the event
- Free flea market space
- Free participation in all driving events
- Admission to all tech sessions
- Sunday Welcome Event • Movie and Trivia Night
- Monday Charity Auction & Social • Valve Cover Races
- Encounter Car Show on the Boardwalk on Wednesday
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
SUNDAY September 15
TUESDAY September 17
WEDNESDAY September 18
SUNDAY September 15
- 2-5 p.m. • Registration open
- 7-9 p.m. • Welcome Event – Movie & Trivia Night FREE
- 8:30-11 am & 1-4:30 p.m. • Registration open
- 9:30 a.m. • Rally School,
- 10:30 a.m. • Rally departs from hotel parking lot.
- 11 a.m.-5 p.m. • Hospitality Room
- 3:30-4:30 pm • Tech Session
- 4-6 p.m. - AHSTC Board Meeting
- 7-10 p.m. • Wine and Cheese Reception & Charity Auction
TUESDAY September 17
- 8:30-11 a.m. & 1-4:30 p.m. • Registration open
- 8 a.m.-Noon • Gymkhana
- 11 a.m.-5 p.m. • Hospitality Room
- 1-3:30 p.m. • Ladies Luncheon, offsite at Jon & Patty's Coffee Bar & Bistro
- 3-4 p.m. • Tech Session
- 4-5 p.m. • Tech Session
- 6-8 p.m. • Southern BBQ Buffet | $47
- 8-10 p.m. • Valve Cover Races Download the rules here
WEDNESDAY September 18
- 8:30-11 a.m. & 1-2:30 p.m. — Registration open
- 7-10:30 a.m. • Funkhana
- 11 a.m.-5 p.m. • Hospitality Room
- 11:30 a.m. - Cars stage for parade to Boardwalk
- Noon.-3:30 p.m. • Encounter 2024 Car Show, Ocean City Boardwalk
- 6 :30 p.m. • Specialty Cocktail Reception
- 7-10:30 p.m. • Encounter 2024 Awards Banquet | $60
