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GLWS! I can confirm that this is a very fast and very nice Cat. And newbies should know that the red rectangles on the front clams are air vets to help minimize any lift possible at higher speeds.

Or, we could call him MichaelD:). It shows how important getting the line right is: Dave entered the turn tight because of the pass and just didn't have room to finish it-in spite of truly heroic efforts to save it.

I was also there, in the first few months of my se7en ownership. I spent much of the event (and the following year) troubleshooting an intermittent problem with the starter not working. For instance, after the big photo shoot, above, I was the last car off the lot due to the non-start problem. I also learned to quickly put up the top as there were intermittent rainstorms there that weekend. I had a lot of fun perusing the many fabulous back roads that were part of the lure for that location for our group. Also met folks, like MichaelD, who would remain a se7ens friend thru today.

Plus a ball cap?

Great pix Croc! And Glenn...., what can I say, WOW!

Thx, Croc, fun to watch you coasting down the front straight and still keeping up with my mighty Zetec:)! Also informative to see how my unconventional line thru 3-4-5 did not allow me to pull ahead. In fact, just the opposite, you were closing with ease there. Time to rethink that. My lap timer showed I gained 4-6 seconds a lap by the end of Monday's special session compared to this vid, so practice makes perfect. Even then I was still far behind what became known as " the two red cars"(Seb and Simon). And wasn't that moving fender chicane in turn 5 exciting?

Great day on the track and off. How wonderful is this place: if you need ice for a cooler, the track has a person who checks periodically and delivers ice if needed. The food is varied, incredible and plentiful. Dinner on the river was fabulous, as always. Croc and Tom have also knocked themselves out, as always. And Se7en owners are a fun bunch, not a clunker in the group.

One less dream car to torture myself over:)! Hope sale goes though this time.

Does it have the butt-extracter option:)???

Also: do a search for the words bump steer in the search box. This is a popular topic, much has been written here. I know member JohnK to be obsessively thorough. His post on his Ultralight's bump steer, which he calls "ride steer" will no doubt be educational. Hopefully the (many) other bump steer posts will also help. What u r describing sounds dangerous!

Do NOT just rely on your GPS. Mine took me off I-76 and thru downtown Philly. Towing a trailer in Friday afternoon, pre 4th of July traffic. The ensuing trackday was a relaxing drive in comparison!

Gotta be "go faster at lower rpm's"? Or, get more top speed out of each gear?

This month's SCCA Sports Car magazine classified section has an '01 Caterham Superlight Zetec, for $35K. Street legal tho set up as an auto crosser. BRG, cycle fenders. Asking $35K.

Why not get an early used Formula V, (which this seems to look like) and drop your bike engine in?

I will hazard a guess that 9,000 is the mileage, not the dollars:).

MichaelD's amazing Cat is listed here for a bit under $35K (I think).

I think know Croc's plan B and I like it:)!

MichaelD: Is your car the next to go, or are you having 2nd thots abt selling?

Way cool! My longest road trip was to the LOG in Gettysburg in my '97 Super sprint. Maybe 7 years ago? And about 1100 miles also from Cincy, with detours and track days thrown in. As I recall, ambient temp of 93 degrees= about 120 in the driver' s seat! I had few issues also. I had to tighten a bolt that had worked loose that caused a truly evil self-driving phenomenon. And I had an engine that would sputter occasionally and need an "Italian tune up" every so often. Also got lost, far from cell coverage at zero dark thirty in the wilds of KY (Am I driving in circles, will I run out of gas, is my brain cooked from so much noise/heat/stimulation???). What an adventure. And every stop a cluster of onlookers teeming with questions.

If the mid-90's Caterham was a "short" cockpit version, it and the Birkin are 99% identical, size wise, for driver.

That's a lot of time to shave off, considering you were already very close to the pointy end of the sword on that track. Jeez, 135 mph on the straight? I think that's about what the uber-Caterhams hit there. I am at about 118 mph in my Zetec, my X-flow hit 106 mph. Maybe your mph # is somewhat a function of carrying more speed thru the bowl and onto the straight (tires)?

LOG 38 in Cleveland next year, hmmm, wonder if Nelsons Ledges will be the track day venue? I wonder if it finally be resurfaced?

Dermot: Epic post! So nice to see Skip's se7en went to such an appreciative owner! Transportation seems to be a function of time. If you REALLY want it there in a week , it willl be. But you will pay. The more time, the more likely you are to catch a ride going your way and needing 1 more car for a full load. Sure hope you make it to NJMP, I'd love to see that car in the "flesh."

Congratulations and condolences:). IF I had been in the market, this is the car I would have bought.

Just signed up for both days and all events, track and social. Also booked my room in the VIP suites for all 3 nights. I plan to be there by 3:00 pm Friday for karting, if all goes well. For newbies who are planning on the BBQ on Saturday eve (highly recommended), plz note that it is a BYOB, so if you have a drink you like, a bottle of wine, etc., feel free to bring it (them) along. Thx again Croc and Tom for putting in the countless hours that it takes to put this high-end event on every year!!!