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Croc: Great to have you back and to see this Forum's favorite section rolling again. Also just noticed your Forum odometer has clicked over 3000 posts. Not many folks in that select group, tho I am knocking on the door-thus proving it is possible to rack up an impressive number of posts without actually saying much:).

My Zetec has also encountered coil issues (among others:)). So I also had the overlapping engine problems. I mistakenly thought that when I traded my X-flow engined car in for a Zetec powered one I'd have better reliability. I did get better power and better gas mileage, probably less reliability.

I am still chuckling. I plan to watch it again.

501: How many RPM's at 60 mph? I vaguely remember that my 5sp X-flow turned about 3800 at a cruising speed of 70 in the overdrive 5th gear. And that was plenty buzzy, tho somewhat muted by deafening wind noise:).

Max, my track-only Caterham and I visit Putnam a few times a year, typically with 10-10ths, and I hope to get to Mid-O at least once. No passenger seat and not street legal so it would mostly be a audio-visual experience. If a visit to Cincy were planned, I'd be happy to let a prospective se7en owner take it for a short solo spin around my secluded neighborhood streets. Or if you see me at Putnam, a spin down the track entrance road and back should be feasible, ditto Mid-O. Be prepared tho, for total sensory overload:)!

Great photos of some classic cars! Automotive technology has made amazing advancements over the 60 years represented by those cars. Styling, not so much. What variety se7en is yours? I love the clams and Brookland set-up.

No, not just an Elfin Clubman (7 clone) the entire company and all of its products and inventory (per today's BAT e-mail). Croc, if you are in Australia, this could be a chance to really make a big score!

Nice! What is that graphic meant to symbolize, if anything? Also interesting to see a Montana plate on a se7en actually in Montana:).

I agree, what a sight! That's more Cats than we get at the annual se7ens gathering at NJMP! Nice to see how smartly the red#8 gets around a race track in the related video. If I didn't already have a Beachman Racing prepped Cat, I'd be very tempted at the offered price and spec.

Nice, think of what it would have been like on sticky track tires!

I am not sure I follow your question. I know there are V8 914 swaps out there, are you tempted by one?

Any more pix to share? Engine bay, top up, doors on, cockpit? Is it the standard Caterham cockpit or the curved version, like Croc's?

As a left handed person, I often suffer from directional confusion (to me my left side is "right"), but having confirmed what side is my left, I am pretty sure most of us prefer LHD cars. And having sold a USA Cat into Canada, I vaguely recall Canada uses date of mfg as start of 15 years, not date of registration.

Amazing how all that abundant cockpit heat in the summer completely disappears in the winter when you need it. My heater was capable of warming my right, not my left foot. After that it was all abt bundling up. I once did a high 20's trip (first 1/2 was before sunrise) w/my 1st Cat to a track day 160 miles away. No doors, no roof and Brooklands, for a nice breezy ride.

GC-this is a CSR, not an SV. Similar room inside (much better than standard S3), better suspension than SV. Very high engine spec. I see that it has lowered floors, not sure that is needed since this is bigger than standard Caterham. I cant tell if it is a standard 5sp or the Caterham 6 sp.

I have had Caterhams with both side and rear exhaust setups. Both were fume free, but my current side exhaust (wh/exits much further back than yours) is MUCH louder.

Hopefully, they are on a parade lap, since no helmets either.

What the poster (brilliant) left out was that Putin (bad) allowed his jets to veer into Turkey (good) which shot them down (good) and now Putin(bad) is threatening military action against Turkey (that's bad) which will trigger WWIII (really, really bad) since Turkey is our NATO Allie and we have to come to its defense, unless Obama turns out to be the big wimp (Which I am praying for) that conservatives always say he is (bad, but in a good way), and declines to do so (Really, really good).

Speaking of F1, is its race at COTA on hold for next year? What little I have read makes it seem unlikely to occur.

I think a 16" wheel is going to put you 1/2" higher than a 15" wheel, not 1", assuming all other variables are equal.

Got it, thx!

That link is not linkin.

The profile of the Fiat looks a lot like the NB Miata, in fact I thought it was one. I will take the new Miata over it. The Mazda folks have a great design team,IMHO, one of my favorite (or maybe favorite) new cars is the Mazda CX3.

Great color/car.

Sounds great, maybe even deserving of its own thread:)? Sign me up. Is this year 5?