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Excellent results, congratulations! Must be the green shoelaces:). Driving a Caterham in the rain without its top in cold weather is towards the bottom of my favorite experiences. (I would have driven it right back onto the trailer:)).

The bug was a total handful, the Subie so much more stable. It was like the bug driver kept tricking it into staying on the road (barely). Switch drivers and I suspect the Sub comes out way ahead?

Xcarguy: The Uber-se7en, very fierce looking! Wld love to see a 1/4 mile time. Wonder if it wld be faster than the new McClaren time posted elsewhere here at 9.98?

Ahhh, I thot you meant it did 0-100-0 in 4.8. This I believe, after all 900+Hp. Outside of bragging rights, not sure what good it is. When I had a V8 BMW M3 I was constantly frustrated at so much (unusable) street performance capacity. Finally sold it. It was like being married to Scarlett Johansson but only getting lucky 1x a year!

No photo, but my Caterham has the usual instruments-but what I depend on at the track is the shift light that shines an image on my windscreen as I approach red-line, along w/red light (idiot light) that comes on when oil pressure is low. In the heat of track driving, it is hard for me to process much more than that.

I gotta express some slight scepticism at that McClaren #. Maybe a new Formula 1 MP4-29 race car (or maybe not). Or did they drive it into a brick wall when it hit 100 mph? Happy to be wrong, but seems totally unbelievable.

I think when this issue was raised in the past that it looked like Cat USA was selling maybe 8-12 units a year and the other dealers another 8-12, altogether, for a total of about 25 or so for the USA. That might be on the high side. We shall see what Superformance can do, but I think it will be hard to beat 25 units, given competition from Birkin and Stalker, both of which are a lot less $, and the highly focused nature of this "purist's" car.

My wife is 75% sure she wants to buy a Volt this Spring. Some folks here may have one (Lucky Dawg?). So anything owners or folks who have driven them like/dislike? Owners any regrets, about the purchase? It gets mediocre scores by Consumers Reports, but is loved by its owners. So...? My wife will use it primarily for errands around town. When we take trips it's in my Touareg. So it looks like she will rarely exceed its 30-40 mile range on electric.

L Dawg: Nice, will you be pulling it with your Volt:)?

They look huge! What size tire?

Chris: As you may know from my posts, my Birkin also went thru its engine very quickly (after abt 1100 miles). In my case it was oil starvation at a track day. Are you sure the injectors are your problem? Was your car built by TMW, as mine was? Also, the purchaser of my Birkin tore down the replacement junk-yard engine that I substituted and found rust and other issues. So be careful about what you substitute for your existing Duratec.

I suspect "best offer" means just that.

Skip: What front fender/cycle wing size do you run? I have a set of 195x50 15" R888s on Caterham wheels that don't remotely fit on the front of my Superlight(Too tall and too wide). They fit OK on the rear but my car runs CSR front fenders and they are tiny.

Ditto DavidL's comment. I ran my Birkin at 18 rear, 16 front, cold. That has worked well in my Caterhams also.

Thx Tom. Probably true, but my car also sported the upgraded, heavy duty (etc), rear hub assembly wh/nonetheless went bad and destroyed a lot of my rear drive train, including the unobtainable (for 7 long months) 1/2 shaft. So am trying to be proactive, ounce of protection, etc....(Must avoid the tire wall, must avoid the tire wall.....).

Thx for explaining what my next part failure will be, I have been wondering:). (Calling Dave Bean next).

"You have come a long way baby!" Given the current trend of women being better educated and better employed, maybe in 50 years these ads will be back in vogue, but with men in the subservient role(:?

Rough crowd! Most drivers buy fire proof suits for in-car use: se7ens owners need them for their conversations w/other se7ens owners:).

Car refresh is coming along nicely. I got the aluminum pellets that Croc recommended to replace foam in my fuel cell, + new wheel bearings, new bushings, new cycle fenders, new quick release mechanism, new 1/2 shaft, nut/bolt check, new muffler bracket, added a fuel filter before the pump in addition to one after the pump, etc. New harness belts have been ordered. Now, after all that maintenance work, watch me drive it straight into the tire wall on my 1st lap:).

Thankfully for Stewart and others, I will only pose a danger if they are off the track:). Speaking of getting belted, what IS the expiration date for our seat belts/harnesses? I have never had that be an issue.

$22K is definitely ball park. Be aware tho that these undriven, like-new cars are old. So old bushings, old hoses, etc. And lack of use is not necessarily good for wheel bearings, engine, etc., etc. My ideal used Caterham is one that has been used and maintained regularly, more than low mileage. Still, I think the price is reasonable if it's in as-advertised condition. Other thots: the Dedion rear is a plus, ditto long cockpit. Is it 5sp., 4sp or 5sp, LSD, leather seats, weather package (top, heater etc.), standard roll-over bar or FIA bar? My 1st Caterham was spec'd like yours and I loved every minute of it (after I replaced tires, hoses, engine mounts, -you get the idea). I put 15k miles of combined street/track use on it and a smile never left my face.

Skip: Now that I have seen your Caterham's engine bay, I am never taking my car's "bonnet" off again! I think it is worthy of posting on the ''Best Seven picture ever'' thread.

Tom: As I recall, some Ferrari drivers even do lurid spins whilst pointing rambunctious se7en drivers by. In defense of 'Vette, BMW and Porsche drivers, there would be far fewer track days if those brands quit coming. And I'd love to own each of those makes' newest models (I'd even be willing to be publicly ridiculed for doing so:)).

NVP: My tie down straps and ratchet mechanisms take up at about 1' of extra space on each end of the car. How will you secure your Westfield on the trailer with so little room?

NVP: Nice, but it looks pretty small. I think the Caterham's length is 122", suspect Westfield is around that as well.