John B

@craig chima Hi Craig! Great to see you're still at it. We raced S2000's against each other in SCCA. Your car looks great! I'm wondering if cycle fenders in front might be a little cleaner aerodynamically, and provide less lift (more downforce).

Two fingers down is a form of camaraderie and respect between motorcyclists. It originates from "keep your wheels on the ground". Giving two down to a Caterham is probably an acknowledgment that it's a cool motorcycle-like thing, although arguably, they should have given you four down.

Is CatKong alive?

Hi Tom, I’ll be in California next week, but definitely in after that

Hi All, I missed the National USA7s track days in June as my car was down while getting a new clutch/flywheel setup. It’s now ready and I feel the need for speed. Are any 7 Track rats planning any NJMP track days in the near future? @Croc @yellowss7 @Vovchandr @wemtd @CarlB simon Best, John B

Sorry I missed the fun. I was away My Caterham is out getting a new clutch anyway.

That's a nice flat torque curve.

I can’t stop looking at this for a winter beater. Somebody please talk me off the ledge. https://www.facebook.com/share/1CGD9hxWwd/?mibextid=wwXIfr

My two cents: Just grab a used Tesla Model Y and be done with it. No valves, cams & cam chains or belts, injectors or carburetors, radiator, water pump, or even transmission to wear out or replace. With regenerative braking it barely ever uses the brakes, so pads and rotors hardly wear. Just an electric motor or two that need virtually no maintenance. Batteries are maintaining 85% of their capacity after 200,000 miles, so they’re still very useable. And if you’re feeling sporty, get the Performance version and enjoy beating Hellcats in the traffic light drags.

As a ‘66 it has the full synchro 4-speed, which is actually quite nice.

I was driving this almost daily until they salted the roads. ‘66 Series 1 E-Type Fixed Head Coupe. It’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing. I had the engine rebuilt to race specs, 355hp and revs to 7,000. It’s very lively and a blast to drive.

I’m 6’3, 230, size 12 and have more than enough room in my SV. It’s very comfortable. Here’s a trick I learned from racing Formula Atlantics, which are very tight and have a REALLY small pedal box. Go to a race shop that sells racing shoes, most tracks have one. Keep trying on smaller and smaller size race shoes until you simply can not put them on. I was able to get into size 9’s with my size 12 feet. I couldn’t walk very far at all in them, but they sure facilitated my footwork in the car! Best, John

Here’s what we’re doing. IMG_1355.mov

The roads are salted, but our driveway’s not! IMG_1355.mov 😁

It’s really more like maintenance, but my 7 started running like crap all of a sudden. Connecting to the ECU revealed a TPS sensor fault. Once removed, it felt really “crunchy” when the internal disk was rotated with a screwdriver. It took a little sleuthing to find a proper replacement, but once I had on in hand and installed it my 7 fired right up like it used to, and showed no more TPS fault. It runs like a scalded cat again! A small victory, but I’ll gladly take it!