theduke

Yeah, I intended to come out to the Brits on the Bay show last year, but I had some sort of conflict. Don't remember what, now. I didn't know I'd already missed it this year. That's unfortunate! I didn't know if an American-built car with a Japanese drivetrain and rear suspension was British enough for you guys or not, but I intended to bring it out there regardless, haha. Unfortunately I might not have it anymore by next year's show...I've been wanting to do a track day with it since forever, but then things kept getting in the way (had to sort out some things like seat mounting and steering linkage when I first got the car, then I destroyed my hood by forgetting to latch it down and had to have a new one fabricated, then it was in for a paint job, then I found by autocrossing it that the oversteer was unmanageable--I eventually worked that out with alignment settings and tire pressures...then I was unemployed for 4.5 months, then my ex sued me to try to squeeze even more money out of me yet again...now here we are, and I'm finally ready to hit the track with it, haha!) I want to sell it and buy a boat (and maybe a track bike...and maybe even an aerobatic airplane), but I'm determined that there's no way I'm selling the 7 before I do at least one track day with it! I don't have anything to tow it with, but as soon as I can make my way to Barber or NOLA Motorsports Park, or even Talladega Gran Prix ("Little Talladega"), I'll probably put it up for sale. It's been a ton of fun, but I know I'd get much more use out of a boat and/or airplane...and my daughter could enjoy that with me much better (although she does love taking short drives in the 7!)

Copied from previous page: Just registered: Me: Live in FL panhandle, spent 10 years in the USMC flying EA-6Bs (as an NFO: i.e., "Goose", not "Maverick"). Engineer on a ship program for a big company now. Into flying, sports cars, motorcycles, skiing, SCUBA, travel, business and finance, fitness. Car: nice Locost-type 7. 1.8 Miata engine, T3/T4 turbo, Miata IRS, Torsen diff, and transmission. ~1300 lbs, ~240 rwhp. Lots of nice details like spherical bearings throughout, stainless tubular header, adjustable pedal set, etc. It has been stone-cold reliable for the 3 years I've owned it, too. I had it painted a couple of years ago, and changed a few things that I either didn't like the original design of, or more commonly, had been altered in a way I didn't like by an owner in between the original builder and me. Low-grip sealed asphalt, but you can see it's still pretty quick:

Just registered: Me: Live in FL panhandle, spent 10 years in the USMC flying EA-6Bs (as an NFO: i.e., "Goose", not "Maverick"). Engineer on a ship program for a big company now. Into flying, sports cars, motorcycles, skiing, SCUBA, travel, business and finance, fitness. Car: nice Locost-type 7. 1.8 Miata engine, T3/T4 turbo, Miata IRS, Torsen diff, and transmission. ~1300 lbs, ~240 rwhp. Lots of nice details like spherical bearings throughout, stainless tubular header, adjustable pedal set, etc. It has been stone-cold reliable for the 3 years I've owned it, too. I had it painted a couple of years ago, and changed a few things that I either didn't like the original design of, or more commonly, had been altered in a way I didn't like by an owner in between the original builder and me.