Al N.

I'm 95% confident that it's Terrell Owens, who cried in a press conference yesterday after the Cowboys lost to the Giants. Wearing those glasses. Defending QB Tony Romo: "This isn’t about Tony. You guys can point the finger at him. You can talk about the vacations. And if you do that, it’s wrong. It’s not fair. It’s really not fair. [HE STARTS TO CRY RIGHT ABOUT HERE.] That’s my teammate. That’s my quarterback. If you guys do that, it’s not fair. We lost as a team.” I'm pretty sure Mazda is no fan of Dallas or "T.O." Go 'skins!

Jerry E (Powderbrake) led a smaller tour of Sevens through the Ozarks and forwarded me what looks like a great itinerary....I'll forward that to whomever writes the "white paper".

The nice thing about having the two sites to consider is that we could do one in 2009 and the other in 2011. We'll leave this poll up for a bit still.

Steve, I'm assuming you meant Saturday the 17th...Sunday is the 18th...

Thanks all....I'll update list over the weekend....got to concentrate on paying work for the next few hours.

Thats the one!

Breezy- I don't know of one, but several of us use the Raceline water rail which is a cast piece. It also allows you to put the thermostat sensor in any of a number of places along the rail, including right near the radiator valve. Do a search of the site and you should find something. I switched over to the Water Rail after a few slipped hoses and have no complaints. -Al

Allen- We'll try to keep the tent for Se7en variants of all sorts, but would love to have you for the group drive and/or meal when we sort that out. -Al

Did it go to anyone from the forum?

If any of you are familiar with the Initial-D manga and anime about the tofu delivery boy turned drift racer extraordinaire...the live action film of the same name is worth Netflixing. No seriously. It's about 1000% better than any "Fast and the Furious" or "Gone in 60 Seconds" type movie. Although it was released in 2005, it wasn't available over here (except for bootlegs) for a while. I admit the premise sounds ridiculous, but it was directed by the person behind "Infernal Affairs"...which was the starting point for Martin Scorcese's recent critical success "The Departed". Initial D on Netflix

Ozarks closing the gap on Montana...maybe we'll only need 2 white papers after all...

To Harrisburg? Wow. Even if it was to Philly or Newark, I'm sure we could find you a ride to Carlisle.

Jeff- That's too bad. I had wanted to see you on track again. But I think we could still support two events. Carlisle is much closer for the people in the NE region. It's guys like Mazda, Steve, Mike, and Scott who would be split between the two choices. -Al

Folks- I'm setting up this thread to serve as a car counter for Carlisle 2008. We can get a free 20 x 20 tent if we have 25 cars show. Otherwise there's s $160 fee. I think the convenience of having a shaded place to park is worth the $ even if we have to split the fee among ourselves. I'll also check with Mazda and John to see if there's money in the club budget to cover the fee. Carlisle runs from Friday to Sunday, but I've found that Saturday is the "big" day. If you are interested in going, please add your name, car type, and dates to this thread and I'll update the list below regularly. Keep in mind that if you are interested in going and are from out of town, that you should get a room as hotels book up fast. When I stay in town, I generally stay at the Sleep Inn or Allenberry Resort. We'll also look into a local group drive route for either Saturday or Sunday morning, or Saturday PM. Please use this thread only to communicate your commitment to attend. Use the other thread for any other discussions. USA7s at Carlisle Car Count 1. Al Navarro (Current Club Secretary), 2004 Caterham SLR - Saturday 2. John Viviani (Current Club President), 1978 Caterham - Friday and Saturday 3. David Williams, 1999 Caterham - Saturday and Sunday (75% Probability) 4. Bruce Wiser, 2001 Birkin - maybe Friday, definitely Saturday 5. Steve Novelli, Superformance S1 - Saturday 6. Mazda Ebrahimi (Current Club Treasurer), Rotus V-8 - Saturday 7. Jon Winterhalter, Locost/BMW - Saturday, maybe Friday 8. Sal Fanelli, 1982 Caterham S3 Crossflow - Saturday (50% Probability) 9. Jeff Duncan, 2004 WCM Ultralite S2K - Saturday 10. Paul Brocious, Locost/R1 - Friday, Saturday 11. Harold Owen. 2007 Caterham 12. Robert & Mary Kansa, Birkin 13. Kevin Kearney, DSK7 (wow!) 14. Gary Lutz, Birkin 15. Michael Dougherty, Caterham 16. Roman, WCM Ultralite NOTE THAT I AM ONLY LISTING SE7ENS HERE.

Oh my goodness, that is just a brilliant ad for Se7ens. And not unlike the way I felt driving behind Paul W. that one morning in NC, less the spinning out, of course.

Great feedback all. In terms of the doing the "white paper"...a smart idea Gert. How about we leave this up for a few more weeks and then have the top 3 written up as white papers by various volunteers? The great thing is that even for the 2 events that don't get ultimately selected, we have that information ready to go for future meets. Jerry, great point about the gas. I have a 14 gallon tank and I still ran out! :ack: Gert, I appreciate your offer to help with one of the white papers. I volunteer to do one of the others. If we have another volunteer with some experience planning an event to work with one of the locals, we'll be set. In terms of "locals"...I'm sure we'd be able to pick the brains of the following forum members: Montana - Dave Mk1 Ozarks - Powderbrake Colorado - Skip & Keith Again, thanks everyone for your comments and suggestions.

Mr. B- New club prez John V. was talking about the chance of a bona fide club booth at the show. Could be fun. Also, there is an auto-x there (or at least there was last year). Since my brother lives nearby, I'm sure I'll be there. Maybe I try to get the local dyno shop/zetec specialist to run a morning session for us? -Al

Thanks all for your input. Timing would probably be Summer 2009. In terms of the locations on this list...part of the reason the list looks like it does is due to the fact that we have some folks near the areas listed who might be able to help out. I left off places like Tail of the Dragon or Barber Motorsports Park because they aren't as central as they could be. I think the more coastal the location, the more fitting it is for a regional meet in 2008 or 2010 (the "off" years for the national). For example, I think the Northern NY area around Lake George could be a blast, but it's too far East to attract say Gert, Stan, John Ch, and company..... That said, I should have put in two more options (and I tried just now but couldn't #6 - Dudes, I'm down for whatever. Name the time and place and I'll be there. #7 - Sorry, all of these options sound too far away for me. See you at a regional in 2008. Unless Mazda can add these to a poll after the fact, I don't know how to do it. --- We had a run on voting and now bupkis. Is everyone in New Hampshire today?!?

Well, it's that time again. Time to choose a possible site for the next USA7s national club meet. Our first large scale meet was held in 2007 on the East Coast, at the infamous Tail of the Dragon at the border of North Carolina and Tennessee. In an effort to make the next national meet more accessible to people from all over the country, I've compiled a list of possible locations that people have mentioned in the past. We'll leave this thread up for a few months, then make a final selection before summer 2008 is here, giving the organizers at least a year to prepare/plan. Here's my 2¢ on how/why/when to cast a vote: - Pick a place that you'd actually pay money to go spend time to see and hang out with other Seveners. In other words, although we are not accepting deposits yet, pretend we are. - Don't necessarily pick a place based on its proximity to you. What's closest for you may be the farthest for others. Of course, you should plan for any travel/towing time when considering your options. People have discussed turning the caravans from the various regions meets in and of themselves. - Keep in mind that the meet itself will be between 3 and 5 days long, and probably have an auto-x or track day thrown in at the beginning/end of it to satisfy the speed junkies. We will probably do more of a "moving roadshow" this time...with overnights in more than one location. - In keeping with the "national level" meet spirit, it would be great to see takers from all regions...and car counts in 50+ range (hey, a guy can dream) - I personally feel that our national meets should revolve around "significant roads". But of course, places with recreational and historic appeal are important too...especially for people who will be attending with family. - I didn't leave an option for "Other"...if we don't get enough "bites" for any one place in this poll, we can open things up. Want info on what you can expect at these locations? The site linked below is great: National Scenic Byways Site

Well, it's that time again. Time to choose a possible site for the next USA7s national club meet. Our first large scale meet was held in 2007 on the East Coast, at the infamous Tail of the Dragon at the border of North Carolina and Tennessee. In an effort to make the next national meet more accessible to people from all over the country, I've compiled a list of possible locations that people have mentioned in the past. We'll leave this thread up for a few months, then make a final selection before summer 2008 is here, giving the organizers at least a year to prepare/plan. Here's my 2¢ on how/why/when to cast a vote: - Pick a place that you'd actually pay money to go spend time to see and hang out with other Seveners. In other words, although we are not yet accepting deposits yet, pretend we were. - Don't necessarily pick a place based on its proximity to you. What's closest for you may be the farthest for others. Of course, you should plan for any travel/towing time when considering your options. People have discussed turning the caravans from the various regions meets in and of themselves. - Keep in mind that the meet itself will be between 3 and 5 days long, and probably have an auto-x or track day thrown in at the beginning/end of it to satisfy the speed junkies. We will probably do more of a "moving roadshow" this time...with overnights in more than one location. - In keeping with the "national level" meet spirit, it would be great to see takers from all regions...and car counts in 50+ range (hey, a guy can dream) - I personally feel that our national meets should revolve around "significant roads". But of course, places with recreational and historic appeal are important too...especially for people who will be attending with family. - I didn't leave an option for "Other"...if we don't get enough "bites" for any one place in this poll, we can open things up. Want info on what you can expect at these locations? The site linked below is great: National Scenic Byways Site

Well, it's that time again. Time to choose a possible site for the next USA7s national club meet. Our first large scale meet was held in 2007 on the East Coast, at the infamous Tail of the Dragon at the border of North Carolina and Tennessee. In an effort to make the next national meet more accessible to people from all over the country, I've compiled a list of possible locations that people have mentioned in the past. We'll leave this thread up for a few months, then make a final selection before summer 2008 is here, giving the organizers at least a year to prepare/plan. Here's my 2¢ on how/why/when to cast a vote: - Pick a place that you'd actually pay money to go spend time to see and hang out with other Seveners. In other words, although we are not yet accepting deposits yet, pretend we were. - Don't necessarily pick a place based on its proximity to you. What's closest for you may be the farthest for others. Of course, you should plan for any travel/towing time when considering your options. People have discussed turning the caravans from the various regions meets in and of themselves. - Keep in mind that the meet itself will be between 3 and 5 days long, and probably have an auto-x or track day thrown in at the beginning/end of it to satisfy the speed junkies. We will probably do more of a "moving roadshow" this time...with overnights in more than one location. - In keeping with the "national level" meet spirit, it would be great to see takers from all regions...and car counts in 50+ range (hey, a guy can dream) - I personally feel that our national meets should revolve around "significant roads". But of course, places with recreational and historic appeal are important too...especially for people who will be attending with family. - I didn't leave an option for "Other"...if we don't get enough "bites" for any one place in this poll, we can open things up. Want info on what you can expect at these locations? The site linked below is great: National Scenic Byways Site

It's funny that you mention that Brad, because I too have never seen a 200 hp chart from a naturally aspirated Zetec in a Se7en. I've heard rumors of 220 and 240 hp cars, but never proof. (Yes, yes, Mazda, we know what kind of power the LS-1 makes....) Maybe 2008 will be the year that one of us gets to that point. Quite honestly, I'd like it to be me.

My engine bay used to be pristine. But a few drives in the rain, a few coolant hose incidents later, not so much. I actually hate that it's not as purty as it used to be. My CF too. :cry:

Might be fun to have a meet up to help Harold in Feb. I'd love to see my VA/MD/DC pals if time permits. Keep us posted Harold.