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Wow, thanks for the high compliment Al.. That is very kind of you. UTCC is a great reality check... There are some great cars and incredible drivers. They make you feel as if you are driving with the brakes on. Gary, WCM test program, Thanks for all the good Qs. As far as inspections go, we crawl from front to rear checking every nut bolt screw and rivets and now welds. This in its self can take hours and lots of locktite. Mojo went 2 years without any failures like this, Mojito incorporated some new designs and upgrades for strength. Of course Mojito has much more grip. I have not found a way to stress relieve the welds in the location that they are in. Bob was correct in that the weld did not fail. We have beefed up the area where it is welded to and spread the load out over an 8 inch area. this should not happen again. (thanks Bob) John Stokes 7, That car is awesome... and he can DRIVE!! I was so disappointed when his drive shaft failed. I was sure hoping I could follow him around the track and see his lines.... If I could keep up that is. I am sure you will see his car with some wings on it in the near future. We had a long discussion about the impact the wings make. I invited him to come join USA 7s. Thanks again to Kirk, Rod and his wife for coming to the track and helping/supporting us. Also thanks to all of you that share in this adventure with us and provide such wonderful support through this most excellent forum. Thank you, Thank you, Thank You! Your thoughts, praise and critiques keep us smiling. New video is up from Buttonwillow. http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/Default.aspx?g=posts&t=2585 GRM Pics http://www.cardomain.com/event/2008/06/07/GRM GRM Blog and Videos http://blog.cardomain.com/blog/grassroots_motorsports/index.html http://video.cardomain.com/Clip.aspx?key=2D0C01D2B08EE4A1 As you can see from these pages there was some Serious cars there. Mojito in the hunt http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1664584262_VP__9379.JPG Cheers 7evin

Busa, Man your scarring me.... I was just about to PM you and Ask you how you embed the you tube videos then you did it...... So how do I do that cool trick. Thanks 7evin

Ultimate Track Car Challenge / Ultimate Green Car Challenge Video from Buttonwillow. Cheers 7evin

Yeehah that looked like a blast ! GOOD JOB! You were flying... I hope I can come some where close to being that fast... Looks like we might have our own little 7's fest. I look forward to seeing you guys and your cars. Cheers 7evin

I have seen this car in person also and it is a show stopper. Paul has done an incredible job on this car. Cheers 7evin

Beautiful !!! I would love to see some undercar shots of how you did the exhaust. We have talked about numerous ways of pulling that off everything from oval pipe to custom made flat pipe. She is beautiful... Cheers 7

So COOL ! I'm sure you are having a tough time sleeping at night just thinking about driving it..... She looks great keep up the good work. Cheers 7evin

Can't wait to get my hands on that and see what Mojito can pull off with some new skin. It would be perfect for doing the Texas mile. Cheers 7evin

Got me..... I figured if it works for them and they have allot more money that we do, it would work for us:d Cheers 7evin

You Guys ROCK..... Thank you so much.... Lets hope the track event goes this smoothly. Hoosier R6's arrived today.... Can't wait to see how Mojito dances with sticky shoes. I'm going to take the pilot sports with us just in case it rains. I know it never rains in So Cal.... I'm not taking any chances. Thanks for all your support. It would be cool if we could vote for for the other 7's also. all 7's at the top of the list. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3036474 John Meyers car. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2935765 1977 lotus 7 Cheers 7evin

I was wondering if anyone would mind helping us increase our rank on car domain. Just click on the link below click on Mojito and rank us. We would like to be ranked up there with that atom. http://www.cardomain.com/MakeModel/all/all/category%7C25 Thanks for your help and time. Cheers 7evin

Mike, Its a bit drawn out, Feel free to call me. Cheers 7

Gert, Thanks for all the input. Every little bit helps. We will be driving straight through from Atlanta , leaving the 4th, about 35 hours and 2200 miles should be there on Friday. I think we get a practice day on Sat. Cheers 7

Wow BEAUTIFUL...... You have done some great work.... I would have loved to be able to take my time and build a car like you have done. We had to have ours on the ground and track ready in 8 weeks. I'm still tired from that. I would like to share a thought with you about the brake pedal assembly. give me a call 678-314-3906 Cheers 7

Chad, you are going to LOVE that car.... funnest thing I have ever driven. Took a guy who rides a 08 kawasaki ZX10 (198 bhp and 398 lbs) for a ride tonight and when we got back he wanted to know If I would trade him... He said " that thing (MOJITO) is better than sex" I don't know I would go that far... But it is not far from it. keep us posted how she coming along. If you need any advice don"t hesitate to ask. Cheers 7

With those monster meats on your car and all that torque I'm sure you will be right there if you keep your foot in it. It is a bit unnerving going that fast and not being able to see where you are going to land, but after you have done it several times you will get the hang of it. Main thing is to get lined up properly for the braking zone. the good thing is that there is not alot to hit if you don't get it right... I can't wait to see that beast of yours on the track.. Cheers 7

BE U TI FULLLL.... Love those inboard shocks Congrads.... You will love driving it. Cheers 7

Wow Great video !! I will be watching this everyday before UTCC. I was very impressed with how smoothly you handled the car. I only heard tire screech 1 time. Beautiful job... Can I take driving lessons from you ? I was watching you suspension when you top the hill next to the flag stand How much does the car unload at that point? Will you by any chance be coming out to the UTCC on the 8th of June? If so I would love to walk the track with you and get your input. Cheers 7

Wow that is pretty cool. They are really doing the R500 a disservice the way it is being driven. If you listen you can hear him jabbing the throttle on and off, every time he does this it unloads the front and rear of the car. His lap time would be much faster if he would just squeeze the throttle... Of course I do the same thing.... Nice to see someone else making the same mistakes. Secondly, throwing the rear end out and doing power slides looks great on video, but it is not fast around the track.... Good example of this is my 3rd place finish at the BMW track. I put on a great show but I was slow. Wings, I don't have a way to measure that yet.... But I can tell you that they change the behavior of the car quite drastically at high speeds. WAAYYYY..... more stable and planted. Cheers 7

VIR full course. Down the back stretch 166 mph just over the hump (Dry track) I wanted to see 170 but I barely got slowed down enough to make the turn as it was. We did have cloud cover and my digital dash was not picking up the sensor on the trans, so it could be more or less. We purchased a radar gun for our next event at buttonwillow so we can verify our speed. Surprisingly we ran 137 mph at TWS in the rain. Some one told me there is a picture of us coming down the front stretch blowing a 30 ft rooster tail. I have not seen it. I had the wings pushed to about 35 degrees to get all the down force I could out of the car. Cheers 7

I think this is one of the most beautiful 7 types I have ever seen..... I can't wait to see some rich guy on the track with one. Maybe It will be my lucky day and there will be a Atom on the track at the same time. 2 for 1, hate to waste any more alcohol than necessary. Cheers 7

1600 is not bad at all considering you are v8 powered. Mojito is 1520 with a 1/2 tank of fuel. Thanks. I thought I looked more like a butcher. Ahh maybe I could call myself "The Bimmer Butcher" Is there a video of the R500 on the track? Cheers 7evin

When I saw all the big dust cloud I thought he went off deep, so I slowed just in case he was coming back onto the track. GPS, Yes, used it to record max speed.... Told the other drivers I had the track programed in so I would know what turn was coming up next...... a little psychological warfare... Cheers 7evin

New video up on the Organic racing channel. Nice big spin for you...... drag videos are up now. http://www.youtube.com/user/KevinOGR More to come from the one lap adventure. let me know what you think. Cheers 7evin

Wow, that beast should really hook up. What does it weigh? For those interested I just posted a video on you tube from the one lap. Nice big spin in this one. More to come http://www.youtube.com/user/KevinOGR This is the Organic racing channel. Cheers 7evin