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Chris, welcome aboard! - and Keith, thanks for spreading the word. I'll add your site to our links page. Great looking car.

Rob, we are collecting that info. I don't see any harm in showing it, but when we collected the info, the field wasn't marked as one we would publicly show. I will be sending out a note in a little bit, asking for some more info from the people who registered, like how many people they are bringing (to help with meal planning). At that time, I'll also ask if anyone has any objection to displaying that field. Are you going to attend? -Mazda

To add to Al's post above: 1- I have gotten a club insurance quote. 2- I'm looking into what it takes to form the club organization. If any of you have experience with setting up a small independent club, please PM or email me. I'm pretty excited about the momentum here, and I'm actively working on additional enhancements to the site to make it better. Al has helped greatly with some graphic and editorial work on the 7-7-7 registration page already, and has offered up some assistance on banner and home page designs http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/hurray.gif

Next time I come down that way, I'll send you an email before hand. I used to come down alot since my brother lived at VB, but not so much anymore.

Those of you who're used to the mailing list probably won't find much use for these, but I uploaded some improved smilies for us to use. Sometimes a http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/rofl.gif or a http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/nopity.gif or a http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/beatdeadhorse5.gif get the point across better than words. Enjoy!slngsht2006-08-07 17:27:51

One more update for today. I called around for club insurance, and the rates are in the $250 - $300 a year range, so they are very reasonable. On the subject of expenses, my preference is to keep them as low as possible - hopefully around $1000 per year or less, including website operations, etc... I would like to raise that money through one or two events during the year, and if possible, avoid membership fees. Books would be open to all the members, probably posted on a special web page accessible by members on this site.

Al, that feature was in the new one too, but it was causing the formatting to wrap, and taking alot of vertical space... instead I modified the code so if you hover over the section, it will list the states. I agree, the 7-7-7 should be a national event... I'll move it.

All, forum software was upgraded last night. For most part, everything went pretty smooth. I did notice a minor problem with staying logged in this morning, but I think that has been resolved. There were also a few broken images here and there. I have fixed everything I found - If you find anything amiss, let me know. The new version of the software has a few upgrades, and allows us to stay current with future enhancements. One of the new features is that now you can hover over the topic listing, and see the first few lines of the first post. Another is a RSS syndication feed, which can integrate new posts into your google home page and other news feeds - I haven't turned this on yet. Also note that the top nav of the page has a "Home" link and a "Links" link. That's it - As I find new features, or make enhancements, I'll post it up here. EDIT: Found and fixed problem with email notifications Also, updated the links page with many links sent in by MR2Dux - Thanks Mark!slngsht2006-08-06 10:04:23

All, the first version of the links page is up. It is the first entry in the announcements section on the >home page for now. I put a few links in there. There is a link at the bottom of the link page for you to forward new links to me. Please use it and help build this library. For now, I'm keeping the admin page off. I put a few links in there - if your site (or some manufacturer site) is left off - it is totally unintentional. It's 1 AM now The home page will eventually get redesigned, and things like the link page will get a permanent place in a nav bar (top or left).

Bernie, thanks for the post, and glad the registration issues are resolved. To summarize, I think EVERYONE agrees that: 1- All Sevens are welcome in this club 2- All club events will be inclusive The above points have been the basis of conversations Al and I had from the start, and I will make sure those are not forgotten (particularly since I have a Rotus smileys/smiley36.gif[/img] ).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> Now, to the other points you raised... You are right, the UK Club's liability insurance will not cover us. Al and I are working on this issue.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> In terms of supporting all the various brands (something xflow raised as well), this forum was originally setup with Tech sections for all the major players. But since there were only 20 members at the time, I deleted the sections. I will happily add them back to accomodate the members.</p><p> </p><p> </p>

part of xflow's post moved over from the other thread: xflow, Thanks for the input. As I'm building the links page, I'm also building an admin page for it, where we can all put links in. I will police it to make sure nothing inappropriate goes in, spelling stuff is corrected, etc... There are multiple categories to pick from, so a particular site can go under Parts, and Service, etc...

Alright, I know I said I'll be a fly on the wall here, but let me float one more thought... How about car shows be run by local clubs (as they are today), and only supported by the national club - in terms of marketing, or whatever support can be extended (newsletter? promotional material? etc...). For each show, the participants follow whatever rules the local club has traditionally set forth. K... back to being a fly.

I think the extent of the whole Lotus vs. XYZ has to be limited to car shows only - even then, only if we collectively agree it's needed (so far we have some for and against). The few of you who know me, know that I'm totally not into doing car shows. I just want to meet and chat with the rest of you, go for some fun drives, work on the cars, and learn. So, I'll be a fly on the wall on the discussion regarding car show classes, and take it all in.

John, Fees and benefits, as they would relate to the UK club, are one of the topics Al and I are discussing.

Ken, do you have a website?

Scott, not a bad idea (just speaking for myself here). I'm all for preserving the original Seven bloodline. I'm not sure how that would work in practice though. I can definitely see the "bloodline" being applied if/when the club gets seriously involved in car shows. The club can also make an effort to deliniate Lotus/Caterham and the "independents" when it comes to historical things (I'm not sure what they would be - since I'm personally not big into history) But for any other type of event, how do you see it? It'd be silly to have a cruise and say only Lotus / Caterham can show up. The thing I enjoyed most about our skyline outing was getting together with the other loose nuts behind the wheel. Please don't take anything I've said here as something we would definitely do or not do. We're pretty early into this thing, and there is alot to consider. I just joined up on the UK Lotus list to have a look-see. As far as this site is concerned, Club or not, I'll do what I can to keep it from getting involved in class warfare, so I'll do whatever it takes to promote the preservation of the original in a way that doesn't have a negative impact on the "community" feeling of the site. I appreciate your input. Thanks

Dean, welcome to the forum. As far as I'm concerned, this is a dead issue. All are welcome here and at the event, and based on everything I've heard, everybody is OK with it. That said, go to the General section and post up some pics of your ride BTW, where in Virginia are you?

Dave, one thing I'm starting on this site is a links page. Alot of sites have links pages, and I hope to be able to capture as much as possible (I started a thread here: >http://www.usa7s.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=153&PN=1. The link page will be pretty comprehensive. It will be categorized through a treeview (similar to windows explorer), with categories for enthusiast sites, forums and mailing lists, parts suppliers, how-to sites, manufacturers, etc... I just started development on that last night - totally independent of this discussion.

however you decide to proceed, count on my support. I don't have a Caterham, so I'll stay out of the lead... This forum can be reconfigured to accomodate things if necessary.

I'm going to put a page together for links to other seven related sites. If you have a page of your own, know of other websites, or better yet, links pages, post 'em up here, and I'll compile the list. I will try to categorize them as technical, vendor, personal, etc... Thanks.

It takes all kinds... smileys/smiley36.gif[/img] </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <a href='http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3023099021721761508&q=deals+gap'>> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3023099021721761508 &q=deals+gap</a></p>

We've all seen the usual suspects. Let's post up some less traditional Sevens... Donkervoort http://www.msnusers.com/_Secure/0WgAAAL4dAZSqB85wS!swstFsIv8xw8hgICdyszpPEfiLXkLU*QE0i9ZuSZrhWcaWPwHaFkwDmn31hyOB1nbILHqWvY9RlLV33Uun9gRw6tMPzc56no3RS7vx4iQ0zlxwnOR5A4QBOaw/Donkervoort_Nuerburgring.jpgdc=4675581961205569376 RS06 http://www.msnusers.com/_Secure/0VAAAABkZ8R3DGG4fZt8LkSUf83I2fBcaoQGQwT3DxzHOaNLPS2ulkq0ody*EmtI1Mx8EpPwPVarCM3g!5v4MGd3e07N0lYkJk2CushyII8XooRUnTZ2PyK2MJXI7KwoW/RS06%20tuners%20GP.jpgdc=4675582586459856627 Elfin http://www.elfin.com.au/flash/ms8/jpgs/C_013.jpg Toniq http://www.toniqr.co.uk/Upload/toniqr/3.jpg

>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9gOmRmeVVE

part 2: >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81AkHO3t8wQ

>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyjpeELV2zQ