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I can get in and out of all of my 5 current cars with some pain in the shoulder but it is worth it.

That Caterham Butt Extractor made it possible to put 28k miles on my Caterham SV. I haven't been able to come up with an aid for getting in and out of my Z06 Corvette. Instead of having two bad shoulders, the left one got repaired and the right one doesn't have any rotator cuff at all, not to mention my spine looks like a cork screw and I have lost 10" of height in the last few years. These are 3 of my 5 current cars. My photographer friend was having some fun with photoshop.

This Colorado plate is bent and rolled under and attached to the chin spoiler with two pop rivets. The complete plate is there. Never a problem with the cops even when getting a speeding ticket. I have asked many cops at C & Cs if they had a problem with it and the universal answer is as long as I can see the number its not a problem. I've trimmed the top and bottom of many plates since then and never a problem. On my Miata the top is cut off and the white outer border removed. The pop rivets are painted to match the plate numbers. People kept asking me what is the ST2 that you sunk so I added a small "i" between the K and the the S and never again asked what I had sunk.

Google Cars & Coffee or C&C and your city name and you should be able to find a few in most any city. I'm aware of 8 in the Denver area. I attend three of those regularly. The largest usually gets 300 - 400 cars if the sun is shining.

Hi Tony, Sorry to hear about your abdomen issues. I think the" Caterham Butt Extractor" might keep you driving your 7. My problem was a thrice torn rotator cuff making it very difficult and painful to lift my body high enough to get out of the car. It consisted of a small ATV winch bolted to existing holes in the roll bar, a set of pulleys and climbing rope and a canvas sling seat to sit on while driving. Kept me driving the car for about 4 more years.

That looks like it came from the same builder in Colorado Springs that built the baby 7 shown in my avatar. I can't get on farcebook but I would like to know who the builder was. AFAIK there were 4 or 5 before the builder passed and his race car business closed. Two others were owned by members of LOCO. All three of them were on display at the LOG 35 in Colorado Springs. The avatar picture was taken on one of my autocross runs there. I was the third slowest time. The two slower than me were electric wheelchairs. If anyone has contact info for it outside of farcebook please let me know.

I had a similar experience my first time at a local kart track which allowed cars and motorcycles. When I checked in I noticed a group of motorcycles on the track, I asked the fellow at the desk how that worked. He said they were there for a birthday party and to work it out with them. When I was unloading my Caterham from the trailer a couple of the guys not running at that time came over to check it out. I asked how we were going to share the track. He said you can run with us, just keep your eye on your mirrors and give us room to pass. I said that's not going to be a problem as I will be passing you so give me room when I come up behind you. About then the desk guy came out and said no mixing of cars and bikes on track. So we decided on 20 minutes sessions. I had a lap timer and was doing quite well. When I came in I asked what lap times they were getting. I was a little over 4 seconds quicker. I offered rides and two of them took me up on them. The little Caterham made believers of them. One admitted that I scared the sh!t out of him. I have run on track with motorcycles at a larger local track with my 1992 Miata which was dyno'd at 286 RWHP and had the brakes and suspension to go with it. I was lapping then consistently. They gave me room to safely pass. Near the end of the day the bikers asked if we could run the other direction because they were faster that way and could be faster than me. I said OK, I like that direction too. I was still lapping them.

Are you referring tho the flight I made in a certain Miata? I claim the record for the longest flight and highest altitude in a Miata. That black line in the background is the track where lift off occurred on a banked turn at about 70 mph. The rear wheels are about 3' off the ground.

I currently have two other cars plus the Baby7. Once the Miata and Honda have been posted I will try to keep it to the more interesting cars I've owned. 2019 Miata 30th Anniversary Edition. #173 of 6,000 produced for the world, about 640 came to the USA. Somewhat modified but nothing that cannot be returned to original. Recaro seats and black Rays forged wheels have been removed and stored. A little over 9k miles on it. These are appreciating, one sold for $44k recently. MSRP was $35,900. The best of the 40 Miatas I have owned with the possible exception of the 2005 Lava Orange Miata with the Flyin Miata 480 HP LS3 conversion to be displayed in a future post.

Where to start? I've owned 386 cars so far but never fear, I will not make 386 posts of one car each, mainly because I couldn't afford a camera and film/developing costs in the early years. My current and favorite of all cars I've owned is my 2021 C8 Corvette convertible. It took 16 months on several waiting lists to get it. I took delivery at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY on my 77th birthday, happy birthday to me. It happened that my birthday was a Friday the 13th. When I brought it home and looked at the odometer the next morning it read 1313 miles. I ordered it exactly as I wanted it, no compromises. It just turned 8,000 miles last week, its a driver, not a garage queen. Last summer I drove it to Salt Lake City for the 41st annual LOG (Lotus Owners Gathering). I registered it as the car I was bringing and it became the first non Lotus related car to be accepted for the event. I'm in the passenger seat as they wouldn't let me drive it out of Corvette Boulevard inside the museum. The other fellow is a friend who came with me to share driving it back home. Corvette Boulevard where the deliveries take place. Eight delivery stalls. I walked in at 7:45 AM started down the boulevard, saw my car, stopped and exclaimed "that's my car, that's my Fing car" after 16 long months waiting for it. At home in my driveway. It has had two problems so far, one of the two latches that secure the top to the windshield header failed and a floppy inside rear view mirror due to a defective spring that apparently hasn't made it into the spare parts stream. The latch has been replaced. 4 days after I brought the car home I hired a friend who owns GO 4 IT racing school for a day of instruction at the High Plains Raceway about 2 hours from home. He has one of the first C8s in the area and wanted to use his car. I pointed at the Hoosier slicks and said you have racing slicks and a track alignment. I need to know what I can do in my car not yours. If I get comfortable with your car I will kill myself pushing my car to those limits. The car is a joy to drive and being a G force junky I take every opportunity to experience acceleration, braking and cornering.

The Canadian Miatas have DRLs so if your donor wiring harness is from a Canadian Miata should be no problem. The Canadian Miatas had an extra bulb in the park lights so there should be a dedicated wire for them in the harness. Attached is a scan of the Canadian DRL wiring schematic for a 1992 Miata. The scan didn't come through very well, send me a PM with your email and I will try sending another copy directly to you.

I use these in my shop and garage. Haven't seen a rodent in either since then. They do have a strong smell at first but they last for months. https://www.amazon.com/Fresh-Cab-Botanical-Rodent-Repellent/dp/B00L236OMW/ref=sr_1_4_mod_primary_new?crid=401202ANHIVA&keywords=cab+free+rodent&qid=1665065229&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjAwIiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D&sprefix=cab+free+rodent+%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-4

Have you driven East Canyon out of Salt Lake City, highway 65? Great road, lots of curves and hairpins. I didn't have a 7 when I lived in SLC but I drove this road in many different sports cars when I lived there. I drove my C8 through there last fall while attending LOG41.