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I had a UPS driver pull into a gas station about 10PM and walk up to my car while I was filling up. His first words "Now you know you can't stop for gas and expect no one to start asking questions". We talked for about 10 minutes beyond the time it took to fill up the car and had 4 or 5 others join us before I could get away. Nearly everyone loves these cars and wants to know what it is, etc. Several times I have offered rides to strangers who obviously wanted to ask for one but were too polite to do it. Every one has taken me up on it so far. None of them had a clue that any car could accelerate, turn and brake like the Cat. A 20 something woman asked for a ride as I was leaving a cruise in and when I ran it through 1st, 2nd and into 3rd she started screaming. I slowed down and brought her back, screaming all the way. She was helped out of the car and started hyper-ventilating. Her boyfriend got her calmed down but I thought for a moment we were going to have to call the EMTs.

Thanks Hank, I was getting 407 but I was using 2,200 for the tonne. Using that formula for my car I get 491.5 rwhp/tonne. Mazda, Bob D. and some others must be somewhere north of 600 hp/tonne. As I have said before, too much horsepower is just about right.

How do they arrive at the 420 bhp/tonne figure? What is the formula and is the tonne they refer to equal 1,000 kilograms or 2,000 lb? The hp is listed at 210 and the weight is quoted at both 515 kg and 525 kg.

How do they arrive at the 420 bhp/tonne figure? What is the formula and is the tonne they refer to equal 1,000 kilograms or 2,000 lb? The hp quoted is 210 and the weight is quoted at both 515 kg and 525 kg.

Near the top of the General Sevens Discussion section.

Try it, if it does leak you can always change back.

It turns out that the same hotel that is hosting the Miata 20th Anniversary event is also hosting some 400 women who are in town for Dallas Cowboys cheerleader tryouts the same weekend. Maybe I can recruit some of them for my pit crew. Yeah, in my dreams.

Gert, Se7en people (well, most any gearhead/petrolhead/car person) are always welcome at my home, even if they haven't yet realized their dream. The more the merrier. As a matter of fact, he was over a few days ago to have a look at my car and has been invited back for a ride now that I am able to drive it. :D

If that is $58 million is coming from taxpayer money, I find it extravagant. Grabbing private land and paying for it with taxpayer money is beyond belief. What do they need with 2,200 acres? I certainly wouldn't want to spend more than a few hours at a memorial and they don't need that large of a parking lot.

A what, who? Stop talking dirty about my friend Felicia. It's invisible, how should I know?

No dumping allowed, pick it up - now

Almost Invisible BMW

Link to 1800ES Sport Wagon Pictures Mine was red with black interior and had very low miles when I got it. Beautiful car but I didn't really like driving it. The electronic fuel injection was a real PITA, it needed adjusting almost weekly.

Drawing and quartering would be too easy a punishment for that bastard.

New Volvo P1800 There is a possibility of a limited production run. Other than the over sized wheels and tires I think it is a beauty. I might be biased a bit as I used to own an 1800ES Sport Wagon.

In my case, the pretty PT was 7-8 months pregnant and took maternity leave in the middle of my therapy to be replaced by a guy.

Absolutely correct. It was the best medication so far, they should write an Rx for it: Drive Se7en, repeat as necessary to maintain grin. Thanks for all the kind words, its great to be a driver again instead of a wanna-be.

After my visit with the PT today, I thought back on what he had instructed me to do beyond the exercises. One thing stood out. You can do most anything you want that doesn't cause pain. He said the healing from the surgery is all done, it is just a matter of strengthening the muscles and to not do any heavy lifting or wrench turning. This afternoon, with two friends standing by to help extricate me if necessary, I stepped into the Caterham for the first time since mid-January. No problem getting in. Since I was in there and it was a nice day I decided I might as well go for a ride so I fired it up and headed out with the two friends following in one of my Miatas. It felt fantastic driving the car again, I'm still wearing a big grin. :D:D:D Back at the shop came the crucial test, could I get out of the car without causing pain. I removed the steering wheel and cautiously worked my way out. I felt a little strain but NO PAIN. This doesn't mean I can just start driving it at will, but it does give me reason to believe I can take the Caterham to some events this year as well as do some canyon carving closer to home. I've been talking with some people about making a trailer hitch for the Caterham so I can tow my small tire trailer with my LOx supply aboard. This will let me take longer trips than my portable 6 hour supply allows. If this works out I will be able to take the Caterham on the tour with Gert to Yellowstone. Skip

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Ferrari Crash in NYC

It's not nice to fool with Mother Nature. The payback is a bitch.

I don't know how that happened. I've never seen that particular article on the Mustang before. I tested the link before I posted the new thread and it produced the Elise version. Sorry about that, I'll fix the link in the OP. Skip

Evan, Registration difficulty depends on your state regulations. Some are very easy, some are next to impossible. Getting a car that is already registered and titled helps a lot. My Caterham is insured with Hagerty with a set value and unlimited miles. Welcome aboard, you won't regret owning a Se7en of any type. Skip

New Purist Edition

I saw that and I remember thinking as you and the others laid down for the jumps: Russ, you are either a very brave or foolish man. Your group put on quite the show.