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https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a6327/the-boot-high-maintenance/ Cured me of looking for a good used V-12 powered exotic car. Instead of that I put my name on the waiting list for a C8. Unfortunately the lists are so long that my turn won't come until late 2021.

I bought an '85 944 in '87. I went to a PCA club meeting. Everyone was pleasant until they asked me what Porsche I owned. To a man (or woman) they immediately turned and walked away without saying another word when I said I owned a 944. Every Fing one of them. I left early and never went back. I had to restrain myself in the parking lot, have you ever seen what a good solid heel kick does to a 911 Porsche door?

I've attended three LOGs, two here in Colorado and one in Las Vegas. The only sneer I got was from that old geezer from across the pond who was at the check in table, Gordon something or other. He couldn't see the class for the non Lotus 7s and dissed my car for not being a real Lotus 7 without even seeing it. After talking to Ross and using that magic name on the geezer I found there was a class for us he grudgingly checked me in. Other than that everyone I talked to was friendly and if my Caterham happened to be close by complimented the car. At that time it was the only Caterham with a turbocharged Miata engine. When I had my Miata with the Flyin' Miata LS3 engine conversion at car shows the red necked hot rod owners would walk by with a glance at the car and a sneer for me then two steps later it registered in their pea brains that there was a 'Merican V8 in there and they would turn around and stick their head under the hood and almost always said it looked like a factory installation. Sometimes I get a real itch for another Caterham but soon reality sets in and I have to accept that I am getting too old and feeble to build and own a great car like that. Its been 3 - 4 years since I sold my Se7en but this forum is still the first thing I open in the morning after reading the email.

I had one installed in my 2005 SV. It made a lot of noise on acceleration and deceleration. There also seemed to be too much back lash on the ring and pinion. Twice I had Nathan Down (formally of Caterham and Rocky Mountain Sports Cars) inspect and drive it and both times he said it was normal. I had the Quaife installed while I was building the car so I didn't have a chance to compare its noise level to the non LSD that came with the car.

https://racer.com/2020/06/19/zanardi-out-of-surgery-condition-very-serious/

https://jalopnik.com/videos-show-minneapolis-cops-slashing-tires-of-medical-1843956907?utm_source=jalopnik_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020-06-09 WTF!

Thanks for the link.

Where can I get one of those shirts?

I emailed Keith asking if FM still sold Exorcet or Westfield kits. His answer: "We do not. We didn't have any real value-add to being in the middle, so we happily send people to Exomotive or to Manik if they want one."

Flyin Miata no longer sells the Exocet but they do refer inquires to the factory. I think they will order and sell you a Westfield.

Tracking history via the post office of a recent Rock Auto purchase. This box started in Carson, CA and went to Denver, then to Masonville, CO and on to S. Dakota and back to here. Tracking History April 13, 2020, 1:34 pm Delivered, In/At Mailbox ERIE, CO 80516 Your item was delivered in or at the mailbox at 1:34 pm on April 13, 2020 in ERIE, CO 80516. April 13, 2020, 7:10 am Out for Delivery ERIE, CO 80516 April 13, 2020, 6:51 am Arrived at Post Office ERIE, CO 80516 April 12, 2020, 9:22 pm Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility DENVER CO DISTRIBUTION CENTER April 12, 2020, 9:44 am Arrived at USPS Regional Facility RAPID CITY SD DISTRIBUTION CENTER April 12, 2020, 4:18 am Departed USPS Regional Facility SIOUX FALLS SD DISTRIBUTION CENTER April 11, 2020, 7:37 pm Arrived at USPS Regional Facility SIOUX FALLS SD DISTRIBUTION CENTER April 10, 2020, 9:17 am Arrived at USPS Facility MASONVILLE, CO 80541 April 8, 2020, 10:50 pm Arrived at USPS Regional Facility DENVER CO DISTRIBUTION CENTER April 8, 2020, 10:44 pm Departed USPS Regional Facility DENVER CO NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER April 8, 2020, 10:03 am Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility DENVER CO NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER April 7, 2020, 4:47 am Arrived at USPS Regional Facility LOS ANGELES CA NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER April 7, 2020, 4:17 am Departed USPS Regional Facility LOS ANGELES CA DISTRIBUTION CENTER April 6, 2020, 7:28 pm Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility LOS ANGELES CA DISTRIBUTION CENTER April 6, 2020, 6:13 pm Accepted at USPS Origin Facility CARSON, CA 90746 April 6, 2020, 12:02 pm Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item CARSON, CA 90746

https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-world/can-covid-19-be-spread-through-farts-these-australian-doctors-suggest-so

Cool picture but I call Photoshop on that picture. Unless the wings were removed from the planes beyond the first one (and its right wing) the tails could not be that close together.

This came to me through Bob. From: "Graham Brown in the Racing History group In the days before South London's famous Wimbledon Stadium was sadly demolished, oil company BP used to sponsor a big meeting there towards the end of each season. The main fare would be Hot Rod racing, but the company would also arrange for some Banger racing (a sort of cross between jalopy racing and a demo derby would about describe it for US citizens not familiar with this barbaric practice!) to take place and would have the regular drivers prep a number of cars for a combined press-celebrity race. I used to get an entry as a journalist and Stirling often raced too as a celebrity entry. One time he was in a 'Wedge' Austin Princess. They were a 'sideways 6', so it had loads of power, plus it was fwd, so perfect for Wimbledon's tricky shale surface. Allied to Stirling's innate talent, he paralysed the lot of us and won easily. Us "celebs" had the choice to go out in the rest of the meeting, or retire to the restaurant for a jolly and return the cars to their owners. Mr Moss and I both decided to race on, and I was lined up behind him for the next race. I thought, 'there's more to this than just going fast matey' and shoved him straight into the barriers when the green came out - a perfectly legal move I might add. I have a pal who still sends me Xmas cards addressed to the 'The man who put Stirling Moss in the fence'! Many years later, I was able to make amends somewhat when I was sat in the VIP lounge at the London Racing Car Show and saw Sir Stirling having a polite (but fruitless) discussion with security, who wouldn't let him in as he didn't have the correct pass. I was able to convince them that if anyone was entitled to come into this area, it was certainly him! Slightly OT but perhaps still of slight interest, is a small anecdote regarding Stirling's Mille Miglia co-pilot, Denis Jenkinson. Back in '92 when Aldershot Stadium was closing down, I was tasked with writing several obituaries for the place. Someone suggested that I should speak to 'Jenks' as he was a regular on the terraces there. I thought that sounded highly unlikely but, despite his reputation for irascibility, he was both charming and forthcoming during our long telephone conversation about his long-standing interest in all forms of UK oval track racing. (the accompanying photo is not 'Mossy' in the Princess but at the wheel of an Austin A60 on another 'BP Night'. The other picture is Stirling with Graham Hill and a Midget racer at another London stadium, White City, in the early 1970s.) Graham Brown Horton UK

When those beaches open up again the crocodiles are going to have a great food supply.

Half of us are going to come out of this quarantine as amazing cooks. The other half will come out with a drinking problem. I used to spin that toilet paper like I was on Wheel of Fortune. Now I turn it like I'm cracking a safe I need to practice social-distancing from the refrigerator. PSA: every few days try your jeans on just to make sure they fit. Pajamas will have you believe all is well in the kingdom. Homeschooling is going well. 2 students suspended for fighting and 1 teacher fired for drinking on the job. I don't think anyone expected that when we changed the clocks we'd go from Standard Time to the Twilight Zone This morning I saw a neighbor talking to her cat. It was obvious she thought her cat understood her. I came into my house, told my dog..... we laughed a lot. So, after this quarantine.....will the producers of My 600 Pound Life just find me or do I find them? Quarantine Day 5: Went to this restaurant called THE KITCHEN. You have to gather all the ingredients and make your own meal. I have no clue how this place is still in business. My body has absorbed so much soap and disinfectant lately that when I pee it cleans the toilet. Day 5 of Homeschooling: One of these little monsters called in a bomb threat. I'm so excited --- it's time to take out the garbage. What should I wear? I hope the weather is good tomorrow for my trip to Puerto Backyarda. I'm getting tired of Los Livingroom. Classified Ad: Single man with toilet paper seeks woman with hand sanitizer for good clean fun. Day 6 of Homeschooling: My child just said "I hope I don't have the same teacher next year".... I'm offended. Better 6 feet apart than 6 feet under

This is the first of several emails on a closed group. I have permission of the author, Bob Storck to post them here. This one starts with some background on the author. Some of you may know him. I likely would have become a hot rod enthusiast, but for having a dentist who was a sports car nut in the late 50s when we lived in Pacific Beach. My mom had bragged a bit too much about my math and science skills, and the next weekend, I was ensconced in the right seat of his Porsche with a Curta calculator and a Stevens Rally Wheel, navigating a local event. We won our class, and from there, he took me to many races. He had two supreme heroes, Stirling and Rodger Ward, the latter whom he and friends supported financially. During the off season from Indy and European Races, many international, stock car and champ car drivers were lured by the big purses to Riverside, Laguna and Palm Springs. I met his heroes there, and became a lifelong fan of both. Over the years, especially as an auto journalist, I was blessed to spend close times with Sir Stirling, and rode with him whenever possible. I was captivated by Moss' epic win in the '55 Mille Miglia, and my fandom was cemented by reading accounts, as they happened, of his magnificent drives in an Aston Martin in the '59 Nurburgring 1000km and the earth shattering win in a two year old Lotus vs. new Lotus and shark nose Ferrari steeds at the '61 Monaco GP. Luckily, I managed to hear the tale of the Mille from not only Sir Stirling but his co-competitor, Dennis Jenkinson at separate slide illustrated dinner talks. You could have thought they were describing different races. Jenks was full of awe and stretched his considerable vocabulary of superlatives giving us an impassioned account of the full throttle sojourn across the length and breadth of Italy. You may recall photos of the MB SLR's dented fender, but Dennis related at least five spins and off track excursions, all handled with aplomb and without speed reduction by Stirling. I am sure that I was not alone in being on the edge of our seats, our dinner ignored until the final flag dropped. By contrast, Moss began with an analysis of his three previous DNFs at the Mille in Jaguars, and how he applied the lessons of each to the '55 running. He described working with the obsessive Daimler engineers and technicians, his interviewing and practicing the route with Jenkinson, and their attention to details including weather reporting, meals, and resting/physical preparation before the event. Each track incident was described as 'learning experiences' with Stirling taking the blame in each case. And then the summation. What else did we expect? Stirling Moss after his epic win in the 1955 Mille Miglia ... https://forum.miata.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=330737&stc=1&d=1586828791 In finality, being blessed by friendships and visits with dozens of racing luminaries from Denise M., to Eric Carlsson, to Eddie Cheever, to Bob Tullius, and countless more, when discussions turned to drivers and impressive races, Sir Stirling was invariably among the first mentioned. He was a model for us all, and we were privileged to have shared his time with us.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/apr/12/stirling-moss-dies-aged-90-formula-one-racing

Josh at Rocky Mountain Caterham said there was a new announcement coming today so I would guess that this is what he was talking about and he will be able to sell them. BTW, there has been some chatter on the net about the R & T Caterham project being finished and had already done 6,000 miles on the track and road. Not true, Josh said the build was finished but the car has to be sent back to him for final inspection and an tweaking if needed, then it goes back to R & T and they are allowed to put 6,000 miles on it and then it comes back to Josh as the car was a loan, and was not purchased by R & T.

I just pulled it up and she is still F bombing away.

No F bombs in this one.

Lots of CV info at this link: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/

This is a fun take on the CV, beware it does have some F bombs in it.

Between customer cars and inventory there were 15+ McLarens at the Super Car Saturday. There were also a number of Lambos, Maseratis, and other exotics. Just one Miata, my orange 30th Anniversary Edition. You can see just a bit of the front end of it to the right of the Senna in the first picture. I've never seen a Karma or Koenigsegg here. I did get a ride in a Veyron a few years ago. Only got up to 150mph but it sure did get there quickly.