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Apparently cannibalism is legal in Japan. :willy_nilly: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/24/asexual-mao-sugiyama-cooks-serves-own-genitals_n_1543307.html#s=more228605

I'm guessing the renovations incident and suspension are going to be used as an excuse to fire him without having to pay out whatever golden parachute is in his contract. Danny Bahar's response: http://sniffpetrol.com/2012/05/25/bahahamessage120525/ :jester:

Group Lotus CEO Dany Bahar has been suspended in order for a complaint about his conduct to be investigated. Claims documents filed at the High Court of Justice in London reveal the action centres upon almost £375,000 worth of renovation work, paid for by the loss-making company, of a house rented by the chief executive. http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/79643.html?CMP=OTC-RSS

Seems to me you are on the right track. No need for counseling, go for it. Beautiful workmanship. Too much horsepower is just about right.

When I was having overheating problems with my first radiator I did a couple of track sessions with the bonnet off the car. It didn't make any difference on the overheating problem. I don't recall any difference in cabin temp but that was a few years ago. When I changed from a windshield to the Brooklands screens I noticed hot air coming over the hood between the screens. Holding a hand above the screens I found much cooler air up there. I had never felt hot air coming over the top of the windshield. When I first built the car the footwell heat was unbearable. The turbo and downpipe are directly in front of the driver's footwell and my feet were getting cooked. The bare aluminum transmission tunnel was too hot to touch. I installed the foil and foam pre-cut insulation from Sevens & Elevens on the outside of the footwell and tunnel. The foil quickly delaminated on the foot well and the difference in heat level was minimal. I then constructed a stand off sheet aluminum heat shield an inch in front of the footwell and applied spacecraft multi-level insulation (MLI) on the cockpit side of the footwell and transmission tunnel. The MLI was scraps I got from work and is very lightweight and effective. As a test I taped a 6" square on the bare aluminum transmission tunnel. After a drive on a hot day you could lay your palm on the MLI and it was just warm while the bare aluminum was too hot to touch. The MLI was then glued to the back of the carpet when I installed it on the floor and sides of the cockpit. One other thing I did was to stuff foam rubber in the gap between the footwells and the outer skin of the body to keep heat from flowing through there and heating the left side of the cockpit. The end result of this is a footwell that is slightly warm on a hot day but still cool enough that I can drive comfortably with sandals or driving shoes.

I've had good luck with a 3" wide band clamp that has two hefty bolts to tighten it with. You can see the two bolt heads in the picture and where the band has formed around the two sides of the slip joint. http://www.britishv8.org/Other/SkipCannon/SkipCannon-CB.jpg

How do you figure BHP per tonne? Is that a metric ton (1,000 kg) or a 2,000 lb ton like we use on this side of the pond? Do you use wheel or engine HP?

It was an open area approaching an interstate on ramp. No place to hide but it was dark. I didn't find any pieces of the the paint ball shell in the car and there was no green paint splatter anywhere on me or the car. Do paint balls have a paint type odor when they impact?

Wasn't parked, but I may have been driving through it via time warp. :jester:

It didn't have any odor at all. By the time I got home whatever it was had hardened but washed off quickly with warm water and Dawn dish soap. The darker green spots are little spheres like maybe it was carrying eggs.

On my way to Home Depot just after dark this evening in the Caterham, I was slowing for a red light probably doing 35 - 40 mph when something hit my glasses from the right. It hit hard enough to knock my head back and to the left. I didn't see it coming in the headlights and the car has the Brookland screens on. The passenger side screen was folded flat. It was a good thing I had on the wrap around type glasses as had I had my regular specs on I'm sure some of it would have ended up in my eye. As it was there was some on my cheek, a few bits on my hat and shirt. I couldn't find any trace anywhere on the car. From the remains on the lens I have no idea what kind of critter it was. No body parts remain. Maybe it was something else.

Since they drive on the right you would think they would circle track to the right as well.

Having some fun in the dirt. http://www.hotrodrevue.co.nz/issuefive/jalopy.html

Your legs are under the bonnet with your feet just aft of the steering "rack" in a 5/8 scale Seven. The engine goes in the boot which might accommodate that engine as a sidewinder.

I had no idea George was deeply into F1. There is even a picture of him driving Sterling Moss's Lotus 18 at Donnington. http://www.motorsportmusings.co.uk/2010/02/cars-and-guitars-george-harrison/

Big, fast gnats http://smallestminority.blogspot.com/2012/02/this-might-make-me-want-to-try.html

Watch the video in the second picture before you read about the car. http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/ferrari-fxx-meets-its-match-with.html

Don't open if you haven't seen the race yet as the winner is revealed. http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120513/F1/120519915

Found this in this morning's BaT. Should be a great project for someone. It even comes with a trailer. http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/3007735330.html

Steve, Thanks for the pictures. First time I've heard of one making it to this side of the pond.

I really like that Cat 21, did you get any more pictures of it you could share? I don't suppose it had a For Sale sign on it?

Auto legend Carroll Shelby died Thursday night at Baylor Hospital in Dallas at the age of 89. RIP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=316AzLYfAzw%26autoplay%3d1%26rel%3d0

You can pause the video and get a good look at the steering wheel with all its switches and such. http://www.autoblog.com/2012/05/06/nico-rosberg-explains-f1-cars-odd-seating-position/#continued?a_dgi=aolshare_email

Photos taken by one of the Miata.net forum members. Lots to drool over in the slide show.