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I’m hoping mine stops identifying as a dog and starts identifying as a car.

Bring your arm restraints or you will be using these.

Doubt anyone reads this but dinner plan is meet at clubhouse at NJMP then migrate to Green Olive in Vineland near Holiday inn - we have a 7pm reservation.

In what? Jail? Purgatory? Childcare? Mayonnaise? Edited to add: Ohhhhhh....you signed up for this event?

For those signed up on Motorsportsreg, you will have now received your welcome email from Joe Mills of NJMP Drivers Club. Please read it. I will repeat - please read it. It updates on drop off times. Tells you what time and where for breakfast. Tells you garage options. Tells you what safety equipment you need. Outlines how to get through tech inspection. In short it is helpful for you having a stress free event. For anyone arriving early I will be there at my garage in the morning getting organized although I will have to go and buy beer since my supplies are depleted from people drinking it.

Did you see my comments earlier above re drop off options? Did you read which exit off Rt 55 is best for trailering through downtown Millville?

Not this year. The silver CSR was sold in June. Kato will make an appearance this year. But it does have heated seats!

Two choices - weld or do the Caterham dealer ring around and Fedex. One of them will have a 420 radiator on the shelf.

Yes. Felt like the same A64. It was cold - in the low 50s so hard to get any warmth. I was expecting a slight but still noticeable improvement over the MRFs. It was there but not by much. For the price premium i’m not sure it’s worth it - will probably keep that car on MRFs as they can function as an intermediate wet similar to ZZS (but faster than ZZS in dry) plus the MRFs are really good at not wearing out. More time needed to decide.

The set up specs had the toe. 1mm toe out. The springs and shocks were standard R ones for 2018. Never changed them as I wanted a compromise set up for tracks given it frequently rains in UK and Europe when I go out.

No - I had the wider rear. My car has a stagger width wheel set up.

They update every 3 months for something and use a new link https://njsp.njoag.gov/wp/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Chapter-62-Regulations-2022-2029.pdf

Nova ZZR. I can report its identical to the harder Avon ZZR compound - felt identical to what I remember. Slightly better than the MRFs I am liking a lot (cheap and good) - call it 1-2 seconds a lap on a regular length circuit. The Toyos are best off as door stops. No ZZS available to try. Until then I continue to use the MRFs.

Thats exactly what I do with my UK 420 - softer on rear ARB. The logic comes from relative suspension softness between front and rear. I find it better. My base set up on my de Dion cars came from TFL Racing and their set up on the 420R I have is a sweet handler: Front Full caster on wishbone washers Camber - For a LHD car on treaded tires you can go 3.2RHS and 3.0LHS. Full slicks will bring this down a little by -0.2 -0.1. This allows for weight bias of driver on side to side balance. You may want to just be 3.1 both sides initially and then dial in divergently each side as you test. 1mm toe out Rear 2.5deg ears with shim to get 2.6 camber. Most people do not shim but I think it is essential - particularly on an SV. Start with no rear toe in. Dial in after you baseline iniital spec - I bet you will end up at 0.1 as that is where I usually end up. Ride Height Measure ground to chassis rail and not ali skin as older chassis and race cars have exposed tubes - the newer cars have ali skin. If you are measuring to ali skin then modify measurement accordingly. Front - back of wishbone. Its 120mm at back of front wishbone. Photo shows a more recent model Caterham with ali skin. The ruler points at measuring point. My measurement was ground to chassis tube as not all cars are covered in ali there (e.g. older chassis and race cars) but you can deduct the right amount of ali skin cover from the 120mm. For the rear measurement point, do it ground to chassis tube at the rear axle point - no photo handy right now. Its not much - only +5mm rake front wheels to back wheels. If you want higher ride height then same process to achieve right rake. I have variations of this from Phill at TFL as he has tailored set ups for different driving styles across the 62 Caterhams he looks after.

Security is there 24 hours. Drop offs at track are usually allowed 7pm onwards the night before. If you are earlier then just say you are headed to Exotic garage 367 (last building on right before bridge to Thunderbolt). Option 2 - If you arrrive at 5-6pm then just say you are joining a group at the Finish Line Pub (in the Clubhouse). They usually let you drive in and park at the clubbhouse for dinner. If you arrive late and gates are closed then there is a phone number to call on the gate. Even if there is no answer, then usually it is just the security guy doing a prowl of the property and he is back in 10-15 mins. Holiday Inn Express can handle trailers but its more you leave them on the access road out the front. Bit messy to turn around.

My car is winking! 😉

Changing from full race wets to intermediate/dries In hindsight this was ambitiously early - still quite wet on track. Lots of opposite lock action and front end pushing.

Just a lovely Fall day at Spa-Francorchamps. pissing down. Hot bonnets are excellent for drying wet gear. Rounding up the cars while slithering around. 8a402dd0-9e2c-48de-9e68-412b92d25076.mov

It’s even more stunning setting when I am near the top of the circuit and can look across the valley to see the pits a very very long distance away. The new pedestrian bridge built to replace the former now destroyed tunnel under Eau Rouge provides for a new vantage point. But at least at the pits you can rehydrate with essential liquids. The proud NJ owner of a new Caterham 420 Cup is popping his Spa cherry tomorrow in a rental Caterham with his son. I am proud to yet again facilitate the destruction of someone else’s 401(k)! By the way, did people find the French and Dutch track day reports in the articles section put there a month back?

Not my car since it is still on the ferry from Dover - but welcome to Spa!

Hmmmm….you have followed the basic diagnosis approach I would take. John’s suggestion is the next one I would try. If that does not work then a Hail Mary is check your electrical cutoff switch and rollover cutoff safety button. Your symptoms are vaguely like a problem I had on a 620 recently. I ended up replacing the cutoff switch and removing the rollover cutoff button. If you need a good Caterham mechanic, it’s not Austin but it is reasonably close in Dallas, then Jeff Sloan is a former Caterham dealer at Brit Auto. Great guy and knows his stuff. https://britauto.com

Alas I am having a few days of Spa track treatment in eastern Belgium. Where is that smug emoticon? But will I see you at NJMP the following weekend for USA7s? 😛

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Quote from sign up page: On most track days the fuel stations are open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The fuel station at Thunderbolt Raceway offers octanes of 93, 95 & 100 (unleaded) and 110 & 112 (leaded), while the station at Lightning Raceway offers 93 & 100 (unleaded) and 110 (leaded). The fuel stations are permitted to fill containers in proper five gallon red fuel cans only, per New Jersey state law. Larger fuel containers of 10 gallons or more (any color) are permitted to be used as long as as they are marked appropriately (stickers or writing on container that reads “FUEL”). No idea on ethanol - I would reach out to them directly to confirm.

I know - shockingly bad. There are a litany of BMW/Titan diffs (BMW housing and Titan bespoke internals) failing at the 10K mile mark or even earlier. Its definitely not a driver issue. I just fixed a 2021 car with less than 7K miles on it - friction plates failed.