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All silliness aside - I have sent the link to a retired car designer. That badge looks like Ghia (in the pre Ford acquisition days).

You have impressive chest hair! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I like my two silver sevens - one with platinum stripe and one with black stripe. Anyway, I have a green car now elsewhere.

Save the final torque for later once it is on the ground under load. Then after torquing, I put a mark on all major suspension/chassis/brake bolts and what is next to it so that I can inspect the car and instantly spot what has come loose. Things come loose all the time on Caterhams (all sevens really) and rather than testing the torque every time, the mark saves time by allowing a visual inspection. Photo below illustrates with the white marker on my bolts between the rear IRS upright and the brake assembly. The rear wishbone to rear upright bolt even shows evidence of the prior blue mark from the previous years refresh checks. Think of this process as a way of checking your work in the build before you go out and have fun.

Thank you for clarifying the colors. Will respond to your PM offline.

I like that color combination!

I know of a dayglo yellow one currently in Florida. Owner is not on this forum. One of the US ones went to Japan - met the owner at a car meet in Ueno, Tokyo in 2003. Come to think of it, weren't all JPE models dayglo yellow?

Excellent! Congratulations! What spec did you end up deciding on?

Of course Shane, you missed it, like your apexes.... :seeya: Resin bead seat - post 1 http://www.usa7s.net/vb/showthread.php?12522-Winter-plans&p=112903#post112903 Resin bead seat - post 2 http://www.usa7s.net/vb/showthread.php?12522-Winter-plans&p=114691#post114691

You looked cute once? What did you do to yourself?

The poppers are also used for the tonneau. Thats why they are there. So if the windscreen is on, the tonneau can use the poppers just as much as if the aeroscreen is there.

I think so. Children's artwork is easy to copy.

You can do it on any car - even a Stalker

For all you Dads out there plus the more than a few mothers also reading, I came across an idea for a present. You could hang it in your man cave, toilet room, master bedroom, office, or any number of places where it would look better for decor than some soppy watercolor and a bowl of dusty pot pourri that the better half came up with. I know it’s an English ad but your Caterham or a Westfield came in a box from there far slower than this would take in its box. Just upload a nice photo of your car, fill in some data fields, add 50 extra hp to that entry field and push the purchase button.

NEW Caterham https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2002-caterham-super-7-2/ Caterham https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/d/el-toro-2004-caterham-7-sv/7134939084.html REPEATS Lotus 7 S2 http://www.race-cars.com/carsales/lotus/1583269377/1583269377ss.htm Stalker http://www.race-cars.com/carsales/lotus/1437589044/1437589044ss.htm Caterham https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/caterham/unspecified/2403703.html Caterham https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/caterham/super-7/2395859.html Caterham http://britauto.com/portfolio-view/201216-nos-caterham-sv-roadsport/ Caterham http://britauto.com/portfolio-view/2000-caterham/ Caterham https://vintageracecarsales.com/portfolio-view/2013-caterham-seven-480/ Lotus 7A https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/lotus/7a/2388210.html Lotus 7 S2 https://vintageracecarsales.com/portfolio-view/lotus-7-america-vintage-race-car/ and here https://www.ebay.com/itm/1963-LOTUS-SEVEN-A-Vintage-Race-Car/254618068104?hash=item3b486b6488:g:ko0AAOSwsrhe2pu3 Mitsuoka Zero https://www.duncanimports.com/used/Mitsuoka/1994-Mitsuoka-Zero1-cb265bd50a0e08b907465681642548f8.htm Lotus 7 S2 https://www.fantasyjunction.com/inventory/1964-lotus-super-7-series-2/overview Lotus 7 S2 http://www.motorcarcompany.com/1963-lotus-seven.html Lotus 7 S2 http://thesmiekelcollection.com/1967-lotus-super-seven/ Maxton https://denver.craigslist.org/ctd/d/longmont-1992-maxton-rollerskate-for/7122131909.html Lotus 7 S2 https://slo.craigslist.org/ctd/d/san-luis-obispo-1962-lotus-super-seven/7131561163.html Stalker https://boston.craigslist.org/sob/cto/d/north-kingstown-lotus-super-7-replica/7125789283.html Stalker https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/d/frisco-brunton-stalker-street-legal/7137320865.html Birkin https://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/d/los-angeles-birkin-s3-lotus-7/7136532959.html Westfield https://miami.craigslist.org/brw/cto/d/pompano-beach-1992-westfield-sei-lotus-7/7121690384.html CANADA Sorry not a complete list as the Kijiji site is crashing for some reason. Birkin https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/calgary/fs:-birkin-s3-super-seven-1700cc-ford-kent-twin-weber-rocket/1505046257 Caterham https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/oakville-halton-region/lotus-caterham-super-7/1454204099

Photos are always good to show. Mike Woeller was the photographer on site on the days. Those that have been the NJMP sevens event will have met him as he loves sevens and hanging out with us. A truly skilled guy at getting great action shots. This chap in the car looks handsome! :rofl: Car is bug smeared and tire marked but trust me, the driver has the biggest grin going on behind the helmet!

The insurance agent is easy - he's your friend. He/She/It is generally not even employed by the insurance company - they work on commissions. The insurance company claims assessor is not going to be your friend. Lucky Dawg is right - personal auto policies in most states have standard wording which would exclude this type of damage from being covered as a claim. However, some insurance companies might cover the loss to avoid potential litigation but then at next renewal you will see a 50%+ increase in premiums which is industry code for "we do not want you as a customer." I have seen people damage their cars at NJMP and then have it towed to the side of the road outside of NJMP so it can be picked up. Lying on a claim form is insurance fraud and a state crime. You should not be out there on track unless you can afford the possible damage cost or you buy the specialty track day insurance with Lockton, Hagerty, etc. The specialty insurers are good - I see them pay out fairly and without issues to friends of mine that have accidentally run out of talent and improved the looks of their Porsches. Also keep in mind that a small number of large insurance companies do AI scan Youtube trackday videos for license plates and then cross-match to their insured databases. If there is a match then expect your premiums to jump massively next renewal. Cover up your license plates. I agree with you but for different reasons. I raced production cars in the period of sketchy safety 30 odd years ago. It was not unusual to be 150mph on production car brakes with just upgraded pads and the usual brake fluid. We won't go into drivers (including me) using painted muffler pipe/cardboard tubing as a "rollcage" as it saved hundreds of pounds of weight and made for quicker cars. So I grew up with being ok with a street car on track but you also developed the maturity to drive it within its capabilities - don't burn out brakes, consider lack of internal roll cage, stresses on production suspension components, etc. Even in my Caterham today, habit forces me to check pump my brake pedal twice for pressure down a straight so I know I can stop at the end of it. I learned that lesson early on in my driving career at 175mph. Most of my cars are restoration/recommissioning projects. I take precautions as I bring them back on track because it does not matter what restoration you have done in a workshop - you have never tested them at speed on track and you do not have safe life data on any of the parts - so you have to proceed carefully and work it up to speed. I have been out on track in an SUV with a few other SUVs. I was very conscious of doing an indicated 140mph and having to brake it down to 65mph for turn 1. I was always test pumping brakes down the straight to make sure and even then I knew after 3 laps I was pushing the SUV's capabilities (and my luck). I can feel the car through the wheel, feet and ass and so know what it feels and what it is doing but you have to know the safety envelope is shrinking at higher speeds. The worst accident record for track day operators in the US is supposedly PCA - not sure how true that is because there is no published data but sounds plausible because they are the most widespread/national, high average cost cars, but also possibly because they do have very crowded days. I once saw 50 cars out on Thunderbolt circuit at once. To my mind, a safer number is closer to 30-35. I have seen a lot of car on car accidents plus car into fence accidents at their events over many years. Porkers are very accomplished production cars but the drivers? Not so accomplished - a fat wallet, a big ego and possibly small manly attributes are enough to get you out on track in one. PCA does have good instructors though and a methodology for graduating drivers up the ranks so that is something. The lesson - the car is a dumb animal. The driver should have the humility and skill to know this and drive appropriately. Half the problem is drivers graduate into advanced driving groups too quickly before they develop their skills properly. If not then the trackday operator should operate the day accordingly. If that fails, looking at the damage on that poor Mustang above on a (for Heaven's sake) sighting lap, then that driver deserves a ban and remedial training.

That was exactly my thought process with my current silver Caterham. The standard wing protectors looked terrible on the carbon and I did not want to go the LineX approach on nice looking carbon. The 3M film was a sort of a desperation choice as I had never used it on any of my previous Caterhams/Lotus 7 but it worked so well I will do it again. I think it will work the same on the fiberglass wings although you will probably need to redo it every 7-10 years or so. My 3M film is a little pocked after 10 years of road and track miles (thanks Kitcat) but the underlying carbon is still in great shape. I think Paul's (Wemtd) approach is the nicest compromise for protecting a fiberglass wing. You can always put the offroad baja mudflaps on later once you trial your car by driving it and assessing things. Great build progress Pokey! Looking good.

I used to use Racechrono Pro but with some other brsnd of GPS bluetooth thingy - it was brilliant. But I decided to just sruvive by using GPS data overlaid automatically onto video. The Garmin VIRB camera does a really good GPS map. I think all track days should have sighting laps. The ones I do in UK and Europe have them and it really helps you on a brand new circuit. Sadly, it is more common than you think. Many run out of talent and into a wall. This was a sighting lap session too. No excuse. Wish they would come further East - I have heard good things about them. Shane? Again? I like open sessions. It requires you to be very aware of yourself and your performance. I do them all the time in UK and Europe. Did an 8 hour one at NJMP yesterday. Good disciplined training for drivers. I used to prefer endurance events when I was much younger and could do 2 hours stints easily. I still do 45-60 mins stints at Spa track days. First time at NJMP saw so many drivers have to be towed in because they had no idea how long their fuel tanks would last for at track speeds. Again it is a driver issue - you have to know the abilities of you and your car.

Not near my car right now to get you a photo sorry but you may also want to install a cut off switch to stop parasitic loss draining your battery.

Clearly referring to me as I have goofed off work.

But it’s sunny again and the track dried off so I took out something else. Freaked out the flag marshals as two radioed in that there was no driver and there was someone in the passenger seat...

Oh well - it was good while it lasted.

Working from home today! My car’s rear end is like Kim Kardashian today - waggling it’s fat chops around all over the place as the tires have obviously done their max heat cycles.

Another option that many do not like the look of, but is protective, is covering the front half of the rear wings with truck bed liner paint like LineX It stands up well to the abuse wings get over time.