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Which one is yours? :troll: I guess the dak dak engine has more hp? :jester: I should lay off the jokes given the Kubelwagen eventually sired the 911...

This is not really related to getting good audio on our videos of track day/race fun but I thought it was a good spot to lay out this next effort. One thing that has bugged me for a long time is rolling shutter. The CMOS chips used by virtually all the action camera companies is set up to process video line by line (i.e. it rolls through the image over and over) and therefore accentuates the likelihood of getting rolling shutter effect no matter how well you fix a camera to a roll bar (and I use solid metal Manfrotto clamps with very solid Manfrotto ball heads). To get around it I use a higher frame per second setting - 60fps instead of say 30fps. Some cameras are more susceptible to it than others. The Sony FDR-X3000 is a brilliant piece of kit but it gets more vibration affected than say the GoPro Hero 4 black that I also use. The best camera was the Braun Six Zero but my original one died with a rock to its lens. It was different to the other action cameras as it used a CCD chip which has a global shutter instead of a line by line rolling shutter. However, they are impossible to find these days as they are out of production. CCD chips are still found but in very high end professional video cameras (think Red, Black Magic, high end Sony, etc). So I went in another direction - could the anti-shake ("Steady Shot") features on a Sony action camera fixed the vibration or risk of rolling shutter effect? Sadly no - look at the image hunting around trying to focus on the straight ahead. So when I was given the chance to try out a Feiyu FY-WG 3 way gimbal like what they use on aerial drones for video work, I jumped at it. I figured if it made videos of mountain bike riding, running, and drones smooth then think what it could do on track. So I devised a side by side test run at the same time, same session, same car, same driver: Side A The Feiyu FY-WG gimbal with a Hero 4 HD Black running a 1080 resolution at 60fps, mounted using my usual Manfrotto hardware to my little maroon Caterham road sport at a very crowded drivers club event. To avoid any issues with the mic cable I just used the internal mic within the camera body - wind noisy as a result. You can watch in 1080 60fps to see the true quality. Side B The same but without the gimbal. I used my external mic here. You can watch in 1080 60fps to see the true quality. Lesson - The gimbal and steady shit anti shakes do not work. You are better off with solid mounting and some bracing to stop the wind shakes. I could have done better on Side B but it still was a long way ahead of Side A Second lesson - a rock from a car ahead will kill a go pro but not the gimbal as I discovered at the end of this track session. Better the camera instead of my visor I suppose!

Updated for the last 24 hours The attendance list I am tracking has the following commitments/registrations: 1 Tom G - Orange SV Duratec and Yellow S3 Rover K series Caterham 2 Jeff H - blue S3 Caterham zetec 3 Mike M - blue S3 Caterham zetec 4 Fred M - bike engined Locost 5 Roman - Honda S2000 Ultralite 6 Paul U- green Birkin zetec 7 Seb K - red duratec S3 Caterham 8 Dan F - orange Westfield Miata 9 Tom C - Birkin XS Duratec 10 Dermot M - blue Caterham SV with Miata turbo power 11 Graham - Locost with Honda K series engine (Thanks for the correction Graham) 12 Mario - Stalker LS engine with patriotic Stars and Stripes 13 Rick - 800hp LS engined Stalker 14 Jay F - Caterham SV Duratec 15 Mike J - Caterham CSR Cosworth and Caterham SV zetec 16 Dave D with his Superformance S1 zetec (with his lovely "pit assistant" Bev!) 17 Todd with his vintage Caterham crossflow 18 Dave H with his Birkin 19 Steve M with his Mallock Clubman 20 Matt (Spc_cwby) with his Caterham 620R (assuming he gets it done in time - c'mon Matt!) 21 Simon W with his slower than Seb Caterham R300 So 21 drivers with 23 cars there at this point. Possibility of Chris S with his 1962 Lotus 7 - assuming he can get it ready in time. And I still dont have some stars in: - possibly Michael D if he has not sold his car? - Matt with his Westfield - George H with his Birkin Visitors - I have heard from Amos and Blake about attending. just a reminder that if you are visiting you will need to register and pay the fee if you wish to come out on track with an instructor and join us for breakfast/lunch, etc or Don's Saturday night party. If you are potentially shopping for a seven, come and check out the event for a day or two. You can try on all the major seven types in one day, chat with knowledgeable owners, see how they perform and meet a bunch of really fun people. You will come away as an informed buyer being smart about your potential purchase.

Sorry to hear that you cannot make it Jim. We will miss you and Kitcat will have an off-track excursion in your honor. Good to hear Steve. You are betting odds for the polisher award based on your past performance with the mirror finish on your cars! :seeya:

Dont worry Graham - I know what the back of Tom's pickup and trailer look like. He definitely will have one. Kitchen sink too if you need it!

The attendance list I am tracking has the following commitments/registrations: 1 Tom G - Orange SV Duratec and Yellow S3 Rover K series Caterham 2 Jeff H - blue S3 Caterham zetec 3 Mike M - blue S3 Caterham zetec 4 Fred M - bike engined Locost 5 Roman - Honda S2000 Ultralite 6 Paul U- green Birkin zetec 7 Seb K - red duratec S3 Caterham 8 Dan F - orange Westfield Miata 9 Tom C - Birkin XS Duratec 10 Dermot M - blue Caterham SV with Miata turbo power 11 Graham - Locost with Honda K series engine (Thanks for the correction Graham) 12 Mario - Stalker LS engine with patriotic Stars and Stripes 13 Rick - 800hp LS engined Stalker 14 Jay F - Caterham SV Duratec 15 Mike J - Caterham CSR Cosworth and Caterham SV zetec 16 Dave D with his Superformance S1 zetec (with his lovely "pit assistant" Bev!) 17 Todd with his vintage Caterham crossflow 18 Dave H with his Birkin So 18 drivers with 20 cars there at this point. Possibility of Chris S with his 1962 Lotus 7 - assuming he can get it ready in time. And I still dont have some stars in: - Steve M with his Mallock Clubman? - Jim A? - possibly Michael D if he has not sold his car? - Where's Simon W? - Matt with his Westfield - George H with his Birkin Hope some of you guys can join us? Visitors - I have heard from Amos and Blake about attending. just a reminder that if you are visiting you will need to register and pay the fee if you wish to come out on track with an instructor and join us for breakfast/lunch, etc or Don's Saturday night party. If you are potentially shopping for a seven, come and check out the event for a day or two. You can try on all the major seven types in one day, chat with knowledgeable owners, see how they perform and meet a bunch of really fun people. You will come away as an informed buyer being smart about your potential purchase.

Ben - Do a keyword search on this forum by state/city/town and see what forum member hits come up. You can then PM them and ask if you can see their cars and trial fit them. Most owners on here jump at a chance to show off their cars and take them out for a cruise. So far Taber is probably the closest to you with an SV chassis that I know of. There are a couple of Caterham S3 chassis in Georgia around Atlanta from memory but I would only find them by doing the same site search. There was a Caterham dealer in FL but southern end from memory. Tom (Tbox56) as Mr Birkin USA may know of a Birkin owner near you to check out a car.

Mostly. The CSR chassis is dimensionally identical to the SV chassis and the chassis "box" outline is very much the same. However, when I put my CSR and SV cars side by side you can see that they are very different designs in how they achieve the same chassis dimensions. There are critical design differences around how the front and rear suspension mounts. Lots more triangulation. But when you cover it with ali body panels all of this is hidden and it can pass as an SV without anyone noticing.

And a CSR is the same size as an SV (or S5 as sometimes they have been called) In practical terms the SV/CSR is 4 inches wider than the S3 - 2 inches in each seat well. And 4 inches longer in the cockpit.

Where are you located Ben? I have been having offline discussions with 2 people thinking to sell but looking for feedback on what the market is for their cars. Does it have to be a Caterham? On this forum you still have for sale: $36k (ok just over the budget) throttle body zetec S3 Caterham in michigan $28k Bruce's immaculate condition and maintained crossflow S3 $35k for MichaelD's S3 Caterham Zetec (already pointed out by Mike) and probably others as I go back through the classifieds list and see what has or has not sold.

Ben - Thank you for reporting back here. Thats a bit of a disappointment as it clearly described it as a Caterham in the ad.

Glenn - Look for the link below the photo and quotation from the earlier ad. If you cannot see it then your computer has a problem. The link works for me. If you still cannot see it then to find directly go to Craigslist Rhode Island and look cars for sale under Providence (its a city). The ad is listed with the location of Barrington (its a suburb of Providence). Search by key word of Caterham

Dermot - A quick note to say that a bike helmet is not acceptable for a car track day. The shock absorbing foam is in the wrong spots compared to car helmets so a balaclava won't fix it. NJMP do not accept them at Drivers Club if you are thinking of using them there. Not quite sure exactly where you are in Mary Land but OG Racing is out at Dulles and they are very good with race supplies. I am a firm believer you have to try helmets on to fit properly.

Paul - I think that is a sensible idea to slow him down since he is always running late. However, will he notice the difference over the usual quality of the New Joisey Turnpiske?

Welcome to another Pom! Another person I can have fun messing with about the quality of English cricket! :rofl:

But Glenn, its there! Surely I would not have made a mistake having consumed champagne for breakfast with my family guests? Damn right I screwed up! Sorry! :seeya:

Good morning PanAmericano Sorry I am late but I got distracted with some guests visiting over breakfast and I opened champagne.... That car you identified has been up many times on this thread. The seller has worked out Craigslist since there are 10 or so ads running concurrently in various cities around the USA. This morning it is in Atlanta, Chatanooga, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and many other places. Smart seller! https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/6155194142.html Westfield Megabusa $25k BIN http://www.ebay.com/itm/1962-Replica-Kit-Makes-/322535716901?hash=item4b18a07825:g:dGgAAOSwZKBZE-7~&vxp=mtr Then there is this Westfield - an old favorite - dual winner of the most times listed in this thread along with that S4 in FL http://www.ebay.com/itm/1999-Westfield-Lotus-Super-7-Series-3-/162538767763?hash=item25d810c593:g:028AAOSwsXFZMWJk&vxp=mtr and here is its partner in crime http://www.ebay.com/itm/1972-Lotus-Super-Seven-/282508953193?hash=item41c6d88669:g:MesAAOSwaeRZM9jC&vxp=mtr 2005 Birkin in TX $23k Another smart Craigslist seller - its listed all over the country too. https://houston.craigslist.org/cto/6123638854.html Miata based Locost for $15k https://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/6150626579.html A rather promising Locost project for $1500 Seems fairly far along for that price so must be a serious seller https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/cto/6159531760.html 1980 Caterham $17500 - second cheapest Caterham I have ever seen for sale on USA7s http://www.usa7s.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=12745&stc=1 https://providence.craigslist.org/cto/6152176976.html Ultralite #20 in TX $23k http://www.usa7s.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=12746&stc=1 https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/6152179924.html Super Storker #118 $30k https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/6133546134.html Locost project with 289K code V8 $6k https://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/6138667584.html Locost replica $7250 https://baltimore.craigslist.org/cto/6106421572.html A seven replica $9500 https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/6153308518.html 2005 Locost R1 bike engined seven $10k https://hartford.craigslist.org/cto/6151879848.html 1962 Lotus 7 S2 with union jack wrap $42k https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/6129981146.html 1965 Lotus 7 S2 vintage racer $34k http://www.usa7s.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=12747&stc=1 https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/6150612570.html Champion Motors stage 2 roller chassis $7k https://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/cto/6160341314.html 2008 seven something powered by a Blackbird bike engine. $22500 https://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/cto/6160341314.html 2007 Caterham SV hayabusa $60k http://race-cars.com/carsales/other/1458694360/1458694360ss.htm

No that was never the case. About 5 cars or their owners had some type of affliction. We had 20 cars there. So when are you signing up Paul? We need someone quick to chase down Seb!

Its ok Graham. We have 3 auto spare shops in 10 minutes drive of the track. There are 3 tire places in town. TJ of TK Autosports is at the track for these days to provide support and his rates are quite reasonable. He has a workshop in town, a great associate called Ian, and a bunch of spares at his workshop for a variety of things plus I have a garage with lift and the essential basic tool stuff onsite. My garage has beer and air conditioning for when it gets too much. Compared with the average track day I think you are brilliantly prepared for most eventualities!!!!! I also have a Plan B! I will be there from Thursday night so if anyone wants to join me prepping cars onsite then you are welcome at the garage.

I just finalized the awards tonight for the Sunday night dinner. They are prestigious...mostly...not... Mechanical Sympathy Award For those who suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous mechanical fortune. I could have used 6 of these trophies last year... I'm Quick in a Straight Line Award For those who drag race to a corner or maybe just come in drag. The perennial favorite - The Golden Skidmarks Award. Yes it is a golden commode on a plinth. Simply put - the best spin wins - every single time. For those aspiring to win, I have to say it is always tough competition going up against Kitcat. Bonus points for a double spin and pike. Pirrouettes are amply rewarded. Puckered seat fabric puts you as dead set favorite. Many forum members have been worthy winners - Kitcat, Roman, me,... Gorgeous Car Pity About the Driver Award (a female beauty pageant trophy) This is difficult to award as they all look good. On the other hand, the drivers....not so much.... Polisher Award The most repulsive prize I can find that rewards those who have the shiniest car or are caught polishing in between sessions. This year it is special - a three set to set off your seven's interior just beautifully. By the way that is a handbrake cover and not the photographer... http://www.usa7s.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=12731&stc=1 Best Directions in a Moving Vehicle. This is an Oscar like trophy which goes to those who stay out of trouble all weekend and deliver their point bys with precision, style and panache. The I Can Steer Award The prestigious annual award for keeping it clean, having fun and putting down consistent, beautiful apex lines. See you soon!

CT bike-engined Locost for sale on Craigslist http://www.dailyturismo.com/2017/05/11750-rpm-commuter-2007-locost-7.html

page 3 Hmmm....there is a distinct family resemblance to a seven? http://www.usa7s.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=12725&stc=1 https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/cto/6136333458.html

Page 2 for today Westfield Megabusa $25k buy it now http://www.usa7s.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=12722&stc=1 http://www.ebay.com/itm/1962-Lotus-Super-Seven-/322524769225?hash=item4b17f96bc9:g:dGgAAOSwZKBZE-7~&vxp=mtr 1978 Dutton project $4k https://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/6113331623.html Champion Motor Co stage 2 roller $7k https://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/cto/6133455231.html 1962 Lotus 7 S2 with union jack livery $42k https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/6129981146.html 1965 Lotus 7 S2 vintage racer $34k https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/6150612570.html Exobusa Hayabusa engine space frame $21k in Gulf colors https://pennstate.craigslist.org/cto/6150013121.html 2008 MK Indy with Honda Blackbird engine $22.5k http://www.usa7s.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=12724&stc=1 Seller took all the other photos on a low res cell phone in the dark which does not help us if we want to buy. So it must be a case of "Honey I really tried to sell the seven but no one wanted to buy!" https://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/cto/6138227641.html I would add Hemmings ads but it is crashing both of my laptops (Mac and Windoze) so something is wrong with their website today. END

After a few weeks of distractions I found the time to update this thread. First one is a stunner. 1978 Caterham but look at the spec: [/h] http://vintageracecarsales.com/wp-content/gallery/caterham-super-7/unspecified.jpeg Aluminum nose cone. Series 1 aluminum rear wings. There are headlights but they are disguised. http://vintageracecarsales.com/wp-content/gallery/caterham-super-7/unspecified-11.jpeg That is what an air to liquid intercooler looks like. Roll cage is not a better design, safety or intelligent solution that I can think of? http://vintageracecarsales.com/wp-content/gallery/caterham-super-7/unspecified-10.jpeg Why oh why did they use those cheap plastic rim gauges after the expense of the rest of the build? Some nice Jaegers or other vintage look brands are out there. http://vintageracecarsales.com/wp-content/gallery/caterham-super-7/unspecified-23.jpeg I bet that was fun to package up? The ad and the rest of the photos are here. If you have to ask price it means you cannot afford it. http://vintageracecarsales.com/portfolio-view/1978-caterham-super-7-turbo/nggallery/page/1 2007 Caterham with Hayabusa still for sale in MS at $60k http://race-cars.com/carsales/other/1458694360/1458694360ss.htm MightyMike's 2012 Beauchamp Seven here on Bringatrailer http://bringatrailer.com/listing/2012-beauchamp-7-58th-scale-lotus-7-series-2-replica/ 1960 Lotus 7 S1 http://www.ebay.com/itm/1960-Lotus-7-NOT-a-replica-EARLY-Seven-Rare-Series-1-/152562256223?hash=item23856b495f:g:iP0AAOSwtZJZANSv&vxp=mtr One day it will sell... http://www.ebay.com/itm/1972-Lotus-Super-Seven-/272690561763?hash=item3f7d9fc2e3:g:SU4AAOSwY3BZKp2Z&vxp=mtr Miata Locost $15k https://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/6150626579.html 2005 Birkin $23k https://houston.craigslist.org/cto/6123638854.html 1962 Lotus 7 $28700 https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/6129471458.html SuperStalker #118 $30k https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/6133546134.html Locost project with Ford 289 V8 $6k https://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/6138667584.html

Crack a can of something cold and give her a toast! :cheers: She is on to her next exciting adventure!