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Hold on....you mean it took me 5 days to get a video that clearly shows it was placed at a 45 degree angle to level on an orange Superformance S1 parked by itself in the pits not moving and only shows a flag fluttering in the pits and JeffS striding around looking stud like? :svengo: Did you go to the Kitcat School of Using Your GoPro and forget to turn it on when driving? :jester:

Cheers Steve - it worked beautifully and the file is being replicated now to my laptop. :cooldude::cheers:

I love Pugs I would happily put a leash on one and take it for a walk :leaving:

:rofl: And this is from a person whose avatar is a Pug! :jester:

Thanks for sending the videos everyone. Just waiting on Steve to upload the final one to me through Dropbox then I will start working through them one by one. However he was having laptop issues - personally I think it is user issues! :rofl::seeya:

I tend to agree. But what type? The blue kind? The light green type? Or the yellow kind? Even then I suspect he is incurable! :jester: :svengo:

:rofl: and you are asking us? :iamwithstupid: Their baaaaaaaack! I can see someone can sell you a set of Timberland Boots this morning and some rubbish about Ashley Cole whoever that is.... I bet it is the Russian connection now!

Yep - a big thumbs up to the administrators of this site for the good work they do. :smash:

You spoke too soon - there is another one out there! :spam: I would also be suspicious of anyone with a profile name "xcayguy." Pull that finger out John! :cooldude:

Skip - Those photos look great. I bet everyone was enjoying appearance of Baby Seven!

Brief OT to just say I am waiting for the last videos to arrive in my hands and then I will start watching and watching and watching....

A bunch of cars found out there this week. A nice looking red and ali crossflow in TX I count this as the third time I have seen it on flabby so I guess the price ask is too high for the market asking $29995 BIN http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lotus-Super-Seven-1988-model-Lotus-Caterham-/271563356364?forcerrptr=true&hash=item3f3a6ff8cc&item=271563356364&pt=US_Cars_Trucks An interesting metallic green Storker in OK asking $24k BIN http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replica-Kit-Makes-brunton-super-stalker-RACE-Birkin-Caterham-lotus-7-autocross-supercar-super-seven-/151363913843?forcerrptr=true&hash=item233dfe0873&item=151363913843&pt=US_Cars_Trucks A really nice looking Duratec Birkin at $39992k BIN - starting bid $35k which seems high for the spec? Located at Lotus Greenville in SC. No it is not the Birkin handbag this time - it is the real thing. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replica-Kit-Makes-Lotus-Seven-Birkin-S3-IRS-2013-lotus-seven-birkin-s-3-2-0-duratec-irs-/151370327097?forcerrptr=true&hash=item233e5fe439&item=151370327097&pt=US_Cars_Trucks Same old 1997 Caterham black and ali crossflow in SF asking $25k. Been around asking that price for a while now: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/4592027587.html 2003 Caterham Superlight R - 210hp zetec asking $48500 http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/4585851975.html And this is a first for me to see - a 1989 Caterham 7 cross flow in Honolulu Hawaiiiiii asking $30k which while high wins on the rarity factor around the islands. http://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/cto/4582246527.html Back again is a 2011 Stalker in Fort Myers FL for $26500 http://fortmyers.craigslist.org/lee/cto/4555334154.html Here is a Locost seven project that in the words of the seller is "damn near finished" I guess I am looking at the wrong photo...but keen pricing will win the day for him $750 http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/4583671070.html 1960s early seven clone project car at $4450 http://huntsville.craigslist.org/cto/4554333624.html What looks to be a Locost seven project asking $1500 in TX. Fortunately the seller includes the books to complete it... http://corpuschristi.craigslist.org/cto/4542792830.html

I think you may be too noisy for Lime Rock - I am and my car has the "quiet" silencer on it! The closeness of the walls is just another good reason to avoid it. I prefer the member day option.

Hi Jeff - just sent you a PM!

Yes the folded license plate was Scannon's. He had mounted the CSR nose aero attachment to the base of the nose cone and then mounted the plate to that and folded the excess under.

Must be a Texas thing?

Sorry I should have been clearer. You are correct - CAN does not control the access. If you get Easimap software and the special cable that SBD Developent sell to plug between the connector on the car wiring loom (which connects to the MBE ECU used by Caterham) and your computer you can see what your Caterham is doing electronically real time. However, you cannot change anything like remapping or tweaking the ECU settings. For that you need the Caterham password. There have been many instances where people buy a new unlocked ECU so they can remap their Caterham. However, the CAN output on the plug can be used to get real time data if you wanted to connect it to a data logger. But it is not following OBDII protocols and so will not be read by an OBDII scanner tool. The SBD Development site is a resource if you are a Caterham owner trying to understand this. http://www.sbdev.co.uk/Engine_Management_Systems/ECU/MBE_ECU_Software.htm

Dean - Thats what makes our cars so interesting. It is rare that you find any two alike although the owners of yellow cars all seem to clump together and become annoying....:jester: That said I have serious dribbles going on when I see Steve's gorgeous mirror polished aloominum and british racing green fiberglass cross flow. Its just drop dead gorgeous. :cool dude:

There is a J1952 (or whatever it is called I am having a senior moment) plug under the dash which looks exactly like an OBDII plug. However, if you were to plug in an OBDII reader I guarantee you will not get any readings. This is because the ECU used by Caterham does not support OBDII. It is CAN output so you can read it using a proper cable, mapping software AND the secret code from Caterham (which is so secret that I don't know it!). Some early zetecs which used the Ford Focus ECU did have OBDII but they were rare. My front license plate accidentally fell off on purpose when I was not looking once and now it resides between the transmission tunnel and seats when the nice orificer asks where it is. You could always try velcro or some low profile license plate mount like this: http://skenedesign.com/FPBracket/index.shtml or the ones here http://www.licenseplatebracketcentral.com/license-plate-bracket-front/

I thought I posted this link then could not find it so here it is.... Mike Woeller, the pro photographer from Windshadow and official track photographer who I asked to come in and take some photos has a site with 580 photos from over the 2 days available to purchase. There are some stunning photos in here (why does Steve's green/ali Caterham always look so immaculate?). If you wanted a good photo of yourself to put on the garage or trophy wall then you will probably find one here. http://www.windshadowstudios.net/njmp-drivers-club-07-04-05-2014 Of course if you just wanted to browse a ton of pictures of sevens then this link is a good one to waste time on! Roll on 2015!

Mike - I would not want to test that waiver in a court of law if there was an incident - you could be wearing the costs. You want to talk with your insurance agent about an "excess liability" policy. Make sure there is no exclusion for HPDE or driving a non-registered auto off-road on private property. At least this would kick in to defend you should there be a problem.

Race car or not - have you got excess liability insurance? What happens if you run over someone in the pits or hit someone on track. You may not care about the car damage but the liability will bankrupt you. I usually buy track insurance for the CSR with Lockton and get my discount from being a BMW club member. Covers the cost of the car but not the liability. I self insure my other track cars as I do not drive hard on track - just out for a nice quiet Sunday drive.

Nice garage Dave - when can we all move in and call it the USA7s clubhouse? :cheers:

A couple of things about insurance - from someone who operates one. The first thing to remember is that insurance is state based regulation. So the policy terms and conditions and what is underwritten does vary substantially state to state because thats what the states want. Secondly there is a very big difference between an insurance company and a managing general agency (MGA). An insurance company like State Farm, GEICO, Progressive, Farmers, USAA, Liberty, Chubb, Nationwide, etc for the most part will try to treat our cars like regular daily drivers - insured value depreciates at a defined rate. Sevens values are not like that. Also you may be signing up to have repairs done that are substandard for the specialist nature of the vehicle. While State Farm does have some states where you can get agreed value suitable for a seven it is less than half the states in the Union. Chubb Insurance under their masterpiece program will do agreed value consistently provided you have more than one collector car. Lastly, the insurance premium rate filing with the state is designed deliberately to never give you a competitive premium on a classic car compared with a classic car program from an MGA. A managing general agency is an agent who has "branded" a program with a variety of insurance carriers/companies who will insure your cars based on that program. An MGA is NOT an insurance company - their interests may diverge from the insurance carrier. An MGA includes Hagerty, Grundy, Heacock, American Collectors, etc. Always ask who the carrier is behind the program and their credit rating - you want the insurance carrier to be around to pay. Always read the policy very carefully - they have some quirky exclusions that will not be raised in Q&A over the phone. For example - did you know that two of the MGA's above have policies in 10 states that exclude coverage if you drive onto a motor racing or drag racing facility - not to compete but just to park in the grounds and then climb a grand stand to watch or even just to attend a static car show. That said these MGA programs will give best bang for buck for seven insurance. Lastly, there are a number of insurers included in the list above who monitor youtube and certain internet forums for license plates of cars behaving inappropriately outside their policy conditions. If found your policy may not be cancelled but you will certainly get into an awkward discussion when you have to make a claim that may result in a claim denial situation. The odds are low given the volume of cars out there being stupid but why give anyone a reason.

Chariots of Palm Beach is a Morgan and Rolls Royce dealership primarily. They would not know how to count that high with gears! :jester: Seriously, I have found them very good to deal with and would happily deal with them again. I have had reason to use them 5 times in the past. My old yellow SV was found at CofPB after it had sat there for 12 months. I found them very willing to move down a long way on price in negotiation when a car has been in stock for a while. This R300 has been there at least 8 months so it may be an opportunity to serious haggle.