Croc

Its back again but with someone I would deal with - Dave LeBrun. Sold on Ebay at $27500 and reappears on the Loony site for sale at $32500 http://www.lotusowners.com/ForSale/Caterham_For_Sale_91/index.htm

Never used these guys personally but I have known of them for years. http://www.empirerac.com/trailer-rental/ or a google around the Tristate area showed up this: http://www.thetrailerdepot.com/rentals.php http://www.cttrailers.com/trailer_rentals.htm I would also look at any place that sells trailers and phone them to ask if they have a rent before you buy program to try one out.

There are 2 towing eyes on a current Caterham - CSR, SV or S5. They are front right and rear left. They are fairly simple looking chassis black powder coated hooks. The front one is so hidden as to be invisible unless you scrabble around on the ground under the nose cone. Even if the front was painted yellow for the UK or red in the US it would not be easily seen The Caterham towing strap attaches to this hook and then drags around under the car or more ideally is zip tied to something convenient to keep it up and more importantly, visible. The Caterham product is here: http://www.caterhamparts.co.uk/product.php?id_product=5033 There are a ton of alternative straps that will work instead of the Caterham one and they are cheaper. Demon Tweeks has a page of straps: http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/towing-eyes-straps I bet there are some in the US local somewhere but not sure where. The conventional metal towing eye really does not attach anywhere safely on a Caterham hence the reliance on the strap. Hope this helps!

Yes, and its a $100 fee to stop me wearing a speedo! Otherwise you will see lots of things you cannot un-remember.... :jester:

Hi Jude - It is nice to tape up headlamps to stop glass dropping on the track from stone hits, etc but it is not required or mandatory from anywhere I have seen. I run headlight covers more to save me money from the inevitable stone hits. And there are stone hits and debris hits. I can think of the time MichaelD's exhaust bolts dropped off and took out 2 brand new slicks, 1 performance tire and a Caterham windscreen across 4 cars.....

Who me? I am innocent! :rofl:

Sadly, Bessie is no longer a member of this forum. :nopity: However, I have invited Dolores the Donkervoort to attend the July 4 event. We will see if she turns up. More humorously I did send an invite to Simon Cowell's agent and PR representative!

Should we have a "Let's Help Slngsht Build His Cars" Day? I for one am like Steve, I have never driven a 3 wheel "thing" before. I have a strong suspicion that it would be a hoot. Will there be any registration problems in Virginia (or are you in Mary Land?) or does it come under motorbikes and slide past all the problems?

Give him a decade and it may be working by then! :jester:

Tom has it right on the karting program. We have a special program worked out - just for us. Non-drivers are invited to join in. So we could see spouses beating husbands. Daughters whipping Daddy and so on! An initial practice. A qualifying session. Then the race. Trophies are awarded and bragging rights on this forum are guaranteed. They are plenty fast enough and have suitable "nerf" bars in the event that you accidentally on purpose take out your fellow competitor. There is a ton of run off as I found when I went "mowing" and you can pile head on into the special barriers they have and not even break a sweat (I was able to). I was pissing myself with laughter the whole time - I forgot how much fun karts can be! They have booked 2 karting tracks for us so if our group gets over 15 karts we can split into 2 groups on 2 of the karting tracks simultaneously. For karting they provide you with a kart, driving suit, neck noodle and helmet or you can use your own (helmet, driving suit, neck noosle). You cannot bring your own kart - nice try though! I like Lightning - its a nice fun track. Really nice emphasis on momentum. If you get a good run off the bowl then you can really crank up there on top speed by the end of the straight. Just remember on Lightning, gentlemen rules apply. Pass bys only in the correct zones with a point. Use of middle finger is only for those in Noith Joisey. Given I am planning another video, my car will be modestly circulating with enough cameras and angles to beat a porn movie so that I get all of you on "film" at some point. I am happy to have someone follow me for a few laps to get a feel for the lines.

That is a very interesting build thread that just occupied a chunk of my time. :bigear: So is it currently road registered? Will I get to see you in it in July if you head north now that you actually have wheels that operate?

Looks a really clever idea. Wonder if they do an enclosed trailer?

June 15 is actually better for me. Need to check on June 22. I got a major break this week. My car should be a go for driving by June.

OMG!!! :ack: you're a hairdresser that drives a Miata! :puke: oh....was I supposed to look at the tubular thingy next to it? .... Ok....I have to ask. What is it? Tell us the gory details.

Tom summed it up fine. 20 cars at Lightning is fine. Any more and it starts being uncomfortable. Commercial track day operators run 27-30 cars per session on Lightning. PCA turns into accident city with 40+ cars out there. All drivers who have signed up so far have plenty of experience to be suitable for a passing group. So we all should be ready for point bys to keep the traffic moving. I am not expecting track trains and are expecting that everyone will be considerate of the rest of our seven groups. The Lightning circuit would be a little lonely with only 7 cars on it!

Well...after a bit of a chat with Roger Krause (what a great guy!), I settled on Avon ZZR. Fronts are 185/55/13. Rears are 215/55/13. Wheels arrived today in a pile of foam peanuts - it was like Christmas! :drool:

I talked with Tom yesterday. He said there are 18 firm signed up and all have good past track experience. There are a few people missing from that list that we expect to sign up as runners but have not done so yet. I dont think it includes "Cab Sav" my spare car. My personal preference is that we cap at around 20 cars to preserve a quality run session without overcrowding things.

Welcome aboard Mike! I am looking forward to meeting you in person. :cheers: As for the anniversary, you may want to consider what Steve (Bball) is planning. His wife wanted to go to Tuscany so he is going but also is doing track days with BaT and a rental Caterham at Monza and Mugello while there. I consider that a very inventive solution. Not cheap but very very clever. Not sure she knows yet...

Replacing some 16 inch HPC wagon wheels on a 2003 de dion Caterham with some 13 inch wheels (6x13 front and 8x13 rear). Use of car will be touring and some odd track days. What is recommended for an appropriate tire from this esteemed group of Seven experts? Sizing suggestions are welcomed based on what others are using. I could use CR500 but ringing around yesterday was showing out of stock on the 8 inch rear option. Thanks in advance.

My current project car (2003 SV de dion) has this problem and it definitely should not if set up right. It steps the rear out to passenger side when giving her the beans. There are 3 likely possible causes for this: 1) suspension bushes need replacing on that side 2) shocks are failing on that side 3) de dion has bent/cracked or otherwise lost connection. In my case it is 1) and 2) but 3) is not an unheard of possibility especially since you have a 1991 chassis and things wear over time. Good luck!

Hi Bruce - Hope you are doing well? Put me in for a tentative on this date. Not sure what car I will be running but hope to be there at least to see you for lunch. Do you have a back up date should it rain like we have unluckily experienced the last few years! Cheers mike

Congratulations on reaching the finish of this monumental effort. Despite the damage it is good to know your car is back on the road better than ever! Well Done! :hurray:

Hi Steve - Welcome to another NYC resident. :seeya: There are a few of us around the area if you want to get to see a seven or just chat. The whine you hear is definitely the gearbox and has a touch of the differential as well - Blubarisax's car makes the same sound and he has the same gearbox and no supercharger (but does have a distillery now!). The supercharger is a higher pitch sound.

I think I like Manshoon's style with his Pug photo avatar. :cooldude:

I thought most air hostesses just went to the hairdressers and had pedicures?