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I was just looking at the damage in Calgary from the incredible flooding on the Bow river and Elbow river. I hope all USA7s members are high and dry and out of the danger areas.

Dave - it is great that you have finally worked out how to participate this year. I am looking forward to getting some video of you on track looking good! If you arrive early then keep an eye out for me at the garages on the circuit access road behind the Lightning bowl. The garage door will be up if I am there.

Speaking of me, for those not familiar with Lightning, here is a link to a video that shows what NOT to do. http://usa7s.com/vb/showthread.php?t=8698

This is a quick video of last weekend on track. I could not just get it together having 5 offs in 1 day. :ack: I was not the only loser on track either as this video shows. So this is not a video of brilliant driving skill - just a hacker demonstrating he should have given up and broken out the beers early.

Thats the idea. I would go for a Mocal branded one. Interestingly Cosworth has looked at my data log of temps and says that they are within operating range and I should not worry. Still feels too high.

If it were me then I would think you should be ok - as long as you can see cars clearly coming up behind you? Do the 2 side mirrors give that level of visibility? A center mirror many times has blocked view because of the roll bars, head rests, drivers, etc. The Caterham S3's always seem to have this observation.

Dave - Got you marked down for a mic. I assume you have the skeleton case to be able to take a mic input to the camera?

Steve - The turnpike is a disaster no matter which way you look at it. The merge at exit 8A (Cranbury) is always bad. The following stretch from there to 7A where I-195 branches off, is always the worst. Usually pretty clear after that. I would consider exiting at 7A and taking I-195 to I-295 south and then following that down to Rt42 East. This exit of I-295 (middle lane of I-295) places you in the Rt42 lane which then exits to Rt55 south and is a nice easy flowing ride with a trailer. Exit off Rt 55 at exit 24 as this makes it a straight through downtown on Main street - easier with a trailer. This is the way I prefer.

Or $5k Porsche badge. I am very closely looking at the Porsche cayenne diesel....if I can get a demonstrator version not too heavily loaded that has some initial depreciation. Either that or the BMW X5. Both come in reds and blues

I like to paint my nuts so when it comes loose you can instantly see when it has lost torque. Extra mic and batteries in the bag for you Mike.

Pit suite check in is anytime after 3.30pm. Before 5pm the keys will be located at the main office/pub/clubhouse building. After 5pm they are at the gatehouse at the main entrance. Stewart - Self tech is accepted. Just tick off the form and sign it to show it was done completely. I have an email from the organizers confirming this. They will also tech the car themselves on the Fri night or Sat morning. Last call - Apart from Steve (Bball) does anyone need loan of a camera or a powered external mic (better sound) for the 2 days? Let me know so I can arrange for you.

LOL - I was having fun with you. :seeya: I do agree with your sentiment that everything is silver. I am SUV shopping currently for my new daily driver and one manufacturer I am looking at only offers white, black or 4 variations of silver. Guess which one? Audi! I was hoping to find a nice dark blue or red this time....proving difficult.

I just re-watched your video again after reading your car profile post. The more details I see the more impressed I am with the specifications on your car. That is some serious speed on a fairly small track. Did you feel any downforce effects from the major aero wing package you were running? Or was Cresson just too slow for average speeds to get any meaningful benefit?

I am futuristic, prestigious and elegant! :cooldude: And I guess Twobone no longer is my friend?

I wondered what that noise was when I followed Blubarisax on track yesterday. I just assumed it was Karl freaking out for going faster than the haridresser driving the BMW 1 series convertible he just passed. Then again it could be the sound of money being sucked out of his wallet as he blows yet another clutch and he has to remove engine/gearbox. :jester:

Great photos. What wheel/tire combo are you running on the Stalker? Really suits the car well and gives it a good stance.

Ummm....it was 4 in session 2 and once in session 4. The last one was when the local yokel police man pretending he was in an SCCA race ran me off the end of the straight at 100mph. He forgot I was there even though he was being pointed past by me. :svengo:

Tom has arranged it so we are all in one group. Yellow would be an appropriate color for us given how much of it was waved on the weekend...:blush:

Sadev sequential bolts straight on to a duratec in place of T9 and Cat6. Happily handles in excess of 300hp.

umm....it was four.....:blush: If it makes it any better (not really but I will try), once was when a Mazda RX7 looped turn 7 causing everyone behind to dive in all directions.

Tom, Karl and myself got a little extra practice at Lightning today. Great weather, nice breeze, plenty of sun. Needless to say 2 of us needed the practice :iamwithstupid:, the other was slow enough that he did not get into trouble. :blueangel: For those arriving Friday night, there is a tech session between 6 and 7pm which would be a good opportunity to get this behind you and make the next morning less of a rush.

I use a Cosworth oil cooler that really operates more like a laminova. Link here: http://duratec.wikispaces.com/modification-CosworthOilCooler It does have a positive effect to lower oil temp but still I note that oil temps are still far higher than my water temp - I max out on a 30 minute track session on my dash gauge. My next step is to look at a Mocal oil cooler mounted low in front of the radiator. I have one on the Mustang and it keeps the oil temps in a nice range.

You are perfectly normal - men never stop to ask for directions resulting in fantastic meandering driving opportunities. :jester:

EEEEK!!!!! IT'S THE PIMP!!!! Run for your lives! :willy_nilly:

A very suitable name! Congratulations on making it this far! Sounds like it was a bit of an ordeal to pull it all together. The green on black suits the car really well. I am sort of surprised that it only made 250hp with that set up but I guess it is the 6500rpm limit that is causing that as 2L Duratecs should rev higher. I will be very interested to see what happens when you increase the injector size. Where/how is the supercharger mounted on the engine in this Birkin installation - top right of your engine pic? Also which supercharger - rotrex? I am sorry for all the questions - I am curious how this all gets packaged in a small Birkin chassis.