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Hi Skip - Very ingenious! Here is to seeing your shoulders heal.

I can second Gary at Straight Roads. I used him in April to get the car from Denver to NYC. The only catch to be aware of is that he is a small operation - only 3 trucks. So you may have to wait depending on direction being shipped.

Timax - Can you tell us (me) how you made that shot. As a keen but slightly useless amateur photographer I am always wanting to try a new technique!

Having it insured as a "collector" car will be a lot cheaper than getting full daily driver insurance. If insuring it as a second "fun" car then try Hagertys as mentioned above and also try American Collectors Insurance or Grundy. Just read the fine print as to what you can or cannot do. For mainstream insurers in CA then you should find State Farm, Safeco/Liberty and Chubb most flexible for insurance.

Put a racing stripe on your car. When I did the business chat show interviews I was told to wear stripes as they make you look slimmer on camera. :rofl:

Probably not. Neither will it record the sounds of your skidding to a stop to avoid my dust cloud in which I am hiding! That Nikon seems a nifty unit, waterproof, screen for aiming and would also fit the bill. Not sure how good a GPS function would be as it only seems to read like 1 spot per second in movie mode. At speed you would travel a long way before the next GPS data point is recorded. The Contour seems to record GPS as 5 spots a second so that may be better if you want to create a track map instead of a piece of abstract art. I will give the Go Pro unit a little try out against the HD POV camera I have at this weekends LEO drive (hopefully no more snow!). Personally I am a fan of the POV unit as it is one button operation to record and has a nifty little wireless remote to wrap around your wrist. Despite this it still took me a day to work out how to record!

There is software that does this. Trackvision, RaceRender or Dashware allow you to synchronize multiple video feeds and sound tracks before then merging it with any data logging results that you have and overlaying the data onto the video. So I think you could take the footage from the old Go Pro and match it into the soundtrack from the Go Pro 2. At least this is what I am experimenting with using an old camera and RaceRender.

Well it will hardly ever record you spinning as you never get out of 3rd gear! :seeya: The external mic is now there: 1) Go to the link http://gopro.com/cameras/hd-hero2-motorsports-edition/ 2) Click on the features tab on that page - say 1/3rd to halfway down the page 3) Look at the piccy of the camera. 4) On the side of the camera is a 3.5mm external mic jack labelled

I got given a few of these to play with yesterday. Freshly released this week. Better lens and resolution of detail/lighting. Allows an external mic which remediates the biggest flaw with the earlier versions. http://gopro.com/hd-hero2-cameras/ At $299 it is a bargain compared to some other more expensive cameras.

It looks like it was a mid 60s S2 - dash, engine and details follow that period. The rear shock mounting is puzzling - have never seen it that way on a Caterham before but thats how my old S2 was done. Roll bar is also S2-like. Engine looks like the old Ford lump from the 60s - does not look like a crossflow or a twink. Not sure if it was dressed up that way or it is how it originally looked. The ad is not clear but I think we are seeing an S2 that was rebuilt/restored in 1997. I like it a lot!

I think I agree with you Bruce. He lost time one handing it through the hairpins. When he does the gearbox overhaul I would also do the dog leg gear stick modification to get it out from under the dash. I used to scrape my hands something fierce on the dash trying to find a gear in my box of neutrals on my S2. I have driven that road to but it was in a Subaru Liberty Outback wagon and it was operating as 2 way road that day. Not very sporting!

I second Karl on the recommendation. CR500s are really well suited to sevens. I have found them nicely progressive on the road and track. My car is currently running 195 45 R15 front and 245 40 R15 rear. I think Terry is importing the standard size that most roadsports run in the UK front and rear.

Text from Karl - one lap of Lime Rock then came straight in with heavy snow.

Been snowing in new york for the last few hours. Wonder how Karl is enjoying Lime Rock track day today?

I think you are jinxing us with the weather Bruce! When are you back to Bonaire? Maybe join on the Nov 6 drive as a fall back?

well that certainly worsened from when I looked at it yesterday morning! wow - 2-4 inches of snow! I think I would need to put the windscreen back on.

What happened? Anything serious?

Yep - also found here http://usa7s.com/vb/showpost.php?p=58690&postcount=27 Your car makes 4 found so far in the US and there are some possibilities the European kits sufferred the same fate.

I played rugby at school growing up in Australia. Gave it up when I took out both collarbones and the right elbow in a tackle (the other player stomped me). My father called it character building. Rugby players play all facets of the game - none of this alternating defense and offense rubbish, so the game moves faster. I find it is a far more masculine and entertaining game than those overpadded and overpaid fairies that play American Football. Let the flaming begin! :jester:

Drew - I love your idea but none of the auto glass places would supply automotive glass thin enough to fit within the frame - same issue that Kitcat saw? Ron - Anyone can go fast down the straight, its making good time through fast corners that sorts the men from the boys.

Prices are slightly higher now assuming you can order one. I have been back ordered since July when I smashed mine up at NJMP. However, this delay did inspire me to go aero - :cooldude: Reducing drag should make me faster. Now how did the front end get out of alignment? Run off the road once or twice? I think I have a washer bottle spare which I would be happy to sell on if you need it.

Hmm....i guess i can claim to have driven part of that track already in the seven as i use the roads through Weehawken and WNY to get up to the Palisades parkway. Yes the roads have a nice backdrop of NYC but River Road is notorious as a traffic congestion spot already what would it be like with the road closures to make a track. BUs service to get there is pretty poor but there is a light rail and a decent ferry services from midtown and lower manhattan. I think this is one GP i might want to watch from the comfort of my living room on tv- assuming this even happens.

Yes - he needed to do some novice practice so he could run with us on Nov 12 in the intermediate category.

For that money you are in Cosworth Duratec land with a lot more horsepower and they still sound pretty good.

Correct but the Caterham S3 regular seats will fit in a Birkin as i have seen that installation done.