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Thank you Skip! That was a great way to wake up with the morning brew and just admire the cars. I need to get there one year....

BEC need their weight to put the whole thing in context. How heavy is your Westfield?

I can assure you Tom's mirrors work very well. He always manages to get out of my way when I come up to lap him again and again and.... Here is a better photo: http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a354/mjohnson555/seats/CSR/NJMP%2006252012/DSC00443.jpg oh wait....maybe not :rofl: Lets try this one... http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a354/mjohnson555/seats/CSR/NJMP%2006252012/20120625_SCDA_NJM_IN1_1957.jpg

Bruce - please list me as a tentative. I am going to need a bit of luck to join in.

Looks gorgeous. Given my knowledge of the seller I suspect it will have gone up in price from the 2011 sale price! Tom Shaughnessy has an awesome reputation as a restorer of some magnificent Ferrari's.

Hi Bruce - You can buy all your bits from Caterham. Its only SV chassis that need the extra work to make them fit. The mounting bracket http://www.caterhamparts.co.uk/product.php?id_product=2791 The screens themselves that mount to the brakcet http://www.caterhamparts.co.uk/product.php?id_product=297 And an essential is the retaining channels/captive nuts. Very easy to install - Wil DG has seen these before on my car. http://www.caterhamparts.co.uk/product.php?id_product=302 http://www.caterhamparts.co.uk/product.php?id_product=303 If you do not want a shiny version, the manufacturer in the UK sell it in powder coated black - I will have to dig around and find their name if you want it. Yellowss fitted one of these last year to an S3 chassis (you may remember you meeting him on one of our runs). He is in Philly if you wanted to see one in person and try it out. From my personal perspective you definitely need goggles or good wrap around biker sunglasses that seal on the sides.

It helps living in the worst state in the union to register a seven. I would almost move to CA given how easy they have it. I said almost.....

Thinking through this last night, I think you need to divorce the EPA requirements from the inspection requirements. While MA has signed up for the EPA requirements (from 1974....unless you count the 1987 "clarifying" memo!) my question is whether the MA DMV actually inspects for this stuff thereby enforcing the EPA rule literally or partially? No state tha i am aware of is enforcing the EPA rules stringently - even NJ which is a bureaucrat's heaven. For example, does MA put it on a dyno to confirm diff ratios and gearing ratios are original? I suspect not. They can test for emissions stuff through tail pipe sensor and OBDII so that is still a significant challenge. Before I went through the NJ specialty car inspection process I had to get a copy of their inspection regs/checklist to find out exactly what they do check for. It was supposedly confidential in NJ but I had attorney bust that little stupidity open with an FOI submission. Do you have this document for MA? Going through the SEMA documentation http://www.bipac.net/semaga/TagTitleToolbox_MA.pdf I note that there is no tailpipe inspection requirement for pre-1996 OBDII cars. So that opens up possibilities for an 16 year or older car as the new rules say replicas are tested on the model year of the engine installed. A crossflow should work then as that was used in the late 1960s in Lotus sevens. You say you have a 1998 Caterham so I assume this has the standard 1700cc crossflow/kent engine? Caterham USA was installing crossflows up to 1999 model year as the first zetec was in late 1999 with MichaelD's. So now that I am up to speed with your issue, I come back to your original question: What year Lotus Seven does my 1998 Caterham Sprint "replicate" most? - any year I pick? I think yes within reason. It has to withstand some scrutiny. Looking at Wikipedia to refresh my memory, it states that the kent engine was installed in “last production Lotus Sevens.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Kent_engine Based on this, given the looks and mechanical similarity I would be arguing with the DMV that it replicates a 1969 Lotus Seven – being a 3rd generation with a kent/crossflow which was used in the period. If I had my Dennis Ortenburger (Lotus Sevens & the Independents) history book with me I may be able to refine this better but this is the best I can do right now.

Option 1 Just post the web address of the video (right mouse click on video and "Copy video URL" from menu option and then paste here. In this case it embedded the video correctly.... However, sometimes that just posts a link rather than automatically embeds the video. In which case going to option 2 Option 2 1) Copy the youtube web address of the video you are trying to post 2) from this address extract the characters between v= and the ampersand 3) Put "yt" at the front of those characters and put "/yt" at the back of those characters 4) Surround each "yt" reference with [] parentheses so it looks like [xx] and [/xx] 5) post the result to the page. Apologies for the way I explain option 2 but if I did it directly it would just show the video and not the posting code you need to see to understand how it works.

I finally just realized the magnitude of the issue you are grappling with. I had not realized MA has gone down the (IMHO wrong) path of NJ with its 'strict consctructionist' view of replicas. If they apply the EPA rules that way in practice then there is no way a Caterham (or Birkin or WCM or Westfield or Stalker) can be legally registered. As you note, you would have to run the same transmission, axle, diff, wheel diameter, emissions stuff, exhaust, catalytic converter, etc. As we all know, that stuff will not fit on a seven-type chassis with the possible exception of a Stalker which has more room for that stuff. I can also say getting your OBDII to work without fault codes should be interesting. I dont have a solution sadly - I have enough issues with my own state. The only real options I see is an over 25 year old car or one that is already in state and can be transferred across preserving the original title status?

I guess this video was such a shocker that it refused to post and went away to hide????? ah no....just found it. Oh goody...a spin!!!! :-P Video 1 The Bimmer did want to let your Ford Focus past...eh? He was bouncing kerbs, wagging his tail, generally on the limit of his ability and that of his car. No wonder he ended up in tears? I bet that took some track time out of the day? Video 2 This one surprised me. I figured your car would be closer to the Panoz given you are on a little dinky go kart circuit which should favor the Caterham? AND.....the spin! Ah yes...your signature half spin and pike move. No gold medal though. You need a dust storm for that! As for your video editing abilities I love how the credits roll and it comes up "Directed by {Enter your name here]" Hehehe! Can I help on getting you sound for the next videos?

The tri-headlights are the Caterham Levante type. The car was originally put together as a regular "normal looking" R400 with traditional headlights, mirrors and roll bar at Caterham USA. A photo of its original incarnation is on their website.

Found on Craigslist. Posting for the benefit of other members. I have no affiliation or connection with the seller. http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/3217625320.html $25500 Just 2000 miles since 1999!

Found on Craigslist - I have no affiliation or connection with the seller - just reposting as a help to other forum members http://monterey.craigslist.org/cto/3190342940.html asking $25000

Found on Craigslist. I have no affiliation or connection with this seller. It has been up for sale sporadically in FL over the last 2-3 years. http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/ctd/3211740132.html http://www.kerugikuk.com/n2eaf97k/13rv/75/69/yi/13/2.jpg I do like how the ad says it "drives well with a manual transmission"! $49,995

Awwww.....come on Mondo.....where is your sense of humor? I love a good cat fight on a forum! :jester: Was it related to a rabidly left wing Californian political view that would really upset the mid-west 'head-in-the-sand' religiously loony right? :spam:

Dont you dare change your car Steve - it is a lovely example of a crossflow and one that was doing fine against the bigger cars. I just think you needed more time on the circuit. Thunderbolt is a difficult circuit first time around. You were fine on Lightning towards the end of the day as you got more comfortable with it. I included examples of you passing other cars so you were definitely not slow.

I have a demo model of the QStarz Lt-Q6000 that you linked to. We tested it on Tom's (Yellowss) seven at the NJMP Sevens Track Days in June. Took a few sessions to get it to work reliably. Good data but not easy to use or analyze. There is a much better alternative... I use the Racechrono Touchscreen Pro: http://mh-motorsports.com/lap_timers.shtml I can mount the GPS and separate touchscreen anywhere. It is easy to set up a brand new track for the first time and it works each time. I find I can use the touchscreen with my driving gloves on. Battery life is excellent although I do not use the LiveTimer feature which I bet uses up the batteries quicker. Easy to export to a CSV spreadsheet file and then overlay the data onto video with RaceRender. Much easier to set up and use than than the QStarz and the larger screen makes viewing data much easier. QStarz wrote the software for the Racechrono so it feels the same to use as their own LT-Q6000 unit and does pretty much the same thing. The difference is the Racechrono having a large touchscreen makes it far easier to use and analyze. The difference to the Vbox is really size. The Vbox is large and bulky. I tested one last year in the UK. It does all the same stuff as the QStarz and Racechrono. The Racehrono is two pieces - a GPS sized screen unit and a separate small GPS logger that bluetooths to the screen unit. The screen unit can be hidden discreetly anywhere leaving only the GPS logger exposed. You can see your data easily at the track on a Racechrono and do not need to plot it in a computer like the Vbox. Vbox is easier to use than the QStarz but not as easy as the Racechrono. I can email (offline) CSV export sample data files if you want to get a sense of the data being recorded by both the QStarz and the Racechrono.

Hi Steve - Jeff's (Jeffs on here I think) blue zetec was running around with Tom, Michael and myself on the Sunday when you arrived. I included some of that footage along with the Atom that I passed and the Ferarri 458 that blitzed past me on the straight (sounded good though!:bigear:). Jeff was pretty bummed he could not stay and had to go back to work on the Monday unlike us lucky ones who could goof off work I was pretty happy to find video of your Crossflow monstering a Corvette!

I am not too sure about MA rules as I do not live there but I have not heard of many good stories from forum members trying to register a seven there. Aidanparte was (I think) the last forum member to get through a MA registration on this forum. Other members who are in MA and went through this process in the past and may be worth contacting via PM to see if they can help are Beam, CaterhamSVT, and Warren _W. You may also want to read the following post to see if it provides any pointers: http://www.usa7s.com/vb/showthread.php?t=5137&highlight=registering I also find SEMA a useful source of information: http://www.semaactionnetwork.com/page.asp?content=resources&g=semaga

In case anyone thinks we were not social then here is the proof: http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a354/mjohnson555/seats/CSR/NJMP%2006252012/DSC00412.jpg http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a354/mjohnson555/seats/CSR/NJMP%2006252012/DSC00437_edited-1.jpg http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a354/mjohnson555/seats/CSR/NJMP%2006252012/DSC00436_edited-1.jpg It was a very fun time! I will be back. :cheers: The wishbone camera was the little MD80 spy cam for $20 off amazon (or was it ebay?).

Yes - i remember that night they shut down one of the tubes for the Lincoln Tunnel. I think quite a few drivers who were stuck in the hours long jam up would have happily run over the top of the Red Bull car. Likewise, the American anthem photo session shut down my walking track in Liberty State Park next to my home. Luckily I pay taxes to keep it open.... I can make the same noise in the tunnel with my seven far cheaper!!! :hat:

Video finished off this weekend - refer to this thread in the video section: http://www.usa7s.com/vb/showthread.php?t=7900

A little long perhaps - in 2 parts - but I wanted to make sure all participants were shown. Held June 24, 25, and 26 at New Jersey Motorsports Park on both the Lightning and Thunderbolt circuits. This is turning into an annual event with several new guys committing for June 2013. With 15 or so cars we should be able to get our own run group with SCDA - no more slow Corvettes or Mustangs. Hope to see you there in 2013! Videos can be seen in HD - just select the option. Part 1 and Part 2

No afiliation or links to me - just found it while shopping this morning in CA... A very interestingly detailed Rotus in CA. A really nice period look. Only thing I am not sure about is the exposed dash workings/wiring concept. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1966-Lotus-7-Seven-Tribute-Car-Rotus-Very-High-Quality-36-Hrs-Street-Legal-/130746008439?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item1e7111c377