snookwheel

Sounds like a great time! I'm looking forward to reading about the adventure. Scott

That will be a great trip. Some day......

I really like the air intake setup you have. That looks good enough to drive around without the hood. Very clean look. Scott

Are you sure that's a scam? Sounds like good public health service work to me. Confidentially, just between you and me... It seems like my wife NEVER likes it when I dance around naked in the front yard. She must not even care if I have Tics. Very sad. All I hear is whining.... zero concern or elation about me being Tic free. sigh...:nopity:

Those pictures should sell the dry sump idea! What a difference. It looks like you went from having to be VERY careful on the street to no issue!

Where in Florida are you? There are a lot of fun options in the 7esque market. The Brunton Stalker factory is in Bradenton. I haven't seen any Ultralites at any of the events we have been at. There must be one around though. Scott

Hey Jack! Did I miss the pictures somewhere? Love to see them! Scott

Give Dennis or Scott a call at Brunton. They have recently developed a new cage designed for easy in/out access. Scott

Amazing video! Intelligent creatures having fun. Reminds me of something I experienced last year. We have quite a few Manatee that come into our bayou. I hopped in to swim with them one day. The water was pretty murky that day and when I got near a fairly large one, it slowly swam away quickly disappearing in the murky water. I swam after it and noticed a stream of bubbles coming up. I followed the bubbles, swimming straight through them like following a path and sure enough, they led right to the Manatee. Unfortunately, as I got close again... I noticed the steady stream of bubbles I was swimming in were NOT coming from it's mouth!!:ack: Welllllll, they do eat mostly vegetation! Moral of story... don't follow Manatee bubbles too close.

Fantastic!! Glad everything worked out for you. BEAUTIFUL ride. Enjoy. Scott

[/url]

Here's a piece I saw on line. This one has the brick scoring worse than a Caterham, but I have seen one somewhere before that had the brick at a .6 CD. Can't find that one. Drag coefficient - Cd in automobiles The drag coefficient is a common metric in automobile design, where designers strive to achieve a low coefficient. Minimizing drag is done to improve fuel efficiency at highway speeds, where aerodynamic effects represent a substantial fraction of the energy needed to keep the car moving. Indeed, aerodynamic drag increases with the square of speed. Aerodynamics are also of increasing concern to truck designers, where a lower drag coefficient translates directly into lower fuel costs. About 60% of the power required to cruise at highway speeds is taken up overcoming air drag, and this increases very quickly at high speed. Therefore, a vehicle with substantially better aerodynamics will be much more fuel efficient. Drag coefficient - CdA While designers pay attention to the overall shape of the automobile, they also bear in mind that reducing the frontal area of the shape helps reduce the drag. The combination of drag coefficient and area is CdA (or CxA), a multiplication of the Cd value by the area. The product of the drag coefficient and area, called drag area, was introduced in 2003 by Car and Driver as a more accurate way to compare the aerodynamic efficiency of various automobiles. Average full-size passenger cars have a drag area of roughly 8.5 ft² (.79 m²). Reported drag area ranges from the 2005 Chevrolet Corvette at 6.1 ft² (.57 m²) to the 2006 Hummer H3 at 16.8 ft² (1.56 m²). Drag coefficient - Drag in sports and racing cars Reducing drag is also a factor in sports car design, where fuel efficiency is less of a factor, but where low drag helps a car achieve a high top speed. However, there are other important aspects of aerodynamics that affect cars designed for high speed, including racing cars. Notably, it is important to minimize lift, hence increasing downforce, to avoid the car ever becoming airborne. Also it is important to maximize aerodynamic stability: some racing cars have tested well at particular "attack angles", yet performed catastrophically, i.e. flipping over, when hitting a bump or experiencing turbulence from other vehicles (most notably the Mercedes-Benz CLR). For best cornering and racing performance, as required in Formula 1 cars, downforce and stability are crucial and these cars have very high Cd values. Drag coefficient - Typical values and examples The typical modern automobile achieves a drag coefficient of between 0.30 and 0.35. SUVs, with their flatter shapes, typically achieve a Cd of 0.35–0.45. Notably, certain cars can achieve figures of 0.25-0.30, although sometimes designers deliberately increase drag, in favour of reducing lift. Some notable examples: * 2.1 - a smooth brick * 0.9 - a typical bicycle plus cyclist * 0.7 to 1.1 - typical values for a Formula 1 car (wing settings change for each circuit) * 0.7 - Caterham Seven * at least 0.6 - a typical truck * 0.57 - Hummer H2, 2003 * 0.51 - Citroën 2CV * 0.42 - Lamborghini Countach, 1974 * 0.39 - Dodge Durango, 2004 * 0.38 - Volkswagen Beetle * 0.38 - Mazda Miata, 1989 * 0.372 - Ferrari F50, 1996 * 0.36 - Citroën DS, 1955 * 0.36 - Ferrari Testarossa, 1986 * 0.36 - Opel GT, 1969 * 0.36 - Citroën CX, 1974 (the car was named after the term for drag coefficient) * 0.34 - Ford Sierra, 1982 * 0.34 - Ferrari F40, 1987 * 0.34 - Chevrolet Caprice, 1994-1996 * 0.338 - Chevrolet Camaro, 1995 * 0.33 - Dodge Charger, 2006 * 0.33 - Audi A3, 2006 * 0.33 - Subaru Impreza WRX STi, 2004 * 0.32 - Toyota Celica,1995-2005 * 0.31 - Citroën GSA, 1980 * 0.30 - Saab 92, 1947 * 0.30 - Audi 100, 1983 * 0.30 - Porsche 996, 1997 * 0.29 - Honda CRX HF 1988 * 0.29 - Subaru XT, 1985 * 0.29 - BMW 8-Series, 1989 * 0.29 - Porsche Boxster, 2005 * 0.29 - Chevrolet Corvette, 2005 * 0.29 - Honda Accord Hybrid, 2005 * 0.29 - Lotus Elite, 1958 * 0.29 - Mercedes-Benz W203 C-Class Coupe, 2001 - 2007 * 0.28 - Toyota Camry and sister model Lexus ES, 2005 * 0.28 - Porsche 997, 2004 * 0.28 - Saab 9-3, 2003 * 0.27 - Infiniti G35, 2002 (0.26 with "aero package") * 0.27 - Mercedes-Benz W203 C-Class Sedan, 2001 - 2007 * 0.26 - Toyota Prius, 2004 * 0.25 - Honda Insight, 1999 * 0.212 - Tatra T77, 1938 * 0.195 - General Motors EV1, 1996 * 0.19 - Mercedes-Benz "Bionic Car" Concept, 2005 (based on the boxfish) * 0.137 - Ford Probe V prototype, 1985

Ours is "Mtyfun" pretty descriptive.... my wife's choice..... oh well, it is her ride.:cheers:

Leaning out the carbs just may do it. I had an old 911 SC with triple webbers on both sides and no cat. Your eyes would bleed standing behind it for long. If I leaned out the carbs, ran hard to the testing facility, there was no one in line so I could pull right in..... I could get it through. Of course this was a lotta years ago in Florida. the equipment may have become much more sophisticated. Thank goodness they don't test here anymore!! Scott

Heat is not an issue for us and we live in Florida. Up until a couple weeks ago, it was all raw aluminum finish. I just threw in some cheapo indoor/outdoor carpet on the floor for aesthetics. No difference that I could tell. Scott

Make sure you sign up early for the Brooksville/Hernando airport. You have to register something like 7 days in advance even as a spectator. It is an Active airport and Homeland Security rules require a list of people in advance Scott

We have a Super Stalker and live near Clearwater (West of Tampa) We do attend quite a few autocross's as do a couple other Stalker owners. There is a great guy named Ivan that has a Birkin near Lakeland. He shows up at many of the autocrosses too. I admit to being a bit biased, but you can't go wrong with a Stalker. The folks at the shop are real knowledgeable / helpful & having them so close is a huge bonus! The next event is at the brooksville Hernando airport August 8th. Check out Tamparacing.com. Great info. on all the club schedules. http://www.tamparacing.com/forums/auto-x-road-racing/241818-autocross-driving-event-schedule.html PS. I cheated and bought mine built. Scott

Good point. In addition, pay close attention to where was the air from. I had two tires partially filled in Florida with a significant amount of humidity vs. the original dry Arizona air. It was not really an issue until I hit speeds over 60mph. then a severe tire wobble/balance situation occurred due to 1/3 of the tire being full of denser moisture laden air. Fairly easy fix once the problem was identified. The original owner shipped me a tank of AZ air (not cheap!) which I used to displace the Fl. air.:ack: Best of luck on your purchase and expect to have to tweak some things to make it your own!:cheers: Scott

Wecome DW! You will soon find that it is more of an illness than an interest:rofl: What ever you end up doing / building, you will have a blast as a Se7en owner. Scott

Congratulations John! Setting the bar ever higher for a Stalker!:driving: Scott

Thoughts and prayers for his family. Scott

Congratulations!! looks like a fantastic ride. Enjoy and be careful out 'there.'! Beautiful car!:party: Scott

From the video, Steve Abbot is the driver. Searching Google for PCA autocross on 6/27/10 yielded this: • View topic - GPX autocross video & comments here. 6/27/10 Which references this location: http://www.fairplex.com/fp/eventplan...round_zoom.jpg Pomona Fairgrounds...... Wish we had a venue like that around here! Scott

I have to agree with you on that!

[/url] Scott