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Gert you should have told me about it. The owner is a member of the GGLC and I spent a long time chatting with him on both days. He is a very cool guy and we shot a 20 minute interview with him describing the historic GP racing experience - I'll send you a link when I finish editing it together.

Unfortunately Toms car developed a bad wheel bearing this morning rendering it undriveable. Caterham USA is overnighting the parts to him and Rob Dietsch at Dietschwerks should be be able to do the replacement on Monday.

The GGLC will have its usual pre-event breakfast meetup on the Saturday the 14th. We'll meet starting at ~7:15 AM at the N. Salinas IHOP (1075 N. Davis Rd) so we can sit down for breakfast by ~7:30 and be back on the road into the track (via the Ft. Ord entrance) by 8:30. I'll be the Indian guy in the grey Elise

What kinds of gains are you expecting? I'd be interested if the price and performance are right.

Video and photos of the T125 Exos that I took today: http://gglotus.org/blog/?p=1409

All the folks who ordered tickets via the GGLC should have received them by now. The GGLC will have its usual pre-event breakfast meetup on the Saturday the 14th. We'll meet starting at ~7:15 AM at the N. Salinas IHOP (1075 N. Davis Rd) so we can sit down for breakfast by ~7:30 and be back on the road into the track (via the Ft. Ord entrance) by 8:30. Everyone is welcome and though we don't have to make formal reservations, but it would be great if you can post here so we will have an idea how many to expect.

It would depend on the market. It strikes me that the luxury market would be the wrong one to go after. They would be much better served going after the trackday audience which is happy to pay $$ for harcore cars such as the Xbow, radical and the existing Lotus 211.

I do know that Lotus is going to be have the World Premier of the new Lotus T125 ultimate track/race car during Monterey week. Its possible that the T125 is what Autoweek is calling the Seven successor. More details at: http://gglotus.org/blog/?p=1404

Thanks but I have to admit that my driving is average at best. I need more seat time before I get brave enough to keep my foot all the way to the floor I've already picked up the proportioning valve - hope to install it next weekend. The DL1 is awesome for learning the fastest way around a track though the ideal situation would be compare data with someone else in the same car. For eg in the Elise I compared data with an excellent local driver and found that while my best lap was ~5 seconds off his I was losing 1.2 seconds of that in just one corner of a 15 turn track - really gave me something to aim for at the next event. I'm considering getting the Dash 3 Lite as a shift-light+predictive lap timer display but need to save my pennies first. My wife is already resigned to the fact that the Seven is going to be a life long project that will never be completed Glad you liked it though I should be the one thanking you and Loren for all the accumulated wisdom that you guys have shared on the various boards over the years.

HPDE usually does not require any specific type of cage beyond passing a brooomstick test. As for actual racing it will likely need to have the front hoop added but the rest is waaaay over the requirements for NASA/SCCA

I always wear a helmet and use my HANS on most long drives (non city) :-) You should drive mine the next time you are in town and see how you like it.

Actually I sit very very low in the car and the lexan brooklands shield is only a couple of inches below the top of my helmet. I am not very concerned with getting hit by anything on the street. However I am going to be adding the removable front hoop to give me some additional protection for track days. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4679292358_d13bbd641d.jpg

Depends on the club. Most clubs will require some level of rollover protections (broomstick) but a full cage is usually not needed for HPDE. You will likely need arm restraints. Depends on the construction of the current bar and what changes you need to make. It looks like it is well under broomstick and will have to be raised at which point its easier to cut it off and make one from scratch. Loss of space would be the be the biggest reason to go external. Unlike most passenger cars you dont really go internal (as in inside the frame) but rather weld directly to (and in line with) the frame. My cage is welded directly to the chassis and curves outwards to give more shoulder room. This is my current setup http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2708/4458998282_98b2936e08.jpg This setup is great for street driving since it is pretty easy to get in and out while providing excellent side protection with no loss of forward visibility. I will likely add a removable front hoop section at some point in the future. Removable because it will make entry much more difficult and while I will put up with it my wife will not.

Video is from a Countour HD 1080P camera Data from a Race Technology DL1 Data overlay in the video is using ChaseCam Dashware software

Not a Seven but this is my Elise on a GoKart track. It had just rained in the afternoon and this was was my first lap out in the wet and I almost went straight off at turn 1 :-)

The Seven

Hamilton talking about the car. My favourite part is his instant response at the 3:30 mark

I think in this case it is the respect given to someone with much greater ability. There are only a handful of drivers that live in the same plane as Senna and both these guys have a ways to go before they get there.

Anything can be mounted to any seven as long as you are willing to drill holes, bend metal and/or weld. My introduction to this was at a trackday when I was wondering what to do about a rubbing tire when a fellow Seven owner told me to just grab the fender and bend it out of the way - worked like a charm

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Great setup. Do you happen to know how much the trailer weighs? I've been considering a trailer myself and my GTI is rated to tow 2000 lbs. With a 13XX lbs car that leaves only 5-600 lbs for a trailer.

Its actualy quite easy to change the front wheels to a 5x114 bolt pattern. All you need to do is change the rotor hat (or drill new holes in the existing one) and thread in new studs and you will be good to go. I am currently running 5x114 fronts with 5x100 rears though my rear wheels are dual drilled so I can switch to the STI 5x114 setup if needed. I've posted more info about my wheel setup at http://www.rahulnair.net/blog/2010/04/16/setting-up-a-seven-wheels-and-tires/

Is that a CF nose? :drool:

When I got mine the odometer read

Personally the reduced fire risk is worth it for me and my fuel tank is actually at FuelSafe right now to get a custom bladder made. PM me your email and I'll send you their SuperSeven cell info.