blubarisax

Congratulations on the registration. What year is your Caterham? We have to plan a NJ spirited drive before the winter weather arrives.

I wish I could make it. I will be at Lime Rock on the 10th and Pocono the 17/18th. My sweet wife's understanding only goes so far...

I'm not 100% sure how they do it, the stroke and bore are the same. I think the difference is in the balancing. In addition to the stock Caterham 260 HP motor, it also has 13:1 compression ratio, different cams, heavy duty head bolts and big end bearings. I had Cosworth set my redline at 8,200 just to be safe. I also chickened out and did not get the 14:1 CR pistons. Here is a Cosworth brochure on the motor and various options.

Hmmm, the secret sauce is the billet crankshaft.

Might I suggest the the Cosworth built Ford Duratec. Reving to 8,500 rpm is so sweet!

Here is the link to the article in European Car

Yikes! Can't wait to see the new goodies.

I tried sitting on a pad of 1" closed cell foam and it was not enough to resolve the issue. When moving up you can run into issues with your hip bones hitting onto the side bolsters. So out came the saw.

Ron, Congratulations on the new car! Can't wait to see it on the road. When do you bring it back to NJ?

I wonder if it will be as noisy as the Quaife and Sadev gearboxes. Mog-Racing stocks the Sadev gearbox all setup as a bolt in kit for the Duratec Caterhams. I can attest to the fact that these are an absolute blast on the track.

I know just the place to shop... Mog-Racing. They have 8" wide CF CSR wings!!! Only 169 euros each. http://www.westermann-motorsport.com/shop/product_info.php?info=p13_Cycle-Wings--variants.html&XTCsid=ec3f935724c25d23620ec507278e9127 Not trying to hijack the thread

Mike, I bet you could squeez a nice set of cantilevered slicks on these wheels!

Perhaps something like this would work. Glad your trailer was OK. http://www.macscustomtiedowns.com/product/204/WheelNets

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Do you have the rear race brakes? I am thinking ablut getting them. Karl

Here is a post from Britishspeed about the annual NNJ spirited drive. Last year Mike, Stuart and I attended. Me without a car yet. This is a great group and it would be fun to have some sevens there. Karl Hello, Driving Fans in the NYC area, As promised earlier this year, I am creating one of our signature Spirited Drives through Northern NJ. This will be a two hour Drive from North NJ, through some of the most scenic and twisty two-lane roads in Sussex County NJ, and Orange County, NY. The Date is Saturday, August 13. While the details are not set in concrete, I'll tell you that the Start will be sometime around Noon in western NJ and the Finish will be at the Lotus Shack in Chester, NY (home to the Lotus collection of David and Sandy Nagler). You may remember the 'Shack from last year's Catskills Drive. I'll BUMP the thread as info becomes available. RSVPs are requested so that we know how many goodies to have on hand at the end. Send me a PM if you are coming. http://britishspeed.com/forum/images/smilies/clap.gif Atwell Haines '88 Esprit Northern NJ Updated Post: The Start will be at Mac's Diner, 1420 State Route 23 North, in Butler, NJ. This is 2.5 miles NORTH of the 23 and 287 junction (Between Boonton and Kiel Av on 23 North) The OFFICIAL Start Time (gassed up & ready to go!) is 1:00 PM. I'll be at the Diner about 12. It's gonna be a GREAT TRIP. If you (or a Significant Other) wishes to join us for the PARTY at the finish (32 Elkay Drive, Chester NY, 10918) show up around 3:00 - 3:30 PM. Don't expect to leave the party early. http://www.britishspeed.com/forum/showthread.php?5111-North-NJ-SPIRITED-DRIVE

Here is a better version. I'm just figuring out how to use iMovie.

So here is a little clip from my weekend at Watkins Glenn. I was lucky enough to have an excellent instructor who got me to drive like I was in a go-kart. It is much more fun to be doing all the passing rather than being the slowest car on the track. The video quality stinks, I must have screwed something up in converting the files from .mov to .MP4, but you will get the idea. (I figured out my video conversion quality probmem and an updated version will be made.) The RTR - PCA (Philly) is a fun group and very open to non Porsche cars. New video posted... Karl

At the Glen now, slicks on and ready to roll in the morning!

The Roller Barrels sure do sound good when you open it up and the throttle response is great. You can always add them later. BTW, the European Car story was on my car. They did not mention my calling Ben three times a day.

Seriously, your brake lights work fine, you just never seemed to have to use them. The car sticks like glue and you hit the curves full blast... Heretic is proof positive that HP isn't everything. I was very impressed with your car.

Good luck with selling your car... I'm curious to see your next venture. Karl

I can say for sure that this car flies on the track. I pointed it by more than once. You may want to check the brake lights because when I was on the brakes in the corners behind you your brake lights did not come on! Maybe it sticks to the road so well you didn't even have to brake... This is a very pretty car in my opinion.

Yep, these seats would be an inch too wide.

Just put a big sign on the side that says "Big Johnson Septic Tank Cleaning"