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260mm 4pot setup anyone in the US using this setup? i see a few mentions of this manufacturer on blatchat, with hit and miss results. Misses were back from the original introduction and they see to be better now. Their kits seem to stay with a solid rotor while the Alcon and AP calipers both use vented rotors. the HiSpec stuff also uses dust seals on the brakes as the others do not.

http://www.rmsci.com/partspics/OMPOD-1972-R.jpg RMSCI says they sell these..hmmmm...

caterham offers teh steering column for quick relese. i forget if the QR hub and hardware are included. cat UK online store has them both

it didn't look as if he was in possesion of a lot more power, definitely not r500 level vs academy, so maybe an r300 level makes sense. it does look like he takes turns and then brakes much later so does he have a different brake setup and differnent tyres? theres a section in teh end where he seems to be going flat out and its taking him longer to catch up to that last car so i don't beleive he is driving and overdog so to speak.

found on another forum. don't know if this in the ToTD threads. here

from another forum for those of u interested RP sticker

god that compression is horrible.

depends on what u want. I think those of us who have seen Norm Beaver's trailer are pretty blown away by it. He said it was originally an open aluminium trailer that he had some fabricator make an enclosure for. 3 large aluminium pieces that fit over his 7 and give it a low profile, the rear 2 are hinged togetherso the rear piece flips open on top of the center piece.

video of all runs don't know the quality of the upload. todays's work computer just doesn't work(play) as hard as I do :jester: this DVD actually has a working menu but the 10/13 disc doesn't?!!

know a bunch of people who have. they are R comps, so they are dangerous in the rain. but they shoudl last quite a while and will stick like glue when the roads are dry. also so cold storage issues (compound hardens/cracks) if left at freezing temps or below. if these are something u can't plan around, u may want to stay with the Azenis line or other high performance road tyre. Since u like running 14" these are an option.

steve, kumho v710's are on closeout from tirerack in 14" sizes.

martin, finally getting around to finishing the DVD of the runs. u should recieve it in the next week or so.

Scott,did the fastners actually break? did the rear of the bonnet always look like it sat above teh scuttle?

the current standard for radial road race tyres is teh Hoosier R6. Grassroots motosports had an issue a few month back and they had an untested i dea that the hankook z214 would do well on a lighter car like a miata. their test subject was a WRX wagon. I know a local autoXer using the z214 on his z3, he likes them. I know a bunch using the v710s, they are unwilling to commit to several sets of hoosiers per year. V710s in 14" are on closeout at tirerack. Attn steveT! look into the SCCA D/E mod yahoo group. there's a nice thread thats active right now concerning camber angles and has someinfo air pressures regarding bias tyres. from the guys who did my alignment, as little camber as possible is desirable and when i spoke to caterham usa (cody iirc) his advice and experience was to stay low with the camber, close to book tolerances, and go a little more on castor if possible. my opinion is traction is traction and wider is better.

hopefully it will be coming to a LOG near u i was gonna toss a bid of 300 in but not that it would have made a difference.

since moncoque seats were getting discussion here, i found this vendor on ebay today. these seeme right for Al. http://cgi.ebay.com/Low-sided-Fibre-Glass-Kitcar-Seats-westfield-caterham_W0QQitemZ300170673513QQihZ020QQcategoryZ100921QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem http://i10.ebayimg.com/07/i/000/c3/52/e33b_1.JPG

does anyone know who is bidding on this? is it someone for USA7s or the Lotus national club?

great, one of my local AutoX buddies is posting in that thread...eventually he'll find his way here.

mazda and i are on board to give the r888 a try come next spring. he'll get his 17" and 18" sizes(or dubs if Arya puts a nice anodizing on the cage ) i will be grabbing a set of 15" for my prisoner wheels to compete in SCCA and PCA events. I will continue to use the street tyres for the BMW series keep learning on. i may keep the streets on for the first few events if i have a co-driver. i like the r888 because they seem to be able to do regular driving duty, sans rain, for lighter cars from what the Blatchat posters indicate, so i won't have to hustle for a trailer or have someone else drive down with them. when i go to the hoosiers, i will be on 13s. started looking into Kodiaks after reading that the Barnby r500 wheels had seperation issues in the Caterham competiton events a few years back. adn dollar is worthless against a foreign currency. Please, the more i think about it, i don't beleive i have a lightened flywheel. :banghead: next season will be plenty of fun.

not me. there weren't any cones in that area. it did appear to have timing equipment but after more thorough search my Columbo-like instincts told me to stay on the road.

I certainly bow in the direction of Cherik when it comes to winter blatting. and our soft in the sun Southern California members as well.:nopity: it will see minimal duty, but of all thing i try to keep Snake Bit away from, salt i fear most.

after locking my keys in my wagon i was able to get back home and switch into blatting gear for tonight. some leaves and cool, wet pavement to make life interesting...for others, just another day in teh 7 for me :crazy:

SCCA normally considers a a car a Production vehicle if a 1000+ were made in a single year.

Results clipped from another forum. did better than i thought. sorry for taking forever with videos. busy season at work and had funny hours last week covering for a cowoerker who ran the marathon. synopsis of suspects Pos. Class # Rookie Driver Car Model Raw Time Diff. From 1st 1 m04 43 Demetri Mirissis 73 914-6 49.799 0.000 0.000 first time seeing him run. he is about the same size and shape of a 7. 2 x2 924 Rich Wayne Miata Super Turbo 52.255 2.456 2.456 3 x2 3 Matt Klein 93 Toyota MR2 52.385 0.130 2.586 4 m04 759 Mike Nardacci 1973 911 RS 52.539 0.154 2.740 5 x3 146 Daniel Koch 98 Ford Mustang 52.592 0.053 2.793 6 x1 516 Spencer Anderson 91 Honda Civic 52.729 0.137 2.930 7 m03 99 Ed Trainor 84 944 53.127 0.398 3.328 8 x1 121 Stephanie Chang 1994 Honda Civic CX 53.232 0.105 3.433 9 x2 249 Russell Kremens Mazda Miata Turbo 53.345 0.113 3.546 10 p9 50 Russell Bertels 87 911 Carrera 53.647 0.302 3.848 11 p11 38 Don Coburn 93 RS America 964 53.674 0.027 3.875 12 x2 860 Mike Choi 07 Lotus Exige 54.005 0.331 4.206 13 x1 120 Christopher Chang 1994 Honda Rust and Dust 54.150 0.145 4.351 14 x1 815 Sho Torii Mazda Miata 54.219 0.069 4.420 15 p12 27 Augie Lacorazza Cayman S 54.738 0.519 4.939 16 x2 177 Jonathan Cohen 2002 Caterham 75V 55.225 0.487 5.426 17 p11 88 Michael Cirstea 95 993 55.327 0.102 5.528 18 p15 70 Bill Siry 00 Boxster S 55.341 0.014 5.542 19 x3 163 Mike Kryger 1990 Corvette 55.495 0.154 5.696 20 x3 737 Joon Kim 00 BMW M Coupe 55.979 0.484 6.180 21 x2 222 William Kwan 05 BMW 330ci 56.250 0.271 6.451 22 p15 76 Edward Silhan 98 Boxster 56.255 0.005 6.456 23 p12 48 Anthony Martino 06 Cayman S 56.257 0.002 6.458 24 x1 158 Keiko Tsuzuro Mazda Miata 56.387 0.130 6.588 25 ss8 24 Bill Wenzel 07 Turbo 56.474 0.087 6.675 26 x2 553 Joe Fuchs 95 M3 56.556 0.082 6.757 27 p12 424 Chrisler Cederman Carrera 56.642 0.086 6.843 28 x2 642 John Schunh 2001 M Roadster 56.748 0.106 6.949 29 m03 17 Don Hocheiser 76 914 56.930 0.182 7.131 30 p9 192 Jeff Weiner 87 911 56.951 0.021 7.152 31 x1 132 Allan Diamanti 70 Austin Mini Cooper 57.108 0.157 7.309 32 x1 84 Steve Levy 99 Mazda Miata 57.140 0.032 7.341 33 p3 14 Jonathan Eng 87 944 57.220 0.080 7.421 34 x2 82 Chien Wu BMW 330 ci 57.236 0.016 7.437 35 ss5 85 Marc Miller 03 Boxster S 57.239 0.003 7.440 36 ss8 665 John Filipas 2006 911 C4S 57.332 0.093 7.533 37 p8 709 Matt Arbeit 911 SC 57.417 0.085 7.618 38 p11 881 Michele Billings-Cristea 95 Porsche 993 57.600 0.183 7.801 39 x3 231 Ken Bertan 86 Chevy Camaro 57.864 0.264 8.065 40 x3 719 Niv 177 2005 Subaru Sti 57.865 0.001 8.066 41 x3 900 Daniel Jud 04 SRT-4 57.935 0.070 8.136 42 p5 641 Dan Fishkind 944 Turbo 58.249 0.314 8.450 43 x2 457 James Riedel 2004 Subaru WRX 58.479 0.230 8.680 44 p12 421 Nov Mike DiLeo Carrera 58.650 0.171 8.851 45 m03 89 Yarin Kirchen 72 914 59.145 0.495 9.346 46 ss5 635 Steve Santinelli 06 Porsche Cayman S 59.699 0.554 9.900 47 ss6 731 Brian DiLeo 1995 Carrera Coupe 59.825 0.126 10.026 48 x3 56 Jason Waters 1998 VW GTI Turbo 60.512 0.687 10.713 49 p11 604 Nov Eliot Senor 98 Porsche 993 60.647 0.135 10.848 50 x3 740 Riggs Kwong 02 Z06 61.113 0.466 11.314 51 x1 841 Stephanie Levy 99 Mazda Miata 61.132 0.019 11.333 52 m04 760 Pino Nardacci 1971 911 Targa 61.223 0.091 11.424 53 x3 803 Kirill Zelichenko 05 - Infiniti G35 61.278 0.055 11.479 54 p8 118 Dennis Aiello 82 Targa 61.311 0.033 11.512 55 x2 185 Brian McGrath 1984 911 61.545 0.234 11.746 56 x2 136 Nov Bob Cardinale III 07 Mazda 3 62.214 0.669 12.415 57 p3 34 Manny Gonzalez 68 912 62.337 0.123 12.538 58 p9 29 Harold Weiner 87 911 Carrera 62.377 0.040 12.578 59 ss8 662 John Bubany 2006 911 C4S 62.681 0.304 12.882 60 p15 887 Desmond Dasilvo 996 Turbo 62.837 0.156 13.038 61 x3 640 Faran Hanif 97 Corvette 63.153 0.316 13.354 62 x2 186 Sachin Chaudhry 97 E320 63.887 0.734 14.088 63 x2 745 Scott 641 Mini Cooper S 65.976 2.089 16.177 64 m04 664 Clyde Locke 71 911 Targa 66.559 0.583 16.760 65 ss