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I was in Denali National Park in Alaska for an employee awards dinner that night. Was obvioulsy asleep as it was happening, with the 4 hour time difference. Our company provided the food service in the South Tower and we supplied the employees who ran the elevators. My division lost 5 employees that day. Over 100 got out ok. Meeting with the employees and families in the week following, it was amazing to hear the stories of how some of the surviors were on the elevators with a couple of those that died. They were leaving the South tower before the second plane hit. One stopped in the lobby to make a phone call and never made it out. Our manager had gotten down from the 102 floor to the sky lobby on floor 86 or 88? with our maintance guy, Noticed he forgot his car keys and went back up. 2nd plane hit the South tower before he made it back down. :flag: Tom

The K series in base tune is around 118 bhp. I think that was the rating for the base UK series 1 Elise. The SuperSport spec is 138 bhp. and This level of tune is what was referred to as the VHPD (Very High Power Derivative). It was used in the UK SLR (superlight R) caterhams. At the time I ordered it, it was the most powerful level of tune. Then they came out with the R500 with 232 bhp I've since seen several guys taking them up to around 250 bhp. But I don't think they last too long at that level. With a total car weight of 1164 lbs. it's plenty for me. Tom

Only 196 bhp. 150 torque .

Mazda, My 1.8L Rover K series weighs in at a svelt 187 lbs, with the bell housing!:crazy: I'm still the heaviest part of the car. Tom

It's a monthly publication for members of the Lotus 7 Club of Great Britain.

Roman, mines, not for sale, but if you haven't seen or sat in a Caterham, I'm in Media and would be glad to share my experience. Tom

Al, my understanding is that you or I (anyone) can go to the Nationals. All you need to do is to participate in one of the National events, or buy your way in $70, in addition to the normal fee. It's not like the Olympics where you have to qualify. Competition is obviously at a higher level, but you could have a wide range of talent competing. As for Jack, I don't know. It's a 4 day event, plus an 18 hour drive out to Kansas and then back. Tom

Jack won C Stock and I believe was 4th or 5th in overall pax. And He kicked my butt on the first day. I haven't seen the results for day two yet but even though the course on that day favored the higher Horsepower cars, he might have even bested me on raw time as well. :leaving: Tom

The "PA State Championship" a two day event held in Harrisburg, Pa. this past weekend was a well run event. Great site, Perfect weather. Awesome courses both days. High speed, Huge sweepers, long slaloms, and gut check transitions. We even had a 50 yard long drag start on day two. Unfortunately, DMod only had two entrants, and I was the only Seven. I just downloaded my in car videos from the event and I'm too embarrassed to upload them. :leaving: I think I'm regressing. :ack: I need to work on my braking or lack of it. Video replay shows me coasting, and very late and weak on the throttle. I even spun the car in the slaloms on my first run on day 2. Michael, Dougherty I miss your competition!!! So yeah I have the 1st place trophy, but that was due to the car not me. :willy: Tom

Jon, Sunday the 7th may be a possibility for me. Like I said before, I have a place just up the road in Gouldsboro that we could do lunch at. Tom

Caterham 6 speed ratios 1st 2.69 2nd 2.01 3rd 1.59 4th 1.32 5th 1.13 6th 1.00

Al, 6th is 1:1 on the Caterham 6 speed, so yes it's the right gear. Just sounded so smooth. Tom

Alright Al, I'll bite, where were you on the Revs when you shut it down? Sounded like there was more there. Tom

Al, one of the better drivers in the Philly region has a Shop called Bimmerworks. He is looking at a dyno that he said bolts to the hubs and takes away the variation due to tires, tie down straps. etc. I'm sure he'd be glad to host a day for the 7's. He wants one too, but is putting all of his money in his business. Tom

Al, that's a nice flat torque curve. My limited understanding is that that's what matters. Usable power! The Yellow Breeches is a nice stream. Good White Fly hatch on right now!! Pretty good fishing all year long due to the spring fed lake across the road. Some nice twisty roads in that area too. Tom

Al, I didn't upload my in car footage of my runs, but I could, if you'd like to see the course again. I tried to guess where you went OC but the course was pretty well defined. Let me know if you want to see it and I'll post it. It looks like I'm in slow mo that's why I didn't post it. Tom

Yeah, that's how I did it sitting in Grid. Since it wasn't windy the umbrella actually worked pretty well. Tom

Guess I should have splurged for the upgraded weather gear. :d or at least put it in the trailer. http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1278611464_IMGP5559.jpg

Jon, I suggested he take an instructor on his first run. He declined, said he was good at video games. :banghead: and he had his top on so there was no way I could get in. At Warminster they don't use the PA system to announce times, and no one from scoring sent anyone over to tell him. Definately an oversight. Al never said that he was unsure of the course and it was pretty well marked. My fault for not insisting he take an instructor along. I did get both Al and Lance a ride along during the second heat. The rain really was a downer. But it was great having the sevens together. Jeremy F. emailed me that he would try to make the next get together as did another guy with an SV. So if you make it along with the others that could be upwards of 8 sevens at the event. Maybe we could get a bunch of the Maryland/ VA guys at a Ripken event. Or get them to make the trek to Warminster. ( Its a better site). Tom

I'll ask, but I doubt they have the station# recorded, but they might. Here are a few pics from the event. There are a bunch more of them on the Phillyscca.com website. Go to dissusion forum, then Solo and look for the picts thread. http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/464435308_IMGP5366.jpg http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1077992808_IMGP5496 lance.jpghttp://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1725045781_IMGP5556.jpghttp://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/640706334_IMGP5557.jpg

Mazda, I posted the Video in the Seven's Video section. click on the 8/19/07 Autox link at the bottom of my post. Tom

Video link is up and Al you look good out there! :thumbs: Someone should have notified grid that you were off course and an Instructor should have gone with you. I still go Off Course occasionally. The lack of traction really impacted the confidence level out there, especially for our higher HP cars. I think Lance's crossflow was much more manageable and his new tires didn't hurt. Orange is a great looking car. Let's try to get a bunch of 7s out at a Ripken event. Tom

Weather guys were WRONG!!! It started raining a half hour before our group was to run. It made it really hard/impossible to get any power down, and on slicks it made for an interesting experience that I hope I don't repeat. 3 Caterhams and 2 Lotus 7s participated, with a 71 series IV taking the overall PAX trophy. Al, and Lance on street tires did better than me and the other 7 on Slicks. Here's some video of a couple runs. On my 2nd run the car shut down on me, (I think I may have hit the key with my knee as it started up and ran fine on the other runs.) :cry: Hope Al and Lance got home ok as they drove rather than Trailering it. Lance's StepSon did a great job taking the Video!!:thumbs:

Yeah, Michael, same here. Rain started just as we started our afternoon course walk and rained the rest of the day. We just couldn't put the power down, and on Slicks it was very interesting:crazy: We had 5 sevens in attendance , Al, Lance, a 62 series II and a 71 series IV that ended up winning the overall Pax. ( he did run when it was Dry) but he ran really well. Al, thinks we could get 10-12 cars at a Ripken event. That would be cool. I'm just finishing editing some video that I'll post in the Video section shortly. Tom