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Alright Al!:hurray: :hurray: Now let's get Lance and a few others to show up. I believe that we are allowed to grill at the Warminster site. I'll throw a grill in the trailer. Lance are you up for it? Tom

Al, for your first time out, no need to go to the expense of new wheels and slicks. Have fun, learn your car. Jeff is correct. Caterhams are in DM if 2.0L. or under which I believe your Zetec is. Slicks are addicting!!! I drove on my CR500's for 4 years, then drove Michael D's on slicks. :eek: Slicks are worth 2 second or more!! But you don't NEED them to start out. But you will WANT them. Tom

Trick of the camera lens. Those buidings are at the far end of the runway. Just specks in person. If you watch my video they look alot further away. We do have a 93db noise limit and don't start before 10 am and don't use the loud speakers for announcements. Tom

Pep Boys have a nice low profile 1 1/2 ton race type aluminium one with jack stands for around $139 with the rebate. It's smaller and lighter than a full size one. You don't have to worry about hitting cones (watch the video I just posted) But it's only a 20 minute exercise to take them off and that's being generous. Tom

I'm still recovering from this past weekend's autox event. If we get the million sq ft lot in NJ squared away you'll have to join us. Sept 9th is the proposed date. Tom

You are so right Mazda! I'm not close enough to the key cones, I don't break late or hard enough. I coast too much, and I'm late on the throttle. I never felt confident in my knowledge of the course and therefore wasn't looking far enough ahead. Other than that I had fun. It's a great site, especially for high powered cars. I did have the fastest time thru the finish. One of the guys had a radar gun. 64mph. Tom

Here are two runs, one from Saturday and one from Sunday. Sunday's course was basically Saturday's reversed.

Al, I think there will be a good opportunity in your neck of the woods in September. It's not official yet, but I believe the Philly region SCCA has secured the use of a 1,000,000 sq.ft lot in North Jersey. We are planning to build 2 courses, modelled on last year's national championship designs. Might be worth the drive for those in the Northeast. I'll post it here once it's official. In the mean time, May 29th at the Boeing helicopter plant in Ridley park, just a few miles south of the Philly airport. And August 19th at in Warminster Pa. Do it once and you'll be hooked. As a teaser, here is a picture from this past weekend's event at Warminster. Tomhttp://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1181577289_ne div 6.jpg

My Bad. I was looking at the summary and it looks like the PAX was factored in.

Looks like there were some ringers there, with Novice raw times faster than the class winners. surprised: Weather differences Maybe? Tom

Well, who gets bragging rights???

Just wanted to wish everyone a great time at the 7-7-7! Sorry I couldn't join you. Have an uneventful trip and be safe. And for you autoxers, Look AHEAD!!! :flag: :flag: Tom

Al, Once I decided I wanted a 7 I think I read everything ever written about them. After about five years of research, I was ready to order. At the time, the superlight SLR was the top spec. So I ordered it that way. Then while waiting for delivery the R500 spec came out. :crazy: I was crushed. There was a faster version. :ack: But then I saw that the R500 engine required a "refresh" after around 3000 miles :crazy: :crazy: And after driving mine, I don't think I could handle another 40+ HP. I can't imagine the new Duratec engined 7's with 260-300 hp. I guess that power helps with the top end on the track. For autox it seems like overkill, at least to me. I guess I did make one addition, THE SLICKS. Now that really transformed the handling. If you think a seven handles well on street tires. Try a set of slicks. Shame they don't make street legal slicks! Tom

Mine must be the only one on here that is Stock. That means I ordered it Right! :hurray: 2000 Superlight #123 Ferrari Yellow 1.8L K series motor 196 bhp Dry sumped Piper verniers Jenvey DHTB with Carbon trumpets 4-2-1 side exhast 3.62 AP suretrack LSD Caterham 6 speed race starter MB magniesum wheels FIA Roll bar oil temp/ water temp switch Cabon Dash Carbon stoneguard Carbon side mirrors 280mm suede Momo with Quick release Ali radiator AP 4 pots with vented disc up front Adjustable spring perches Wide track front suspension And was the first to order Clams with the wide track I haven't found the need to change anything It's Perfect.:thumbs: Tom On second thought I shouldn't have ordered the heater.

What a DAY!! Just perfect weather here in the Philly area. Took the slicks off, Put the fenders with the lights on, and put the street tires on. A quick tech check and my daughter and I were off. At the first stop sign a guy in a pick up rolls by and says " nice Lotus"! Close enough! Absolutely perfect weather, Cool in the shade, Sun high in the sky. Opened it up on a few well known twistys and all is right with the world. Only thing missing was a sighting of another 7. Forgot to put the ear plugs in so now the ringing is just starting to fade away. :lol: Forgot how brutal the wind buffeting is, since I've been Autoxing with a helmet. Two hours is just about right for a Blat. As for those of you who are driving to the 7-7-7 event. I hope you have doors. :crazy: God I love driving this car!! Hope all of you had a chance to air it out today. Tom :flag:

Yep, sounds like the itenerary we had. Hope you didn't do the donkey's on Santorini, like I did Big Mistake, I think I broke the donkey's back. Some great 7 roads on Rhodes. Ephesus was pretty cool too. I heartily recommend a trip like this to everyone, what a history lesson. Tom

I believe that you either need to change the dedion ears or shim them. Tom

I have the Canon ZR45MC and it does have the Lanc remote port, and it does work very well with my the cam eye lanc. Tom

John, I went the bullet cam route this year. After some research I found the the Canon ZR45 or ZR45MC was a good value camera that had all the functions you just named. I found one on ebay for $150. There seems to be a fair number of them around that price range. Tom

The wheels are 3 piece Magniesium centered MB wheels. MB is Mike Barnby, an English wheel maker. They were the wheels Caterham used on the R500's for the first 3 or 4 years. Extremely light weight. When My kit arrived, I picked up one of the boxes and was surprised to find all 4 wheels, mounted with the Avon CR500's filled with air and balanced.... And I had picked the box up with no trouble. I think they quote around 3.5 Kg. per wheel!! You can still get them from MB in the UK. Not cheap though. I think at the time Wheels and tires were around $2600. :eek: The UK guys usually, just do them in black. Try http://mb-racingwheels.com Tom

Yellow with Yellow centers was my choice. http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/2050276296_normal_18490013.jpg Tom

On, My way. Tom

Al, I'm just about to head to the post office. Just to confirm, the hose I have seems to be slightly different than the one in your picture. Similar bends but not as sharp. The Top bend seems to go slightly up and it's not as long as the one in the photo. I think it might be close enough, but there is really no give in my hose as it's rubber not Silicon, and if you need that tighter bend at the top, this one will not make it. I'll wait to hear from you first. Tom

Al, that looks to be about the same as the one for my Rover k set up. Not in Silicone, but I do have a new one in my parts collection. If you need it let me know. And as for Mazda's wisecrack, It has a made in England tag. Tom

Al, if it's the S or sort of Z shaped one, I have one you can have. If you think that the one I can get a photo and upload it. Let me know. Tom