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I have Mintex 1144 on the front of the yellow car with the upgraded ap calipers. They work great on the track. The orange car has the Pagid pads up front and to me they don't provide the same level of feel, but they do stop the fat bastard pretty well too. Tom

It has a sequential gearbox. Just my opinion, but that is much more suited to the track than the street. You said you planned 75% street usage. Just be sure that you know what you are getting. I have a standard caterham 6 speed in my yellow car and it's great on street or track. The Orange car has a six speed sequential with paddle shifters and it is awesome on track but would be a pain on the street IMO as you have to go up and down thru all the gears all the time. My gearbox can be flat shifted and blips on the downshifts but it really likes to be revved. Casual shifts at low rpms are brutal. But Butter smooth at full throttle. Just my two cents. Tom

At least, put a Caterham decal on it. :jester: Tom

Wishing all of you a Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving! May your Bird be a Big one! :seeya: Tom

I have an S3 and an SV caterham and size 11 shoe. Racing boots/shoes are required to be able to get all three pedals in the S3. In the SV I can use regular shoes. The S3 footbox is very tight with no extra space. Without racing boots, I can only get the clutch and gas pedals, not the brake. I like the fit of the S3 but there is little/no wiggle room for feet or butt. The Sumo Version (SV) has plenty of room for both. Tom

Say hi to him for me. I'm very happy with the results of the tune. Car is running great. Good luck. BTW, I used the app What's App to talk with him on the phone. Free call if done on wifi. Worked great. Tom

A buddy sent me the kit the other day and I just spent an hour to do the first two number one bags. It's starting to take shape.

I had Steve at SDB do a remote tune on my car this spring. I took the car to a performance shop that had a dyno and good wireless signal and Steve mapped my car from England. So it is an option for you if you need it. Tom

It's alright Taber, probably a young guy who doesn't remember using roman numerals. :jester: If he would have said the Sumo Version or Fat Bastard it would have been much Clearer. :seeya: Tom

Jay, I never fill up at the station. I just fill a couple of 2.5 gallon jugs and a 5 gallon one and use the smaller flexible hose/filler on the jugs to get it in there. I also bought a long flexible funnel to use with the 5 gallon jug as it didn't come with the flexible filler. Might not work for long trips, but you can always bring the jug and use it to fill the car. Tom

Congrats Jay! I've seen that car at George's place and it's a very nice car. Looking forward to seeing you out on track with us next year. Good luck with the car and watch out for wet leaves when you take it out now. Tom

Seb, Are you using enough Front tire? These don't understeer at all.:seeya:

I do have a spare Caterham windscreen that I picked up years ago. I'll have to check if it has the built in defroster wiring. If not you could borrow my original one which only goes on when I go on the street, on track I use the brooklands. And yes a windshield is required. I think it has to be a minimum of 11 or 12 inches tall If IRCC. Tom

Irish Diplomacy One thing about lads from Ireland is that their hearts and humor are always in the right place! Jimmy Murphy, a City Councillor from Dublin, was asked on a local live radio talk show, just what he thought about the allegations of torture of suspected terrorists. His reply prompted his ejection from the studio, but to thunderous applause from the audience. HIS STATEMENT: 'If hooking up one fookin’ rag-head terrorist's testicles to a car battery gets the truth out of the lying little camel shagger to save just one Irish soldier’s life, then I have only three things to say; Red is positive, Black is negative and make sure his nuts are wet.’

I've been doing just that. Ordered a few of the usual maintenance items like bearing, hubs, filters, hoses, a clutch kit, etc. I figured the rate drop and just the unreliable inventory stocking made it a good time to pick up a few things that would prevent any significant down time during the track day season. Tom

Welcome Dave. Maybe we will see another Storker at NJMP next year. We missed them this year. Tom

I think I remember Eric Prill who came in second in a miata, winning or coming in 2nd In a Lotus 7 once before.

Yeah, But I'm just chicken so that turn one entry speed is something I'll never even think about trying. (where's that chicken emoji ) :ack:

Todd, it's amazing the speed you carry thru turn 2. That alone is worth a second or two. And I love the way you stick your nose in on the inside of the turns and just hold them off. You are going to be a monster with a few more ponies. Great driving. Tom

Must be the Clams!!! Clams Rule!!!:hurray:

Todd great driving, you just need a couple more hp :jester: and they will never catch you. Can't wait to see you next year with your "surprise" That McKee shows up sometimes at our member days, I didn't think that old guy could drive that fast. Tom:seeya:

My mechanic was able to get the crank pulley bolt off and retightened without pulling the engine. But he did make a tool to hold the pulley in place while he did so. It was a buster of a job as I remember quite a few emails and discussions on the process. He did loosen the motor mounts to allow him to raise the engine a bit for better access. Tom

Nicely Done Steve! :seeya: Now you just have to bite the bullet and find a LHD Caterham since you've mastered shifting with the right hand. Tom

That one looks like Redgoose's car. Ron Say it ain't so!!! That car has the best sounding exhaust note you can imagine. I wish my car sounded that good. Tom

The Red Caterham with the Black stripe looks like Jim A's, (FE07) one this site. I guess he got the rear bearing repair done. :hurray: