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With all you guys coming out of the closet, next thing you know, Mazda will change the background color of the site to pink. Man up guys! Whoops on second thought, forget about that one. :puke: Tom:jester:

Wind Tunnel Testing? Are you trying to determine a way to keep the dust storms you create from getting into your car, or do you think that your new aeroscreen will allow it to just sweep up and over your helmet?:rofl::rofl: You missed a nice day on Friday at NJMP. I did talk to a guy who said he was interested in renting the track out, and mentioned that if we can get the 7's together again, he could get a few of his associates together and we could rent the track out reasonalbly without overcrowding. Tom

Our Neighbor had someone go thru theirs and said everything was fine. I may head down tomorrow or Wednesday to check for myself. Tom

Crap, 13 feet!! That must have been a mess. Tom

:smilielol5::smilielol5::smilielol5: Exactly! Storm was pretty mild here just outside of Philly. Lots of rain, some wind. Had Tornado warnings for about an hour last night, so spent some time in the basement. Had a few neighbors over and killed a few bottles of Red wine. Haven't heard anything definative about the shore house. But some tv coverage seemed to say that storm drains failing was the major source of flooding. Haven't seen any shots of that end of the beach. Fingers still crossed. Croc, hope things are mild for you too. Hang tight. Tom

Mike, easy fix is just to swap back over to the Clams:iagree: Come on, you know you want to. :jester: Tom

Two guys garage, Muscle car, and extreme 4x4. The guys on Muscle car are great. Body work, Fabrication, engine rebuilds etc. They do a nice step by step process. Not that I can do any of that but I enjoy their creativity. Although for shear beauty of the paint and detail, you can't beat Chip Foose's work on Overhaulin. Tom

South end of Ocean City NJ. Rain just started here in Philly at 12Noon, Pretty heavy, at the moment. The fact that my backyard is bordered by a State Park and Arboretum means the now I only have to worry about trees falling. Curiously we have one that came down all by itself yesterday. No wind, no rain, just fell over into the yard. Tom

Had a great day at the track yesterday. All of us guys sort of felt like Nero Fiddling while Rome burned. We're out on the track having fun while everyone else is battening down the hatches. 4 GTR's, an Aston Martin racer, a Rolex Grand Am car, a couple of NASCAR sprint cars, A Ferrari 575 Barchetta and a Lambo Murcelalago and me. How's that for a run group. I got my ass kicked, My arm hurts from Pointing everyone by.:rofl: Went to the market for some necessities this morning, limeade for the Margatitas, veggies to make fresh salsa and of course plenty of chips.:hurray::cheers: We are well stocked on booze, wine and beer so you know this storm is going to be a bust. On the shore front, found a carpenter to board up the beach front windows. Just have to hope the water level doesn't rise too much. Our end of the beach is only a 100 yards or so from the water, with just one small dune in between. We haven't even stayed in the place since we settled on it 4 weeks ago as it's rented out thru October. Good thing my wife thought to up the flood insurance when we closed. Phillies are scheduled to play at 1pm. No more honeydo's left, I'm going to sit down and watch the saturday morning Gearhead shows.:driving: Stay dry. Tom

Sorry Croc, it's all my fault. Leave it to me to buy a Beachfront shore property 4 weeks ago. Oh well, nothing I can do now,I'a 6am and I've Packed up the Caterham and am off to do a members Trackday at NJMP. :cooldude: I'll check in with you on Monday and compare notes. Good Luck Tom

Supersportsp I installed one on my Caterham this spring. Simple job. Just order the pigtail from caterham that allows you to connect both your current brake light and then has a extra set of wires that you connect to the wires from the new one your adding. The part wasn't expensive and the job takes almost no time. ( I didn't even lose any smoke from the exsiting wires when doing this, That's how easy it is. :smilielol5:) Here's the link to the part. Sub Loom high brakel light. http://www.caterhamparts.co.uk/product.php?id_product=345 Tom

I used tin snips and a dremel with a sanding disc to smooth the edges. Use painters tape over the area to mark and cut. Tom

Yep,Exactly right. Mine is dry sumped, has 195 hp and as Croc has witnessed, there is no need to bang it off the rev limiter. This is just for fun, it's not racing. :cheers: Tom

Fixed that for you. :jester: As for the 20,000 mile rebuild, It's way more track miles than any of us will ever do. IMHO. Tom

Come on Mike, it's Tuesday already. What's the diagnosis? Don't tell me that a Duratec motored car is not reliable. :nopity: Tom

Yes Mike, the Rover K series did suffer from head gasket issues if you still had the original plastic dowels and if your liner heights were not the required 2-3 thousands above the deck. A good engine builder knows of these issues and they are easily rectified. My red line is 8000 and while I don't get to it in 6th, I don't really need to as I have to slow way down to get by you when you create such big dust storms at NJMP. :smilielol5: The original R500's were Rover Kseries, and they are still considered as quick as the R500 Duratecs. But then again the R500's rev to 8800rpm. Now that's scary. http://www.minister-power.com/ Click on Engines, then MG/Rover and view the different power options. This is the motor that led to the desiganation of SUPERLIGHT. The R500's had a power to weight ratio of 500 HP per Ton. As for you CSR claiming the Superlight moniker...:smilielol5: Tom

:iagree::D:D Tom

Mike, If you rent Pocono, I have a place up there that we can all stay at. As for the Member day at NJMP, let me know when you are back and I'll get you in. It will have to be a qualified member day for you guys to drive in the intermidiate or Advanced groups, otherwise you're stuck in the novice no passing group on non Quailified days. FYI, Nov 12 and 13 are the last member day events on tbolt and lightning. If you are around let me know. Just checked, Sat. Nov. 12th is a Qualified members day if you are up for it. BTW so is this Saturday Aug 27th. If you are in country, let me know. Tom Tom

What are you going to use it for? Sunday drives, Autoxing, trackdays???? No need to go big power unless you NEED it AND can USE it. Kitkat was as quick as anyone on the track with his crossflow. Yeah, Croc was faster down the straights, but it was not an issue in the braking and turning portions of the track. Personally, I believe modest power is easier to use unless you are a driving God like Croc, or enjoy gardening at the track. :smilielol5: Mighty Mike's Birkin looks awesome and so does the Yellow Caterham. There was one other Caterham that on the site that someone said might be available, that looked nice too. Good options. Good Luck. Tom

Mike, could you hear the fuel pump priming as you turned the key to the on position? Do you have an Inertial cut off switch that shuts down the fuel pump? Tom

Mike, can you describe what happened? Was it running and just die? Sputtered to a stop? Did you turn it off and then try to restart? Did you stall it? Give us some hints. Tom

That's not a good start Mike :ack:. Troubleshooting should be similar though. Fuel? Spark, Air. Anything Loose? Anything broken? Unless your ECU map is crap. What are the symptoms? Congrats BTW. :cheers: Now I'll only see the rear view of you briefly on the track. Tom

Congrats! With the handle of the Stig, it will be good to have another Clam fendered Caterham to add to our NJMP Trackday group. :seeya: Tom

Karl, what ever you do, don't piss off the wife. :willy_nilly: But if by chance she let's you out, let me know. Tom

Hey guys, SCDA is running another track day event at New Jersey Motorsports Park on Sept 12 and 13 Monday on Lightning, Tuesday on Thunderbolt. Here's the link to their events. http://www.scda1.com/blogs/bd/2011/08/12/Upcoming-SCDA-Events%3A-Lime-Rock-Park-Aug-29%3B-New-Jersey-Motorsports-Park-Sept-12-.AMP.-13%3B-Lime-Rock-Park-Sept-20%3B-NHMS-Oct-7%3B-Lime-Rock-Park-Oct-29.EXL./ I'm probably going to sign up again, anyone else able to make it? I ran thunderbolt again on Wednesday and it was absoultely NO fun without you guys. Hope to see some of you again soon. Ron, it would be a good place to break in your new ride. Tom