jlumba81 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Drove my 7 to work this morning. 22-24F degrees, my WRX was an ice cube and I couldn't get the driver door open. Clear skies and most of the roads sprayed with de icer. Only 1 mile to work so it wasn't too bad, a couple layers of head gear and a thick jacket. Drove with the top off and side doors on. I need to fix my wipers, the road spray makes it hard to see thru the windshield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskossie Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Jlumba81, You are a masochist to drive your Seven in Alaska in the winter. I have put mine to bed for the duration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Hi Jude, Good to see the old girl is going well. Her record for lowest temp driving is 12 degrees. I had to drive it from Jersey City to Morristown NJ for a speciality emissions testing in mid-January 2011. I drove it exactly as you did - side doors but no roof. Luckily no snow and no salt/de-icer on the roads. Geez it hurt from the cold! Stay warm! mike :auto: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitcat Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Amazing how all that abundant cockpit heat in the summer completely disappears in the winter when you need it. My heater was capable of warming my right, not my left foot. After that it was all abt bundling up. I once did a high 20's trip (first 1/2 was before sunrise) w/my 1st Cat to a track day 160 miles away. No doors, no roof and Brooklands, for a nice breezy ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 A couple of years ago I drove my Caterham over two high mountain passes in snow storms with the LOCO club. I had the bikini top and side curtains on and the heater kept the interior quite comfortable. Wolf Creek pass was at 10,8XX' and a near whiteout blizzard. Slumgullion Pass is 11,5XX' and we came out of the clouds near the summit into glorious sunshine on golden aspen trees and about 3" of unplowed snow. It was a surreal experience as in spite of the blue sky and sunshine there were large snow flakes still falling. This was done on high performance summer tires and I have no idea how I kept it on the road but there were no scary instances. Other than the mountain passes the rest of the trip was warm and sunny and I ran with just the bikini top installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenup Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 December 12, 2015 is a 70 degree day in Tipp City, Ohio!! Needless to say, a 40 mile Blat occurred around noon! What a great day.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGTorque Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 went out for a drive yesterday with a friend around new hope pa. did about 100 miles all said. it was as expected for mid december. dry, sunny, almost 70F... http://i.imgur.com/sNZV2Abh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/sdkSyoTh.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Texas 7 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Nice day in Waco Tx last week. Temp near 20 deg above nornal. Took S2K to work three days. Near fourty in morning and over seventy at noon. Not far from home going to work.Noon in Camron Park, one of largest city parks in TX. Doesn't get much better! Very hard to head back to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Ready Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Jlumba81, You are a masochist to drive your Seven in Alaska in the winter. You're an idiot if you've driven 800 miles in the summer not realizing that the heat has been on 'max' the whole time. Gee, this is a really hot car.... Todays boat was delightful. 75 degrees up past Hot Springs to Spring Creek and back. Much of the time I had nobody in front. There were some spots where the road was damp; where the sun does not shine for three months of the year. I even spotted one of those low-slung three-wheelers that have been described on other threads. The neighborhood is going to heck; I've seen a Maserati three times on my road. Anybody who runs the Blue Ridge Parkway (now closed for the winter) I would like to be in touch with.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee break Posted December 28, 2015 Author Share Posted December 28, 2015 It's December 27, not raining and 74 degrees, I had go out for a short blat. Could waste the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Its December 27th, its not snowing and 5F and headed down. The only time I left the house today was to walk the 60' to the shop and back. There is still a foot of snow in the yard and the county didn't plow our streets so they are a compacted mess of ice and snow. I did look longingly at the Caterham from time to time while in the shop working on the V8 Miata. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MudHut Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 71* here is Roanoke, Va. Managed to drive the Seven for about three solid hours through the mountains on the outskirts of Roanoke. Man, this thing is a blast. As you drive through the mountains and passes, you can tell when you get near a stream or drive through large rock formations as the temperature drops significantly. Can not wait to autocross this upcoming year. Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanG Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Today I had what serves as a blat for me. I had to move the cars around to get the Seven into the space I uses as my shop. It wasn't raining so I drove it around a bit ignoring the gray skies. I took my normal route along the river and museums. Water temperature never got above 150. Shifts went well, slow smooth and positive. The engine sound was fabulous. I thought about how the steering is spot on. If it was any quicker the car would be too nervous. I did brush the brakes slightly once other than than I never used them except for stop signs. A pretty good run. I'm now ready to change the distributor. That and a bit of adjustment should give me both better idle and high end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucky dawg Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 It was almost 40 degrees today, so what better way can there be to start the new year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDingo8MyBaby Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I did the anti-football run up in Marin this morning. It was as low as 26F in some areas, but still great fun. http://i.imgur.com/WTmP3Q2.jpg http://i.imgur.com/k1HoSg4.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Bb9wxvu.jpg http://i.imgur.com/tdQysuA.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDingo8MyBaby Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 few more: http://i.imgur.com/VwKC1Fa.jpg http://i.imgur.com/NeMcvRp.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitcat Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Great photos of some classic cars! Automotive technology has made amazing advancements over the 60 years represented by those cars. Styling, not so much. What variety se7en is yours? I love the clams and Brookland set-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDingo8MyBaby Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 It's a Lotus - 1963 series 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 It's a Lotus - 1963 series 2. To paraphrase a Seinfeld episode: It's real, and it's spectacular! Looks like a good mix of cars on that drive, Geoff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDingo8MyBaby Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Sean, That was a great episode! There were probably about 100 cars over all - and none of them were anything ordinary. I have a lot more photos, but didn't want to pull this thread off on a tangent. Will try to give you a call for a blat soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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