Richmond area?

[Jeb Hoge]

Wondering if there are any Seven owners in the Richmond area...I'm in Midlothian and would like to look at and learn more about Sevens. Thanks!

[slngsht]

Welcome to the forum.

 

 

 

These are the guys I know of...

 

 

 

Steve Wann - Williamsburg - owns a Rotus

 

Steve Taylor - Charlottsville - owns a Caterham

 

 

 

There are several of us in the DC area.

 

 

 

Hope to meet you soon at a 7 event somewhere

[stevet]

 

 

 

 

 

 

[stevet]

Jeb

 

 

 

As Mazda mentioned, I'm in Charlottesville. Happy to share a ride and some experiences if you're up this way.

 

 

 

Steve T

 

 

 

[Jeb Hoge]

Thanks, that's kind of you.  We're fairly new to the area...we actually just moved DOWN from DC in March, so had I found this earlier, I might have met some of you sooner.  Weekends are at a premium right now, as you can understand, but hopefully I'll be able to plan out something enough in advance to actually make it to C-ville or Williamsburg, or maybe even up to DC (we lived in Alexandria, and I feel a Trader Joe's resupply run in the future).

[calvin]

I am in Suffolk, VA. There are a few of us here:

 

 

 

http://www.frappr.com/locost

 

 

 

I am building a locost, there is a guy that lives near me in Suffolk with a Birkin. I know of at least 3 real Lotus 7's in our area and a couple of Caterhams that show up every once in a while.

[Jeb Hoge]

Hi, Calvin. What kind of locost build are you doing? I would love to have a project like that to work on, but it's just not in the cards right now, so I get to live vicariously through you guys who are doing it. http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/smile5.gif

[slngsht]

Calvin, are you signed up for 7/7/7?

[calvin]

No, not currently signed up. If I do, it sort of depends on where I am in the car build. I am in the early stages of the build. I know some of the people who are signed up though, one couple lives about 3 miles from my house. I could take my RX7 if the Locost is not complete.

 

 

 

I am building rotary powered 7, that I want to be the size and shape of an original Lotus, but with wide wheels and other performance mods. I will be autocrossing the car and running some time trial events, but I do want it to still be street legal, even if I don't drive it on the street that much.

 

 

 

I bought one of these very early in the process as a reference:

 

 

 

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/6535/10201wi4.jpg

[slngsht]

Steve Wann in Williamsburg has a rotary powered Rotus. I think his is turbo.

 

 

 

Joe Worsley has a N/A rotary powered Rotus. He is in NC.

 

 

 

 

[Jeb Hoge]

I bought one of these very early in the process as a reference:

 

 

 

A model kit. Why didn't I ever think of that? That's a great idea.

[calvin]

I am sure I will want to try to catch up with these guys. I live fairly near Willimasburg (where my wife lived when I met her).

 

 

 

I had the idea of the kit, but the one that re-enforced it was Keith Tanner:

 

 

 

>cheapsportscar.net

 

 

 

I emailed him and he thought it would be two things, a reference and an inspiration.

 

 

 

That model is mostly metal parts that bolt together with platic fenders, and some details, but it is an awesome kit. It is not cheap, but I think in the long run it will be worth what it costs.

 

calvin2006-10-19 10:40:01

[DeanG]

A bit late on the post, I thought I had answered but it appears that I didn't.

 

 

 

Dean in Newport News Lotus 7S1

 

 

 

Calvin are you the auto-X guy who used to own the real Cobra and had an X-wife that worked at the shipyard?

[calvin]

That is me. I sold the Cobra to Carroll Shelby (really).

[slngsht]

That is me. I sold the Cobra to Carroll Shelby (really).

 

 

 

http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/eek6.gif

[danowens]

I'm in Durham and I have a dark blue Rotus. There's a guy in Winston Salem who has another one.

 

 

 

Dan

 

dowens24@nc.rr.comdanowens2007-02-11 19:28:44