yellowss7 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 (edited) Shaping up to be another good turn out. Looks like we will have a good mix of veterans and new attendees. The more the merrier. Should be a nice mix of Marques as well, Last year the Storkers were conspicuously absent. Will Shane get his act together and make it this year? Inquiring minds want to know. We really miss Suave. :jester: I took my car over to the shop today. It started right up after sitting since November. General maintenance, oil change, Brake Fluid change, bearing check and a complete nut and bolt check. Replacing and moving the inertial cutoff switch to inside the cockpit as I had it trip last season on track and sat in the infield all session waiting to be towed in. Felt good to drive the Caterham again even if it was just down the street to put it in the trailer. Hope to see you all in July. tom Drivers 1) Croc 2)Yellowss7 +1 3)Kitcat 4)SK400 5)Black Hole 6)JBH 7)Simon450 8)Spc_CwBy 9)Ottocycle 10)Wemtd 11)FMorser 12)FE07 13)BirkinDave H 14)TBox56 15)Dave D and Bev 16)Dan3030 +1 17)FastG 50/50 Spectating: 1)Blake J Edited March 29, 2017 by yellowss7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowss7 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Less than four months to go now. I thought I'd give it another bump to see if I can shake a couple more of you out of your winter funk and get you to raise your hand as a possible attendee. No commitment, just like to get an idea who is planning on coming and to see if we can shake a few more of you out of your comfort zone to come out and join us at the track. Croc says that he will refund your fee if you don't enjoy yourself. :jester: So get your car ready and make your plans. Hotel booking is never too early. Come on Spring!!! Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK400 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Agree! Just missing my ECU stuck somewhere between the UK and the US. Probably victim of the new travel ban as well. Hope to receive it before July 1st but i may have to apply for special ECU visa. As an aside, looking for used set of 13" r500 or BBS rims for slicks. Determined to get in the low 1:12 or mid 1:11 s at lightning. Any idea? Lastly, Blake, any chance you ll be ready with your car by then? if you work day and night, could be a great milestone for you.. Would be fun to drive together - caravan style - from CT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitcat Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Just some random thoughts: How wide do you want the rims to be/how wide are the slicks? GR Motorsports tested rims and tires a while back and found that wider rims added more support to the tire and were worth abt 1" a lap, on the same tire (One set had been squeezed onto a smaller width rim). And, do you have dry sump system? The higher g-forces of slicks can cause oil starvation/engine failure in a stock oil pan setup. Good luck with the MIA ECU. Maybe it's time for a "backup":)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK400 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 I now have the ZZR 185/55/13 in front and 215/55/13 in the rear, on caterham apollo rims 13x6,5 and 13x8.5 i think. Looking for a bit more tire in front potentially. And yes, i do have a dry sump, so we are all good for north of 70 - 75 mph in the bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbox56 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 I plan on making the trek from Colorado again this year. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowss7 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Tom, you are Hard Core!:flag::flag::flag: Looking forward to seeing you and your Birkin again. Anyone Near the East coast interested in a Birkin should come out and talk to Tom, He's a really good guy. See you at NJMP. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveD Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Tom, Add me to the list. I have my room reserved, Bev and I are looking forward to another year with everyone. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowss7 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Great Dave, Say hello to Bev for me. Any upgrades this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan3030 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Attending + 1. Thank you both for organizing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveD Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Any upgrades this year? Tom, No. Car is sitting waiting for new timing belt pulleys. The idler pulley bearing disintegrated. I cracked one of the front fenders at the mounting bolt (thanks to one of the many bad spots on the roads here). I have not driven it much this year. I had hoped to work on it this year and paint it, but too many other things have taken priority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastg Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 I am not sure I am going to make this but I am going to try. I have been working in College Park MD since January. Our house in Chicago went on the market today. So far we have 4 showing in the first day so that is a good sign. The agents open house is Thursday, the public open house Sunday. If I can get a new house and get the car moved to MD by the event I am in, at least I will come as a spectator. The car is all ready to go, an oil change at the most. I even got a Hans device as my safety upgrade for this year. I put my chances at 50:50 but we will give it our best. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted March 29, 2017 Author Share Posted March 29, 2017 Hi Graham Its still end of March and you have 3 months to go. This is peak time for selling houses given the corporate hiring cycle so be positive it will take place (says the person taking a year to renovate a kitchen....:banghead: ). If you want to bring your car over early, I have storage for your car in my garage and a secure trailer parking spot. Then all you do is fly in or drive in and enjoy the track time and drive it on to MD at the end. cheers mike Hi Dave - Looking forward to seeing you and Bev again! :seeya: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitcat Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Croc: In your opening post you noted the possibility of a small Monday test and tune? I am just following up on that possibility-if it happens, mark me down. As I have posted before, 2 years ago when I did it, I learned more that Monday a.m. (before my engine died) puttering around by myself and a few others than the previous weekend where I was constantly trying to be fast. So on Monday I was playing with braking zones/turn ins/lines/acceleration spots without the pressure of not being passed etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted April 2, 2017 Author Share Posted April 2, 2017 ...without the pressure of not being passed etc. You? Pressure? Passing? :rofl::rofl::rofl: I think thats your problem - I gave up caring who I passed or passed me years ago apart from you and your stone chip cloud that follows you around. :troll: I have you noted for the Monday - I have not got any approvals back from NJMP on that yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitcat Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 Croc: The back of my car will be stone-free zone this year. If it is not, I am counting on you, Seb and Tom to keep me honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastg Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Well the first part of the puzzle has fallen into place. The house was on the market for 5 days and we excepted an over asking price offer. Closing May 11th. So now we just have to find/buy a house on MD. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK400 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Friends What is the tally right now? I'm counting the days ... Can't wait to see you all soon. Blake, will we see you with your car? Will you have completed it in time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowss7 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Seb, right now we have 16 drivers who have said they are planning on coming. I heard from a couple of regulars today who have family conflicts so they are out this year. Still haven't heard from all the regulars yet and there are a few others in driving distance that might still throw their hats in the ring. I still think we can get to 20+ this year with a little luck. Tom Drivers 1) Croc 2)Yellowss7 +1 3)Kitcat 4)SK400 5)Black Hole 6)JBH 7)Simon450 8)Spc_CwBy 9)Ottocycle 10)Wemtd 11)FMorser 12)BirkinDave H 13)TBox56 14)Dave D and Bev 15)Dan3030 +1 16)FastG 50/50 Spectating: 1)Blake J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan3030 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Ready for July NOW!!! - :party: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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