scannon Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 The major C & C in my area has been moved 4 times, once because it out grew the coffee shop's parking and the other three times due to bad actors. The current one is in the parking lot of a mega church and there is a large local police presence to damp down the testosterone. 300 - 400 cars attend the monthly event and I have not observed any burn outs, fights or other bad behavior. There is a fair amount of engine revving but there are no residential areas close by so it is tolerated. It seems like most everyone wants to hear my flat plane crankshaft Mustang at high revs with the exhaust opened up. I give a demonstration a couple of times during the event, keeping the revs to 5k. I haven't had any complaints so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted September 1, 2018 Author Share Posted September 1, 2018 Below is the sign posted at the exit from Katie's, onto Georgetown Pike. The other picture was taken a few weeks ago, of a guy who decided to do a burnout up the exit, towards Georgetown Pike. Are you impressed? The cop, who was sitting across the street, and beat the truck thru the intersection, was not impressed. A large group of Katie's regulars applauded the cop. --Bob Collum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitcat Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Well, he was flying the flag, he probably thot that made him special:). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted September 1, 2018 Author Share Posted September 1, 2018 The first day of September was overcast, but dry. I saw some lightning on the way to the event, but never saw a drop of rain. Nevertheless, attendance was down... but still not at all bad. I saw my first Corvette ZR-1 there today. One of my favorites is the Intermeccanica Italia - a simply gorgeous spyder. --Bob Collum P.S.: Don't miss the McGovern party on Sept. 8th: http://www.usa7s.net/vb/showthread.php?12099-Kevin-McGovern-Party-09-08-18-2-00PM-Ellicott-City-Maryland&p=108225#post108225 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 All week long, we've had temperatures in the nineties, and high humidity. The weekend is down to the seventies, but it rained a good portion of Friday night, and it's threatening rain today. When I drove to Katie's around 5:00AM, there was no rain, and the streets were dry. However, the threat of rain meant that it was after 6:30AM before we had a good crowd. --Bob Collum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 It was overcast, with a very light mist, on my way to Katie's, early this morning. However, it never rained, and we had a pretty good turnout. --Bob Collum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panamericano Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 It was overcast, with a very light mist, on my way to Katie's, early this morning. However, it never rained, and we had a pretty good turnout. --Bob Collum OK, I give up. What is the first, red, car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) OK, I give up. What is the first, red, car? Skoda Felicia. Late '90s, I believe. Has a 1.1 liter engine. My friend followed him up Georgetown Pike on the way to the event - he said it was not even doing the speed limit. Cute, though! Edited September 16, 2018 by rcollum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted September 22, 2018 Author Share Posted September 22, 2018 Very light rain early this morning made me doubt we'd have much of a turnout today, but it wasn't bad... It cleared up around 7AM. --Bob Collum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted October 6, 2018 Author Share Posted October 6, 2018 A really good Saturday at Katie's. I met several people who were first-time-visitors. One drove his Triumph all the way from Kansas, to see friends, but had heard of this event, and wanted to see it. A man and his son arrived in his race-prepped 240SX. An old Lotus friend also showed up, and Bob Morris' Allard was delivered. I had not seen the Honda Beat there before - it's a Kei car, made for tight urban spaces. --Bob Collum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 Very light rain when I left the house this morning, but it had stopped by the time I arrived at Katie's. Cool, but not cold this morning - jacket weather. A good turnout of cars and people! Don't forget - our 16th Get Your Lotus Out event will be held here, on Katie's lower lot, Sunday, November 11th, 2018, at 10:00AM. Sevens are more than welcome! --Bob Collum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboWood Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Where do you stand on the white letters on the tires? I sort of liked it a few years ago, but now it's just too common. I suppose these isn't much need to make a 7 look more unique anyway. Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Where do you stand on the white letters on the tires? I sort of liked it a few years ago, but now it's just too common. I suppose these isn't much need to make a 7 look more unique anyway. Daniel On the Lexus, I thought it was silly. There are a few cars that can pull it off, but not this one. I think it comes down to making the car reflect its competition variant; the Lexus has none, as far as I know. --Bob Collum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 A rainy Saturday at Katie's. A low turnout, of cars and people, but not a total bust. We had about 25 people inside. I found the two Peugeots interesting. See? - there's always something worth seeing at Katie's! --Bob Collum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted November 3, 2018 Author Share Posted November 3, 2018 It rained last night, and was still sprinkling when I left home. Rain stopped before 7AM, and people showed up a little later than usual - but they did show up. The last picture shows something I didn't recognize - does anybody know what it is? I'll post the answer later. --Bob Collum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 (edited) Its a device to let you see traffic lights when the car has a large external sun shade like the one on the Chevy in the previous picture. This one looks like a series of small curved mirrors rather than a clear prism. Edited November 4, 2018 by scannon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted November 4, 2018 Author Share Posted November 4, 2018 Right you are, Skip - the owner of the Chevy told me it was a 'factory option', but I think it was more likely a dealer-offered item. When I first got my Elise, I remember a lot of people asking for the modern, decal version of this. --Bob Collum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 A perfect November Saturday! Cold, but clear and dry. We were rewarded by a lot of interesting vehicles. --Bob Collum P.S.: Come on out to our event on 11/11/18, 10:00AM - our 16th Get Your Lotus Out: http://www.usa7s.net/vb/showthread.php?12161-Gylo-16-11-11-18-10-00am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 A cold but dry Saturday! Especially nice, after we had our first snow of the year Thursday of this week. The snow had been cleared by rain, and there wasn't too much salt on the roads. A fairly good turnout for the weekend before Thanksgiving. Tom Jones, who I met last Sunday at GYLO, was there with his black Elan. --Bob Collum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcollum Posted November 24, 2018 Author Share Posted November 24, 2018 A smaller-than-usual turnout, probably because it was threatening rain (but never actually did rain at Katie's), and because it was Thanksgiving Weekend. Still, we had a good time with friends. --Bob Collum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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