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@fastg I agree - CMP is a very promising track.  Freshly resurfaced too.  The message from Steve was that it suits se7ens well now.  

 

@Kitcat Sadly I will now not be making the August option at CMP and it will probably not go ahead[.  I had an expensive day yesterday when my gearbox blew up on track.  It locked up solid throwing me rather violently into your special grassy regular parking spot at Thunderbolt at the Devil/Octopus.   I thought of you while sitting there waiting for them to stop the track and recover me.  

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3 hours ago, Croc said:

@fastg I agree - CMP is a very promising track.  Freshly resurfaced too.  The message from Steve was that it suits se7ens well now.  

 

@Kitcat Sadly I will now not be making the August option at CMP and it will probably not go ahead[.  I had an expensive day yesterday when my gearbox blew up on track.  It locked up solid throwing me rather violently into your special grassy regular parking spot at Thunderbolt at the Devil/Octopus.   I thought of you while sitting there waiting for them to stop the track and recover me.  

At least you weren’t in the “parking lot” due to your own driving stupidity. And you didn’t eventually drive out if it bouncing off the mamouth rocks NJMP thoughtfully left there, so you didn’t return to the pits with 2 flat front tires and 2 bent front wheels. Thx for that memory Croc(:.

 

But back to the present (TG), why did your transmission lock/explode? Is it the Cat 6sp? Any warning signs before disaster struck? As I mentioned in a post a while back, the seals on the 6 sp need to be replaced semi-regularly.

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23 minutes ago, Kitcat said:

...why did your transmission lock/explode? Is it the Cat 6sp? Any warning signs before disaster struck? As I mentioned in a post a while back, the seals on the 6 sp need to be replaced semi-regularly.

 

@Kitcat  Yes it was a Caterham 6 speed.  Now I suspect it is a metal casing full of shredded metal based on the many expensive noises it makes when you try to rotate the wheels.  Very little warning sign - I changed down from 4th to 3rd and felt the change be slightly unusual - stiffer and shorter than normal in my hand, no noise indicator.  I was sensitive to gear changes because I had been shaking down the Holden in the previous session to decipher its gear change issues and evaluate suspension set up changes.   So I backed off the speed immediately and was planning to come to the pits to check it out.  I made it another 500 feet before it all locked up and I did a Kitcat-quality tank slapper.  Fluid in gearbox was fresh and at right level.  No leaks or prior issues.  Changes felt clean and normal right up to the last one which is where I sensed a problem.  Clutch is a year old and feels normal, even after breaking the box.  I could still select gears cleanly with engine on stationary with clutch depressed so assume its output shaft area thats broken.  It was very sudden.  Its 11 years old and 10,000 miles, most of that on track.  So with that perspective maybe not a surprise.  Replacement box secured and the old one will be rebuilt.  These things happen  :classic_rolleyes:

 

 

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I could not get the numbers to make it work financially.  Not enough people.  Transport was a cost factor at the time and gas prices have only got worse since then. 

 

There is a Birkin that calls CMP home if you want a track tag buddy.  I can put you in touch when you have your car together.  

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On 3/28/2022 at 5:43 AM, Croc said:

I could not get the numbers to make it work financially.  Not enough people.  Transport was a cost factor at the time and gas prices have only got worse since then. 

 

There is a Birkin that calls CMP home if you want a track tag buddy.  I can put you in touch when you have your car together.  

Thanks Croc. Will reach out for info once I have my car. Bruce has been shepherding me thru the process and has been great at every step. 
 

I'm very excited to join the ranks of 7 owners. 

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NJ is 2 days drive each way, it's too much for me unfortunately, it would be nice to have an event down south somewhere. Easiest way might be to suggest a weekend in the fall from Chin Track Days, Just Track It, etc and people signing up to that. There were 3 420Rs the last track day I went to.

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I made the trip to Barber for Log for my first trackday and drove it in 17 hours straight doing the whole drive myself.   Will admit that my legs were like rubber when I got there.  But it wasn’t a bad drive.  I left at 2 in the morning and got there at 7:30 pm.  Fresh as a daisy the next day.   Suck it up and come on up.  It’s worth it.  😜:driving: Tom. 

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Or, Tom, why don’t you meet the southern members  of USA7s at Barber? As you say, it’s  only a day’s drive and you have a trailer and tow vehicle  now:)!

 

Just kidding (sort of). I thought I had heard all of your se7en adventures but this is a new one. That’s a full day, given that se7en miles are like dog years:1:7. Impressive!

 

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Mike, I was towing yellow in my trailer with my cousin John’s Ram pick up.  John was supposed to co drive. But as it turned out he had macro degeneration and is was an overcast sometimes rainy day and I found out that he really couldn’t see well enough to actually drive.  That was when we made him give up driving. He could see somewhat but he described it like putting your arm out with Your fist closed in front of you. He could see the edges but not directly in front of him.  That’s why I drove the whole way.   

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1 hour ago, sf4018 said:

NJ is 2 days drive each way, it's too much for me unfortunately, it would be nice to have an event down south somewhere. Easiest way might be to suggest a weekend in the fall from Chin Track Days, Just Track It, etc and people signing up to that. There were 3 420Rs the last track day I went to.

 

I do understand the distances involved between NJMP and you.  The hard thing is to make the numbers work without being financially prohibitive.  Maybe the easiest thing is just to pick a Chin or other organization and just sign up and not try for the se7ens run group.   Its really nice but not always essential if we have a group with more track experience.  I do have Barber on my bucket list of tracks along with COTA.  I even just acquired a new SUV that can tow a car trailer so gradually working towards it.   Just need to sort out the various cars I have lurking in Seattle, Colchester VT, Fort Collins CO and probably elsewhere I have forgotten.  

 

Bruce Beachman and I have extensively discussed doing a west coast USA7s event at Thunderhill as the winter prices to hire it out make it really easy to meet numbers.  We just have not proceeded as it was based on him finishing a Caterham of mine.   He does do regular trips to Thunderhill with a west coast sevens group which sound great fun.

 

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