Carlisle 2009

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grrrr. screw it. I'm bringing the Rotus!

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for once the weather forecast was spot on!

 

the entire day was overcast, but no rain. It started raining right as we were packing up, and rained like crazy all the way home.

[Croc]

Well I got the rain starting at Newark airport while heading to Carlisle leading me to drive there with the hood up (oh the shame!). But the drive back was topless

 

Anyway here are some pics from Carlisle that I took:

 

A gaggle (small herd? pod?) of LSIS at Carlisle:

http://s15.photobucket.com/albums/a354/mjohnson555/seats/?action=view&current=DSC05582.jpg

 

Jon's amazing faux Atom:

http://s15.photobucket.com/albums/a354/mjohnson555/seats/?action=view&current=DSC05586.jpg

http://s15.photobucket.com/albums/a354/mjohnson555/seats/?action=view&current=DSC05585.jpg

 

Bob's "beast" (the size of that turbo )

http://s15.photobucket.com/albums/a354/mjohnson555/seats/?action=view&current=DSC05581.jpg

http://s15.photobucket.com/albums/a354/mjohnson555/seats/?action=view&current=DSC05587.jpg

 

And a very nice Stalker on display at the Brunton stand

http://s15.photobucket.com/albums/a354/mjohnson555/seats/?action=view&current=DSC05580.jpg

 

The only photo I missed getting was one of Mazda's jawdropping creation I especially wanted a pic of the stained passenger seat!

 

It was great to meet everybody in person!

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Jon's car was amazing to see in person. The body work cannot be appreciated from the pics, and there are so many small details like the adjustable pedals, adjustments on the seat, engine lid, etc... I can go on and on.

 

Jon also made a clean spot on my cowl. Now I might have to clean the whole thing

[RGTorque]

i had a WONDERFUL time. it was great to meet some of the forum regulars in public and even get a ride in a mighty v8 7.

 

im hoping that a younger generation of 7 owners will appear so that i am not always the youngest of the bunch.

 

i look forward to more events!

[11Budlite]

I'm really sorry I couldn't make it to Carlisle this year, but I'm glad the rain held out so you guys could enjoy the day. Thankfully I did get some time to work on the Birkin this weekend so I could have it ready for LOG.

[S1Steve]

Hi,

Nice time at Carlisle on Sat., Chris and I meet up with Simon and his S1 and had a good blat up the turnpike. Nice to see the new members bring their cars.So just when I think this is really a great time, Bam, Mazda said, Steve want to drive my car !!!! Not two seconds out of the lot, Mazda say's " Jump on it", How do I say " HOLY @hit in a nice way. Let me say " It is CRAZY " fast, It handles great, I give it a good brake test and it stops very well. It really is a very good handling 7. It is just so #&%#$@ FAST!!

Everyone that owns a 7 needs a ride in this car. Think of it as a "Nextel Cup 7"

 

Thanks Mazda, Al, John and anyone I may have missed, Steve

Edited May 18, 2009 by S1Steve

[KStier]

I agree, nice to put faces with names (user IDs), didn't get to drive the V8 but it sounded real nice.

 

By the way, overcast skies should not prevent you from using sunscreen, somthing I will remember after my first extended drive with no top on...

[xflow7]

Nice to see everyone again as well as meet some new folks. Jon's car is simply incredible and I can confirm after seeing Mazda's car for the first time that it is even more bonkers than I imagined.

 

Looking forward to seeing everyone again soon.

 

Dave

[Al N.]

Great to see everyone, and Laura was happy that I made it back to NJ in time for dinner.

 

BTW, Dave W. (xflow7) of Binghamton, NY was the recipient of the club door prize — a publishers edition copy of Dennis Ortenburger's book "Lotus Seven & Independents"...for having traveled the farthest in a Se7en to attend. He just barely nudged out Mike (Croc), who traveled from Jersey City, NJ.

 

I'm sure the weather kept some folks away, but it was nice to meet old friends and make some new ones. Though I'm sure that one Lotus-o-phile who stopped by thinks we're all jerks for slagging the Evora before it even hits US roads.

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I'm sure the weather kept some folks away, but it was nice to meet old friends and make some new ones. Though I'm sure that one Lotus-o-phile who stopped by thinks we're all jerks for slagging the Evora before it even hits US roads.

 

heh, couldn't help it. Lotus has always been successful at making light weight sportscars. Not because they can't make other cars, but because that's what people think when they think Lotus IMO.

 

276 hp in a 29xx lb car is weak these days. That's the Acura NSX formula. As superior as that car was, bottom line is your competition is cranking out 400+ hp, in cars that are 10% more in weight. In addition to that, they'll be going up against WELL established competition in that segment. That's a tall order.

 

Getting off soap box.

[sparecr]

Sorry I only made it by the tent for a few minutes, another busy weekend for me. I tried coming back just as the rain ended but eveyone was gone. Great to see the number of cars we had this year again.

 

Since I am keeping my car I will win the book next year...