LOG 30 Photo link

[Croc]

For Kitcat there are some excellent photos of you at the autocross by a photographer who had a much better camera than my dinky little pocket job. Towards the end of this page:

 

http://www.britishspeed.com/forum/showthread.php?3691-LOG-30-Photo-s-from-a-different-perspective

[Boxologist]

I had a great time at the autocross! I had one big slide and expected to be the only one to do a loop at the event. The Seven recovered! Wow!

 

I never used the brakes just lifted. When I lifted while initiating the turn the car started to rotate. I could then turn with my right foot.

 

Impressive number of Se7ens at the autocross.

 

Did anyone record the times?

 

i took a picture of the board. i know Norm threw the board in the back of the truck. I never go to congratulate u on finishing the rebuild of your 7, let alone anyone fo the effort to stage LOG 30, so thank you on both. Especially a Lotus that seemed run hiccup free. I know your time was similiar to mine, ~31.5. Even with the slim tyres, your 7 moved so gracefully.

[Boxologist]

Tony V has more pictures at

http://www.lotusowners.com/2010Meetings/LOG30/Set1/index.htm

 

appears the trip east via backroads was more fun than traveling north on the main thoroughfares.

[DeanG]

Old 135-15 tires don't have much grip which makes sliding the rear so much fun. I know that I was grinning like an idiot during the autocross. One of the cool things was that there were spectators who actually applauded cars and drivers that did well: beginners who improved their runs, people who pushed hard, smooth driving...

 

Some Se7en specific pictures plus a plug for LOG 31

[Kitcat]

Just back into the office, totally exhausted. No pun intended, although I did breath Crossflow fumes for 1400 miles!

 

The weather was in a word: "perfect"! Five days of sunshine and cool temperatures.

 

What a great time! And the usa7s group are a ton of fun. I now think of myself and the folks I hung out with (Box/Jon, Croc/Mike, Yellow SS/Tom) as "the brotherhood of the camel toe" in honor of the many conversations inspired by a lovely lady admirer of Mike's and Tom's se7ens:).

 

The concours/ car show was fun. It was held at a huge facility with mammoth parking lots and whose sole purpose is the retail sale of teddy bears. Who knew there was such a large teddy bear market? We had fun off in our own little corner of the lot to which we had been banished as non-Lotus owners. I have to say, tho, the the Lotus owners were unfailingly nice to me and totally inclusive and admiring of my car. So other than the parking lot slight, we were all family.

 

The trip thru the Gettysburg battle grounds, led by Croc (thanks for the super write up of the entire weekend and photos Mike!) was inspirational. My biggest discovery was how flat all the famous high points were:Seminary ridge was maybe 100 feet higher than the surrounding land and this rise occurred over hundreds of yards. And Pickets famous ill-fated charge was across a rolling meadow, not up a hill side.

 

The auto-X the next morning was great. I hadn't done one in 6 years so was a bit rusty. I DNF'd 3 of 4 runs and only made it thru on the one run when Box jumped in and pointed out where i was supposed to go (Thx Jon!). Anyhow, my time put me at the quicker end of the 1st group and I felt I cld shave shaved a coupla seconds more off if I'd ever figured out the course-but that's auto-x-ing.

 

The banquet was great and we had 2 USA7s tables and I sat at the one that included Taber10 and his lovely and gracious wife, Joan. Always good to put a face with an internet name. The banquet speaker, Satch Carlson, was reasonably entertaining.

 

After the auto-x I went for a tour on back roads. Along the way I trouble- shot my zero oil pressure problem and found an open farm store that had the special tool to tighten the loose bolts in my front suspension that were other wise impossible to reach. And this on a Sunday.

 

Then it was off to Winchester for a hotel close to the Summit Point race track. I met up there with Tom, and his cousin John, a non-sevener but a big car guy and all round delightful person. He and I enjoyed ganging up on Tom, the ultra-conservative, with our crazy liberal ideas. Tom of course was unfazed. John said:"I've been arguing with him for years, he's impervious:)!" It was obvious that our political differences were irrelevant to having fun with our cars.

 

We had dinner at a nearby restaurant and returned to our rooms around 10:00pm. At their suggestion I went back out and moved my car to a more visible part of the lot. Thus leading to one of the more memorable parts of the trip. As I jumped out after moving the car, a loverly lady, totally dolled up, came over and expressed great admiration for the car. Big deal, I am used to admiring compliments so I thanked her and looked away. But then she said she'd sure like a ride. Again I brushed it off too, I mean, who wouldn't like a ride in se7en?

 

So I got out my somewhat unwieldy car cover and started to put it on the car. She reached down and grabbed one end and started helping. So I said thanks, you are just what I need. And she said, looking me straight in the eye:"You are right, I am EXACTLY what you need!"

 

Wow, it hit me that she was much more than an ordinary se7en fan:)!!! Then she said I REALLY would like you to give me a ride in your car. She was staring at me, smiling, expectant. So I said basically, thanks for the love but no thanks and went in to bed (without her). Wimp, I know, I know. After recounting this moment of excitement at the race track the next day with both Tom and cousin John, they said, "You idiot, that was a prostitute!" Hey, I am just a small town boy, what do i know?

 

It's hard to believe but the track day was even more memorable. Wow, the Shendoah circuit was sooo complicated. The highlight for me was on my last run when I had finally figured out what corner was what, I came upon one of my instructors and was eventually given the point by as he was so much slower.

 

I stayed with my son, who lives 35' from the track that nite. Tom and cousin John went back the the motel from the evening before where they had 2 nites booked. I expect they spent many hours cruising back and forth in Tom's Seven hoping my lady friend would materialize again:).

 

Then back to Cincy yesterday, 450 mile in 8 hours, 7 hours travel time. The car ran like a top, used a 1/2 quart of oil and got 20 mpg overall.

 

I cant wait to do it again but Nevada is a non-starter for me-too far, too hot, etc. But we cant let "The brotherhood of the cameltoe" die!

 

Mile

Edited October 13, 2010 by Kitcat

[S1Steve]

Mike,

Very nice write-up,and photo's from LOG30 !!!!!

[DeanG]

So at LOG 31 will there be a shuttle bus between the Red Rock Hotel and the Mustang Ranch?