Who is the ultimate Se7en guru?

[Al N.]

Help me here.

 

 

 

I know there are a ton of different types of cars out there, but is there one person who is considered the ultimate guru of all things Se7en here in the US?

 

 

 

If not, I would love to know people's thoughts on who might be the guru of each particular marque.

 

 

 

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

[slngsht]

I suppose by now I know a fair bit about Rotus' history, and whatever I don't know, I can get from various people from the company's past.

 

 

 

 

[R1 Seven]

Is this going to turn into some sort of an American Idol type of thing?   http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/smile5.gifR1 Seven2007-04-19 14:45:56

[Al N.]

Or perhaps I'm fishing around for a speaker or two? http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/biggrin5.gif

 

 

[11Budlite]

I have two of Dennis Ortenburger's books, "The Legend of the Lotus Seven" and "Lotus Seven and the Independents". I would think with the research he has done on those two books, he would be a wealth of knowledge for all things Se7en. I think he lives in California, and was building a Locost if I remember correctly. Not sure if he is a member or lurker here though...

 

 

 

Bruce

[roll a 7]

Chris in MA has a great deal of time/grade on the cars.

 

 

 

Woody in CA certainly knows a lot.

 

 

 

Chip Bond in VA is in the running.

 

 

 

And probably another 10-20 guys around the country that I don't even know.

 

 

 

Locally David L is an encyclopedia of 7 autocross applied knowledge---gained over 25 years of trying to go faster in a 7.

 

 

 

The guy @ Dave Bean and the restorer in Santa Barbara are also worthy of mention.

 

 

 

And Nathan @ RMSCI is especially helpful on Caterhams.

 

 

 

I'm siure that the rest of you can come with more names than I just did.

[Al N.]

I have two of Dennis Ortenburger's books, "The Legend of the Lotus Seven" and "Lotus Seven and the Independents". I would think with the research he has done on those two books, he would be a wealth of knowledge for all things Se7en.

 

 

 

Dennis O. was one of the first people I approached (via his publisher) regarding speaking. He politely declined.

 

 

 

Since I think most of our time at 7-7-7 will be spent driving and socializing, I'm not so much interested in a Keynote type speaker as much as a few folks to host info sessions/participate in roundtable discussions.

 

 

 

Actually, a funny one might be BECs vs. Car Engines...with Jeff and Mazda squaring off!

[slngsht]

 

Actually, a funny one might be BECs vs. Car Engines...with Jeff and Mazda squaring off!

 

 

 

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[R1 Seven]

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[Keith]

I'll second Nathan at RMSCI. He'd be pretty interesting if you let him loose.

[Kitcat]

And speaking of Keith, he did "write the book" on Lowcosts and now is becoming a Westy expert.