Toughie

Gentlemen, after our chat the other day, Simon pointed out that we (that is, I) forgot to suggest The Big Picnic as a mirror event. It's on Saturday, 1st June, and I've just put it on the Club's calendar. Happy to provide whatever information might be of help.

Drew, in addition to your initiative in organising this, that is astonishingly generous of you. On behalf of PCR and the Club's chairty team, thank you very much. It is people like you who make a Club like ours worthwhile. Alan

So by the looks of it, Anker, you don't actually own a car with a proper roof?

Thank you. I know this will sound odd, but, being an IT Neanderthal, were it not for having received a notification with a link to follow, I don't know how to find this forum. I can't see it on any of the drop down menus I've looked at. P.S. Nice picture at the top. Makes you all look very casually cool.

Unfortunately Demon Tweeks don't extend the Club discount to tyres, or any items that have been reduced in price for sales & 'seasonal promotions'.

'Course, we could reduce the overall weight of the car, AND save money, by eating and drinking less. As for being ignored, I've had a great deal of training in that, having been married for over forty years.

Back in 2016 I did a Get To Know Your 7 day down at Gatwick, with Caterham's Simon Lambert. While the Club's 3,000 members will have 6,328 views about the right thing to do (I'm too ignorant to have a view), here's Simon Lambert's list from back then:- 13” wheels. Feels much more 'planted'.ZZS tryres. Better in wet and more progressive (also ZZR).4 point harness, correctly worn (tight to breathe). Better connected to car. (Schroth harness if you’re thin). The tighter you're tied in, the faster you drive.Rear anti-roll bar (already got a front one) £150. Take off in wet. A softer car is quicker in wet. Orange is basic ½”. Red is 5/82, so a bit stiffer.LSD. Especially in 160 – 170 bhp.Brakes. Big brakes on front. Bigger master cylinder.Then you can start upgrading the engine

Apologies if I'm saying what others have already said. I have only just opened this thread for the first time in a long time. May I just point out that the Club's moderators make it quite clear and transparent when a post has been moderated. There will always be a comment posted by them to state that they have done so, in line with the Club's belief in transparency. Yes, I do speak from personal knowledge. I, too, have been moderated. There's no need for anyone here to get paranoid. It's me they're after! Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll return to looking for spent cartridges on this grassy knoll. .

Dunno what Jonathan has sent you, but yes, mine all light up when I start the ignition.

"I wish this forum software was better." It's one of the things the Club management is being forced to look at anyway. Unfortunately the solution is likely to be expensive.

Some of the ordinary petrol stations carry good quality oil of a range of viscosities these days.

Nigel, In answer to your question:- "Do I have to physically take it to Motul at the event, or can I post it back?" here's the response I got back from my contact:- "Either, it can be posted back to us - benefit here is it gets in the queue to be analysed earlier. Alternatively it can be dropped at the oil lab on Copse runway." Hope that covers it for you. I also asked if there might be other events at which this service might be available and was told:- "The oil lab and the technicians travel across from Motul in France, and we generally only bring it over for the larger events. That said we are hopeful to have a UK based service up and running in the future. It may also be at the Goodwood Revival, but not 100% confirmed yet."

I confess, Nigel, in the rush to notify members I haven't checked. I'll ask my contact and post a reply here. I suspect I shalln't now get an answer until tomorrow.

I'm afraid I can't help you regarding alternatives, but Avon are very pro the Club, so if you want to chat to their Avon Motorsport Tyres people they'll be glad to give you a view of the ZZR v ZZS for your combination of track v road. You can find their guide, specifically written for the Club, here, in the Club Guides section. Alternatively you can chat to them on 07900 054996. You'll probably get a bloke called Adam, but they're all technically knowledgeable and helpful.

We've just sorted out a Members' Benefit for membership of Club Motul, who are Caterham's oil sponsors. I've yet to post the details in the MemBen section, but have just been given notice of this offer. Motul are also offering an oil sample analysis of your oil. You need to book your analysis slot BY THIS FRIDAY, 12th AUGUST To book your free analysis, please visit this site. If there are any problems, please do let me know quickly and I'll do my best to sort them out in time, as I haven't had the opportunity to test the process. Alan Tough Commercial Lead commercial@caterhamlotus7.club

Just come across this thread. As the person responsible for Members' Benefits there's also Go-Race, who will do the job for you and offer members a 15% discount. You can find them here in the Members' Benefits section.

Starcom gave shocking service and were remarkably expensive. When they were still in business I tried to buy one new headset from them and they wanted to charge almost as much as a brand new system. I did source a second hand one through eBay. Failing that, I'd get something new.

I asked if Caterham would map my CRS. hey wouldn't and don't do mapping (yet only fit locked ECUs)!. Northampton Motorsport mapped my CSR for me. Troy is brilliant at it and has a really good wingman who also does it. As others have said, many of the performance dealers go there to have cars mapped. It did, however, require me buying a new ECU. What I have recently found out is that Luke Stevens (Team Leos), can map a standard, Caterham ECU, and his team is damned good. And you can sit in his cafe style room and watch your car on the rolling road, which he has recently had upgraded to a four-wheel drive dyno.

#27. Highly enterprising. Have you thought of becoming a lawyer? (With all due respect to those members who are lawyers) (The above in no way reflects the views of Officers or Members of the Caterham and Lotus Seven Club, nor of Seven Club Limited) (The value of your Seven may go down as well as up) (The price charged for membership in no way reflects the value of the benefits you get) (All excuses and arse covering correct at the time of printing)

I know of at least two other members who have told me that their wives turn in quicker lap times than they do. They keep telling us they want equality, why don't they stick to it?

"if anyone has a tips on how to break this sort of thing to the better half, they'd be welcome! " Someone here offered me some sage advice some time ago (apologies for not remembering to whom the credit belongs):- Cost should never be a consideration when it comes to safety related upgrades.Ensure that all upgrades are safety related upgrades.May the Zephyr of Blat be with you.

#8, Edo. "Caterham could not tell me what the rear exit track exhaust DB was" I know there are far, far more knowledgeable members who will be along eight seconds after I post this, but until they do... My understanding is that the dB level changes with the temperature and humidity of the day, plus, of course, the wind direction. For this reason I've never been able to get Caterham or the people who service my car to tell me what noise level it emits. They might be pushed into telling me what it is on a certain day at a certain time in a certain place, but wont tell me whether or not I'll pass scrutineering. I have found that almost all circuits and organisers will do all they can to help you. If you transgress the limits they'll often tell you where the meters are and suggest you back of the fortissimo pedal on that bit.

If you have the windscreen on, I suspect that you'd get better times with a roof and doors on. A half hood, being slightly lower than the roof, might be even quicker, but I dunno if the low pressure zone behind the cockpit might negate that.

Happy birthday! (insert Party emoji here). But she needs to go over the rear arch protector with a bit of tinfoil.