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P.S. Loved:- "29. Air leaks on the suction side of the oil pump destroy one engine per race. Keep Duckworth poor."

Oh, what a good record. The best I can offer in return is the following:-

For a few months now EBC Brakes have been supporting the Club through advertising in Lowflying and a 10% discount for members. Their Yellowstuff brake pads are ideal for most Sevening, including track days, sprinting and hill-climbs. Thanks to Dave Rothwell, a member of our Trackday organising team, who provided me with an inside contact at EBC Brakes, the company has kindly agreed to increase the discount enjoyed by members to 20%. You can find our special discount code on their page in the MemBen section here:- https://www.lotus7.club/membership/special-offers-members/ebc-brakes along with product and contact details, and a link to their website. Thanks, EBC Brakes, and thanks, Dave.

Thanks also for the recommendation of the quality. It's always reassuring to have someone you 'know' give you a recommendation.

I'm indebted to member, Bill Yallop for setting this one up for us. Heyner UK is the UK base of a German Mittelstand company making their own brand good quality workshop tools, and also sells car accessories. Their particular speciality is windscreen wipers, but, alas, not for Sevens. I am told they are particularly good at jacks and axle stands, along side many other products. Some of their biggest sellers are these three types of jack:- https://heynershop.co.uk/vehicles-service-repairs/3627-ultra-rapid-lift-...(link is external) https://heynershop.co.uk/home/55-ultra-safe-4028224347431.html(link is external) https://heynershop.co.uk/home/3527-premium-double-ram-bottle-jack-extra-...(link is external) The company is run in the UK by Paul Kiedos, who I've found to be very polite and helpful. Paul is offering 15% discount on all the companies products bought through their website. You can find all the details here in the exclusive Members' Benefits section, including our exclusive Club discount code, which cannot be accessed by non-members. https://www.lotus7.club/membership/special-offers-members/heyner-uk-tool...

Just seen your thread Mandalman. I'd suggest giving Avon a call and asking their view. They have a new set up there, and when sorting out our arrangement with them I found them very helpful, producing this special guide for the Club. https://www.lotus7.club/guides/avon-tyre-information You can find the number for their Motorsport Division (which they don't usually make available), which is the part that does all Avon's tyres for Sevens, here:- https://www.lotus7.club/membership/special-offers-members/avon-tyres While they are there to sell you some new tyres, I've always found them very ready to help, and they've been terrifically switched on about our cars, the last two of their Motosport division bosses being Seven owners.

Not at all, Arun. As I said, it's a great initiative and I'm very grateful. Perhaps if people download them they'd be kind enough to make a donation and mention in the comments box that it is for using Arun's pictures. I know what the usual charge is from the professional track photographers, and it ain't cheap. I'm no expert, but Arun seems to me to be a talented photographer. Perhaps we should be grateful he had car trouble that day. Arun's unfortunate loss is undoubtedly the members' gain. My sympathies and my thanks.

Thanks for the response, Arun. I'm a bit surprised something wasn't bounced back as undelivered. The correct address for the Admin team is admiteam@lotus7.club, as listed in th front of Lowflying. The correct address for Simon Maitland is correct, trackdays@lotus7.club, but I don't know if using a capital letter still works, The correct address for trackday support has to be either trackdaysupport@lotus7.club, or trackdaysupport2@lotus7.club as we have two people as track day support.

#5, Arun, A great initiative, Arun, and thank for thinking of it. We're grateful for all contributions. But I've checked with the Admin team in the office, who we've always found to give great support and be right on the ball, and they aren't aware of any such communication. I've also checked with Simon, who organises the track days, and he's not aware of anything. I'm responsible for the Club's charity, and I'm not aware of anything either. Please can you confirm for me, who it was you tried to contact, and how (email, phone, etc.) and when it was?

Skincare problems get worse in winter as the damp softens the skin and makes abrasion more common. Just washing hands removes the natural protective oils. Industrial dermatitis is usually far more prevalent in winter months. Using more moisturiser helps. I used to be in the military, out in the fields for days in all weathers. Just constantly handling equipment, ropes, immersion, in wet weather made the fingers sore. I always tried to make sure I had moisuriser with me in the field and used it regularly. It sounds anomalous, but for a big roughie toughie commando using moisturiser was a boon.

Dunno if it's any help, but you could try looking over their FaceBook and Instagram pages:- @go.race.engineering

As I also used to be responsible for the medical side of the business, i covered the antibacterial side too. Using alcohol as frequently as medical staff were SUPPOSED to use it, when the concern was MRSA sweeping through hospitals, is not good for the hands. The Hibiscrub, which was supposed to be used in theatres (but was often overused around the hospitals in an attempt to make up for poor hand hygiene procedures) was even more aggressive. We always recommended using a moisturiser frequently during the day, otherwise the the skin takes a real hammering, despite the glycerine gels that are put into hand sanitisers. The same applies to using the more aggressive, non sanitising hand cleaners I referred to above. In tasks which incur heavy soiling, we also recommended the use of a barrier cream before getting your hands dirty, as it does make it easier to remove the dirt afterwards. All the barrier cream does is to block the pores with a benign cream to make it harder for the dirt to get ingrained, thus easier to get off afterwards. So for heavy soiling it should be a three stage process, barrier cream before working, a hand cleanser after working, followed immediately by a moisturiser. Never thought I'd be rabbiting about this stuff anymore, and certainly not here!

Ahem! Somewhat late to this thread. I used to work for Deb, who make Swarfega. The grit used to be made from tiny little plastic beads, but that hasn't been the case for a couple of decades, when they were changed for ground down nut shells, so are bio-degradable. When I worked there the active ingredient used to be D-limonene, and I assume its still the same, though I haven't looked at an ingredients list for some years. It's an extract from the peel of citrus fruits, so also bio-degradable, and often found in all sorts of modern cleaning chemicals. There are more aggressive products around, which are fine for the occasional use, but the active ingredients were very aggressive, and aren't recommended for regular everyday use, so we really tried to educate people away from using them, as in those days there were growing claims against employers over industrial dermatitis. Which is why you'll seldom find blokes working in garages who don't wear gloves. Solopol used to be one of our German competitors (who we eventually bought out) who made a very aggressive product. We avoided making a me-too version because we thought it too aggressive. Because of demand from loyal customers we did eventually make something equally aggressive, but continued to try to recommend that users avoided it, for skincare reasons. The very fact that we were then making the product and still telling people not to use it added to our credibility that we cared about the effect on the skin, rather than just making a fast buck. Comma was one of our low cost competitors, cheap and... Perlite is not biodegradable, and in quantity can block drains, so from an environmental perspective, should be avoided. Caveat: The above is from what I recall at least ten or fifteen years ago, if my memory is correct. If anything, the products certainly won't be any worse than they were then, and at Deb we used to pride ourselves on being one of the leading hand and surface cleaning companies.

For those of you without a quick release steering wheel, Go-Race now make a Caterham steering column with quick release boss. Better yet, he company is offering a 15% discount to all members on their full range of products. So for those of you with a stable of other exotic vehicles lacking quick release wheels, this Members' Benefits page is the place to look, where you will find your exclusive Club discount code. https://www.lotus7.club/membership/special-offers-members/go-race-home-q...

Arch are great blokes, Neil. They'll see you right. If you're not far from Arch you must be near ...ish me.

I'm carrying 8kg of lead ballast to bring me up to minimum weight Sounds like a great excuse for a good meal and a drink the night before an event.

I'm 6'2". Admittedly I have lowered floors, but I've been touring bare headed and wearing everything from baseball caps to a panama hat in the 7 with side screens with no problem from the top. Most of the buffeting people experience is from driving without the side screens, which I often do with this car, though I have the small side deflectors on. My old car was still dreadful for buffeting this way. My present car is OK.

#11 Roger, Thank you for that link. I'm indebted to you for the clarification. I stand, very happily, corrected. In view of the wording of the Act, I shall now be seeking a pair of FIAM air horns, which will get regular use on roundabouts, for all the drivers who evidently don't see me. Oh, and those that sit in the outside lane of clear dual carriageways, oblivious to the traffic behind them. Love the idea of the ice cream chimes on the cool-down laps. But all that additional weight!

My understanding, from members who are also traffic police, is that double or triple airhorns sounding simultaneously are also illegal, as referenced by Jonathan above. anything that has more than one tone

The reason I asked about side screens is that with them on, I've never had a problem with needing an 'over the top' wind deflector on the windscreen. Most of the buffeting comes from the sides.

Are you driving with side screens on?

If all you care about is banging your elbow, I've seen folk put that foam pipe insulator over the side.

I have very similar mirrors on my car. The clamping method (two grub screws) is the same, but the clamp looks different. Yours appears to have what looks like a metal divider down the length, with a bit of rubber on the opposite side.Mine has a much wider opening, with a plastic spacer to fill the gap. I've driven mine on track and on road many miles and never had one of the mirrors come off. I simply clamp the grub screws tightly straight onto the stanchion, quite tightly.

Well done, Yellowperil98. One thing this place definitely is good for is helping owners sort out their car to the way they want them. There's always someone with the knowledge who is willing to help. And, Yes, I dunno where we'd be without Chris at Redline. Glad you're enjoying your Seven and hope you have many more years of enjoyment to come.

They bought a sump guard with a car attached? I did the same thing with my Track Day Roll Bar.