Blue_SV

Mike Keen to buy - have sent you a message. Jon PS Any chance of a photo to see its condition etc?

Mike I am keen - will send you a mail this evening (Mon) Jon

Hi Is the half hood still available? if so, I am interested: I have a SV (2003) with a single diagonal roll bar so I guess it would fit.. Does it come with a bag? Jon

Jonathan If you are still taking orders, I am interested in 2 tubes and 2 bags - one of each style. Thanks, Jon

Oli I have sent you a message - I am very interested. Jon

Oli Still for sale? If so, what is the profile of the tyre - is the 185*60? Jon

Hi Thanks for the views, I have no aspirations for success next year other than learn lots. I am hoping my wife will also enter so there will be some competition to be the foundation of the score sheet . I had a very helpful chat with Simon R the other day who also thought we might be able to squeeze down into class 3 but either way, Oli's comment is well made - it will be a learning experience... On a broader note, I am interested in the focus on total power output with little discussion around weight, be that the car or the driver. In my case with an SV, the extra weight (probably an extra 10+% over a standard model) will bring down the power to weight ratio, reducing acceleration and top speed. I do not know the relationship between power/weight ratio and 'effort' (in terms of acceleration or speed), but if it were broadly linear, my extra 10+% weight of the car would bring down the 'effort' to match standard cars with around 150bhp. I imagine driver weight will also be a factor although it seems that most folk I have met are broadly similar size/shape and so it may have less effect that the different types of car. Of course, I fully appreciate that driver skill is the ultimate defining factor in a class and it will be a while before that factor offsets my car differences... Jon

As a (very nearly) newbie here, I am still getting to grips with the various engine variants etc. I have a standard Roadsport SV with 1.8 K series that has had a 'R300 upgrade' during its life (not by me); the 'R300 upgrade' comment came from Caterham when I bought the car. It was done by Minster Power. The car has a standard Caterham MBE ECU that is locked (at least to most...). It do not think it has any other modifications. I competed in one event last year (providing a foundation to the results sheet.. ) and keen to continue into the championship this year. From the discussion it seems that I might squeeze into 3 but.. Northampton Motorsport did a power run in March and the max power came out at 161.9 - for those that understand these things, a scan copy of the output is available here:https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/77159797/140314%20Caterham%20Power%20run.pdf Does this mean I would end up in Class 4 and probably not even make it onto the score sheet or would I squeeze into class 3 on the 'R300 rule'. For the forseeable future, I aim to keep the car for predominantly road use but the L7 competition is very pleasant side line. I would appreciate some thoughts, including any explanations of the Power run in terms of how 'typical' it looks for this spec. Jon

Hi I would like to add a 'vote of support' for Phil's post on class definitions and Throttle Bodies. We 'dipped our toes' into sprinting this year and now keen to join next year but potentially going to end up very uncompetitive in class 4 as we have a basic K-series 1.8 SV that has TBs. We have not other upgrades and it pushes out ~158bhp (tested earlier this year). My understanding of the proposed rules for 2015 would pitch us against much more powerful cars. I know that power is not everything and in the first few seasons you compete against yourself to improve, but it would be more encouraging to be in a class where one might have some opportunity of having some competition. Setting class limits by power alone would seem to give more opportunity but then I am only a novice... Nevertheless, it is not a great incentive to join the series knowing that it is highly unlikely we can compete in the class during the year. . Jon ,