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For those of us on the sidelines this weekend, what's the update?  Having seen warnings of thunderstorms, I hope a good time has been had?

I had a lucky escape last time my head was off (suspected HG failure) as it allowed me to catch a cracked valve spring.

What he said  Thanks Dave :-)

Another really enjoyable Curborough today - thanks to everyone who put on such a well-run event.  

Thanks to everyone in the paddock for the birthday wishes and brilliant card.  Can't think of a much nicer bunch of nutters to spend your 50th with  

Bad luck Nigel, sorry to hear that :-(  Mind you, your car does have a pretty hard life!

Hope to catch up soon,

There is always plenty of BBQing, beers and banter at the circuit the night before if you head down there...  Sadly I'll be missing it this time, but look forward to seeing everyone in the morning!

Yes, my 1991 car originally had the non 'A' A frame.  I reverted to a standard part when rebuilding the car a few years later and can't say I noticed any difference either!

You lucky, lucky man Roger.  I remember reading about le Mas du Clos in my earlier years as a Club member and always wanted to visit.  Maybe now I could...

I see that camping is not permitted this year.  What are others doing re accommodation?

Something tells me that BOC may be a little surprised at just how many of us there are  

Hi, and welcome!  Have you seen this guide here?  It too refers to the K Series but I can;t think of any particular reason why the Crossflow would be electrically different.   

Best of luck!

As you will read in the next edition of LF, I watched some of the Seven 170 build and thought that CC might have forgotten a key tool as there was no engine hoist present.  

And then they showed just how light the engine is to lift by hand (one of the benefits of putting it in separately from the gearbox I guess).  Definitely went a long way to showing how the 440kg weight is reached   

Thanks for the hard work that had obviously gone into this Graham / team.  Can I get the ball rolling with a few suggestions?

Class 1 "The 3 cylinder turbocharged 660cc engine as fitted to the Caterham 160, 165 and 170 models."

I suggest changing this to "A 3 cylinder... " since the engine used in the 160/165 and the 170 are different.

 Remove “Single cam engines of 1601cc and greater. Power for these engines is limited to 160bhp”

There is no doubt that single cam engines are today in a tiny minority, but as I understand it, this exemption was very specifically put in to create a more level playing field between the power delivery characteristics of older single cam engines against more modern twin cam engines.  I’m not aware of it ever having caused an issue so why remove a provision that supports the aim of making the rules “as fair as possible to encourage competition” as per the preamble? (for the avoidance of any doubt, this is not currently of any benefit / advantage to me personally).

Driver Aids

We talk about classes where these are and aren’t allowed, but do not seem define what we mean by them, which I suspect might be confusing for anyone outside of the competition.  Worth clarifying?

Club name

Will need to be updated throughout   

Orangs - let me have your email address and I'll happily also send you a soft copy of the article in question.  

 I know it's not the most photogenic location, but does anyone have any photos they could share with me please?

Crikey - what a weekend by the look of it.  Not quite sure where to start but Bravo to a whole host of competitors  

Really enjoyed being a volunteer at the Intro to Sprinting day at Curborough yesterday.  Lots of smiles on track and amongst the volunteer team.  Some photos of the day here:

Some nice photos from the weekend from one of the photographers present.  Please excuse the somewhat cheesy quote attributed to me (even if it's true!)

https://www.facebook.com/WiscombeParkHillclimb/posts/355644926126905

At last weekend's Sandra Harrison-Moore Curborough sprint, I met Steve House who was taking some fantastic photographs, with a view to making them available as prints to raise money for St Giles Hospice in Whittington.

A link to his photo album can be found: here

He is offering 8x6" prints for just £3, plus £2 to cover postage and packing.  To place an order, email stevehouse@virginmedia.com quoting the photo number (LOT xxx)

Trackday Lead Simon Maitland will no doubt be along any moment, but an email to trackdays@lotus7.club and/or a post in the Trackday section here might be a good place to make the suggestion.  It's been a few years since I've driven Oulton but agree, it's a great track!   

Please spread the word as the weather is looking good and it would be great to see plenty of other members use Curborough as a blat destination.  There is a post on BlatChat and we've just put something out on Facebook, but do try to encourage other members along  

Tom, remind me what your reg is?

You've just driven past my house three times - hope the rain doesn't get any heavier for you!  Anyone on here?

Hi Garth - I had exactly the same thing a few years ago on my Minno when one tyre burst, then the other on the same side failed only 10 mins or so later.  I'm not sure what triggered the first wheel to blow (age?) but the problem is that when the first wheel blows, the trailer remains so stable that you don't realise it has until quite a while later, by which time the tyre is completely shredded and has thrown sharp bits of steel belt all over the place, damaging the other tyre in front or behind which fails soon thereafter.

The only good news is that I found you can get home fairly well (slowly and carefully) on just 3 wheels (probably not recommended practice however)

Does anyone have any they could send me please? (editor@lotus7.club(link sends e-mail))  I need a few for the LF report.