Shaun_E

To raise the ride height you screw the adjusters so as to compress the spring. What do you mean by "adjusted to the top of the thread"? To me it sounds like you have them adjusted to the lowest position If are adjusting them correctly and you have run out of adjustment then you will need longer springs. Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing

Boots aren't manadatory but are recommended. Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing

Blue book for 2010 has the following in section (S) 9.2.1: There is no mention of any FIA standard but FIA approved gloves would guarantee compliance. In the section on Competitor safety there is mention of ISO6940 but in the same section it says that this standard is "advised". Brian - can you confirm this? Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing

If it's a single diagonal FIA bar you will have difficulty fitting it with a Tillet seat unless you have the seat right back against the bulkhead and tilted back. Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing

Who's going to take me to fetch cooker cable now then 🤔 Enjoy your year off and see you at least at some events. Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing

For purely road use I think that the Avon CR500 is the best tyre you can run on a Caterham. 1. It is significantly lighter than any of the competition and that translates to a good ride quality. You don't get any tramlining with them. 2. It has ample dry grip and is one of the best in the wet - you can get better dry grip but this is only really relevant on track. 3. It wears well under road use - it will last longer than R888/A048R/etc. The only downside is cost but, as you should get at least a year out of a set (unless you are doing intergalactic mileage), it's not a massive cost. In the past I have run CR500s for road and track and they have lasted well - and that is with 226 bhp. Regarding use of trackday tyres (like the ZZR) in the wet, as long as you drive to the conditions they are fine. I have driven thousands of miles in all sorts of conditions on R888, A048R and Kumho Ecsta V70A all of which have very limited tread and none of which have caused major problems. Caterhams are crap in standing water whatever tyres you have - just take it easy. Most Caterhams don't venture out much in the wet anyway. Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing

I can't help with spring rates but what tyres are you planning to use? This will help decide on the wheel width you need. Are you intending running list 1A or list 1B? If 1B then the tyre of choice at the moment is the Kumho Ecsta V70A in soft compound (supersoft if you can get it). On 13" rims you have the choice of 175/60R13, 215/50R13 or 235/45R13. For 215-225bhp most of the sprinters are running 215 fronts and 235 rears. Optimum rim widths for this are 8" front and 9"rear although most of us are on 7.5" front and 8.5" rear. Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing

You can attend as few or as many as you like. For the novice championship it's your best 5 scores and for the class/overall championship its your best 7. If you just want to enter for fun then you don't need to do that many but if you enjoy it as much as us you will end up doing nearly every round 😬. Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing

Blimey Oliver - one track day under your belt and now you want to double the power output 😬 Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing

DaveGr, Dutchy and Rob Spencer - your's will be posted tomorrow. Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing

1. Have a look here for a start. Rumour has it there will be another "Introduction to Sprinting" day in 2010 so keep you eyes peeled. Calendar for 2010 is here. The MSA blue book for 2010 is on the MSA website now. Any further questions then just post here. Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing

Oily can normally provide you with the VVC blanking kit and cams to suit - they are both made by Piper so could be sourced direct from them. He can also modify your head for you but if you are happy drilling and tapping the engine block then you could do it yourself. You are right about the VVC head being a better starting point - my 226bhp engine uses one which was ported by oily but uses the standard valve sizes. If funds are tight or you want to do this in stages, hang onto the VVC head for the future and swap your existing head to the new engine. Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing

Check both engine mounts first - they could simply be loose or they could be broken. If both engine mounts are solid then it could be the gearbox mount - again could just be loose. To check the gearbox mount you'll have to get underneath the car. You should be able to get a finger in betwen the gear box and the nearest chassis rail on both sides - if it is close or touching on one side then the engine or gearbox has moved on it's mounts. Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing

The DVDs are ready and will be posted later this week. Cost is less than £1 so I don't want anything for them. If you wish to make a donation to NTL or a charity of your choice then please do. I am posting them to the following people: Mike Burnham Richard Price Matthew Willoughby Neil Fraser Malcolm Hickey Robin Brackett Andrew Willoughby Paul Brown Stuart Miller Gavin Craig Nick Chan Mike Sankey Carl Van Baars Matt Jenkins David Horne Chris Alston Paul Boston Alistair Gibbins Rob Grigsby - waiting address for collection: Adrian Williams Mark Gibson Michael Calvert David Nelson If I've missed anybody who requested one or if anyone else wants one then blatmail me your adddress. If any arrived broken or unreadable then let me know and I'll send you another. Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing Edited by - Shaun_E on 25 Nov 2009 21:08:14

A few of you asked for copies of the DVD at the awards lunch but of course I can't remember who . If you want a copy then blatmail me your address and I will send one to you as and when I get time to do them. Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing

http://www.oxtedgroup.co.uk/pages/caterham-7.shtml Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing

Brian James can, see here. Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing

Not great photos but do these help? http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/AZ3hX06OhYv5HBj-XpfQ0A?feat=directlink http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/VJ8iaz98zweMt0xb_Dt9pA?feat=directlink Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing

I've emailed Sam - will put our cheque in the post tomorrow. Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing

Halfords sell "Intensive Glass Cutter" which does the trick. I use their own brand of Rain-X and find it excellent on the 7 - hardly ever have to use the wipers. Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing

Thanks Richard - I've got a plug and the pins already. Would have preferred a plug already fitted as they are a pain to assemble but at that sort of cost saving I'll go DIY. 😬 Mark - I would be like one if you happened to pop in there. I am sure Michael will too - I'll prompt him to reply to you. Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing

Does that one have an LED in it to show operation? My speedo has stopped working too and I need to prove whether it is the sensor, the wiring or the display. If it does then I'm up for buying one as well assuming it has the right conector at the other end. Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing

Whichever you go for make sure that you can program it youself - I seem to remember that Caterham used to supply shift lights that could only be re-programmed by ACES themselves. They are very expensive though and there are lots of options around the £100 price point. I have a set of DRE shift lights which work very well. Obviously you don't get the nice mounting bracket like you do with the Caterham set, but I have just velcroed mine to the scuttle. Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing

Most of the Class 5 sprinters (and a few class 3 and 4) are running 215/50R13 Kumho Ecsta V70a on the front wheels. We are using 7.5 inch wheels (8" is recommended by Kumho) with the same backdepth as the caterham 6" ones. They don't make the steering any heavier and tramlining is nowhere near as bad as with 185 Yoko A048Rs. You will need wider front wings - either CSR style or RiF and some others do wider normal style. Turn in seems slightly improved but the biggest improvement is under braking. Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing

Rob M - yes received it Rob G - no I haven't so please can you send it to me. Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing