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• PARTS FOR ALL SEVEN MODELS - 1957 TO DATE • RAPID MAIL ORDER SERVICE, ^s? EXPORT ORDERS WELCOME • ENGINE BUILDING, TUNING, NEW & EXCHANGE UNITS • TRANSMISSION, NEW & RECONDITIONED • SERVICING, REPAIRS & RESTORATIONS • ACCIDENT REPAIRS We are Agents or Stockists of most leading brands including: WEBER, K&N, SPAX, KENT Cams, VANDERVELL BEARINGS, MINILITE Wheels, WILLANS Seat Belts, NGK, TOP TEK HELMETS, O/E LOTUS & CATERHAM Parts, MOTORCRAFT, LUCAS, Plus our range of REDLINE Accessories. For Spares, Repairs, Servicing or Free Advice Telephone or Visit our premises in Caterham. Only minutes from Junction 6, M25, Short walk from BR Station. HISTORIC SEVEN PARTS SUPPLIERS FACTORY APPOINTED PARTS & SERVICE CENTRE REDLINE COMPONENTS TEL: (01883) 346515 FAX: (01883) 341604 LTD TIMBER HALL, 19 TIMBER LANE, CATERHAM, SURREY CR3 6LZ ENGLAND Enthusiastic family business Parts and accessories available Old and new models maintained Lotus and Caterham 7 specialists Menu servicing or bespoke for your car Modifications or upgrades for road & track Caterham Approved Service Centre ^jy \Home of the Caterham Firebladt www.jameswhiting.com Appletree Works, 26-30 Glenfield Rd, Ashford, Middx TWI5 IJL t)+44 (0) 1784 241466 0 +44 (0)1784 250915 Lowflying is published by the Lotus Seven Club We support the Leukaemia Research Fund Annual membership is £37-50 (UK and Overseas) see Membership Secretary details below or visit the web site www. to tus 7 dub. co. uk this month: The team: Chairman Competition Secretary Picture gallery 2 Andrew Walker* Graham LyaLL* 44 Park View, Pinner, 139 Rumbusfi Lane, Middlesex Dicken's Heath, News and events 5 HA5 4LN Solihull B90 1RB t: 020 8421 2133 t: 01564 703 134 (daytime) A member's tale [email protected] f: 01564 703 241 (work) [email protected] getting the big boys to solve your problems General Secretary Paul Davis Club Brand Manager Nuke-the-Leuk t: 01428 652 493 m: 07790 904159 Felix KLauser [email protected] t: 02392 412945 more fundraising news 10 m: 07970 990 474 Company Treasurer Electrickery, part 4-2 12 Ray Hutchings James Whiting Sylvanna, Llanvair Close, South Ascot, f: 01784 250915 Berkshire SL5 9HX [email protected] m: 07808 943474 Caterham Archivist [email protected] John Passmore t: 01491 641566 f: 01491 642366 Lowflying IT and webmaster 1 [email protected] Barry Sweeney* an PO Box 777, Haywards Heath RH16 2YA t: 01444 443902 Honorary Vice-Chairmen [email protected] Dave MiryLees for Lotus and Caterham Seven enthusiasts Nick Richens t: 01420 564347 Membership Secretary Roger Swift t: 01283 791877 Keith Pickin Keith Jecks PO Box 77, Undy, Magor, Caldicot, Monmouthshire NP26 3EJ t: 07000 572582 (07000 L7CLUB) [email protected] Lowflying: Trust me, I'm a scientist Project Manager data acquisition as a driving aid 15 AO Coordinator and LRF Coordinator Graham Lyall Steve Winterberg* t: 01564 703 134 (daytime) South Lodge Cottage, Rogers Lane, Lotus Components [email protected] Findon, W Sussex BN14 ORE reviewing the Series 1 - the car that started it all 18 t: 01903 873007 m: 07855 846963 Trade Advertising contact [email protected] David Elkerton Excess all areas t: 01564 703 134 (daytime) Lotus Seven Historian [email protected] more cylinders, more cams and valves, more power... 22 John Watson Lotus Seven Register, Flitcroft, Editor and Designer Hear this! 13 Astons Rd, Moor Park, Northwood, Tony Pashley Middx HA6 2LE t: 020 8771 8337 rants, reflections, ruminations 24 t: 01923 824376 f: 01923 836637 [email protected] [email protected] for submissions by post, The vee-angles send to: The Editor Track day Coordinator talking to Russell Savoury of RST 25 c/o 2 Oak Lodge, 130 Auckland Rd, Geoff Pickin Clementeita, Vinegar Hill, Undy, London SE19 2RQ Newport, Monmouthshire NP26 3EJ Area antics t: 01633 881837 *Club Directors news from the regions 30 [email protected] Regalia management Area directory 32 Lowflying is printed by but not for sates, please Ruth Whiting* Warwick Printing Company Classified advertisements 34 Appletree Works, Limited 26-30 Glenfield Road, Caswell Rd, Leamington Spa, Ashford, Middx TW15 1JL Warwickshire CV31 1QD Diary 36 f: 01784 250915 t: 01926 883355 [email protected] www.warwickprinting.co.uk Regalia Sales The Lotus Seven Club is the trading name of Seven Club Limited, Company registration no.3880568, Contact: Please note: Registered office: Devonshire House, Irene Watson, Views expressed herein are not necessarily those of Seven Club timited ('the Club') merely the views 1 Devonshire Street, London W1W 5DR at Dowlis Group Limited and experiences of individual writers. Opinions (whether technical or otherwise) should not be t: 01932 791400 A copy of the Company's constitution construed as precise authoritative advice. The Club recommends that readers take specific professional f: 01932 342224 and rules is available on written advice and that technical and/or mechanical work is only undertaken by suitable gualified individuals. an order form can be downloaded request to the Company Secretary at The Club does not accept any liability for any loss or damage suffered by any reader after reading this from the Club web site (see above) the address shown above. publication. Editorial coverage or advertising in Lowflying does not imply endorsement. 1— — 1 •—1 1 rtirRJ ~ /A\D^Ll DESIGN FOR RACING WINTER 2004 More from Caterham Parts and Aftersales to help you get the most from your Seven... COMPOSITE RACE SEATS Designed exclusively for Caterham by leading manufacturer Tillett, our popular race seat is available in black composite (4kg) or Kevlar (2kg) construction. These will fit directly in place of the cloth/leather type seats (older cars may require some additional fixings, not included in the below price). The race seat offers a significant increase in the driver's support, giving the driver more control over the car. If you enjoy trackdays, these seats are essential... Composite (black) £299.98 inc VAT each Kevlar £470.00 inc VAT each FOAM RACE SEAT Although the standard race seats continue to be the seat of choice for many Caterham racing champions, some people simply aren't 'race seat sized' and others just prefer to have a more tailored seating position. The answer is to have a custom made foam seat. Made of two-part expanding foam, the seat is formed around the driver's body whilst they sit in position. Covered in de-rigour black tape, aesthetics are secondary, but most racers will tell you it is the most comfortable and supportive seat you will ever sit in. Made and fitted £200.00 inc VAT. LOWERED FLOOR Recognising that some people are taller than Colin Chapman, we have in the past offered tall FIA rollover bars and rollcages. However, these are considered to be unattractive and won't fit under the hood. Therefore, to coincide with introduction of our new range of cages, we now offer a replacement floor (available for both sides) to drop the seating position by approximately 40mm. For taller drivers, this offers a more comfortable position, with a view through the centre of the windscreen, rather than the top of it - in addition to it's primary safety function to give additional clearance between the top of the rollover bar and the driver's helmet. SIM: Supply only £235.00 inc VAT Fitted £411.25 inc VAT SV: Supply only £250.00 inc VAT Fitted £426.25 inc VAT CATERHAM MOTORSPORT OIL Rather than settle for an off-the-shelf product, we have worked with our lubricants partner to develop and blend an oil exclusively for the Caterham application. We set out the criteria for this oil to ensure it is of the highest quality and gives the best protection even when driven hard and fast from cold. 5 litres £32.00 inc VAT CLASSIC DISCOUNT Owners of Live-Axle Classic models will be delighted to hear that Caterham Aftersales have introduced a special Classic discount of 20% off the standard labour rate. MOTORSPORT DISCOUNT Competitors in Academy, Graduate Club, Roadsport, R400 and Eurocup can benefit from special labour rates and upgrade parts packages available from the Factory. Please contact us for details. Caterham Parts Direct Tel: 01322 625801 [email protected] Caterham Aftersales Tel: 01322 625804 [email protected] Caterham Midlands Tel: 01455 841616 [email protected] CATERHAM SOUTH CATERHAM MIDLANDS CATERHAM PARTS CATERHAM AFTERSALES Station Avenue Leicester Road, Earl Shilton Kennet Road, Kennet Road, Caterham, Surrey CR3 6LB Leicestershire LE9 7TJ Dartford, Kent DA1 4QN Dartford, Kent DA1 4QN Tel: 01883 333700 Tel: 01455 841616 Tel: 01322 625801 Tel: 01322 625804 Fax: 01883 333707 Fax: 01455 844299 Fax: 01322 625810 Fax: 01322 625810 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.caterham.co.uk Events and news news events A HAPPY NEW YEAR to every one of you. I hope you all had the fun/rest/peace/ Thursday 28th April 2005 presents even, you wished for - and that you enjoyed any Lotus Seven Club festivities you took part in. Quaife factory tour Hopefully, the dust will have settled on the titanic Surrey Christmas party and I will have We'll be attending a guided factory tour at regained some sense of equilibrium by the time you read this... the legendary gearbox manufacturer in April. The tour will start at 6.30pm sharp Thank you to all those who sent cards and their good wishes. It's good to know that you and will last for approximately 2V2 hours. enjoy what we are doing. It looks like being another busy year - with loads events being We are unfortunately restricted to 30 people discussed, planned and scheduled; and our own Speed Championship is looking bigger during the tour.