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e PARTS FOR ALL SEVEN MODELS - 1957 TO DATE e RAPID MAIL ORDER SERVICE, VIS.4 EXPORT ORDERS WELCOME e ENGINE BUILDING, TUNING, NEW & EXCHANGE UNITS e TRANSMISSION, NEW & RECONDITIONED e SERVICING, REPAIRS & RESTORATIONS e 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, 0/ 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 ~ !l REDLINE .~ COMPONENTS TEL: (01883) 346515 FAX: (01883) 341604 ,(\ « LTD TIMBER HALL, 19 TIMBER LANE, CATERHAM, SURREY CR3 6LZ ENGLAND ~ s e v e n s Enthusiastic family business Parts and accessories available Old and new models maintained Lotus and Caterham 7 specialists Menu servicing or bespoke for your use Modifications or upgrades for road & track CONTINUOUS SEVEN 1977-2007 SERVICE FOR THIRTY YEARS Coterhom Approved Fireblode Ports I www.jameswhiting.com Appletree Works, 26-30 Glenfield Rd, Ashford, Middx TWI S IJL t) +44 (0) 1784 241466 f) +44 {0) 1784 25091 S Club administration and membership services I including Event Support Vehicle (ESV) bookings, Calendar We $upport tf!Se,uch coordination and advertising in Lowflying into Leukaemia Sam Pearce Lotus Seven Club, PO Box 7, Abergave nny NP7 5WQ Lowflying is published by the Lotus Seven Club e: sam. [email protected] please note new phone number: +44 (0}1873 853909 www.lotussevenclub.com for membership enquiries or changes of address, contact: e: [email protected], or Sam at the address above or you co11 download o membership form from the Club website Annual membership is E46 which includes Lowflying (UK and Overseas) or E42 ·50 if paytng by direct debit 01 Contacts this month : i tj Chairman Track day Coordinator Mark Durrant* • Geoff Pic kin • Picture gallery &::: 15 Searles View, Horsham, Clementeita, Vinegar Hill, Undy, ·~ West Sussex RH12 4FG Newport, Monmouthshire NP26 3EJ a slice of life from the fridge door 2 V1 t: 01403 250468 t: 01633 881837 !: ~ [email protected] [email protected] Welcome to new members cu General Secretary Event Support Vehicle Manager 4 ·~ "' Adrian Williams** John Bransfield ~ "' 50 Mayfl.ower Way, Farnham Common, [email protected] News and events 4,6,7,8,22 1 ~ .a Bucks SL2 3UB t : 01753 643313 Health and Safety Team talk 5 ~ ,s adrian. willia ms@lotus 7club .com Gill Elwell' Q) [email protected] V) Company Treasurer Area updates 6 V1 Other team members :::1 Lynda Preece** .j-.1 10 East Castle Street, Bridgnorth, 0 Jamie Jones* Get to know your Seven _J Shropshire WV16 4AL [email protected] -c t: 01 746 762451 continuing our guide to basic maintenance 10 Malcolm Godfrey' • c m: 07717 535309 ro [email protected] [email protected] E Coast-to-coast on Route 50 ro *indicates Management team ..c Membership Secretary Lotus Louts' long jog to Log blog 14 >-- •• indicates Club Directors Q) Sam Pearce, see above .j-.1 ro AR Coordinator Nuke-the-Leuk u Martin Bushaway• the latest fundrai sing news 18 >-- [email protected] Lotus Seven Historian .E John Watson IT and Webmaster f: 01923 836637 Racing a Seven Stateside Barry Sweeney** [email protected] a return to Buttonwillow Raceway 20 PO Box 777, Haywards Heath RH16 2YA t: 01444 458065 Caterham Archivist [email protected] Rasey Moffatt Area meetings directory 26 [email protected] Competition Secretary Workshop Simon Rogers • Valuations of Sevens for insurance purposes only [email protected] a trip to the rolling road 28 Guy Munday Regalia and Brand Manager t: 01508 530491 (work hours} The perfect drive David Nelson• [email protected] honing your on-the-road skills 29 LRF f Ntl Coordinator Classified advertisements 30 Rachael Sangha • Our former Chairmen Nuke the Leuk, PO Box 585, David Mirylees (founder) Cambridge CB1 OFN Diary of events 31 t: 01223 271440 m: 07974 097771 Lol Pilfold [email protected] Nick Richens Roger Swift Members' Benefits Coordinator Keith Jecks Geoff Brown • t: 01793 876465 Andrew Walker [email protected] St eve Winterberg Editor & Designer Trade advertising Tony Pashley• see Club administration, above The Lotus Seven Club is the trading name of Seven Club Limited. Registered office: Horsingtons Yard, t: 020 8771 8337 Tiverton Place, Lion St, Abergavenny NP7 5PN. Company registration number 3880568. [email protected] For non-receipt of Lowflying, A copy of the Company's constitution and rules is available on written request to the Company Secretary. change of address or back issues contact the Membership Secretary Please note: Views expressed herein are not necessarily those of Seven Club Limited ('the Club'), merely the Submissions by post to: views and experiences of individual writers. Opinions (whether technical or otherwise)should not be construed Lotus Seven Club, PO Box 7, Lowfl.ying is printed by as precise authoritative advice. The Club recommends readers to toke specific professional advice and that Abergavenny NP7 5WQ Shanleys Ltd, technical and/or mechanical work is only undertaken by suitable qualified individuals. The Club does not accept Units 38-39 Britannia Way, any liability for any loss or damage suffered by any reader after reading this publication, acting upon matters Bolton Bl2 2HH discussed or taking part in events mentioned. Editorial coverage or advertising does not imply endorsement. Submissions by email to: t: 01204 523773 a rticles@lotus7 club. com www.shanleys.co.uk March 2011 Lowflying-- 1 The fridge door The Invisible Man? Well. perhaps not when in something as conspicuous as a Seven; above, Nick Hill wrapped up against the wind and, right, seen cutting loose on the Isle of Man. The splendid sign, above, was a gift Nick received from his daughter. Right and above right: More 'light painting' from John Radley members' Sevens captured in the campsite at Le Mans. 2 Lowflying Mar lQd Stephen Long's Seven, 'Scarlet' (a touch of gas and it's gone with the wind, perhaps?) at the top of Andermatt in Switzerland; and above, ready to tackle a slalom course at the Swiss International meeting. See announcement in this issue far details of 2011's trip. Below: the 1959 Series 1 Seven of John Hunt, seen at last yeal's Sevenoaks and District MC sprint at Crystal Palace. Seen behind are, a 1965 Alexis Mk8, the 194 7 Monaco 500 and 1959 Alexis Hfl. Lowflymc 3 Maiden flights The Lotus Seven Club says hello to new members wha have recently joined us ... Kim Bager, DENMARK & Matthew Bawden, Bristol Classic Sportscar Action Day Mr D Bland and Mrs R Phipp, Poole Castle Combe circuit Mr D Burgess and Miss C Rusdale-Jones, June 11 Winchester Chris Coxall, Hook This is the longest established Action Day so, depending on pace, lapping into double Michael Dean, South Ben fl eet on the Wiltshire circuit's calendar and has the figures ca n be ach ieved. MrS and Mrs J Dickens, usual mix of car displays, track lapping ses There will be 70 free admission tickets, Wolverhampton sions and automotive trade stands making it available on a strictly one-per-car basis at the John Erickson, Canada a very popular event. This year, the featured discretion of the organiser. Admission tickets Stuart Feeley, Hexham marque is Austin Healey. should be available April or May; booking in The Lotus Seven Club has been allocated advance is advisable as tickets do go quickly. Michael Johnson, usA the usual display area with space for the ESV I hope that both regular and new attendees Mr D and Mrs S Key, Bexhill-on-Sea and up to sixty cars. Also, there will be a to this popular event enjoy the day. (alum Mackillop, Wellingborough Sevens-only lapping session or two available Unfortunately I ca nnot be there this year, Mr M and Mrs P Pilgrem, London if bookings permit. but Alan Henderson has kindly volunteered Mr Rand Mrs J Rooke, Windsor .._. The lapping sessions are a great way for to officially represent the Club on the day and .... 'track virgins' to get to know their cars in the carry out the final administration processes. Nik Wall, Worcester track environment: driving amongst other I will be at the Le Mans 24-hour race ... a Sevens makes the experience safe and educa bottle of red, noisy petrol cars, quiet diesels, tional at a speed that suits the driver. no sleep ... heaven. See you at Castle Combe Sessions last for approximately 15 minutes for 2012! Geoff Brown And 'welcome back' to these former members who've BOOKING AND EVENT DETAILS returned to the flock ... To get onto the advance ticket list please Stephen Corcoran, Louth contact Alan Henderson, e: [email protected]. uk t : 01633 413020 or 07779 958937 Alexander Gurr, Hertford You will need to send Alan a stamped, addressed envelope in order to receive your tickets. Steve and Lisa Lucking, For passengers, admission tickets are sold at Please note: prior to going on track cars will Wivelsfield Green preferential rates of £6 (if purchased 60 days be subject to a sound check; maximum noise Anthony Mellor, SWITZERLAND prior to the event) or £8 (ten days prior). allowed is 100dba @ 4500rpm fro m 1/2 metre. Mr T Park and D Park, Yale ofGiamorgan On the day, tickets are £10. Most Sevens will pass, with the exception of Trevor Roberts, Fleet Passenger admission tickets can be purchased some Crossflow and Vauxhall engine cars.