November 2002 Edition
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• PARTS FOR ALL SEVEN MODELS - 1957 TO DATE • RAPID MAIL ORDER SERVICE, 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 www. caterhamfireblade. com Exclusive concessionaires for the Caterham FireBlade: Evo magazine's first 'Track-day Car of the Year' FireBlade L~kS /-» -f tr -i -r-t <r r The stunning performance you'd expect from a track-day car with a power-to- weight ratio in excess of 325bhp per tonne. Better still, the Caterham FireBlade can be specified as a pure track-day machine or in road-legal trim. Appletree Works, 26-30 Glenfield Rd, Ashford, Middx TW1S 1JL t) +44 (0)1784 241466 f) +44 (0)1784 250915 [email protected] Contents November Pg 3 Ed Start Festival and sprinting Pg 4 Area News More local happenings from Surrey and Manchester Pg 8 Nuke the Leuk Over £140,000 now raised! Team Members Pg 10 Caterham Festival Images and stories from Brands Chairman Magazine Editor/Designer Keith Jecks* Roger Green* Pg 12 Performance Driving T: 01883 652239 T+F: 01933 314785 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Taking pictures of cameras 'Shrublands'. Lunghurst Road, 12 Aintree Drive. Rushden Woldingham, Surrey CR3 7HE Northants NN10 OYS Pg 17 Baywatch A mad dash to the Kent coastline in the pouring rain General Secretary/ Tmckday Coordinator Trade Advertising Paul T Davis Jonathan Ratty Pg 19 Beg, Borrow and Steal T: 01428 652 493 M: 07790 904159 T: 020 7771 2956 The story of the final 2002 sprint E: [email protected] F: 020 7261 9015 E: [email protected] Pg 24 Seven Glossary Company Treasurer 20 Rowlls Road. Kingston-upon-Thames. Ever wondered what a twink was? Andrew Walker* Surrey. KT1 3ET Tel: 020 7544 6856 E: [email protected] Regalia Sales Pg 26 Crossword 5th Floor. 10 Stratton Street Mo Steer* No, we're not angry London. W1J 8LG T: 01788 817681 E: [email protected] Pg 28 Lotus Components Membership Secretary/ The Mill. Thurlaston. Information Technology Warwickshire. CV23 9JY Wattie finds more treasure Barry Sweeney* T+F: 07000 572582 (07000 L7CLUB) Technical Information Pg 30 Area Meetings E: [email protected] James Whiting* All you need to ensure you turn up on the right day - updated with web details E: [email protected] F: 01784 250915 P 0 Box 777, Haywards Heath. RH16 2YA E: [email protected] 26-30 Glenfield Road, Ashford, Pg 32 For Sale and Wanted LRF/AO Co-ordinator Middx TW15 1JL The Club's classified section Steve Winterberg T: 01903 873007. Mob: 07855 Administrator 846963. E: Geoff Pickin [email protected] T: 01633 881837 South Lodge Cottage. Rogers Lane. E: [email protected] Findon. West Sussex. BN14 ORE. Clementeita. Vinegar Hill. Undy Newport, Momouthshire, NP26 3EJ Lotus Seven Historian John Watson Competition Secretary T: 01923 824376. F: 01923 836637 Graham LyaH E: [email protected] T: 0121 706 2242 Lotus Seven Register. Flitcroft, 13 Astons E: [email protected] Rd. Moor Park. Northwood. Middx. HA6 2LE 139 Rumbush Lane, Dickens Heath Solihull. B90 1RB * Club Directors Annual Membership: Copy Deadline: Peter Steer T: 01788 817681 UK £33 Overseas £42 10th of the month for Ruth Whiting F: 01784 250915 inclusion in following issue The Lotus 7 Club of Great Britain is the A copy of the Company's Constitution and trading name of Seven Club Limited Rules is available upon written request to the Club Contacts (Company Registration Number 3880568) Company Secretary at the above address whose registered office is at: Editorial coverage or advertising in Low Honorary Vice Chairmen Club Photographer Devonshire House. 1 Devonshire Street Flying does not imply endorsement of any David Mirylees Jamie Jones London, W1W 5DR product or service by the L7CoGB Nick Richens T: 01420 564347 T: 0121 753 1329 Roger Swift T: 01283 791877 E: [email protected] Lawn Bank House, Wychnor, 200 St Andrews Road, Bordesiey Village. As members o( an RAC Motor Sports Association recognised Club all Lotus Seven Club members can take Staffs. DE13 8BY Birmingham, B9 4JG advantage of a range of exclusive discounts and benefits when you join the RAC for cover both home and European. Just telephone 0800 716976 quoting our reference number DT1000 and your Club membership number. Also mention if you have an RAC MSA competition licence - this may entitle you to further discounts. Published by Printed by Lotus 7 Club of Great Britain Warwick Printing Company Limited PO Box 137. Alton GU34 5YH Theatre Street. Warwick CV34 4DR T: 07000 572582 (07000 L7CLUB) Tel: 01926 491666 The factory service for maintaining, upgrading and personalising your Seven Understeer? Oversteer? It doesn't matter how appalling your driving is, there is always something you can blame it on. Unfortunately, Caterham Aftersales can make your car handle the way you want it to, so you can't use this excuse any more. Call us on 01322 625804 to see what we can do to make your Seven go exactly where you want it to... HANDLING PACKS Front Anti-Roll Bar Choose from a choice of sizes to tune the handling £75 Rear Anti-Roll Bar Adjustable to allow fine-tuning once fitted to the car £P0A Widetrack Suspension With a choice of front anti-roll bar included. Improves £595 turn-in and stability, whilst reducing body roll. Adjustable platforms Enables ride height and corner weight adjustment £275 Adjustable platforms & As above, but with stiffer springs for track use £325 race springs Race springs only For cars already fitted with adjustable platforms £150 Flat floor Including corner weights, camber check and tracking - £175 only for cars with adjustable platforms SERVICING Prices are fully inclusive of all parts, labour and VAT ROUTINE SERVICING 500 mile All Rover engines, all Vauxhall engines, and x/flows £125 3000 mile All Rover engines, all Vauxhall engines, and x/flows £175 6000 mile All Rover engines, all Vauxhall engines, and x/flows £275 12000 mile All Rover engines, all Vauxhall engines, and x/flows £425 24000 mile All Rover engines, all Vauxhall engines, and x/flows £575 Caterham Aftersales Tel: 01322 625804 [email protected] Ed Start he last time I raced my Seven was October 2001 at Brands Hatch. The weather was so awful that it was impossible to see the car two feet in front of my nose cone. It was so bad that later T I was told I had overtaken several cars at the first corner, but I hadn't seen a single one of them! So when I first heard that the Caterham Festival was to take place at about the same time this year, I was convinced that it would be cold, wet and in short, a bit of a wash-out. Wrong. The sun shone so much we had to want to apologise to those who were that this is an event we should be at and take the precaution of smearing sun unable to get on track for the parade laps. therefore we will be in future. cream on the faces of our two kids. And I fear the numbers took us completely by Of course there was one motorsport right royally were we entertained too. We surprise as there were at least twice as event the club was present at, and that all know Sevens racing is always close many of you as last time. I know that was our final sprint of the year at and we all know that the Indy circuit at many of you had children with you who Curborough. We have Morgan Cleasby's Brands Hatch provides the perfect were looking forward to the event and I report, all the results and images in this ampitheatre setting, so expect it to be am so sorry that they were disappointed. issue, and as you can see by the picture good. Throw in a few championship In future years we will ensure that we below, I tried out my Murray Walker deciders into the mix and the results are allow more track time and work with a impersonation in the commentary box. truely spectacular. member of the club committee to book I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it in We have a few images from the event places so that we have some idea of there, you get a great view of all the action to give those foolish enough to have numbers. I can only apologise again and - and some looked pretty hairy! In fact I'd missed it a chance to kick themselves. hope that you enjoyed the event, be delighted to do it again. The only However that wasn't to say there weren't nevertheless." - Belinda Edwards problem is that I want to compete again, so a few disappointed club members at the There were also questions raised as to if anyone knows of a way I can commentate event, and most of the disgruntlement why the club did not have a presence at while driving please let me know.