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The cars included the Locosts of Dave G and Dion (sp?), Birkins of Dr. Gert, Dick B and Stosh, the Westy of JohnC plus Wayne and Doug's Caterhams. The remainder of this beautiful rainbow of 7s came from the 2005 USA Tour. As Yanks we are looking a little lame when we get more 7s from the UK @ WSR than the USA.....
Sworn to absolute secrecy, one anonymous participant in the tour has volunteered a few stories.
Most days on tour the 7s broke into smaller groups on the road based upon desired speed of travel, side trips, preferred company, the time when participants arose from sleep, and the condition of their brain cells in the AM. Most stops for gas/food/lodging resulted in a considerable commotion from bystanders and spectators with questions, photos etc.
Some of the tour members were described as brilliantly talented 7 drivers and these fellows often set their own pace, ahead of the rest.
Evidently the raucuos noise from our UK based brethrens 7s had a delightful effect in the Las Vegas hotel parking structures: The exhaust noise set off car alarms; lots of them. This became a "sport" when moving the cars around. Or just an inexpensive form of entertainment when bored.
Perhaps the most techically interesting 7 was the 2.4 liter V8 of Mike Biddle/Dubai fame. This motor had an astonishing sound, put out 400 BHP and was rumored to have cost 20,000 BP. Amazing what two motorcycle engines mated to common crankcase can accomplish. It seems that the sum of the motors becomes exponential.
Two couples used the tour to recite their nuptial vows. The weddings ocurred in Las Vegas where the couples were united in their 7s, at the drive through wedding chapel. Very convenient and appropriate!!!
Last thursday the tour discovered the fine twisty sports car roads around the "Big Ditch", aka the Grand Canyon. As usual, the fastest cars were far in front of the pack in a sort of beakaway from the peloton, which was flying fast through the firs at 75 MPH. The lead cars were traveling at a considerably higher velocity when they had the misfortune to encounter the the local gendarmes, who were engaged in fulfilling their employment responsibilities regarding limitations of speed pertaining to motorized vehicles travelling on Arizona public highways. Upon sighting the 7s and making the acquaintances of the drivers the officers issued four tickets on the spot (possibly a record?). This leading pack of 7s was then given a personal police escort off the road and not invited back any time soon. Yet another example of poor yank manners shown to guests from another country. We really need to be more tolerant of the of the customs and mores of the peoples from other lands.
The preceding tale of the tickets is one of the more unusual speeding stories to come my way in recent years.
Any additional chapters added by participants or malicious rumor mongerers might be enjoyed by the readers....
The cars included the Locosts of Dave G and Dion (sp?), Birkins of Dr. Gert, Dick B and Stosh, the Westy of JohnC plus Wayne and Doug's Caterhams. The remainder of this beautiful rainbow of 7s came from the 2005 USA Tour. As Yanks we are looking a little lame when we get more 7s from the UK @ WSR than the USA.....
Sworn to absolute secrecy, one anonymous participant in the tour has volunteered a few stories.
Most days on tour the 7s broke into smaller groups on the road based upon desired speed of travel, side trips, preferred company, the time when participants arose from sleep, and the condition of their brain cells in the AM. Most stops for gas/food/lodging resulted in a considerable commotion from bystanders and spectators with questions, photos etc.
Some of the tour members were described as brilliantly talented 7 drivers and these fellows often set their own pace, ahead of the rest.
Evidently the raucuos noise from our UK based brethrens 7s had a delightful effect in the Las Vegas hotel parking structures: The exhaust noise set off car alarms; lots of them. This became a "sport" when moving the cars around. Or just an inexpensive form of entertainment when bored.
Perhaps the most techically interesting 7 was the 2.4 liter V8 of Mike Biddle/Dubai fame. This motor had an astonishing sound, put out 400 BHP and was rumored to have cost 20,000 BP. Amazing what two motorcycle engines mated to common crankcase can accomplish. It seems that the sum of the motors becomes exponential.
Two couples used the tour to recite their nuptial vows. The weddings ocurred in Las Vegas where the couples were united in their 7s, at the drive through wedding chapel. Very convenient and appropriate!!!
Last thursday the tour discovered the fine twisty sports car roads around the "Big Ditch", aka the Grand Canyon. As usual, the fastest cars were far in front of the pack in a sort of beakaway from the peloton, which was flying fast through the firs at 75 MPH. The lead cars were traveling at a considerably higher velocity when they had the misfortune to encounter the the local gendarmes, who were engaged in fulfilling their employment responsibilities regarding limitations of speed pertaining to motorized vehicles travelling on Arizona public highways. Upon sighting the 7s and making the acquaintances of the drivers the officers issued four tickets on the spot (possibly a record?). This leading pack of 7s was then given a personal police escort off the road and not invited back any time soon. Yet another example of poor yank manners shown to guests from another country. We really need to be more tolerant of the of the customs and mores of the peoples from other lands.
The preceding tale of the tickets is one of the more unusual speeding stories to come my way in recent years.
Any additional chapters added by participants or malicious rumor mongerers might be enjoyed by the readers....
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