Here we go, my soon to be class B racer. popped a few photos today. Birkin Chassis, Toyota 20V (black top), Alfa limited slip diff in the rear. SCARY little car!
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JamesD
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From fastest to slowest:
Birkin race car, not much is standard
Lotus Elise 111R, almost everything is standard
'75 SP 1600 with a few mods
B8 A4 Avant tdi, towing made easy
Birkin race car, not much is standard
Lotus Elise 111R, almost everything is standard
'75 SP 1600 with a few mods
B8 A4 Avant tdi, towing made easy
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Congrats and Enjoy 
by fig » Mar 26, 2018
Sambas in South Africa are good for only 2 things: showing off and sunburn.
Sambas in South Africa are good for only 2 things: showing off and sunburn.
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JamesD
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It used to be street legal, then the guy "scrapped" it because it lived at the track, we have the papers. Just be a matter of getting all the wiring working again(think november all the wiring will be stripped out and i'll start fresh, it is a rats nest of wires). Then installing the lights, windscreen, wipers and then the whole police clearance and all that. BUT for racing I wont use lights or windscreen or wipers.
I just just fit in it, two cm wider and i would have problems...
I just just fit in it, two cm wider and i would have problems...
From fastest to slowest:
Birkin race car, not much is standard
Lotus Elise 111R, almost everything is standard
'75 SP 1600 with a few mods
B8 A4 Avant tdi, towing made easy
Birkin race car, not much is standard
Lotus Elise 111R, almost everything is standard
'75 SP 1600 with a few mods
B8 A4 Avant tdi, towing made easy
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Nooooice bro! Would love to hear it roar down the N1. Haha. Shotgun..... Errr maybe not!!
There you have a diet plan also huh.
Miles of Smiles.
Oh oh, change the tail lights to bug tombstones
There you have a diet plan also huh.
Miles of Smiles.
Oh oh, change the tail lights to bug tombstones
More than meets the eye!
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The Lotus 7 principle is probibly one of the legacys of our time and future generations will thank us for.
So simple and so effective, the club racer and experts dream.
I was seriously preparing to build one (LOCOST) when the Covin 911came up and I diverted to a/c--- because that is my first -- but maybe one day when Im big I will own one. For sure a must own on every speed hungry drivers list.
Enjoy the car and dont put it in the wall in the first race
cheers baron
So simple and so effective, the club racer and experts dream.
I was seriously preparing to build one (LOCOST) when the Covin 911came up and I diverted to a/c--- because that is my first -- but maybe one day when Im big I will own one. For sure a must own on every speed hungry drivers list.
Enjoy the car and dont put it in the wall in the first race
cheers baron
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I owned a Birkin , scared the crap outa me most all of the time with half the horses you have there , enjoy !!
My biggest fear is that my wife sells my cars for what i told her they cost !!
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I will have to find you a red Matchbox then, I guess? 
(Haven't seen the red ones in SA to date, though)
This one is also on its way - looks like the old SA flag!
(Haven't seen the red ones in SA to date, though)
This one is also on its way - looks like the old SA flag!
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The Locost is a bit wider, this Birkin is super tight, once the harness is on you so tightly held in place, not only by the seat but the tunnel and the side of the body as well. But stunning cars.
Will Keep it away from the wall, or try, this car is touchy, i almost spun it in the pit lane in cape town, figured it would have alot less power up here but not really. Though it is still running on half a tank of Aviation gas.
Pine, Please Please find those two, i'm also looking, Both are the right colour(barring the stripes).
Colin chapman was spot on with his thing of if you want to go faster in a straight line then add power, if you want to go faster every where then add lightness.
Will Keep it away from the wall, or try, this car is touchy, i almost spun it in the pit lane in cape town, figured it would have alot less power up here but not really. Though it is still running on half a tank of Aviation gas.
Pine, Please Please find those two, i'm also looking, Both are the right colour(barring the stripes).
Colin chapman was spot on with his thing of if you want to go faster in a straight line then add power, if you want to go faster every where then add lightness.
From fastest to slowest:
Birkin race car, not much is standard
Lotus Elise 111R, almost everything is standard
'75 SP 1600 with a few mods
B8 A4 Avant tdi, towing made easy
Birkin race car, not much is standard
Lotus Elise 111R, almost everything is standard
'75 SP 1600 with a few mods
B8 A4 Avant tdi, towing made easy
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Good luck Pine finding the 7s in a decent scale model ,I looked for a very long time and then came across a lighter in the form of a 7 for my bar----only found out much later that it was actually a lighter not a toy . and I dont even .
cheers baron
cheers baron
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I've actually "driven" one of those, raced it even. They had two last year at the one lotus register meeting and we were test driving them on the floor of the kyalami marshals clubhouse. I think they could do with a steering upgrade and more power but then again, whats new. I've seen like two other models of caterhams around, keep my eye open.
but then again, whats new. I've seen like two other models of caterhams around, keep my eye open.From fastest to slowest:
Birkin race car, not much is standard
Lotus Elise 111R, almost everything is standard
'75 SP 1600 with a few mods
B8 A4 Avant tdi, towing made easy
Birkin race car, not much is standard
Lotus Elise 111R, almost everything is standard
'75 SP 1600 with a few mods
B8 A4 Avant tdi, towing made easy
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WHat a rush this little car is, its brilliant fun and massively fast, Smiles all the way! have to fix something after every race but its all good, cause it all paid off!
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From fastest to slowest:
Birkin race car, not much is standard
Lotus Elise 111R, almost everything is standard
'75 SP 1600 with a few mods
B8 A4 Avant tdi, towing made easy
Birkin race car, not much is standard
Lotus Elise 111R, almost everything is standard
'75 SP 1600 with a few mods
B8 A4 Avant tdi, towing made easy
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Class win, well done dude. Your smile said it all. 
It's fulfilling when the hard work pays off.
It's fulfilling when the hard work pays off.For what it's worth, ignorance has no limits ......