Who is the ultimate Se7en guru?

[Al Navarro]

Help me here.



I know there are a ton of different types of cars out there, but is there one person who is considered the ultimate guru of all things Se7en here in the US?



If not, I would love to know people's thoughts on who might be the guru of each particular marque.



Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

[slngsht]

I suppose by now I know a fair bit about Rotus' history, and whatever I don't know, I can get from various people from the company's past.

[R1 Seven]

Is this going to turn into some sort of an American Idol type of thing?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/smile5.gif <edited><editID>R1 Seven</editID><editDate>2007-04-19 14:45:56</editDate></edited>

[Al Navarro]

Or perhaps I'm fishing around for a speaker or two? http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/biggrin5.gif

[11Budlite]

I have two of Dennis Ortenburger's books, "The Legend of the Lotus Seven" and "Lotus Seven and the Independents". I would think with the research he has done on those two books, he would be a wealth of knowledge for all things Se7en. I think he lives in California, and was building a Locost if I remember correctly. Not sure if he is a member or lurker here though...



Bruce

[roll a 7]

Chris in MA has a great deal of time/grade on the cars.



Woody in CA certainly knows a lot.



Chip Bond in VA is in the running.



And probably another 10-20 guys around the country that I don't even know.



Locally David L is an encyclopedia of 7 autocross applied knowledge---gained over 25 years of trying to go faster in a 7.



The guy @ Dave Bean and the restorer in Santa Barbara are also worthy of mention.



And Nathan @ RMSCI is especially helpful on Caterhams.



I'm siure that the rest of you can come with more names than I just did.

[Al Navarro]

I have two of Dennis Ortenburger's books, "The Legend of the Lotus Seven" and "Lotus Seven and the Independents". I would think with the research he has done on those two books, he would be a wealth of knowledge for all things Se7en.



Dennis O. was one of the first people I approached (via his publisher) regarding speaking. He politely declined.



Since I think most of our time at 7-7-7 will be spent driving and socializing, I'm not so much interested in a Keynote type speaker as much as a few folks to host info sessions/participate in roundtable discussions.



Actually, a funny one might be BECs vs. Car Engines...with Jeff and Mazda squaring off!

[slngsht]

Actually, a funny one might be BECs vs. Car Engines...with Jeff and Mazda squaring off!



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[R1 Seven]

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[Keith]

I'll second Nathan at RMSCI. He'd be pretty interesting if you let him loose.

[Kitcat]

And speaking of Keith, he did "write the book" on Lowcosts and now is becoming a Westy expert.