The Ultimate first lap???

[Pedro_The_Swift]

VIDEO: One-make Lotus Elise racing is crowded, thrilling (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/22/video-spec-elise-racing-is-crowded-exciting/)

[spudboy]

Gawd - nerves of steel!

[awabbit6]

That's a great lap, but why does he back off at the end? It almost looks like a demonstration lap with a professional driver against the amateurs.

[Phoenix]

now that is the way racing should be, busy, close and clean!

[crash]

Thats easy to explain, he lives in Melbourne and travels the Western link during peak hour traffic for practice.

[Grover-98]

Thats a crazy lap!

Very well put together from start to finish, great point of view as to how close they all get! and the amount of people he took under brakeing! :o 3 on skyline :eek:...

Legend! I am honored to share his last name!

[Panda]

That was absolutely great. Watched it a few times ... love the sound of that engine, purrs like a kitten. Thanks. :) I remember quite a number of years ago driving a Lotus in Germany on the autobahn. It was such a buzz. (Though no comparison to that clip I can assure you ... wish I could drive like that!):D

[Sprint]

lotus schmotus!

YouTube - Yager Performance, XY-GTHO, Bathurst 08

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[Panda]

:D:D


lotus schmotus!


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[Pedro_The_Swift]

WOW!!
did you see how fast he was going!!

overtook a 1150 mini going up the mountain!!




:Rolling::Rolling:

[Panda]

Impressive aye? :D

[Slunnie]

VIDEO: One-make Lotus Elise racing is crowded, thrilling (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/22/video-spec-elise-racing-is-crowded-exciting/)
Holy crap that wasa string of very very ballsy moves that he got away with.... or it was a ubber crap field! He was very very clean in that traffic, but after such a good run up and across the mountain he did come onto Conrod like an amature! Still, waaaaaaay better than what I could have done. :D

[smokey]

that guy blitzed,em (understatement)

[Sprint]

i'd still take the XY thanks..... least i could rock up at the pub on friday night in it without getting asked if i was actually looking for a gay bar.....

[catch-22]

The Lotus did it against identical Loti.....the Ho'e did it against dato 1600s :p

[Sprint]

The Lotus did it against identical Loti.....the Ho'e did it against dato 1600s :p
and cortina's, escorts, chargers, a VERY hot customline, as well as a few other beasts that would put a horn on a jellyfish

the loti may be a one make race, but the historic tourers that the HO was racing in are a different kettle of fish.....

remember, Colin Chapman developed the lotus brand as being one that handled well and was lightweight, with the thinking of "so a part broke..... obviously something else is too heavy, time to lose some more weight" so at the end of the day you end up with a go-kart with a bodyshell on it, add a little power and it can make bad drivers appear good, and ordinary drivers appear like superstars

a historic tourer spec GTHO will allways be a overweight, underbraked, cart sprung behemouth that will seperate the men from the boys

[catch-22]

Hey Sprint, certainly not taking away anything from each but surely on a track such as Bathurst with its long straights the HO has a slight advantage, even with its massive weight....