Second overall and first in class ...

Those little Lotus Elan are also very fast ! ... Weight matters ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV0ertiYC64

Nice array of vintage cars in that race.

very nice! is it just me or was the alpha lifting tires in the corners.

I always get a little choked up when I watch a 914 pass a 911.

I LOVE that sound!

that was great - thanks

the guy in the white Lotus Elan was motivated.

Awesome! Nice mix of vintage cars. Makes me want to get a Lotus Elan after the 914 is done. The Lotus looked like it was a handful but sure was quick.

Thanks for posting the vid,

Jim

Whatever that white car was in the beginning was either a death trap or a bad driver or both (or I'm getting too old...). Lifting the inside wheel, darting all around. Madness...

Good display of what power to weight ratio get's you; the 914 against 911 we've seen many times. Lotus Elans in street trim weighed about 500lbs less than a stock 914 - just over 1500lbs.
Hard to tell but I'd bet that white Elan has been lightened even more. Driving technique aside he was doing well against the Mittelmotor car and I doubt the engine in it had the same grunt as the one in the GT.

m.

452km of racing!


That's ~280 miles on the track ...
Andy

cool video

thanks for the link !!!

Just remember, it was Colin Chapman of Lotus fame that had the philosophy - If something breaks, make everything else lighter!

Another quote - if in doubt, add lightness!

Those Elans are great little cars. Make a Miata look like an SUV when one's parked next to an Elan.

Fabulous little twin cam.

REALLY makes me want to go and boot up GT Legends right now. Too bad I don't have a computer that will run it at home yet...

Zach

I sent this video to my friend that has a vintage Lotus Elan race car. He said that was a Lotus Elan R26. It has all sorts of upgrades from standard Elan including bigger motor. He indicated most R26's now a days make around 180 HP now. He said some are tuned to make as much as 200 HP but they only last 5 hours or so.

http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z7305/Lotus-Elan.aspx

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180hp+ in a car that probably weighs a bit more than a 550 would do it!

Anyone know the specs on that car? The sound is glorious. I can only imagine what it sounded like in reality, and how the driver felt doing it.

Anyone got GT Legends to run on Vista?

Just the motivation I needed to get my butt back in the shop and hit it! Thanks!