RE: Drive the Lotus Test Track (Virtually)

[Craigy_97elise]

i remember said:

sorry but what the hell is this beast?

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&a...

it's an icechallenger obvs but!!!!

Edited by i remember on Wednesday 2nd December 16:35

Seems to be some sort of arctic trucks contraption for the South Pole: http://www.4x4offroads.com/south-pole-world-record...

C

[Mr.Jimbo]

Craigy_97elise said:

i remember said:

sorry but what the hell is this beast?

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&a...

it's an icechallenger obvs but!!!!

Edited by i remember on Wednesday 2nd December 16:35

Seems to be some sort of arctic trucks contraption for the South Pole: http://www.4x4offroads.com/south-pole-world-record...

C

Support vehicle for the Lotus Ice vehicle perhaps? read about it in FHM a while back...

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/13/lotus-develops-...

[Esprithopo]

Wahey theres even an old S3 Esprit there. Lovely. I have to say those Jim Clark Elises look a bit special

[Craigy_97elise]

Esprithopo said:

Wahey theres even an old S3 Esprit there. Lovely. I have to say those Jim Clark Elises look a bit special

Special... in the Romanian orphan sense, or do you really like 'em?

C

[toppstuff]

i remember said:

sorry but what the hell is this beast?

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&a...

it's an icechallenger obvs but!!!!

Edited by i remember on Wednesday 2nd December 16:35

Is that an Esprit S2/S3 parked in the distance?

[16VJay]

Esprit Turbo from the early eighties.

Plus my Excel's nicely pictured next to a friend's Esprit S3.

[Monkey boy 1]

i remember said:

sorry but what the hell is this beast?

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&a...

it's an icechallenger obvs but!!!!

Edited by i remember on Wednesday 2nd December 16:35

Exactly what it says on the side.
It's a support vehicle for Arctic exploration.

[jackal]

the easter egg frames inside the factory are great

[GPT]

wobert said:

I worked for Lotus Engineering from '91 til '95, and have been around the track many times in various bits of kit, ranging from an Excel with the CPS valve-train fitted, to Lotus Carlton, M100 Elans and Corvette ZR1.

At the time the main straight was exactly that, straight.

No cones to slow you into the far hairpin. Managed 165mph in a Carlton down there before firmly hitting the brakes! The Elan's would take both the hairpin & steering pad at in excess of 60mph safely with no understeer.

I miss my Elan, the grip was unbelievable.

Edited by GPT on Wednesday 2nd December 21:44

[bozzzydmc]

Oh Happy Days

Edited by bozzzydmc on Thursday 3rd December 21:47

[g60racing]

Heres inside the factory.

http://j.mp/8ZaJIU