Lotus Sunbeam chasing an Exige
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This HAS to be a seriously tricked up Sunbeam....my Dad helped rebuild a Lotus Sunbeam a few years ago to virtually showroom spec (when he used to do things like that. I wish he still would.....) and even though it was a hell of a car, this was up against a track biased Exige and I reckon a 25-30 year old standard Lotus Sunbeam wouldn't stand a chance against even a standard Exige.....
Still, the vid was a bit mental and superb entertainment all the same!
Still, the vid was a bit mental and superb entertainment all the same!
72twink said:
I've seen this thing race many a time and I can assure you that it is a seriously quick and well prepared car!
Its the LMA Euro championship and thats my Exige! 
Never seen that footage before today. Good race and some good driving by Mr Ronchetti. Cadwell is very narrow so you've got to be pretty aggressive to overtake but it was all clean and fair. There were inches between us at up to 130 mph. I believe I also got past the touring cars in the next lap or so but Ronchetti had gone by then! I'll give him that one but it was just about the only time that season he got one over on me
Payback for Rockingham eh Joss?
Never seen that footage before today. Good race and some good driving by Mr Ronchetti. Cadwell is very narrow so you've got to be pretty aggressive to overtake but it was all clean and fair. There were inches between us at up to 130 mph. I believe I also got past the touring cars in the next lap or so but Ronchetti had gone by then! I'll give him that one but it was just about the only time that season he got one over on me
Payback for Rockingham eh Joss? Snapper,
Most of the guys in front at the start of the video are in lower class cars than Ronchetti's or mine, so we had to work our way past them thats true, but to put it in persective those clio cup cars will lap considerably faster than a road going MK 2 Exige and can do a 10 second ton! The guys driving are also far from novices I assure you!
My unedited reply was far less polite!
Most of the guys in front at the start of the video are in lower class cars than Ronchetti's or mine, so we had to work our way past them thats true, but to put it in persective those clio cup cars will lap considerably faster than a road going MK 2 Exige and can do a 10 second ton! The guys driving are also far from novices I assure you!
My unedited reply was far less polite!
Edited by kinetic on Sunday 28th October 18:09
Looks more like a reasonably good driver on a tight track with a lot of dead wood in slower cars blocking the track, weaving all around the centre line and they can't be bothered to check their mirrors due to the excitement of being on a racing ciruit for the first time.
Any other track and the Exige & Sunbean would have blasted right past them in seconds.
Any other track and the Exige & Sunbean would have blasted right past them in seconds.
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