Will I fit in an Exige on track?

[cirvy]

I'm about to purchase an Exige, & forgot to check if I can fit in ok with a helmet on. I'm 6 foot in height, & average build. Do you reckon I'll be ok??

[kevin63]

I think you should be ok because I can (just) get in one and once in thought there was quite a bit of head room as you sit low down, I'm 6`2"
You'll be better in a Cerbera

[cirvy]

Cheers Kev, funnily enough, I've never been able to fit in the Cerb correctly. I have to slump down & have my seat too far back!

Drove the Cerb back from PPC today after it's final service, with a small tear in my eye, I'm sure gonna miss it!

[kevin63]

cirvy said:

Cheers Kev, funnily enough, I've never been able to fit in the Cerb correctly. I have to slump down & have my seat too far back!

Drove the Cerb back from PPC today after it's final service, with a small tear in my eye, I'm sure gonna miss it!

I'll miss it. Have you a buyer yet, it's a dam good one and someone is in for a big treat.

[cirvy]

It's hopefully going to Toni ( spongy on the Cerb forum ) who hails from Devon.

He seems really keen & I'm sure the car will be around.

You'll certainly be seeing me at the usual events, Chatsworth & Car Club Track Days, I'm still TVR at heart!

[Toyless]

Im 6'4 amd fit in a zige no worries. Helmet fitting is tricky inside though.

[SAGRIFF]

cirvy said:

I'm about to purchase an Exige, & forgot to check if I can fit in ok with a helmet on. I'm 6 foot in height, & average build. Do you reckon I'll be ok??

I find the biggest problem is getting in and out of em

[niki265]

Shouldn't be a prob. I'm 6' and have no issues in my Elise with hardtop on + helmet.

Like any quirky british sportscar, you soon develop a technique for getting in/out. It only seems to work on the driver's side for me though

So when's your first track day with it

[cirvy]

Cheers for the posts.

Not picked it up yet, but I plan to get straight on track with it, probably Donington in March.

I plan to get some proper Lotus tuition though as well at some stage, any recommendations??

[Toyless]

cirvy said:

Cheers for the posts.

Not picked it up yet, but I plan to get straight on track with it, probably Donington in March.

I plan to get some proper Lotus tuition though as well at some stage, any recommendations??

Car limits.

Highly thought of in Lotus circles.

[bonesX]

Depends if your height is mostly in your legs or torso.

I'm 6'2" with a 33" inseam. Needed the ragtop off my Elise with a lid on, and that was after modifying the seat subframe...

[Maxx]

cirvy said:

I'm about to purchase an Exige, & forgot to check if I can fit in ok with a helmet on. I'm 6 foot in height, & average build. Do you reckon I'll be ok??

Depends if it's an S1 or S2 Exige. You can see things are a little tight in the S1 Elise above but you'll be fine in an S2.

A really good, fairly inexpensive mod for an Elise is a removable steering wheel, makes it really easy to get in and out.

Maxx