just saying hello

[redrush]

hi just saying hello to all you lotus guys and gals ! just got my red sportsracer and was told this is the place to talk lotus . ps anyone out there from the lotus county like me ? ( pictures to follow shortly while its still clean )

[shangani]

Hi and welcome Of course we are going to need details - model etc. You have a great deal of fun ahead of you.

Take special care in the wet and I would strongly suggest a driver training day (most of us here have done them) - www.carlimits.com

Cheers
Andrew

[bogie]

HI and welcome

echo the above - get the car run in, then get some training...also a good local community over on www.seloc.org - quite an active one in your region

[redrush]

shangani said:

Hi and welcome Of course we are going to need details - model etc. You have a great deal of fun ahead of you. Take special care in the wet and I would strongly suggest a driver training day (most of us here have done them) - www.carlimits.com Cheers Andrew

thanks andrew just to fil u in its a 111r sportsracer ltd edition ( the red one with the white stripe ) i thought after all this time thinking about it i may as well go totally mad ! oh and i,ve just run it in and have booked up a trackday with instruction
ade

[shangani]

Good choice of car. Main thing is to enjoy the car progressively.

Unlike a front engined car, the elise is a car that responds hugely to changes is balance and throttle input. I found when I first started doing trackdays, I would take a corner at 60 mph and the car would feel wallowy and unstable at the back. After changing my technique on cornering etc, I started to realise what the cars potential is - not that I am close to its limits yet. I had my car for 18 months before taking it on track after a day at carlimits. I wish I had done it sooner. Make sure your first track is a safe one - Bedford or another airfield track with good runoff. Goodwood / Castle Coombe would not be forgiving in the event of a spin.

Here is a clip from my first trackday a while back - losing the back end under cornering. Sorry about the naf helmet and facial expressions! I changed to full face after seeing that. As the saying goes, track it but don't stack it! Hence forgiving safe circuits are the best way to start off.

http://media.putfile.com/bedford-220

Enjoy yourself out there. I strongly suggest joining Lotus on Track - the driving standards are very high, well run days and plenty of opportunity to passenger with more experienced drivers, whick is a great way to learn - it has helped me.

See you at one of the lotus days then.

[redrush]

i,ve put a picture on my page now if you,re interested .
i would like to know more about the lotus driving days andrew , sounds good
p.s my trackday is at snetterton
ade

[shangani]

Snetterton is reasonably safe - fast as well. Instruction on trackdays can be really variable though. Enjoy it.

Carlimits days are in your own car, hethel lotus days in theirs. More expensive though.

[bjc388]

Hullo and congrats on your new purchase ... happy