Brands Today

General General Lotus Talk
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Just wanted to say what a great day it was at brands. I got to put faces to names, hello to you all. The racing was good and the whole atmosphere infectious.

I plan to watch more rounds of the championship if my timetable permits and i have started to consider joining in

See you all again soon…

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Great to meet you yesterday, Ian, & see lots of “old faces” again

Fantastic racing, brilliant organisation, & some fabulous driving by the exiges.com contingent

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Well done to all the racers, made for a great day (even if I was too busy at times).

Well done to Andy Walsh for the outright win and class C in race one (followed home by Mark Funnell in his Exige)

Class B was won by SeanB in race 1.

Class A was won by Gavin (TarmacTerrorist).


Another Exiges member won the Handicap race outright, so well done to Christian for that one.

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Well done to all those who raced. Good to see Exiges.com won both clases A and B - so well done to Sean and Gavin… Maybe Maddog or Russ will make it a hat trick next time !!!

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Likewise…First and foremost well done to Sean and Gav, the whole field and the LOT team…a most excellent day Gents! Heres to continued success.

And thanks to Con for introducing me to all the Exiges regulars that he knew and Pesky for the rest!

Bruh/Pegbox…who’d 've though it. Hope it sounded well as I left the services and sorry I didnt see you later!

Lookforward to the next outing with what is a great forum

Congrats and thanks again!

PS Splitpin…I need that splitter AND that rear paned conversion…when can I book her in? Fantastic work!

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Excellent day yesterday and all for just �6 entrance fee !

Nice to see a good row of the exiges.com cars parked up - quite a site and nice to see Jamie’s Beramin powered S2 make an appearance with its new owner.

Well done to everyone involved - I for one throughly enjoyed it and hope that the support for the series continues through the rest of the season.

Nice to catch up with a few people and to meet some new folks.

Also good that Lotus brought the ciruict car and the GT3 for everybody to drool over - although not too sure about the GT3 in orange, especially at the front.

Top day out !

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Also good that Lotus brought the ciruict car and the GT3…

Defiantly; and I�ve gotta say, the GT3 did look a hell of a lot better in the flesh, I mean yes I�m still not sure about the ass, or the colour, but overall, it did look pretty damn good .

David

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Well done to all those who raced. Good to see Exiges.com won both clases A and B - so well done to Sean and Gavin… Maybe Maddog or Russ will make it a hat trick next time !!!

Agreed well done to Sean and Gav.

Now all we need is another exiger to win overall for the clean sweep.

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Found via a link on the LoT forum.

Broken inner driveshaft joint, which leads to a damaged oil filter and the oil catches fire. Car was out for the 2nd race, well done to Scuffers etc for getting it fixed in time.

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What a great day out, fantastic racing and entertainment from the track.

Thanks to Con for the helping me get the car through the gate !

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No worries Jason - nice to meet you and thats some car you’ve got yourself.

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Jason�s picture reminded me, did any of you guys go see this lot during lunch:

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Sheer class!

David

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Amazing photo !

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Great to meet up with the regulars and some new peeps like Bruhla.

The grandstand was a super place to watch the races, you could see the entire short circuit from there.

Well done to everyone racing regardless of where you finished, it made for a great spectacle !

PS. MADDOG, you can go to bed now !

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We got sent a picture last night from Ben/Jason, looks great, can’t wait to see the rest of the pics.

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[image]SELOC | Lotus Enthusiasts Club

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Thanks for all the support guys, it was really nice getting the class win especially with so many other cars in my class in front of me on the grid. Plenty of overtaking for position was had… Excellent stuff!!

By the sounds of it everyone had a great day… I know I did albeit totally knackered after 3 days on the road.

full report to follow later after some sleep…

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Oh my! Hope that Exige was ok! Intense pic!

Nice one guys, looked an ace event

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Class B was won by SeanB in race 1.
Class A was won by Gavin (TarmacTerrorist).

Can someone explain the difference please ?

Thanks,
Dave.

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Congratulations to all! but especially to Sean and Gavin, both proving how good:
-can a well assembled K be
-the std S2 Exige is
-how good drivers they are

Would have loved to be there but hey, can’t do everything.

Especially pleasant (to me) is seeing how the little and often slagged 1.8 Rover lump can be there at the top

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Class B was won by SeanB in race 1.
Class A was won by Gavin (TarmacTerrorist).

Can someone explain the difference please ?

Thanks,
Dave.

The regs are on the LoTRDC site but in simple terms Class A is for standard cars. So in Gavin’s case with a S2 Exige, totally standard apart from springs & dampers, brake discs & pads and exhaust. S1 & s2 Elises can raise power upto about 170bhp. (single TB)

Class B is a bit more open. Maximum power of 250bhp but there is also a power to weight ratio as well at 350bhp/tonne. Suspension is open (for springs & dampers, wishbone geometry must be the same as standard), you can run 4-pot callipers (but cars must have a handbrake as they should be road legal), bodywork must remain largely standard although wings, diffusers and splitters are allowed. Carbon fibre bodywork is not allowed. Neither are plastic windows or screens.


Class C is similar but max power is 330bhp and max power to weight is 430bhp.