FIA GT Racing at Silverstone

General Meets + Track Day Reports
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Anyone else going?? I heard there is gonna be a Lotus GT1 jobbie running in the GT 90’s Revival race.

I may go on Sunday after I have picked the car up from Martin&Steve.

Edited to say it is this weekend (Sat & Sun)

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I’m going on Sunday. I’m hoping the Exiges will be out on track.

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I’m going on Sunday. I’m hoping the Exiges will be out on track.

Sadly, not a hope.

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I can only applaud them for their effort in what they are trying to acheive out of the Yota lump but I think they need to start adopting a new team moto…




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I can only applaud them for their effort in what they are trying to acheive out of the Yota lump but I think they need to start adopting a new team moto…

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What’s with you guys that say the 2ZZ is a lump? Do you have one? If you did you might change your tune. I’m puttin down 290+rwhp with 6,500 hard miles on a 2ZZ with zero problems…It’s not the motor that’s the problem…
and now you’ll say I don’t drive it as hard…

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Frank

A “lump” is a British slang word for an engine … actually any engine good, bad or indifferent.

So, dont get so wound up - I thought you were supposed to be chilled out there with your sun, surf and electric cars

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Yeah I guess it’s just cinco de myao pay back…my brain hurts…now for a day of yachting…if there’s no wind I’ll just have to get a longer extension cord…
I wonder when Lotus will get the tune right on the GT3 in order to it race one day…

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OK - so yo need to talk with my old boss - Toni van den Brink ( the guy behind the Carver tilting car ) abour his solar power catamaran
Solar power

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They need to have a chat with Adrian at fensport, his “Yota Lump” has been putting out a reliable 600+bhp for years. He is also known for his ultra reliable power plant as he is meticulous in his attention to detail - that’s my 2 peneth worth !!

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They need to have a chat with Adrian at fensport, his “Yota Lump” has been putting out a reliable 600+bhp for years.

Shame he doesn’t know what corners are

In most peep’s books, reliable means more than the occasional blasting down a 1/4 mile strip over a few years. Reliable should mean being able to use the car on road & track (3:1), for at least 12K miles each year, without issue.

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How was the GT4 racing then lads? The pre-season tests promised some pretty close competition, looks like it could be a nice little series…

David

PS. Top work as ever from the TSU boys .

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They need to have a chat with Adrian at fensport, his “Yota Lump” has been putting out a reliable 600+bhp for years.

Shame he doesn’t know what corners are

In most peep’s books, reliable means more than the occasional blasting down a 1/4 mile strip over a few years. Reliable should mean being able to use the car on road & track (3:1), for at least 12K miles each year, without issue.

As far as i was aware his Blue Celica is/was 100% road legal and it is used on the road and the track regularly. Infact it could quite easily be mistaken for a normal car from the outside !!!

Although admitidly this is not the same kind of test that the GT Lotus will be put through…

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Is there a limit to what they can do to the engine - pistons and lower compression etc?

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A few of my best photos from Silverstone

The Lotus Exige in GT4:

The Elise GT1 in GT90’s Revival:

The road going Elise GT1 in the paddock:

A nice Exige in the supercar run car park:

Shame that all Mk2 Exiges dont look this good, but could still do with a proper rear wing.

James

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A nice Exige in the supercar run car park:
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Looks like a ‘Blue Peter special’ to me

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Isn’t that the official production run of the Cadena GT3 car from last year…or the biofuel car?

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Yep it�s the GT3 one, the bio fuel car is black with green and yellow stripes

[image]http://campbellbaker.homeip.net/stuff/Photos/gt32JPG.jpg[/image]

(Sorry, it�s not a great pic of it, but it�s the only one I had to hand.)

David

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Yep it�s the GT3 one

Don’t think so, matey As Steve says, the one above doesn’t look too clever to me, but given my taste…

Clicky

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Humm… I reckon it might be one of the GT3 ones, just with some junks-esqe wheel arches and a big roof scoop.

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From the rear shot, the extended front arch looks like that bolt-on kit a purple S2 had on a few months ago.

Ian