USAndretti42 Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Had a great time today. It was good to meet Russ and Chuck and Bob, the owner of the S1 in the pictures that Russ posted last week. The British Car club and Ferrari club people were a fun bunch. For much of the time, we out numbered the Ferraris and then another one turned up to make it neck-and -neck. Location was good. Easy to get to, nicely situated with food and drink available. There was a nice 308 Dino there when I arrived. Suprising how similar the styling is to the Lotus. Any way, we had the 3 generations represented, the Giugiaro, the Stevens and the V8. S4 Elan, Elan +2S, Federal-spec, World Championship Edition S2 Esprit #42, S1 Elise, Excel SE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talon Posted January 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 (edited) It was great meeting you two (and Chucks' beautiful lady!) today. For those of you in the UK getting a pic of 3 generations of Esprits may not be that hard, but I never thought I'd see it in Charlotte. I spoke with Bob as things were winding down and he asked me to get both of you to send an email to [email protected] Just mention that you were at the event and he will add you to the British Car club mailing list. I know it's a bit strange being thrown into a bunch of strangers, but it's a great group of people. I've only known them for a couple of months myself. Here's to many more get togethers! There is already talk of a trip to the Biltmore, not to mention the Carolina Classic rally... For what it's worth, I cleaned up the damage to the front bumper when I got home and it looks 90% better. I'll spend some more time with in tomorrow and I think it will look fine. Of course, the next thing we need to do is get both of you out on the lake for a cruise... Once the weather gets better, I'll be coming to the monthly meetings by boat, so it should be easily arranged! I see a bright future for the Carolina division of LEF BTW - I still giggle like a schoolgirl every time I see my new plate! Edited January 27, 2008 by talon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibs Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Great work guys, 3 black Esprits = the sex! Nice to see you out and about, onwards and upwards and I hope this is the first of many meet ups. Shame you didn't go for a hoon and show those donkey boys what a real car drives like 88 Esprit NA, 89 Esprit Turbo SE, Evora, Evora S, Evora IPS, Evora S IPS, Evora S IPS SR, Evora 400, Elise S1, Elise S1 111s, Evora GT410 Sport Evora NA For forum issues, please contact the Moderators. I will aim to respond to emails/PM's Mon-Fri 9-6 GMT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talon Posted January 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Next time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBrownstead Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 I am definately in for the next meet . . .I would like to join the charlotte thread . . .live in ballantyne . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talon Posted January 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Excellent! Just watch this space. I am thinking we'll try another get together in the next 3 or 4 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kjakk Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Here is an upcoming event with the SE Lotus club. I was thinking about going, anyone else interested? Chuck I've just added a new event to the calendar. Kirt at Hyper Sport Engineering has invited us for a tour of his shop. We'll meet at the shop at 11 AM sharp on Saturday, February 23rd. After the tour we'll go somewhere near by for some lunch. Can anyone suggest a good burger/wings place? Hyper Sport is currently building an Exige to compete in the SCCA Pro Speed World Challenge GT series. They have a long history of modifing Loti for the track. Don't miss this opportunity to see a first class race shop. For all the details see the club calendar on the website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Troy Halliday Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Owww ...... read the title and thought ooh ooh I've got a Carolina (mind you if she reads this I'm gonna wake up with mysterious bruises) Sorry but couldn't resist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kjakk Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Date: Saturday February 23, 2008 Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Author: mickopalak Type: Club Event Reminder: There are reminders set for 1 day and 10 days before this event. Location: Hyper Sport Engineering Street: 2121 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Suite 2A City/State/Zip: Buford, GA 30518 Phone: 678-714-5346 Kirt at Hyper Sport Engineering has offered to give us a tour of his shop. Hyper Sport has a long history with Lotus cars and racing. They are currently building an Exige to compete in the SCCA Pro Speed World Challenge GT series. They also do all kinds of custom work for street cars. Don't miss this opportunity to see a first class Lotus shop. It looks to be about a 3 hour drive from Charlotte straight down 85 towards Atlanta. Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talon Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Gah! I am out of town that weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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