exeterjeep Posted August 2, 2022 Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 On 31/07/2022 at 05:52, exeterjeep said: Seen the car and spoken with him 3 times. Car is an auto....he is not too keen on the auto - would prefer a manual.. This is the second Evora that he has had on loan from Lotus. It seems the Evora has now gone back to Lotus and he has a Ford Focus. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-62340887 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM TdM Posted August 2, 2022 Gold FFM Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 He's still got the Evora. The focus is a project he's doing on YouTube but the Evora is in a lot of the videos alongside it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravo73 Posted August 2, 2022 Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 Respect. It appears as if he has managed to persuade/con D&C Plod to bankroll his petrolhead endeavours. 👏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sunbeamgls Posted August 2, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 Thanks to Black Dog in North Wales for this one... 6 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM C8RKH Posted August 2, 2022 Gold FFM Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 Hethel Blue. Lovely. Quote I came into this world screaming and covered in someone elses blood. I'll probably leave it in the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunbeamgls Posted August 2, 2022 Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 Boringly named Metallic Blue, not Hethel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM C8RKH Posted August 2, 2022 Gold FFM Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 Still a nice colour @sunbeamgls 1 Quote I came into this world screaming and covered in someone elses blood. I'll probably leave it in the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Popular Post Alfa2Evora Posted August 2, 2022 Gold FFM Popular Post Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 Some professional shots of my P&J, taken on Sunday at the Lanarkshire Classic Car Club's breakfast meet. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post cdco Posted August 6, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 6, 2022 Mine from the LOT session at Bedford back in July ... Taken by Lee Marshall working for MSV. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phaeton91 Posted August 6, 2022 Report Share Posted August 6, 2022 Have you changed your exhaust or are the limits more lenient on LOT days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Phaeton91 Posted August 6, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 6, 2022 Sharing a couple of photos from my recent road trip. Wet lap was a bit more nerve wracking than normal. The car felt good really good, and got so much attention throughout the trip which is really saying something when you can’t throw a stick without hitting a 911 GT3 (or a GT2) or lots of other machinery costing 3 or 4 times as much. 9 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdco Posted August 6, 2022 Report Share Posted August 6, 2022 33 minutes ago, Phaeton91 said: Have you changed your exhaust or are the limits more lenient on LOT days? No it's the original exhaust , so the sports system without the 3rd CAT and in an LE it's non valved. It's not as loud as the later Evoras but is 11 years ish old so the internals.may be a bit knackered... It passed the static test... just at I think 100db on their test kit so 1db under the limit. Thought I'd have problems out on track but never triggered anything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Simon Bateman Posted August 7, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 Just back from an 'Italian job' themed group driving trip down to Turin. The first photo is at the top of the Colle del Nivolet, exactly where the bus balances on the edge at the end of the film. The tunnel photo is the one where the Miura meets the Mafia at the start of the film. 15 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phaeton91 Posted August 7, 2022 Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 (edited) Wow that first picture is stunning. I’d imagine the car got a lot of (good) attention throughout the trip - it must have sounded epic too especially in the mountains (and inside them!). It’s a big trip - mine was just over 1,000 miles with the car fully loaded. Yours must have been double. How did the car behave? Did you have any niggles or issues? Edited August 7, 2022 by Phaeton91 Missed the word miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Simon Bateman Posted August 7, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 The car did get loads of attention. Aside from an F8 Ferrari in our group, it got the most attention. The exhaust sound was probably better than the Fezza TBH. We did 1980 miles door to door, but in Turin we stayed at the Lingotto (old Fiat factory, with the test track on top) and didnt use the cars for three days. On the way back was also did Galibier, Croix de la Fer, Telegraph, Lautaret and Glandon. The car was epic and in very high temps. We did have an old situation after arriving at a motorway services in France, where both remotes suddenly stopped working. Disconnected the battery for 30mins and all good there after. Wandering if something at the site was using the same frequency and blocking the signal. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM mayevora Posted August 10, 2022 Gold FFM Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 Great scenery @Simon Batemanover that part of the world! - I’m still over here for the next 4 days but annoying not in the Lotus - Couldn’t convince the wife to pack 2 and a half weeks clothing into Tesco’s bags for life 🤣 Switzerland and Italy - They do like a good Tunnel so blipping that throttle is a tad enjoyable also. 2100 miles clocked and only seen 2 other Lotus (both Elise’s) so far. 1 Quote Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk - that will teach us to keep mouth shut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Bateman Posted August 10, 2022 Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 This is our 4th trip down to Italy in a car group. Love the country and the people. We stayed the 2nd night in Courmayeur at the 5 star hotel where the cast and crew apparently stayed. Nice hotel but my wife wasnt too impressed with 25 euros for a G & T 😫 As for bags...we got two Kangol faux suede antique holdhalls from House of Fraser for £20.00 that squeeze perfectly into the boot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Black Forest Power Posted August 10, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 SPA - in the original sense! 7 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Bateman Posted August 10, 2022 Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 Great pics. I noticed there was a Lotus event there. We are going to the ELMS race on 24th Sept. We are camping, so the Evora is missing this one in favour of our new i30n. It's our first decent road trip in it, so really looking to going down there and sampling the chips and mayo (plus a few beers) We love the place. We've been loads of times to watch the 24hr race, but this will be our first visit 2019 and Covid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phaeton91 Posted August 10, 2022 Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 Should be a good trip and that car will do it comfortably, especially the noisy section of road through Belgium! I passed through Franchorchamps at the end of June as we always stop for lunch there en-route to Germany. It was a ghost town. We searched hard for somewhere that was open and found the only place on the way out of town towards the petrol station. It’s never the busiest of places but post Covid it was especially quiet and so they really need the business and tourism the events being in. Incidentally, whilst parked up and in the restaurant a local drove past the cars - did a double take then did a U-turn so he could get out and take photos of the Evora (and maybe my mates R8 too). Apologies if wrong thread. He then did another U Turn, to continue his journey giving us a toot and a thumbs up on the way past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo Posted August 10, 2022 Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 10 hours ago, Black Forest Power said: SPA - in the original sense! Great photo's BFP 👍 I particularly like the 1st photo showing the Spa undulations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Bateman Posted August 10, 2022 Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Phaeton91 said: Should be a good trip and that car will do it comfortably, especially the noisy section of road through Belgium! I passed through Franchorchamps at the end of June as we always stop for lunch there en-route to Germany. It was a ghost town. We searched hard for somewhere that was open and found the only place on the way out of town towards the petrol station. It’s never the busiest of places but post Covid it was especially quiet and so they really need the business and tourism the events being in. Incidentally, whilst parked up and in the restaurant a local drove past the cars - did a double take then did a U-turn so he could get out and take photos of the Evora (and maybe my mates R8 too). Apologies if wrong thread. He then did another U Turn, to continue his journey giving us a toot and a thumbs up on the way past. We normally stay at a campsite near Stavelot. I'll be gutted if our usual Pizza place is closed. We took a new Civic type R in 2018 and came back to the car to find someone laying down in front of it with a fancy camera, taking loads of pics. On the campsite we had a queue of Dutch kids wanting to sit in the drivers seat. Happy days pre covid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM TdM Posted August 11, 2022 Gold FFM Report Share Posted August 11, 2022 You seem to have a fault with your brake lights in that first picture, they are on. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo Posted August 11, 2022 Report Share Posted August 11, 2022 Just another 100 mph brown trouser moment 💩 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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