Popular Post Bravo73 Posted December 4, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EldonZ Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 That track looks like a blast! I always keep playing with the idea of shipping my car over to the UK and Europe to drive some of your tracks. Later, Eldon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravo73 Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 Why not just fly over and hire a car(s) over here? That must surely be a cheaper option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EldonZ Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 @Bravo73Actually, it is not. To rent a car similar to the Cup-R is around $15K per weekend. It would cost around $7500K to ship my car round trip. Later, Eldon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibs Posted December 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 @EldonZ, @track-club are pretty good for Lotus track/race car hire https://www.track-group.com/product-category/track-cars/ Quote 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...
Jack Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 @EldonZ--Go for it Eldon.....I can wait a bit longer for your visit to Spring Mountain. 😢 Of course, we've got a, 14-corner, 2.1 mile track with the same 35 meter elevation change (but w/o armco or grass or trees); and I will only charge you $3500 for the weekend. Quote Jack2008 2-Eleven2015 Exige V6 CupR Track videos ... http://www.youtube.com/jackcup2010 Lotus Challenge Series ULTRA Class champion2012 Lotus CUP USA OPEN Class champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EldonZ Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 @Bibs Thanks for the contact info. Still by the time I drive 4 - 6 track days, I have paid for transportation for my car. What I do like is that they will provide transportation and track support. @JackLooking at this for down the road when you kick the bucket and I do not have access to Spring Mountain! 😜 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geartox Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 @Jack @EldonZ we wait the US team in Europe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EldonZ Posted December 5, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 @geartoxThat almost sounds like a challenge! 🙃 @JackMaybe we should start look at planning our 202X trip to the UK. I'm sure our wives won't complain as long as they get to spend as much as we do. 😉 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 @ Eldon @geartox -- Probably the wrong sub-forum to post this but I thought you guys (and maybe others) would find this program of interest. It supposedly makes comparing any 2 videos on the same screen simultaneously a very simple process. Ran accross it on the "Beginner Data" Facebook group. https://www.comparemylaps.com/?fbclid=IwAR07izvKWLv6nEyO7I1xOEOF3kc5tZzV4GSkNNv2kDLL5UHRgL8gPX43Mb0 Quote Jack2008 2-Eleven2015 Exige V6 CupR Track videos ... http://www.youtube.com/jackcup2010 Lotus Challenge Series ULTRA Class champion2012 Lotus CUP USA OPEN Class champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geartox Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 @Jack Thanks I will test that immediately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravo73 Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 3 hours ago, EldonZ said: To rent a car similar to the Cup-R is around $15K per weekend. You need to look in the right place: https://www.esmotorsport.co.uk/rent-a-car "a race weekend can start from as little as £2000." 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EldonZ Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 @Bravo73I think you will find that you will not get a ride in an Exige Cup-R for that price. Give them a call and ask them since it is not on their website. The pricing I've been quoting is the cost to rent an equivalent car at Spa which includes track rental, I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravo73 Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 Hmmm, probably best that you give them the call, eh? "Track rental"? As in renting the whole of Spa for the day? Well, no wonder that you've been quoted $15k. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EldonZ Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 @Bravo73No, I've looked at the cost of joining Ross Bentley at Spa with RSR and a comparable car to Cup-R, GT3 or GT3-RS, is around $15K for two days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FF Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 Some action from last Saturday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EldonZ Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 That is the craziest autocross that I have every seen. Normally, there are not that many cones that define a section of the track. Do you still only get a 2 second penalty per cone? I cannot see how you would only hit one cone. Later, Eldon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FF Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 6 minutes ago, EldonZ said: That is the craziest autocross that I have every seen. Normally, there are not that many cones that define a section of the track. Do you still only get a 2 second penalty per cone? I cannot see how you would only hit one cone. Later, Eldon Ciao Eldon, 1 sec penalty for each cone you take down. You need to be really precise😂😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gordon S Posted December 13, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 13, 2020 Exige + quiet road = 😁 Random pic taken in the middle of a “spirited” drive in the summer. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jack Posted December 31, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 Got her cleaned up for a New Year's day run. Happy New Year! 2 2 Quote Jack2008 2-Eleven2015 Exige V6 CupR Track videos ... http://www.youtube.com/jackcup2010 Lotus Challenge Series ULTRA Class champion2012 Lotus CUP USA OPEN Class champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gordon S Posted January 1, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EldonZ Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 17 minutes ago, Gordon S said: Love those wheels! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Exige Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 It's nothing about the manual gear box, actually the GT4 manual is even faster the PDK by 0.7s So, anyone got any idea why exige 410 which is the lightest and got the best power to wight ratio end up be the slowest on track? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal H Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 The most hardcore versions of the M2 and Cayman, verses the mid-range Exige. Wouldn’t a 430 Cup have provided a better comparison? I expect the 410 Sport was the only press car Lotus could provide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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