Bought another Lotus..............................(NLC!)

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Re: Bought another Lotus..............................(NLC!)

Post by tonyg » Sun Jan 31, 2010 10:57 pm

Dave - is that Hexham Horseless Carriages (same place i bought the 7) ?
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Re: Bought another Lotus..............................(NLC!)

Post by Modena Scotland » Sun Jan 31, 2010 11:07 pm

Well done Dave. Always loved Tuscans. Nearly bought one on several occasions.

Will make a great drift car once you've sort the suspension. I've heard it should do 58 secs at KH.
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Re: Bought another Lotus..............................(NLC!)

Post by mikeyb13 » Mon Feb 01, 2010 12:03 am

Another thumbs up here. Lovely car :thumbsup
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Post by rossybee » Mon Feb 01, 2010 12:38 am

Modena Scotland wrote:Well done Dave. Always loved Tuscans. Nearly bought one on several occasions.

Will make a great drift car once you've sort the suspension. I've heard it should do 58 secs at KH.
I see no reason why he'd want to take it on KH Mass...
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Post by Modena Scotland » Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:43 am

I would, Ross :mrgreen:
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Re: Bought another Lotus..............................(NLC!)

Post by Scotty C » Mon Feb 01, 2010 10:29 am

dlogan wrote:I have been getting nudged to do the TVR Zolder trip in summer though, that sounds appealing. 8)
When is that?

I race there on the 11th/12th Sept.

Nice car looking forward to a pax in it.
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Re: Bought another Lotus..............................(NLC!)

Post by dlogan » Mon Feb 01, 2010 5:49 pm

Yeh Tony, I got it from Tony at HHC, same place as you got the 7 from.

Mass, I think after running 2 x sevens that anything else on track would be a bit of a disapointment, so not intending to track this one, its certainly got the go, but even with the upgraded Tuscan S dampers I dont think it would be anywhere near the fun of a 7.

Scotty, Zolder is the beginning of June, not sure what the TVRCC are like with other makes of cars attending, but worth asking if you are looking to get some track time before the racing?
I dont know if I could realistically make it.

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Re: Bought another Lotus..............................(NLC!)

Post by rossybee » Mon Feb 01, 2010 5:56 pm

Modena Scotland wrote:I would, Ross :mrgreen:
But why?

It's not a track or drift car... You don't track (or drift) the diablo or the etype or the x5 or whatever your daily is for the very same reason :D
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Post by Modena Scotland » Mon Feb 01, 2010 6:10 pm

I have a mate who used to track his Tuscan often at KH. It went well, much better than the Diablo. All he needed was to change the suspension/brake pads etc. Much more reliable than expected. With the right set up, I think the Tuscan would make a great drift car, not that I am expecting Dave to do so.

It's just that I was once thinking of buying a Tuscan to create a drift car :damnfunny
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Re: Bought another Lotus..............................(NLC!)

Post by VXJON » Mon Feb 01, 2010 7:49 pm

Looks awesome Dave :thumbsup

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Post by Gareth » Mon Feb 01, 2010 7:53 pm

Must be awesome to step out into the garage to give it a rev....
Oh that's right...! :D :D :D


Can't wait for some sideways action!

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Post by dlogan » Mon Feb 01, 2010 7:56 pm

Gareth wrote:Must be awesome to step out into the garage to give it a rev....
Oh that's right...! :D :D :D


Can't wait for some sideways action!
:roll: Cheers :blackeye

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Re: Bought another Lotus..............................(NLC!)

Post by thinfourth » Mon Feb 01, 2010 8:08 pm

Gareth wrote:Must be awesome to step out into the garage to give it a rev....
Oh that's right...! :D :D :D


Can't wait for some sideways action!

A fiver says Gareth has a TVR before the summer
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Re: Bought another Lotus..............................(NLC!)

Post by rossybee » Mon Feb 01, 2010 8:42 pm

thinfourth wrote:
Gareth wrote:Must be awesome to step out into the garage to give it a rev....
Oh that's right...! :D :D :D


Can't wait for some sideways action!

A fiver says Gareth has a TVR before the summer
He already has one, well the sterilised german equivalent :mrgreen:
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Re: Bought another Lotus..............................(NLC!)

Post by Gareth » Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:09 pm

rossybee wrote:
thinfourth wrote:
Gareth wrote:Must be awesome to step out into the garage to give it a rev....
Oh that's right...! :D :D :D


Can't wait for some sideways action!

A fiver says Gareth has a TVR before the summer
He already has one, well the sterilised german equivalent :mrgreen:
You know, last time I did some sideways action in someone else's car (Ross...R400) I bought one.
Of course, T350 crossed my mind but no...I'm after a V8 next but with a 4.2 ;)

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