Rich,
My half brother in Italy has had an Elise since 1997. I drove the car in
the alps and had a great time. It is an extraordinary car and Patrick Jones
is a really nice guy.
Mike
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> From: Rich Urschel <OSP13@attglobal.net>
> To: BayArea Team.Net <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Thanks to Patrick Jones
> Date: Sunday, August 27, 2000 6:52 PM
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> I would like to thank Patrick Jones for his enormous
> generosity in offering me a chance to drive his Lotus
> Elise at GGF today. As I told him, this is something
> I never imagined I would ever get to do as this car
> cannot be imported into the US for street use.
>
> It meant a lot to me as the Elan put one of it's half
> shafts through the floor of the trunk yesterday. Had
> it happened on the other side it would have severed
> the fuel line and quite possibly have penetrated the
> fuel tank. I'll be fitting CV joints to replace the rotoflex
> couplings before driving it again.
>
> Anyway, instead of fighting depression, I'm glowing
> from the automotive treat of a lifetime. (Ok, Katie,
> the Phantom tops it, but not by that much.)
>
> The Elise is in road racing trim from Lotus and, as such,
> is not well tuned for autocrossing. But it won't take
> that much to put it right and the potential is awesome.
>
> Thanks Patrick! BTW, I've lost your e-mail address
> and have some info for you.
> Rich Urschel
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