Mike Causer wrote:
> rodbean@earthlink.net wrote:
>
> > > The cars were all Lotus Sixes, and we were almost alone in not having a
> > > single mechanical failure ;-)
>
> > Hey great Mike. Congratulations! It's about time you had some good fun in
>a
> > proper Lotus.
>
> Didn't get even to sit in one myself, all I did was hang the signal board out.
Oh sorry to hear that you didn't get to drive. Well, the team's the thing in an
enduro. That's really quite amazing that a Six (Ford flathead four?) went that
distance. Somebody must have done his homework in building the engine.
>
>
>
> > What does this > ;-) imply after "....alone in not having a
>single
> > mechanical failure" ? Did you have electrical troubles? Never with Lucas,
> > right?
>
> Nope, no troubles. No accidents, not even a spin. That helped a lot with
> our finishing position because many teams lost cars.
I hope you don't mean that they lost cars forever... as in crash into a ball.
>
>
> BTW, there was a team entirely Elans (type 26, 36, 45), another of Lotus
> Sevens, including a couple of S4s, several teams of Caterhams, and a single
> Esprit V8, but I don't know what team he was in. There was one team of
> Bugattis, which made the most fantastic noise, and the quickest would keep
> with a 911 Turbo in a straight line!
>
How did the Elans do? You know, that is a great idea, having teams of like
vintage cars. What a pleasure it would be to drive an Elan as part of a team of
Elans against teams made up of different cars. Did the cars have to be stock?
If
not, how modified could they be?
Cheers,
Rod
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