Hi Mark,
Better be quick about it!! Since posting to the email
lists I've heard from Jim that he has an interetsed
party 'on the line'
He also points out that Dennis O. has not contacted
him regarding the later history of his car for the
updated 'Legend' book.
Doing what I do, I'll be offering to do a complete
report/history/write-up and post it at
SimpleSevens.com
More later!
Cheers,
John Donohoe
SimpleSevens.com
--- Mark J Bradakis <mjb@autox.team.net> wrote:
> Yes, this is the car that Jim brought back with him
> from England back
> in the late 60s. Jim is actually one of my brewing
> buddies here in
> Salt Lake City. Trust me, if I had $6500 to spend
> on cars this Lotus
> would be in my shop right now and not available for
> sale. It has been
> tweaked in various configurations for quite some
> time. I drove it
> at an autocross once or twice when it had a rotary
> in it, what a hoot!
> The car has been an autocross only car for quite
> some time, and a few
> years back Jim almost got a D Mod national title in
> it, but his fellow
> competitors, who seemed like such nice fellows
> during the season, hit
> him with a protest after the first day in Kansas
> about his car being
> too modified for the modified class. He moved a
> frame rail to fit the
> Cosworth motor in a better spot. That protest
> soured Jim on SCCA Solo for
> quite some time, though he did have the car out a
> few times last year.
> He's already sold the Cosworth motor, I think.
>
> Given the bare minimum brakes and light weight
> components and such, the
> car would not last long during a road race session
> with IVR out at Wendover.
> Jim would like to get something he can run out there
> with us, that may be
> one factor in his decision to sell.
>
> Hmmm, I may see Jim at brewing tonight, perhaps I'll
> try to talk him
> into an easy payment plan, or maybe throw a road
> race Spitfire into the
> deal.
>
> mjb.
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