Lotus autox mockumentory

[benbeames]

You guys might like this, it's a completely fictional comedic documentary about my friends and I racing a vintage Lotus:

Truth in 50: More than TWICE as many as other 'Truth in' films.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWyJS...ature=view_all

Hope it gives you a laugh,
Ben

[DMac]

As a Lotus guy with an irreverent streak, I found this to be a hoot.

[Dick R.]

As a Lotus guy with an irreverent streak, I found this to be a hoot.

Me too!

Dick
Former Lotus Europa autocrosser and Golden Gate Lotus Club member when living in California

[gord leach]

You Guy's rock..........

I can drop of another Europa for You to tune if You would like, seems the team is knowledgeable

[chrisw52]

that's my home track errr paddock, umm autocross site.. great place to have an autocross.

that was a fun vid...

[benbeames]

You Guy's rock..........

I can drop of another Europa for You to tune if You would like, seems the team is knowledgeable

If you saw my Europa up close in real life, you'd change your mind about wanting us to work on it

[Roux]

good production. Enjoyed all of them

[stonebridge20]

Peter Egan said it best. Making a Lotus reliable follows the same reasoning that causes a young divinity student to marry an exotic dancer on the belief that she can be reformed and will eventually enjoy sitting by the fireplace on quiet evenings, reading a a good book.

Have fun with the Europa. From a 67 S3 Elan owner.

[DMac]

Peter Egan said it best. Making a Lotus reliable follows the same reasoning that causes a young divinity student to marry an exotic dancer on the belief that she can be reformed and will eventually enjoy sitting by the fireplace on quiet evenings, reading a a good book.

Have fun with the Europa. From a 67 S3 Elan owner.

Why can't we like posts on this forum? This one's a winner.

[benbeames]

I agree! Perfect quote. I emailed a link to the videos to Road and track to pass onto Egan, but I don't really think it'll ever get to him.

[Hawke]

Why do so many Formula Ford drivers also have Lotus Europas? At a race meeting here in Sydney yesterday, at least three of us admitted to that affliction.

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Back on topic, the three videos were great. My wife could only agree on the reliabilty angle.

[Dick R.]

Reliable depends on how you define it . . .

Mine did rather well but I certainly needed to learn a lot to make sure I got to/from autocrosses without incident or to make minor in route repairs even when they were over 1000 miles away.

FYI my wife's was her daily driver for years . . . due to "tree damage" to hers she probably will not be able to watch these videos.

Dick

[Rick Kean]

Why can't we like posts on this forum? This one's a winner.

We can, but you can't :O

[R. Pare]

Why do so many Formula Ford drivers also have Lotus Europas? At a race meeting here in Sydney yesterday, at least three of us admitted to that affliction.

Probably 'cause they are one of the few street cars that actually feels a bit like an FF - even if just a poor cousin!

Was at a test day out at Bridgehampton many moons ago (FFs), and a fellow driver had his Europa there. Tricked out almost to the max (barely streetable), it was definitely a screamer.

Got done morning lapping, and hopped into the Lotus to go grab some lunch. About 3 miles down the road, he suddenly looked over at me and said "Never ever thought I'd say this, but the car really is a piece of sh^t!"

Sold it a month later and bought a new FF instead!

[DMac]

We can, but you can't :O

I should have been more clear. One of the other forums I frequent has a Like button on each post.

[Rick Kean]

I should have been more clear. One of the other forums I frequent has a Like button on each post.

I got that.

Fbook-Like Buttons are right around the corner.

Later,

Rick

[m3cruzzer]

I sense a trend, old lotus AND a F500.... who is the saint for lost causes? from a guy who owned a '73 Elan +2 S130, and owns and races a KBS F500... at least not both at the same time.

[benbeames]

I sense a trend, old lotus AND a F500.... who is the saint for lost causes? from a guy who owned a '73 Elan +2 S130, and owns and races a KBS F500... at least not both at the same time.

Clearly race car buying is a disease I caught or a drug I'm using. I originally had been shopping for a formula ford but wasn't quite going to be able to come up with enough money for anything near a running car and then I found that KBS. It had been in a wreck and wasn't running, but compared to the lotus it was soooo easy to work on, I dove in. I still haven't gotten to race it much. I don't have an scca license and probably won't be able to afford the training to get it any time soon, but I hope to run it at the Autocrosses next year unless public demand to bring out the Europa gets to high. They are lotus club events that I run at.

[d962r]

Ben, I would love to know some things about your Lotus. I see your running a 4age, but the trans your using? The trans in the video that was on the ground didn't look like the lotus unit. Was that a boxter trans?

I'm using a 914 box behind my 4agte and I'm not to sure how well it will hold up yet ( I have yet to fire up the new motor and run this new set up).

[benbeames]

The gearbox in the car is the original Renault 336. The transmission on the ground was a Renault NG1 5 speed which has the same bolt pattern but needs different mounts in the rear. I intended to swap it in as the ratios in the 336 aren't great for the new engine, but then realized I got the wrong variety NG1 and even with 5 gears the ratios are just barely higher so I figured swapping it in wasn't worth the trouble.

Sometimes I wish I had the Porsche box. It's heavier but is such a better box. And has more places supporting bolting it up to other engines.

My gearbox bolts up to the 4AGE with an aluminum adapter plate made by John Pels in Texas. It made the engine swap fairly painless.

Ben