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Re: Lotus T127
Posted by 'itpro' on 14 Feb 2010 @ 01:45

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Why do you ask?

I was smitten by Lotus as a kid seeing them raced at Snetterton and Brands with all the GREATS at the wheels.

I bought my first one when I was 19 (Lotus 7 Series 1, 1172 side valve.... previously raced by John Derisley...... etc., etc.). This came about after seeing The Prisoner as a kid. I dreamt of driving a Se7en into that 'car park' tunnel and reving the motor.... and it sounded EXACTLY as beautiful as in the programme. I have done that drive with each one I have owned (7 Lotus 7s..... so far) and I still get a chill up the spine doing it, even in a Caterham. I have banged my fist on the table MANY times in 'homage', too!

I followed Jim Clark and Jochen Rindt as a kid, saw Ronnie driving karts and them met him a number of times at the Lotus factory, had dinner with him, Tony Rudd AND Colin (himself) and Hazel on a number of occasions; was a Lotus dealer for 3 years back in the mid 1970's and have owned 19 Lotuses (so far) overall...

Any suspicion that I might be Sjust LIGHTLY biased.....?

And when you own one, you'll get hooked, too! If yopu haven't, go and drive a simple Elise and the scales will fall from your eyes!

Ian

Message Thread:

Lotus T127 by 'richpudd2003' (12 Feb 2010 @ 18:22)

Re: Lotus T127 by 'michaelg36' (12 Feb 2010 @ 18:35)

Re: Lotus T127 by 'QuickOldTimer' (12 Feb 2010 @ 19:15)

Re: Lotus T127 by 'chriskasch' (12 Feb 2010 @ 20:05)

Re: overtaking by 'QuickOldTimer' (12 Feb 2010 @ 20:13)

Re: overtaking by '5kyle8' (12 Feb 2010 @ 20:17)

Re: overtaking by 'richpudd2003' (12 Feb 2010 @ 20:31)

Re: overtaking by 'Doink' (12 Feb 2010 @ 20:49)

Re: overtaking by 'Bod' (12 Feb 2010 @ 22:22)

Re: Lotus T127 by 'QuickOldTimer' (12 Feb 2010 @ 21:19)

Re: Lotus T127 by 'itpro' (13 Feb 2010 @ 1:01)

Re: Lotus T127 by 'chriskasch' (13 Feb 2010 @ 9:40)

Re: Lotus T127 by 'Tmoon' (13 Feb 2010 @ 11:55)

Re: Lotus T127 by 'itpro' << You are here!

Re: Lotus T127 by 'chriskasch' (14 Feb 2010 @ 9:40)

Ronnie Peterson racing karts by 'DavyBoy' (14 Feb 2010 @ 10:06)

Re: Ronnie Peterson racing karts by 'Traxtar' (15 Feb 2010 @ 20:19)

Re: Ronnie Peterson racing karts by 'chriskasch' (15 Feb 2010 @ 20:32)

That report is dated Nov 09 by 'Chads' (15 Feb 2010 @ 22:37)

Re: Ronnie Peterson racing karts..... Wow by 'itpro' (16 Feb 2010 @ 11:52)

Re: Ronnie Peterson racing karts..... Wow by 'QuickOldTimer' (16 Feb 2010 @ 15:41)

Re: Ronnie Peterson racing karts..... Wow by 'kai' (16 Feb 2010 @ 16:18)

Re: Top ten by 'QuickOldTimer' (16 Feb 2010 @ 16:33)

Re: Top ten by 'kai' (16 Feb 2010 @ 17:01)

Re: Top ten by 'QuickOldTimer' (16 Feb 2010 @ 17:45)

No Michael Schumacher ? by 'DavyBoy' (16 Feb 2010 @ 17:04)

Re: top ten by 'kai' (16 Feb 2010 @ 17:42)

Re: top ten by 'itpro' (16 Feb 2010 @ 18:07)

Re: top ten by 'kai' (16 Feb 2010 @ 18:17)

Hold on, there Dave...... by 'itpro' (16 Feb 2010 @ 17:59)

Re: Hold on, there Dave...... by 'Doink' (16 Feb 2010 @ 18:01)

Re: Hold on, there Dave...... by 'QuickOldTimer' (16 Feb 2010 @ 20:04)

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