Well, nearly. But most importantly, it's time to remove the hard top from LadyPointon's Lotus and get some roof-off action in. I've loved Lotus cars all my life - my dream has always been to own a Lotus Esprit - but getting to play with its smaller brother, the Lotus Elise, regularly is not a second place! I had a Lotus Elise many years ago in 2002 and I remember driving it off the forecourt of the dealer just thinking 'I'm driving a Lotus'!. It genuinely was a dream come true for me. Sadly I couldn't keep my car for financial reasons but 17 years later I get to play with one again. Just a shame it's not mine but LadyPointon's - which is how we met, admittedly..!
I have three things in my life I love: drums, of course and they are my first love, after that it's flying gliders and Lotus cars. So here's me having a few moments messing about with the loud pedal in LadyPointon's Elise Sports Racer today to give it its post-winter shakedown after months of being out of action. It might only be 190bhp and 4 cylinders but when a car only weighs 850kg, it's a riot. The bikers among you will know what I'm talking about.
And I have no idea what exhaust LadyP had put on her car - I think it's a Quicksilva - but it sounds sooooo good that I can't help myself. It's the simple things in life. Most of the video is me going down the road to my house which may be narrow but is a dead end and my house is the last one so I can open the taps all I like after I pass the other houses!
Incidentally, the video is because we use a Yi Dashcam DVR in the Lotus for insurance/protection purposes. You would not believe the number of people who see a sports car and think they can get you into a race. Also, I don't actually break any UK speed limits in the video (60mph - 100 kmh) - I just enjoy the gears! My heel/toe technique needs a little practice too when ti comes to braking.
It's the simple [and childish] things in life.
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I have three things in my life I love: drums, of course and they are my first love, after that it's flying gliders and Lotus cars. So here's me having a few moments messing about with the loud pedal in LadyPointon's Elise Sports Racer today to give it its post-winter shakedown after months of being out of action. It might only be 190bhp and 4 cylinders but when a car only weighs 850kg, it's a riot. The bikers among you will know what I'm talking about.
And I have no idea what exhaust LadyP had put on her car - I think it's a Quicksilva - but it sounds sooooo good that I can't help myself. It's the simple things in life. Most of the video is me going down the road to my house which may be narrow but is a dead end and my house is the last one so I can open the taps all I like after I pass the other houses!
Incidentally, the video is because we use a Yi Dashcam DVR in the Lotus for insurance/protection purposes. You would not believe the number of people who see a sports car and think they can get you into a race. Also, I don't actually break any UK speed limits in the video (60mph - 100 kmh) - I just enjoy the gears! My heel/toe technique needs a little practice too when ti comes to braking.
It's the simple [and childish] things in life.
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