England, Lotus and LT5

[ZR1Vette]

This past September a group of us Lotus Elise and Exige drivers went to England and visited Hethel where Lotus is located...played around on the track with the Lotus racing guys and had a great time. Also we went to a incredibly special and wonderful event called Goodwood Revival which is a world class 3 day event bringing in vintage cars from around the world. This was not only a show, but honest serious racing of very rare vintage cars... here is the paddock area showing a few from a 1000 automotive pieces of history that showed up>>
These are originals not replicas
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/MRBLU/UKVettesatGoodwood.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/MRBLU/UKGT40Goodwood.jpg

Note the driver's signature
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/MRBLU/UKAJFoyt.jpg

And of course could not miss a connection of Lotus and similarities of the LT5 program>>
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/MRBLU/UKLotusJimClarkcar.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/MRBLU/UKTeamLotusGoodwood.jpg

I really love the Lotus connection to the LT5...
Michael

[flyin ryan]

awesome, thanks for sharing=D> , lots of expensive haircuts there. Speed channel always had some Goodwood footage but i don't recall seeing any from the last year? i thought it would usually air in the fall. i hope they didn't do away with it.

[32valvZ]

Cool cars!:thumbsup:

[Nick]

Very nice, thanks for posting! Love the Lotus in the last picture. :thumbsup:

[ZZZZZR1]

wow

Great Pictures!

[evl_twn]

I'm not a Ford guy by any means, but those GT40's in Gulf colors are awesome. Thanks for the pics, any more? :thumbsup:

[Zr1 Destroyer]

Wow.....i love old 50/60 era track cars.....great pics!=D>

[GOLDCYLON]

Great pics thaks for sharing :thumbsup:

[ZR1Vette]

More pics...sure...and the event is well and alive! 125,000+ attended and is growing... another cool aspect is that the Duke (yep real Duke) does the whole event on his custom built 3 mile race track and has his own airfield. Those who know him said he sorta stuck in the 1940's era so at the Goodwood Revival event all are asked to come in period clothing. Very strange feeling like you almost can believe you are back in WWII England...here you are watching this grid>>
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/MRBLU/UKGoodwoodgridup.jpg
and then be at the end of Lavant Straight>>
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/MRBLU/UKLavantStraightGoodwood.jpg

and the these take off and fly right over you>>>
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/MRBLU/UKSpitefiresatGoodwood.jpg
(for those non aero types... a P51 (off the frame right giving chase to two Spitfires)

Also notice the ruffled grass and tire marks...about an hour earlier a at least $5M++ 1938 Mercedes Benz W125 Rennwagen kissed the tire wall...

Here is the Stang on the ground...it is a D version and has a Packard supercharged V12!
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/MRBLU/P51.jpg


One last one... the Lotus paddock area
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/MRBLU/UKTeamLotuspaddockGoodwood.jpg

The event occurs every September and if you ever have the chance to go...DO IT!!
Michael

[Jagdpanzer]

By the shape of the wings I'd say those are two Spits.
Mustang must be out ahead of them.

[ZR1Vette]

Good eye...correct, but actually the P51 was behind them giving chase...they did 'dog fights' etc...very cool sight!
M

[Jagdpanzer]

The Initail "A" model P51s were powered by the V12 1710 Allison engine which had an inadequate mechanical driven supercharger. With this engine the plane's performance was acceptable up to 15,000 ft. however, at higher altitudes it proved to be way under powered compared to the other top fighters of the time. To correct this deficiency it was the Brits who pulled the Allison and put in its place a V12 1650 Roll-Royce Merlin engine from the Spitfire which had a much more efficient two-stage, two speed centrifugal supercharger which was better suited for higher altitude operation and with this engine the P51 became a legend. The 1650 Merlin engine was put into production with the "B" model Mustangs onward. Subsequently the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine was built in the United States under licence by Packard who made a number of improvements to the engine design.

[djpatrick35]

That would be an awesome event to see! I just can't imagine wrecking one of those priceless cars! I wonder what that Mercedes guy was thinking when his car went out of control... "Oops, there goes $5 million!"

[Aurora40]

Nice pictures! Looks like a blast, and yeah the Lotus connection is pretty cool. Also, JagdP's info on the Mustang is pretty cool too!

[UKZR1]

I go to Goodwood many times throughout the year. Its a good trip by car and by plane. However I have never managed to go to this event!!!!!! It always falls on day where I am working or away:cry:

If anyone is thinking of going, I know a very good hotel a few minutes away so just shout:mrgreen:

I would love to take the Z around the track however that will never happen due to the moaners that live around the area. Goodwood has a strict db limit on the cars and a strict noise abatment for aircraft.

Lets hope they don't manage to ruin this great event as well

[GOLDCYLON]

Lets hope they don't manage to ruin this great event as well


Sadly its just a matter of time. There are way too many moaners vs. Car lovers. :thumbsdo:

Great thread!

[UKZR1]

Sadly its just a matter of time. There are way too many moaners vs. Car lovers. :thumbsdo:

Great thread!

Tell me about it. So it's not just here then. Remember that BA airliner that landed short at Heathrow a couple of weeks back?? All we got on our news over here was a couple of mins of what happened and then the rest of the program going on about how the airport shouldn't be there because of the noise and the danger and how lucky it was that the plane didn't land on any houses. Funny thing is all these campaigners that I saw on TV were about 40 so they must have bought their homes long after Heathrow was there. Don't like it - move.

Some noise restrictions on motorcycle track days are so strict that some stock road legal bikes are too loud. The track at Donnington (moto gp track) has strict db levels and yet East Midlands airport is next door with airliners taking off all day wtf??

better not get me started on this tin pot country......[-X

[ZR1Vette]

The Db restriction is hitting many tracks...and it usually the whiners/complainers that buy near the track and then started at it...yep...track was there before many move to area. Go figure. I would LOVE to drive my ZR-1 at Goodwood or Donnington and could do so due to exhaust being original and very subdued.. now my Lingenfelter C6.. now THAT would be a hoot at either track but is a weeeeee over Db restrictions :mrgreen:
Michael

[RedSled]

I'm dying to go to Goodwood. I've been to the Monterey Historic races a few times and it is mind boggling. Great shots Michael, thanks.