Who's currently buildin a GTS car?

Post by: **toomspj** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 10:31 am

I'm in the mid stages of building a GTS car - who else has decided to do this from scratch?

Are there enough interested people to start a thread to compare notes? I'm planning to have it on the track for this season, although I am predictably running behind schedule.

Post by: **batfish** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 1:42 pm

Hi Paul

I have been building my car for the last 7 years, more details are in page 5 of the racing section History of Elan wanted. The car is virtually finished but I have just discovered a major problem with the new race engine that I had built last year.

regards

Andy

Post by: **elansprint71** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:41 am

I have to take the dangled bait.... what exactly is a GTS car? I really do not know. Really.

Post by: **trw99** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:38 pm

Elan S1 or S2 (but not a 26R) converted to race spec - at least, that's my understanding!

I belive that an Elan GTS variant was sold by Lotus for a short time in North America.

Tim

Post by: **elansprint71** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:20 pm

trw99 wrote:Elan S1 or S2 (but not a 26R) converted to race spec - at least, that's my understanding!

I belive that an Elan GTS variant was sold by Lotus for a short time in North America.

Tim

Tim,
So are they the things without a windscreen, also raced in Australia? I always wondered why there was a proliferation of them, didn't realise that it was an actual model from the factory. Thanks.

Post by: **batfish** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:29 pm

GTS is the designation given by the FIA for the class of car specified as Competion Grand Touring Cars. ie GT cars modified and homologated in period for racing.

regads

Andy

Post by: **trw99** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:40 pm

Hi Pete

Sorry Paul, we are wondering slightly off your topic here.

I'm not sure the GTS was a factory designation as such, more of a North American importers description. You can see here where perhaps the GT bit comes from: http://www.lotuselan.net/publish/article_364.shtml

And as I type this Andy seems to have come up with the better explanation, so I'll go back to sleep.

Tim

Post by: **Coupe** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:49 pm

GTS for sale at Paul Matty's:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3567917.htm

Post by: **toomspj** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:45 pm

Yep. That would be Peter Shaw's car which is an ex-Schryver one. I know that he's putting together an S1 roadsports car to race in HSCC - looks like there'll be quite an Elan contingent this year.

Paul