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Elan wins Tour Auto 2018

PostPosted: Thu May 24, 2018 12:08 am
by Davidb
Quite a bit more serious than the event I was recently in and they beat a GT40:
https://vintageracecar.com/lotus-26r-wi ... tour-auto/

Re: Elan wins Tour Auto 2018

PostPosted: Thu May 24, 2018 12:04 pm
by USA64
Actually 1.Lotus 2.Cobra 3.Lotus overall and on account of their reliability!

Re: Elan wins Tour Auto 2018

PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2018 2:15 am
by Davidb
There is already a video of it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r9zDfskmVQ

Re: Elan wins Tour Auto 2018

PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2018 6:14 am
by JonB
A quick scan and I see the 26R at 24:00. Looks amazingly quick, hardly any body roll at all.

Re: Elan wins Tour Auto 2018

PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2018 7:56 pm
by Davidb

Re: Elan wins Tour Auto 2018

PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 6:49 am
by RichC
thx! . this second youtube clip a bit more fun than the first one to watch.....no jibber jabber :? !

Re: Elan wins Tour Auto 2018

PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 8:56 am
by JonB
These drivers must be very well off - to own the cars in the first place, then to have the balls to fling them round a road circuit where a crash means total loss. Impressive.

Re: Elan wins Tour Auto 2018

PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 3:02 pm
by Davidb
The very fast E Type--1196WK I think the plate is--is one of the fastest E Types in racing, it was a winner at the Goodwood Revival not long ago I recall after a very tough fight with a Cobra.

JohnB, yes and the entry fee is 9,800 Euros---it must be nice... The younger crowd seem to have more money than we did!

Re: Elan wins Tour Auto 2018

PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 3:28 pm
by nmauduit
Davidb wrote:The younger crowd seem to have more money than we did!


not sure the crowd is that young... but there is a cost toplay the game, esp. at the front.

In the middle or below, there are a number of people actually renting cars to participate occasionnally (esp. for the regularity option of the Tour).

Re: Elan wins Tour Auto 2018

PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 4:10 pm
by Davidb
Here is the video with English subtitles-so you can tell yer Austin Healeys from yer Porsches:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0PgbydOAmI
:)

Re: Elan wins Tour Auto 2018

PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 4:28 pm
by nmauduit
JonB wrote:These drivers must be very well off - to own the cars in the first place, then to have the balls to fling them round a road circuit where a crash means total loss.


not always total loss, unless for the pride maybe...

2014 by "ouhla lui" (approximately translates "wow him") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POD3-ZAH6ck

2015 elan around 4'54" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v28q5UZNHSk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rAA0erneVE

2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjI1rDL_Rxk

...

Re: Elan wins Tour Auto 2018

PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 6:05 pm
by Davidb
Well, "Oola Lui" just made me mad! Why not have warning signs?

The "2015 Elan" video got my attention because didn't we discuss this crash recently? Except that Elan came from the opposite direction--was the video 'flopped' in the video we discussed about 3 months ago--it looks like the same car/crash to me. Am I making sense?

Edit: No I am not making sense! This was the crash I was thinking of:
lotus-elan-f19/ouch-t40956.html

Re: Elan wins Tour Auto 2018

PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 6:59 pm
by RichC
thx for the latest tube video David with english subtitles,
brought a tear to the eye . great stuff ! well done those 26Rs !!! :D :D :D