Why it's worth it

[richardcox_lotus]

A beautiful day in the South East of England yesterday. I have some time off so what better way to fill an hour than go for a spin.

My local roads are a mixture of awful surfaces and decently fixed ones. I have some country lanes with good visibility, the motorway is not too far away if I want to check out some sustained high speed, or some narrow tracks where you really don't want to meet a tractor going the other way.

This is why I think an ?lan still works so well in modern conditions for a classic car. Stuck behind traffic on a narrow road ? Fine. I'll trundle amiably along behind until I find a clear bit. Want some entertainment ? Clear stretch - give it some revs, nice noises & capable handling, brakes & grip. Bumpy surface ? It soaks it up.

So for those of you whose car is currently in pieces - and I salute all of you who have skills much greater than mine - keep the faith.

It'll be worth it.

Regards
Richard

[661]

It is indeed a lovey day. I suspect our neighbouring county council has spent somewhat less on road maintenance

[Europatc]

Nice one Richard, I wonder how many Elans were buzzing around yesterday, I was
happy motoring
Stuart

[richardcox_lotus]

After several weeks of Non-lotus related tasks, was able to take the Sprint for a run and give it a damn good clean.

Not looking too shabby...

[el-saturn]

.we've really seen much shabbier ones richard!! sandy

[elansprint71]

Nice one Richard, I wonder how many Elans were buzzing around yesterday, I was
happy motoring
Stuart

Quite a few of us were at the Oulton Park Gold Cup on Sunday, however the weather was much worse today and I reckon there were only about six there (ashamed to say that I went via modern transport).