Lotus Day at the Grampian Transport Museum - Sunday 2nd August 2015

[BigErch]

[ab2cv]

Think I need to go and take a nicer picture of my car......

Edited July 14, 2015 by ab2cv

[a4drk]

I fancy coming to this - and doing the track runs.
What do I do ?

 

David

[Rawsco]

Here's mine.

Edited July 14, 2015 by Rawsco

[bingoking]

I fancy coming to this - and doing the track runs.

What do I do ?

 

David

Just add your name to the list with details of your car and monitor this post for further information. There is no entry form and is a fairly informal day and is good fun.

[a4drk]

Static display
Lotus Esprit S1 (1976) - Gordon Masson
Lotus Elise R (2008) - Jim Selkirk
Lotus Europa S2 (1969) – Duncan Anderson
Lotus Europa S2 (1970) – Mike Clarke
Lotus Eclat/Excel (1982) - Bill Mutch
Lotus Exige LF1 (2014) - David Darling
Lotus Elan S2 (1994) - Alan Barrie (LEC)
Lotus Elan Sprint (1973) - Philip Imperiale
Lotus Elan SE M100 ( 1991 ) - Wendy Walsh Not doing Track run now

 

Track runs
Lotus Esprit GT3 (1997) - Gordon Masson
Lotus Esprit V8 (2003) - Brian King Sorry I need to withdraw from this event. 
Lotus Elise Mk 1 (year?) – Ken London
Lotus Esprit GT3 (year?) – Ken London
Lotus Esprit V8-GT (2001) - Mark Rigby
Lotus Elise SC (year?) - Ian Corse
Lotus Excel 2.5 (Year?) - Kieran Lee
Lotus Exige V6 Cup (2014) - Mike Stout
Lotus Excel SE (1990) - Richard Gosling
Lotus Elan SE M100 ( 1991 ) - Archie Buchanan
Lotus Esprit GT3 (1998) - Archie Buchanan
Lotus Evora S (2014) - Sharron MacPherson
Lotus Evora SR (2014) - Tony Yule
Lotus Evora S SR (2013) - Neil
Lotus Exige S S2 (2008) - Ross Lyall
Lotus Elan SE (1991) - John Wham

Lotus Exige S2 - David Kyle

[Ian Corse]

Static display
Lotus Esprit S1 (1976) - Gordon Masson
Lotus Elise R (2008) - Jim Selkirk
Lotus Europa S2 (1969) – Duncan Anderson
Lotus Europa S2 (1970) – Mike Clarke
Lotus Eclat/Excel (1982) - Bill Mutch
Lotus Exige LF1 (2014) - David Darling
Lotus Elan S2 (1994) - Alan Barrie (LEC)
Lotus Elan Sprint (1973) - Philip Imperiale
Lotus Elan SE M100 ( 1991 ) - Wendy Walsh Not doing Track run now 

 

Track runs
Lotus Esprit GT3 (1997) - Gordon Masson
Lotus Esprit V8 (2003) - Brian King Sorry I need to withdraw from this event.  
Lotus Elise Mk 1 (year?) – Ken London
Lotus Esprit GT3 (year?) – Ken London
Lotus Esprit V8-GT (2001) - Mark Rigby
Lotus Elise S (2015) - Ian Corse
Lotus Excel 2.5 (Year?) - Kieran Lee
Lotus Exige V6 Cup (2014) - Mike Stout
Lotus Excel SE (1990) - Richard Gosling
Lotus Elan SE M100 ( 1991 ) - Archie Buchanan
Lotus Esprit GT3 (1998) - Archie Buchanan
Lotus Evora S (2014) - Sharron MacPherson
Lotus Evora SR (2014) - Tony Yule
Lotus Evora S SR (2013) - Neil
Lotus Exige S S2 (2008) - Ross Lyall
Lotus Elan SE (1991) - John Wham

Lotus Exige S2 - David Kyle

[GordonMasson]

 

Loving the pic of the GT3 Arch.... that old house that the Elan is parked in front of looks like a bit of a "fixer upper" though

[John_W]

Brian,

Info as requested by PM :

 

Make: Lotus
Model: Elan SE
Owner: John Wham
Year: 1991
Reg: H202 BFG
Engine Config: 4 cylinder turbo
Engine cc: 1588
Weight: 1020 kg kerb wt
Power: 198 BHP (chipped)
Top Speed: 
0-60 mph: 6.5 secs 
Details and History of the Car:

   Pacific Blue

   Owned for 14 years (4th owner)

​   One of the Elans used for dyno development of Elan "Mountain chips" on LotusElanCentral (20% power increase)

   Modifications: Everest chip, S2 wheels, Wilwood 4-pot front and PNM Engineering rear brakes, big bore exhaust, interior trim updates (Momo steering wheel, seats re-trimmed). 

 

Photo follows...

 

John

[John_W]

Brian,

Here's a photo if needed.

John

 

Edited July 15, 2015 by John_W

[T6 KFR]

Static display

Lotus Esprit S1 (1976) - Gordon Masson

Lotus Elise R (2008) - Jim Selkirk

Lotus Europa S2 (1969) – Duncan Anderson

Lotus Europa S2 (1970) – Mike Clarke

Lotus Eclat/Excel (1982) - Bill Mutch

Lotus Exige LF1 (2014) - David Darling

Lotus Elan S2 (1994) - Alan Barrie (LEC)

Lotus Elan Sprint (1973) - Philip Imperiale

Lotus Elan SE M100 ( 1991 ) - Wendy Walsh Not doing Track run now

Track runs

Lotus Esprit GT3 (1997) - Gordon Masson

Lotus Esprit V8 (2003) - Brian King Sorry I need to withdraw from this event.

Lotus Elise Mk 1 (year?) – Ken London

Lotus Esprit GT3 (year?) – Ken London

Lotus Esprit V8-GT (2001) - Mark Rigby

Lotus Elise S (2015) - Ian Corse

Lotus Excel 2.5 (Year?) - Kieran Lee

Lotus Exige V6 Cup (2014) - Mike Stout

Lotus Excel SE (1990) - Richard Gosling

Lotus Elan SE M100 ( 1991 ) - Archie Buchanan

Lotus Esprit GT3 (1998) - Archie Buchanan

Lotus Evora S (2014) - Sharron MacPherson

Lotus Evora SR (2014) - Tony Yule

Lotus Evora S SR (2013) - Neil

Lotus Exige S S2 (2008) - Ross Lyall

Lotus Elan SE (1991) - John Wham

Lotus Exige S2 - David Kyle

Lotus Elise R S2 (2009) Kev Rettie

[bingoking]

Hi Kev

Welcome to the forum, I see this is your first post. I will add you to the LEGS group PM list so you will receive information when we organise events. I hope you enjoy the Lotus Day at GTM.

[bingoking]

Hi Kev

Welcome to the forum, I see this is your first post. I will add you to the LEGS group PM list so you will receive information when we organise events. I hope you enjoy the Lotus Day at GTM.

Just noticed you are already on the list.

[GordonMasson]

Hi folks,

Thanks for your support so far on this event.

It would be great to make it a "50 years of Lotus" event.

 

We've got 2015 cars, can anyone help out with a 1965 or earlier?

[T6 KFR]

Just noticed you are already on the list.[/quote

Hi Brian

Yes i attended the event at Fennel .

Looking forward to it.

Kev

[delands]

Make Lotus
Model. LF1
Owner. David Darling
Year. 2014
Reg. M111 DBD
Engine cc. 3.5 v6
Power. 345 hp
Top Speed. 170mph
0-60 mph. 3.8s

[DuncanA]

Make:  Lotus

Model:  Europa S2
Owner:  Duncan Anderson
Year:  1969
Reg:  UNG 124G
Engine Config:  Mid
Engine cc:  1565cc
Details and History of the Car: One of the original S2 cars, thought to have been used as part of the model launch @ the Europa Hotel, London.  Fitted with 1565cc Renault 16TS engine with 17 Gordini top end and Spyder chassis.

 

(sorry Gordon, can't work out how to attach a photo!)

[GordonMasson]

 

Make:  Lotus

Model:  Europa S2

Owner:  Duncan Anderson

Year:  1969

Reg:  UNG 124G

Engine Config:  Mid

Engine cc:  1565cc

Details and History of the Car: One of the original S2 cars, thought to have been used as part of the model launch @ the Europa Hotel, London.  Fitted with 1565cc Renault 16TS engine with 17 Gordini top end and Spyder chassis.

 

(sorry Gordon, can't work out how to attach a photo!)

 

Thanks Duncan

 

Anyone who hasn't included a picture of their car on the forum can mail it to me at

Gordon.masson@subsea7.com

 

Thanks

[Fueltheburn]

Pic attached.

I dont have many good ones, most are of bare chassis and dashboards etc.

I need some decent pictures

Make: Lotus

Model: Excel SE

Owner: Kieran Lee

Year: 1987

Reg: E4L XL

Engine Config: 4cyl DOHC 16v

Engine cc: 2500

Weight: Around 1050kg (requires weigh ridge to confirm)

Power: 250+ To be confirmed in a few weeks after a second dyno session.

Top Speed: 130mph

0-60 mph: 4 seconds

history and details: Brought as an unloved example in Dec 2011. Gradually rebuilt in stages to a useable everyday vehicle. Taken off the road in November 2012 for a re-fit.

A full nut and bolt rebuild using modern materials, stronger and lightweight where possible.

The build ttime on the project stopped counting once it passed 2500 hours.

Edited July 23, 2015 by Fueltheburn

[a4drk]

Are the photos & specs only for the static ones ?

David

[GordonMasson]

Are the photos & specs only for the static ones ?

David

No all cars David

 

We will only have 4 or 5 cars out on track at a time so we will put the info cards out when they are in the padock

[DeltaLotus]

Static display

Lotus Esprit S1 (1976) - Gordon Masson

Lotus Elise R (2008) - Jim Selkirk

Lotus Europa S2 (1969) – Duncan Anderson

Lotus Europa S2 (1970) – Mike Clarke

Lotus Eclat/Excel (1982) - Bill Mutch

Lotus Exige LF1 (2014) - David Darling

Lotus Elan S2 (1994) - Alan Barrie (LEC)

Lotus Elan Sprint (1973) - Philip Imperiale

Lotus Elan SE M100 ( 1991 ) - Wendy Walsh Not doing Track run now

Track runs

Lotus Esprit GT3 (1997) - Gordon Masson

Lotus Esprit V8 (2003) - Brian King Sorry I need to withdraw from this event.

Lotus Elise Mk 1 (year?) – Ken London

Lotus Esprit GT3 (year?) – Ken London

Lotus Esprit V8-GT (2001) - Mark Rigby

Lotus Elise S (2015) - Ian Corse

Lotus Excel 2.5 (Year?) - Kieran Lee

Lotus Exige V6 Cup (2014) - Mike Stout

Lotus Excel SE (1990) - Richard Gosling

Lotus Elan SE M100 ( 1991 ) - Archie Buchanan

Lotus Esprit GT3 (1998) - Archie Buchanan

Lotus Evora S (2014) - Sharron MacPherson

Lotus Evora SR (2014) - Tony Yule

Lotus Evora S SR (2013) - Neil - cant make it car in garage

Lotus Exige S S2 (2008) - Ross Lyall

Lotus Elan SE (1991) - John Wham

Lotus Exige S2 - David Kyle

Lotus Elise R S2 (2009) Kev Rettie

[T6 KFR]

Make Lotus

Model. Elise R black edition

Owner. Kevin Rettie

Year. 2009

Reg. KR06 KFR

Engine cc. 1798cc

Power. 189bhp

Top Speed. 150mph

0-60 mph. 4.9

Black edition released in 2009 prior to facelift in 2010. Upgrade from standard elise R includes forged wheels, red calipers,tri stripe paint, upgraded interior.

Modifactions include TRD air filter, black petrol cap, lotus SC sports backbox and black lotus badges.

[Fueltheburn]

Hi Gordon, if you have room on the sheet, these are Ethels specs.

 

Front:

2.5 litre race engine.  12.8:1 compression ratio, lightened balanced and forged internals  etc.     

45mm active technology individual throttle bodies, ECU controlled fuel injection, Bosch Green injectors and associated parts.  

Electronic distributorless ignition, 45kv coil, custom HT leads,  new crank pulley, trigger wheel, crank position sensor and bracket.                                                                                                                       

Gas flowed inlet manifold and 45mm cnc program to match head.                                                     

4 into 2 Into 1 ceramically coated and wrapped exhaust manifold with  2.5 inch stainless steel exhaust.                                                                                                                                                                  

Silicon hoses.

Electric water pump, controller and fan.

Custom Aluminium radiator.

Reverie carbon fibre airbox and custom carbon fibre pipework.

Powder coated cam covers.

Powder coated Aluminium expansion tank                            

Larger Earls oil cooler and Stainless steel braided oil cooler hoses.

Manual steering rack conversion and 2.8 quaife quick rack internals.

Lightweight underdrive alternator pulley.

Stainless braided teflon fuel lines and connectors.                        

Evans waterless coolant.

 

Body:

Pearlescent Suzuki yellow and Pearlescent panther black paint.  15 layers, flatted after each coat.                     

New front windscreen.

New window frames.

New door beams and hinges.

New headlight bowls and lenses.

New foglamps.

New trim  all round and Overriders.

New rear lights.

All suspensions parts and chassis media blasted and painted.

New oxygen free copper power cables, gold plated connectors and silver soldered.

Roof mounted aerial removed and smoothed.

Stainless steel seat belt anchors.

Lightweight aerodynamic mirrors

Aluminium bolts, washers and nuts.

Uprated stereo cables, speakers and radio.

Lightweight AGM Battery.

 

Suspension:

Lightweight front hubs            

AVO stage 2 bump and rebound coilovers

All components polybushed

Adjustable rear top links

Shortened front top links for negative camber

New wheel bearings all round

                                    

Brakes:

Front – 310mm discs, 6 pot Hi-Spec lightweight calipers, Mintex pads.

Rear – 260mm discs, 4 pot Hi-Spec lightweight calipers with integrated hand brake, Mintex pads.

New copper brake lines all round.

Stainless steel braided hoses.

Dot 5.1 Brake fluid.

 

Wheels:

Custom lightweight 16” x 7.5” 3 piece split rims from Force Racing

Tyres Yokohama AD08R 215/50/16, nitrogen filled.                                          

13 gram lightweight wheel nuts

 

Interior:

Fully re-upholstered leather Recaros and interior

Carbon Fibre centre console and dashboard

Digital LCD display dashboard with aluminium switches

Smooth black carpet

Suede headlining

Lightweight sound deadening.

 

Drive train:

Lightweight billet flywheel and twin sintered 7.5” clutch

TRD limited slip diff with new 4.3 crown wheel

Rebuilt gearbox with new synchros and shift forks

Stiffened nylon gearbox mount.

New master and slave clutch cylinder.

Braided clutch hose.

Single piece propshaft and titanium bolts.

[a4drk]

Here ye go....

 

Make Lotus
Model. Exige S2 - N/A
Owner. David Kyle
Year. 2004
Reg. V8 DRK
Engine cc. 1798cc
Power. 210bhp approx
Top Speed. 150mph
0-60 mph. 4.5

 

First of the Toyota powered Exiges. Came standard with 189bhp, but this has a few modifications.

Stainless Steel racing manifold, with custom fitted Larini Sports Cat & 2bular back box.

ECU re-map, +8bhp induction map & lowered cam change from 6,250 to 5,750 rpm

 

TRD induction / air filter

 

Upgraded front brake discs & trackday brake pads (Pagid RS14's)

 

Trackday tyres fitted - Avon ZZR's - 225/45/17 rear & 195/50/16 Front