By Robert Farago
December 4, 2008 -
“Robert, I am not sure if this appeals to your audience but we have quite an interesting feature on Lotus Cars just published. It is the first time anyone has been allowed to film the Hethel circuit where all Lotus chassis are developed. Gavan Kershaw who is their senior chassis engineer talks readers around a full lap of the circuit and shares some of his insights into what makes a ‘perfect lap’ in the new Lotus 2-Eleven GT4. We also review the Lotus 2-Eleven GT4 in full detail.”
Steve Davies
Managing Director
Drivers Republic Magazine
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POWERED
December 4th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
Yes, it absolutely does!
December 4th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
Yup!
December 4th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
YYYYYYYYYYYYYess! Wow!
December 4th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
Wonderful. One stretch of that track looked like they stole a section of road from here in Oklahoma though. I think I might even know where they took it from, hasn’t been fixed yet.
That looks like so much fun.
December 4th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
WOW!
December 4th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Kind of.
Properly miked, Appeal == yes.
I’d really love to hear the Engine Working instead of PHHWWPWHWWPPPHHWWPWHWWPPPHHWWPWHWWPPPHHWWPWHWWPP!!!, rev, downshift, PHHWWPWHWWPPPHHWWPWHWWPPPHHWWPWHWWPPPHHWWPWHWWPP!!!
-irregardless of how very cool the almost-no-windshield-bugs-in-teeth vibe is.
December 4th, 2008 at 11:31 pm
I love the over-the-shoulder shots. For those of us who do not frequent tracks, it is a good look at what it takes to handle such a car on such a track.
December 4th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
Stuff like that is pretty much automotive pron…so yes it appeals.
No wonder Loti are so tidy and nimble-that track is narrooooow.
December 4th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
Yes please! DR is a great site. Cool to see TTAC teaming-up with DR.
December 4th, 2008 at 11:55 pm
GREAT video, and I usually don’t like those sorts of things. This one, however, really gives a sense of how hair-raising it must be to drive one of those cars around that track (though I agree I’d rather hear more of the engine and less wind; maybe that’s how it sounds to the driver in that cockpit). The DR write-up is quite good, too. Keep posts from them coming, RF.
December 5th, 2008 at 12:16 am
Yes, it appeals! Silly question. Just need to get an external mike and attach it out of the wind (on the firewall would be a good place).
December 5th, 2008 at 1:17 am
I have a friend who used to work for Lotus. Lucky bugger got to play with cars on that track. If I remember correctly, he said they had a day each week where employees could go blow off steam on the track.
December 5th, 2008 at 1:27 am
Well, maybe if they installed a few cupholders…
///Complete Sarcasm///
December 5th, 2008 at 4:44 am
Oh Hell Yes.
December 5th, 2008 at 6:04 am
More of this, less bailout, please.
December 5th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Very nice. When the driver got the tail to step out.. expert control. Absolutely beautiful camera angle on that portion too.
December 5th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
veddy nice.
December 6th, 2008 at 2:39 am
Didn’t actually hear any commentary, just wind/motor noise. Not that I’m complaining. It did appeal, either way.