Quick quiz: How many people here have driven a car with a "fly-off" handbrake? ... and how many have modified one of their own cars to work that way? I'm...
... Tubes can be very useful things. For example, conveying one's person and baggage around London. Or syphoning petrol from a tank containing lots to...
I see a Lotus person made the friday Wall Street Journal on rebuilding old cars...mainly why it is bad idea and people bail out after they loose their shirts...
... I'm with Phil on this one. My first car was a TR-4. Much as I liked the "fly-off handbrake" (I never knew it had a name), I wouldn't bother modifying one...
Hi All, Just thought you'd like to know that about ten of us got together for dinner last night in honor of visiting TE member Steve Brightman and his wife ...
Hi. 1) Updated owner / car details submission form. (apologies for anyone who's been trying to submit) 2) Removed email from register page. 3) Will add a...
Mike I wouldn't bother. If you're really into handbraking, just tape the button down. Thats all we do for motorkhanas. -- Graeme B. Martin Perth, Western...
Thanks to David Nagler for the pictures of LOG 22 in the January 2003 reMarque. We all could fill in some captions. I'll start. The autocross picture on the...
... Wow! I didn't know you had an F360 (OUL)! I'd always assumed you were faithful to Lotus. And adapted to FWD, too! We are now experiencing our first snow...
Mr Causer enquired.... ... Yup. ... Nope, but obviously I know a man who did. Standard practice for autotest cars I think, complete with conversion to...
Does anyone know of an authorized lotus service center in the Kansas City area? I know about Behlmann Lotus in St. Louis but I was looking for something a...
Adrian wrote: "Standard practice for autotest cars I think, complete with conversion to hydraulic operation and big tall lever next to gearshift so you could ...
I got talking to someone at work about sports cars and he mentioned the Elise, as one does. :-) Well, he told me he'd had one hell of a *scary* ride in one...
I would guess it was the Lotus Sport 190. Nice car approx. GBP35,000. Available at selected dealers...sorry UK. Not long to wait. Richard Parramint Lotus...
... From: "David Mousley" ... trying a friend's MG TA (or his earlier MG J1?) which had such a device. It does facilitate handbrake turns with the advantage...
... way? ... My handbrake is more of a placebo handle than an effective means of holding the car, so I never mastered the technique. Ken 72 Europa TC 2577R...
Yeah, while following this thread, I kept thinking of the "cutting brake" common on dune buggies, and also used by some dragsters as a staging brake. Here's...
I see Roy beat me to the punch for this report! It was great to meet up with the BAEG guys, and thanks to Bill for setting it up. This was only half the story...
As a note to the list, I thought I would mention that Pistonheads (http://www.pistonheads.com/lotus/default.asp?storyId=6184) has listed a story regarding the...
Tony in Texas wrote ... Don't you mean 'fiddle brakes' - that's what I've always known them to have been called. David Mousley [Non-text portions of this...
Hi Robert, A few things perhaps worth pointing out: 1. The Opel weighs around 300 lbs more than the Elise S2, probably about 200 more than the S3. 2. Opel...
... So when are you coming over to the UK, you old beggar? I'm not sure if we can muster up ten, but we'll have a damned good go at it! Seriously, it'd be nice...
... I think you've done the right thing. Whether Chad has done the right thing in offering to answer questions remains to be seen ;-) ... .. where they...
