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Offline Exlimey

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Re: Lotus F1 "The tobacco years" type 72
« Reply #315 on: Sunday,February 14, 2021, 11:11:07 AM »
Thanks guys,was planning to keep quiet until I owned a car, it’s in the planning stage ! Will reveal all my info in ‘members cars’ when the deal is done, for now I will continue reading ‘the lotus chronicles’
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Re: Lotus F1 "The tobacco years" type 72
« Reply #316 on: Sunday,February 14, 2021, 12:18:34 PM »
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Re: Lotus F1 "The tobacco years" type 72
« Reply #317 on: Monday,February 22, 2021, 07:29:29 PM »
Chief Inspector Clouseau is still on the case. As mentioned in reply's #147 & 156...

Trying to figure out those curious mods to the upper bodywork, just behind the front rotor venting stacks. Found another great picture of John Watson in Germany.

Wondering if additional air was needed, to cool the inner brake shaft assembly?
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Re: Lotus F1 "The tobacco years" type 72
« Reply #318 on: Wednesday,February 24, 2021, 09:04:35 AM »
Hhmmm... curious indeed. Nice photo of a 72, would like to see it in colour (although, with a black car maybe it doesn't matter).

I have often thought that if I had unlimited money to engineer mods for my Europa, I'd develop an inboard brake system. That would be the biz.
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Re: Lotus F1 "The tobacco years" type 72
« Reply #319 on: Wednesday,February 24, 2021, 09:06:05 AM »
Inboard front brakes on a Europa would be a REAL challenge!!
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Re: Lotus F1 "The tobacco years" type 72
« Reply #320 on: Wednesday,February 24, 2021, 09:13:09 AM »
Quote from: BDA on Wednesday,February 24, 2021, 09:06:05 AM
Inboard front brakes on a Europa would be a REAL challenge!!
Yes it would! I think it would be a fun engineering challenge, and would require re-thinking the entire front portion of the frame/chassis. It's a pipe dream, of course. I would never be in the position to try it, but man, it would be seriously cool. My no-holds-barred, money-is-no-object dream Europa bounces around in my head, and it is definitely fitted with inboards.
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Re: Lotus F1 "The tobacco years" type 72
« Reply #321 on: Wednesday,February 24, 2021, 06:50:06 PM »
Quote from: Bainford on Wednesday,February 24, 2021, 09:13:09 AM
Yes it would! I think it would be a fun engineering challenge, and would require re-thinking the entire front portion of the frame/chassis. It's a pipe dream, of course. I would never be in the position to try it, but man, it would be seriously cool. My no-holds-barred, money-is-no-object dream Europa bounces around in my head, and it is definitely fitted with inboards.

With a money-is-no-object situation, one could just buy a GT40 and copy that.
Drive the GT40 while working on the Europa conversion.   ;)
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Re: Lotus F1 "The tobacco years" type 72
« Reply #322 on: Monday,March 29, 2021, 06:07:20 AM »
Track limits ?????
 
All in all a decent start to the F1 season, the mid field teams have caught up, The red cars are in the mix, and a sandwich bag ruined Alonso's race. A Russian who should not have a super licence and a soon to be star to watch named "Yuki"

My gripe is the stewards....all weekend they monitor turn #4, deleting lap times for going off track.  Hamilton, expertly exceeds the circuit twenty nine times during the race and was rewarded the victory.

I have a cure, put the consequences back in for going off track!






 


 
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Re: Lotus F1 "The tobacco years" type 72
« Reply #323 on: Monday,March 29, 2021, 06:54:54 AM »
If was stated all along that track limits wouldn't be enforced on Turn 4 during the race, only in practice and qualifying, so he wasn't doing anything wrong, but Marshalls decided to complain about it after Red Bull explicitly told Max what was happening and he started to use more of Turn 4.

The white lines should be enforced for the whole race  as far as I am concerned. It was good to see Max erring on the side of caution and giving the place back with no histrionics, though given the above I do feel he was a little hard done by in the circumstances.

Looks like it should be a good season.


Edit : lots of typos that garbled meaning due to replying on phone.....
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Re: Lotus F1 "The tobacco years" type 72
« Reply #324 on: Monday,July 12, 2021, 01:14:04 PM »
Good old chassis #5 was was trotted out to reunite with Emerson at the FOS.

If you recall, #5 was written off at Zandvoort by Fittipaldi and sat at the workshop collecting dust for most of forty plus years. The drawings were pulled, and the entire car was rebuilt including some new tub sections.

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Re: Lotus F1 "The tobacco years" type 72
« Reply #325 on: Wednesday,July 14, 2021, 05:33:50 AM »
It's looking great. Good to see it revived. Nice photo.
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Re: Lotus F1 "The tobacco years" type 72
« Reply #326 on: Saturday,August 21, 2021, 06:13:40 PM »

Ontario Motor Speedway...Lotus 72 Gold Leaf crew & Colin looks sharp in red!
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Re: Lotus F1 "The tobacco years" type 72
« Reply #327 on: Saturday,August 21, 2021, 06:29:10 PM »
From the Questor GP? Interesting event. US against the world…
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Re: Lotus F1 "The tobacco years" type 72
« Reply #328 on: Thursday,August 26, 2021, 09:31:03 PM »
Nice photo. I snagged a copy of that one, Lou. Cheers.
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Re: Lotus F1 "The tobacco years" type 72
« Reply #329 on: Thursday,October 07, 2021, 05:12:19 PM »
Sharing an article from Autosport which ranks the top ten Lotus F1 cars.

A bonus video is included on the type 72's 1-2 finish at Monza...watch it!

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/top-10-lotus-f1-cars-ranked-49-72-79-and-more/6682160/?fbclid=IwAR18pWZuBrNND7PkiI7jfa0_6IUj0gB9s8WPpxD7cV0F0lhLfEZfytk9rho 
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