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The Paddock / Re: Lotus Europa 16V Gordini
« Last post by Lumbes on Today at 02:31:09 PM »So very cool. Your Europa sounds amazing and looks incredible to drive, awesome video Mecky.
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The Paddock / Re: Lotus Europa 16V Gordini
« Last post by TurboFource on Today at 02:29:52 PM »Awesome!
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The Paddock / Re: Lotus Europa 16V Gordini
« Last post by 4129R on Today at 01:44:43 PM »Very impressive considering that 40 has 3 times the hp and displacement of your Europa.
My GT40 has 5.6L v 1.55L so about 3.61 times, and 459 v 125 so about 3.67 times the power.
They are similar to drive but the gear change on the GT40 is far easier to use.
Both get dazzled by headlights, the rear vision is very similar, but the clutch on the Europa is easier to use than the GT40.
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The Paddock / Re: Lotus Europa 16V Gordini
« Last post by SwiftDB4 on Today at 01:06:30 PM »Way to go Mecky !!
Very impressive considering that 40 has 3 times the hp and displacement of your Europa.
Very impressive considering that 40 has 3 times the hp and displacement of your Europa.
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The Paddock / Re: Lotus Europa 16V Gordini
« Last post by BDA on Today at 09:08:17 AM »That's great, Mecky!! Congratulations! The car seems to be running really well! It's too bad about that spin. I was really hoping you'd make a pass on the GT-40 stick.
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Garage / Re: Europa TCST
« Last post by Bryan Boyle on Today at 07:18:11 AM »*** DELETIA****
...why does everything have to be a challenge
Never surprised at anything I come across. I think it comes down to the manual assembly nature of the car and the 'as it comes down the line, make it fit' nature of the production. EVERYTHING takes a bit of 'fettling'.
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Garage / Re: Europa TCST
« Last post by dakazman on Today at 07:01:50 AM » Turbo, I feel your pain, 
I made a bracket for the clutch cable also. my hoses weren't perfect either off Ebay ,but I'm sure you'll work it out. Sometimes it feels like I'm going in circles so then I start another task that will also give me a problem. Makes sense doesn't it?
so just keep moving forward.
D'man
I made a bracket for the clutch cable also. my hoses weren't perfect either off Ebay ,but I'm sure you'll work it out. Sometimes it feels like I'm going in circles so then I start another task that will also give me a problem. Makes sense doesn't it?
so just keep moving forward.
D'man
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The Paddock / Re: Lotus Europa 16V Gordini
« Last post by Mecky on Today at 06:45:13 AM »The first race event of 2024 is in the books. New engine and gearbox configurations work nicely. I finished 2nd in class in both races against competition of four younger cars, the newest built in 1998. That's a solid start and brings a bunch of championship points. 
As a first sneak peak, here is some onboard footage from my 2nd race at Spa-Francorchamps last weekend. I tried to bring the fight to a Ford GT40, but lost due to a driving error: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXdSovqKufM
As a first sneak peak, here is some onboard footage from my 2nd race at Spa-Francorchamps last weekend. I tried to bring the fight to a Ford GT40, but lost due to a driving error: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXdSovqKufM
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Garage / Re: Europa TCST
« Last post by TurboFource on Today at 03:25:25 AM »Still plugging along …. nothing picture worthy ….