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LOL @ some of those spoilers.
[QUOTE=Rockefella]LOL @ some of those spoilers.[/QUOTE]
they seem too flat to have much of an effect
Obviously im wrong otherwise they wouldnt be there :rolleyes: lol
The 1987 F1 is awesome, driven by Senna. :)
if theyre formula Jr. is that ok, Matt?
What the heck is going on with the helmet of the guy driving the 72/D?
[QUOTE=Jack_Bauer]What the heck is going on with the helmet of the guy driving the 72/D?[/QUOTE]
lol, bunny ears? :)
[QUOTE=Jack_Bauer]What the heck is going on with the helmet of the guy driving the 72/D?[/QUOTE]
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Were 'new' on motorbikes about 5 years ago.
As the pic is from Goodwood, it coudl be from that time.
OR it's some saddo who still thinks they're funny now :)
but why
[QUOTE=CHEESE-TACULAR]but why[/QUOTE]
WHY NOT ?
[QUOTE=Matra et Alpine]WHY NOT ?[/QUOTE]
minotiry areodynamics
majority the anoying noise they would make, magnified by the helmet betweenthe flaping lugs and my ears
[QUOTE=CHEESE-TACULAR]minotiry areodynamics[/quote]
ROFLMAO :)
[QUOTE]majority the anoying noise they would make, magnified by the helmet betweenthe flaping lugs and my ears[/QUOTE]
You ever put your head within 6 inches of a 3litre Ford DFV ?
Even on bikes it's nothing compared to the "normal" wind noise.
Especially for those of us who run race cans :)
Ear-plugs are obligatory in most motor sports :D
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Über-cool picture :)
Stirling Moss in action.
The time is right to add a few pictures. Cars and drivers of the Lotus Formula 1-Team from 1967 to 1993.
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Some Information about Picture #1 and #2:
Martin Donnelly may well be the luckiest Formula 1 driver of all times,
surviving a 270 km/h head-on crash during practice for the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez in 1990.
He was taken to hospital seriously injured (broken legs, burst arteries, damaged organs, six-week coma)
and his racing career, at least on the highest level, was over,
but he had survived a crash that normally nobody could have survived.
Click here ([url]http://www.grandprix.com/ft/ft00049.html[/url]) for a more detailed report.
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Thats all folks! But i have something to say, i am not working for "Camel" and please dont smoke cigarettes. Now I am secured. :D
awesome shots!
Thanks a lot Hao-Wang :)
Super cool pictures!:)
Enjoyed them sooooo much....
1. 1969 German GP, Nurburgring, Germany, 3rd August 1969, Graham Hill, Lotus 49B Cosworth – 4th place.
2. 1963 British Grand Prix, Silverstone, Great Britain, 20 July 1963, Jim Clark, Lotus 25-Climax, 1st position, with Colin Chapman, podium.
3. 1972 Austrian Grand Prix, Oesterreichring, Zeltweg, Austria, 11-13 August 1972, Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus 72D Ford; 1st position chats with team boss Colin Chapman.
4. 1978 Swedish Grand Prix, Anderstorp, Sweden, 15-17 June 1978, Mario Andretti, Lotus 79 Ford; leads Niki Lauda, Brabham BT46B Alfa Romeo; Riccardo Patrese, Arrows FA1 Ford; and John Watson, Brabham BT46B Alfa Romeo; at the start. Lauda and Patrese finished in 1st and 2nd positions respectively while Andretti failed to finish.
5. 1985 Italian GP, Monza Italy, 6-8 September 1985, Ayrton Senna, Lotus 97T-Renault, 3rd position, at Parabolica.
Hello to everyone in the forum. I am a newcomer here.
I would add some other name for the drivers who drove the 72 types.
-Jacky Ickx in 1974 and 1975
-Reine Wisell in 1971 and some races in 1972
-Dave Walker in 1972
-Brian Henton some Gp and qualifications in 1975
[quote=Lotus72thebest;939817]Hello to everyone in the forum. I am a newcomer here.
I would add some other name for the drivers who drove the 72 types.
-Jacky Ickx in 1974 and 1975
-Reine Wisell in 1971 and some races in 1972
-Dave Walker in 1972
-Brian Henton some Gp and qualifications in 1975[/quote]
Welcome, nice shots, here are chassis, 4,5 and 6 respectively.
[quote=henk4;939821]Welcome, nice shots, here are chassis, 4,5 and 6 respectively.[/quote]
Hi henk4
I hope that one day the owner of the #6 notices to correct the horrendous Texaco in oversized on the cockpit fairing.:p
[quote=Lotus72thebest;939826]Hi henk4
I hope that one day the owner of the #6 notices to correct the horrendous Texaco in oversized on the cockpit fairing.:p[/quote]
:D:D:D
Even the #4 the transparent part of the cockpit fairing is too thin-style 1972-75-which never appeared in the first two years on the 72s.
[quote=Lotus72thebest;939831]Even the #4 the transparent part of the cockpit fairing is too thin-style 1972-75-which never appeared in the first two years on the 72s.[/quote]
race cars evolve during their lives, especially a car like the 72, which spent quite some years on the tracks. But the combination of the fairing and the colours in this case might be incorrect. As far as I know the car is owned in Austria now.
Continuing with the drivers of the 72s.
-Jim Crawford in 1975
-Tony Trimmer in 1971
-Graham Hill in 1970 (Walker Racing Team)
-Dave Charlton (Lucky Strike-Scribante)
-John Watson in 1975
-John Miles in 1970
[quote=henk4;939840]race cars evolve during their lives, especially a car like the 72, which spent quite some years on the tracks. But the combination of the fairing and the colours in this case might be incorrect. As far as I know the car is owned in Austria now.[/quote]
The 72 in his five years of racing has evolved while maintaining the basic features.
But I think that an owner of an original chassis and wants to show it with pride, I suppose, must follow the specific version that seeks to restore. Observing the small details too.
For example look the #5 of the Team Lotus Classic or the #7 at the Donington Museum,are perfect.
[quote=Lotus72thebest;939886]The 72 in his five years of racing has evolved while maintaining the basic features.
But I think that an owner of an original chassis and wants to show it with pride, I suppose, must follow the specific version that seeks to restore. Observing the small details too.
For example look the #5 of the Team Lotus Classic or the #7 at the Donington Museum,are perfect.[/quote]
I fully agree, but also one version could differ at each GP.
[quote=henk4;939894]I fully agree, but also one version could differ at each GP.[/quote]
I think the conservator must act if the modification or the version is proven by documents or photos.
And in the case of the chassis #4 and #6 I think that they have not followed this.
[quote=Lotus72thebest;939895]I think the conservator must act if the modification or the version is proven by documents or photos.
And in the case of the chassis #4 and #6 I think that they have not followed this.[/quote]
I just noted that #4 did a few races in 1970 only, so that could be brought back to original specs. The #6 could also be brought back to the way Eddie Keizan drove it in South Africa in 1975...;)
b.t.w. who is conservator, the restorer or the owner?
[quote=henk4;939897]I just noted that #4 did a few races in 1970 only, so that could be brought back to original specs. The #6 could also be brought back to the way Eddie Keizan drove it in South Africa in 1975...;)
b.t.w. who is conservator, the restorer or the owner?[/quote]
Making a version rather than another of a car is correct. So the # 6 or # 7 could well be restored in Team Gunston version rather than the official version of JPS. As the # 4 as Team Rob Walker of Hill (which I personally would have preferred) rather than the official one of Gold Leaf Team Lotus. This is not the point.
I mean that if you restore a wing or an air scope or a sponsor decals must meet the exact size and coloration.
They spent a lot of money to restore these ladies and superficiality through mistake or are not allowed.