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Lotus Formula 1 Racers #2
Rockefella
06-02-2005, 04:06 PM
LOL @ some of those spoilers.
Vaigra
06-02-2005, 04:34 PM
LOL @ some of those spoilers.
they seem too flat to have much of an effect
Obviously im wrong otherwise they wouldnt be there :rolleyes: lol
NuclearCrap
06-02-2005, 05:02 PM
The 1987 F1 is awesome, driven by Senna. :)
CHEESE-TACULAR
06-02-2005, 05:12 PM
if theyre formula Jr. is that ok, Matt?
Jack_Bauer
06-02-2005, 05:22 PM
What the heck is going on with the helmet of the guy driving the 72/D?
CHEESE-TACULAR
06-02-2005, 05:26 PM
What the heck is going on with the helmet of the guy driving the 72/D?
lol, bunny ears? :)
Matra et Alpine
06-02-2005, 05:49 PM
What the heck is going on with the helmet of the guy driving the 72/D?
http://www.mandp.co.uk/list.aspx?search=on&tier3=Loptoff+Lugs
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 :)
CHEESE-TACULAR
06-02-2005, 05:51 PM
but why
Matra et Alpine
06-02-2005, 06:12 PM
but why
WHY NOT ?
CHEESE-TACULAR
06-02-2005, 06:22 PM
WHY NOT ?
minotiry areodynamics
majority the anoying noise they would make, magnified by the helmet betweenthe flaping lugs and my ears
Matra et Alpine
06-02-2005, 06:51 PM
minotiry areodynamics
ROFLMAO :)
majority the anoying noise they would make, magnified by the helmet betweenthe flaping lugs and my ears
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
Lotus Formula 1 Racers #3
Über-cool picture :)
Stirling Moss in action.
~*Hao-Wang*~
03-12-2006, 05:58 AM
The time is right to add a few pictures. Cars and drivers of the Lotus Formula 1-Team from 1967 to 1993.
Lotus Formula 1 Racers #4
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03-12-2006, 06:00 AM
Lotus Formula 1 Racers #5
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03-12-2006, 06:04 AM
Lotus Formula 1 Racers #6
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03-12-2006, 06:08 AM
Lotus Formula 1 Racers #7
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03-12-2006, 06:11 AM
Lotus Formula 1 Racers #8
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03-12-2006, 06:14 AM
Lotus Formula 1 Racers #9
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03-12-2006, 06:16 AM
Lotus Formula 1 Racers #10
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03-12-2006, 06:18 AM
Lotus Formula 1 Racers #11
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03-12-2006, 06:20 AM
Lotus Formula 1 Racers #12
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 (http://www.grandprix.com/ft/ft00049.html) for a more detailed report.
~*Hao-Wang*~
03-12-2006, 06:21 AM
Lotus Formula 1 Racers #13
~*Hao-Wang*~
03-12-2006, 06:26 AM
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
Vaigra
03-12-2006, 10:23 AM
awesome shots!
Thanks a lot Hao-Wang :)
Super cool pictures!:)
Enjoyed them sooooo much....
f6fhellcat13
03-01-2010, 06:38 PM
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.
Lotus72thebest
06-06-2010, 04:49 AM
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
henk4
06-06-2010, 05:01 AM
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
Welcome, nice shots, here are chassis, 4,5 and 6 respectively.
Lotus72thebest
06-06-2010, 05:24 AM
Welcome, nice shots, here are chassis, 4,5 and 6 respectively.
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
henk4
06-06-2010, 05:30 AM
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
:D:D:D
Lotus72thebest
06-06-2010, 05:32 AM
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.
henk4
06-06-2010, 06:02 AM
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.
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.
Lotus72thebest
06-06-2010, 06:03 AM
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
Lotus72thebest
06-06-2010, 06:12 AM
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.
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.
henk4
06-06-2010, 06:49 AM
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.
I fully agree, but also one version could differ at each GP.
Lotus72thebest
06-06-2010, 07:13 AM
I fully agree, but also one version could differ at each GP.
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.
henk4
06-06-2010, 07:25 AM
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.
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?
Lotus72thebest
06-06-2010, 10:48 AM
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?
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.
Lotus72thebest
06-06-2010, 10:58 AM
b.t.w. who is conservator, the restorer or the owner?
The #1 then converted in #2 where Rindt lost his life at Monza in 1970 should be in England under restoration.
The #3 ???
The #4 in Austria?
The #5 is in England,property of Team Lotus Classic
The #6 is in England of ???
The #7 is in England,property of the Donington Museum
The #8 ???
The #9 ???
Someone have better info than those poor?:(
Lotus72thebest
06-06-2010, 12:02 PM
I conclude the list with the South Africans of the Team Gunston.
Absent McNicoll of which I haven't pictures.
Who have it would be welcome.:cool:
-Paddy Driver in 1974
-Ian Scheckter(brother of the World Champ Jody)-in 1974
-Eddie Keizan in 1974-75
-Guy Tunmer in 1975
-John McNicoll with the former Charlton's #3 - in 1974
friendy
01-22-2012, 09:58 AM
Anyone got anything on the Lotus 12 ?
Matra et Alpine
01-22-2012, 10:14 AM
1958 Lotus 12 Climax - Images, Specifications and Information (http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/1455/Lotus-12-Climax.html)
I conclude the list with the South Africans of the Team Gunston.
Absent McNicoll of which I haven't pictures.
Who have it would be welcome.:cool:
-Paddy Driver in 1974
-Ian Scheckter(brother of the World Champ Jody)-in 1974
-Eddie Keizan in 1974-75
-Guy Tunmer in 1975
-John McNicoll with the former Charlton's #3 - in 1974
Just want to say thanks for the great photos, and the memories that came with them.