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Using the 23 again

Eric Salomon #58 开云体育 I just thought I would brighten up the registry with a note - we don't seem to have many messages here! ? I don't use the 23 much since I crashed it in 2001, I keep it for shows and international races ie with David Piper and his group. However, I use?my "look-a-like-23" which we call the?"ELF 89", in sports car/Lotus racing in South Africa. The car was named after the?the guys who built it in 1989 (Eric,? Louis,? Fred) mainly for endurance races.? It has had a very good history, until July 2004 when I ran out of luck, and wrote off the car (ouch! concrete walls are not forgiving!) ? We are building a new one (will be called ELF 05, I think, despite the fact that Fred has been diagnosed with cancer this week and may not see the end of the project). ? I pulled out the old faithful, the original 23, (I have owned it since 1974),?in an attempt to finish the season, even though the sports cars are running modern equipment, and are very fast.? I managed to run a set-up practice, approx 30 laps, race meeting (2 heats + 2 practice + qualifying) in Cape town, approx?55 lap, Phakisa near Johannesburg (2 heats, + 3 practice + qualifying) approx 70 laps, and Cape Town again a few weeks later, also about 55 laps.? The car never missed a beat, and required almost no maintenance or repairs! Fantastic handling and reliability, despite its age, gave good results. ? Approx?210 racing?laps in a 40 year old car! Not bad, and we managed 2nd in the Index championship, 4th overall even though we had no points for the crashed race and the next one because we were not ready! ? Just goes to show how good the Lotus 23 really is. ? Best regards, and hope you all have a good year, especially with your Lotus's. ? Eric Salomon
Gary Horstkorta #63 Eric: Good to hear about vintage racing on the other side of the globe. Isn't it great to just arrive at the race track and race, not have to do major repairs on the car? Do you have any pictures of your racing you can share? Gary San Francisco Bay Area From: "Eric Salomon" <esalomon@...> Reply-To: L23Registry@... To: <L23Registry@...> Subject: [L23Registry] Using the 23 again Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 18:37:59 +0200 I just thought I would brighten up the registry with a note - we don't seem to have many messages here! I don't use the 23 much since I crashed it in 2001, I keep it for shows and international races ie with David Piper and his group. However, I use my "look-a-like-23" which we call the "ELF 89", in sports car/Lotus racing in South Africa. The car was named after the the guys who built it in 1989 (Eric, Louis, Fred) mainly for endurance races. It has had a very good history, until July 2004 when I ran out of luck, and wrote off the car (ouch! concrete walls are not forgiving!) We are building a new one (will be called ELF 05, I think, despite the fact that Fred has been diagnosed with cancer this week and may not see the end of the project). I pulled out the old faithful, the original 23, (I have owned it since 1974), in an attempt to finish the season, even though the sports cars are running modern equipment, and are very fast. I managed to run a set-up practice, approx 30 laps, race meeting (2 heats + 2 practice + qualifying) in Cape town, approx 55 lap, Phakisa near Johannesburg (2 heats, + 3 practice + qualifying) approx 70 laps, and Cape Town again a few weeks later, also about 55 laps. The car never missed a beat, and required almost no maintenance or repairs! Fantastic handling and reliability, despite its age, gave good results. Approx 210 racing laps in a 40 year old car! Not bad, and we managed 2nd in the Index championship, 4th overall even though we had no points for the crashed race and the next one because we were not ready! Just goes to show how good the Lotus 23 really is. Best regards, and hope you all have a good year, especially with your Lotus's. Eric Salomon

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