Barlow's Lotus 7

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Barlow's Lotus 7

Post by 6PAK72 » Sat Jan 02, 2010 6:27 pm

Thought some of you might enjoy this. Rarely out of 3rd at Lime Rock



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Re: Barlow's Lotus 7

Post by breakaway500 » Sun Jan 03, 2010 9:52 am

That looks to be a Lotus 11:


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Not a Lotus 7:

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Cool video! :wink:

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Re: Barlow's Lotus 7

Post by cfossum » Tue Jan 05, 2010 11:11 am

Coast much?
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Re: Barlow's Lotus 7

Post by breakaway500 » Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:07 pm

No coast in Arizona.. 8) :sunny:
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Re: Barlow's Lotus 7

Post by brucesallen » Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:30 pm

cfossum wrote:Coast much?
"No Coasting"--- Definitely my mantra as an instructor-- at least after midday with a newbie.
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Re: Barlow's Lotus 7

Post by Stynger » Tue Jan 05, 2010 2:37 pm

cfossum wrote:Coast much?
I guess that's why he stays in 3rd? Saves brakes.

Looked like 1:14's at Lime Rock. Stock Miatas do 1:07's :shock:

Coasting is sloooow.
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Re: Barlow's Lotus 7

Post by breakaway500 » Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:04 pm

Being an old British car,I would say coasting is OK..probably has no brakes.. :shock:
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Re: Barlow's Lotus 7

Post by jlwhorf » Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:59 am

breakaway500 wrote:Being an old British car,I would say coasting is OK..probably has no brakes.
And no tire width to speak of too.
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Re: Barlow's Lotus 7

Post by Kai Noeske » Wed Jan 06, 2010 1:46 pm

brucesallen wrote:"No Coasting"--- Definitely my mantra as an instructor-- at least after midday with a newbie.
Then why does one get flagged into the pits for obeying exactly that??? :wink: Turns out my car wasn't broken, the NHMS flaggers were - rotors are *supposed* to glow red if you brake late - it's a racecar after all! :D I wish I had a photo of that - red glowing disks before the dusk of the Halloween night, that would go right to my bedroom ceiling to be the first and last thing to see in a day... :sunny:
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Re: Barlow's Lotus 7

Post by brucesallen » Wed Jan 06, 2010 2:22 pm

Red rotors- Good! Got to get those race pads up to temp.
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