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WickerBill
12-01-10, 01:06 PM
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Methanolandbrats
12-01-10, 01:19 PM
:thumbup: Thanks.
cameraman
12-01-10, 01:57 PM
Nice.
TrueBrit
12-01-10, 04:52 PM
Nice.

x2
Indy
12-01-10, 08:33 PM
:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
manic mechanic
12-02-10, 02:31 AM
OK, now let's flip the equation: Let Dorian's brother shoe the car at Seca or better yet, Spa (with a bit of chassis tuning, of course).

Pardon my bias, but Marino is the better driver in the family (and gets to drive his FIL's "big cars" a few times a year). I think that frequent exposure to a less-managed beast might be beneficial coming out of a 30mph corner.

YMMV.

:thumbup:

manic
Andrew Longman
12-03-10, 03:29 PM
Really cool. He's right they are really pretty cars. Look fast standing still.
RTKar
12-12-10, 10:42 PM
My favorite Indy car of all time, absolutely beautiful with clean lines, driven by one of the greats. No wings, fins, diffusers single or double, attenuators, pop off valves,Gurney flaps ( ironically), barge boards, F-ducts, and telemetry was a chalk board.
oddlycalm
12-13-10, 06:19 PM
Beautiful car that ruined the day for a lot of gomers...:cool: Made the day for a lot of road race fans. :thumbup::thumbup:

oc
pchall
12-16-10, 03:45 PM
It was cars like the Lotus 38 that got me interested in single-seater racing as a kid.

Here's a contemporary Lola.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3086/2805652473_493d6e06a5.jpg
stroker
12-16-10, 10:12 PM
I'd pay money to see a field of those run a 200 mile race at Road America.
emjaya
12-17-10, 08:57 AM
Wouter Melissen has some images up on his site, Ultimatecarpage.com

Here. (http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/630/Lotus-38-Ford.html)
Indy
12-17-10, 10:52 AM
I'd pay money to see a field of those run a 200 mile race at Road America.

Remember that idea we discussed once? That was pretty much it.
STD
12-17-10, 01:35 PM
Beautiful car that ruined the day for a lot of gomers...:cool: Made the day for a lot of road race fans. :thumbup::thumbup:

oc

So very true! :thumbup: :thumbup:
Methanolandbrats
12-17-10, 02:26 PM
Beautiful car that ruined the day for a lot of gomers...:cool: Made the day for a lot of road race fans. :thumbup::thumbup:

oc

:D it sure did.
rabbit
12-27-10, 03:13 PM
Very cool. :)
pchall
12-30-10, 10:04 PM
I'd pay money to see a field of those run a 200 mile race at Road America.

I would pay good money to see a retro series with a field that included Huffakers, Lightnings, Eiserts, Brabhams, McLarens and all the other RE Indycars from the pre big wing years. With modern construction and safety practices it could be really fun to watch on roads, streets, airports, and ovals.
Napoleon
12-31-10, 12:34 PM
So 2 weeks ago my TV blows up so I replace it with a 48 inch HDTV. A couple of days ago I bought a blue ray player that using wireless can tap into my internet feed and stream Netflix, Youtube, etc which I set up this morning. So I go to test the streaming and get to thinking "what could I possibly test this with" then remembered this thread.

That car is even awesomer on the big screen.