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Daily Driven Lotus The Lotus is meant to be driven daily. Follow along how this 78 Lotus Esprit S1 serves as a commuter

  a plunger makes a great hood prop.
02/12/2024

a plunger makes a great hood prop.

Last weekend I went   DirtFish With great instruction from Rhianon Gelsomino Alex Gelsomino Nate Tennis I turned this   ...
02/10/2024

Last weekend I went DirtFish With great instruction from Rhianon Gelsomino Alex Gelsomino Nate Tennis I turned this into serviceable

Wasn’t planning on tracking but Sam Albayda is in town had to try. The ride was half dressed but still performed in the ...
12/29/2023

Wasn’t planning on tracking but Sam Albayda is in town had to try. The ride was half dressed but still performed in the wet conditions. However I felt like Maverick asking Goose to talk to me.

I have the need, the need for speed!   Fast Decals
10/29/2023

I have the need, the need for speed! Fast Decals

A split second that felt like a lifetime. I’ve driven the esses at Sonoma Raceway many times without issue. But this tim...
10/08/2023

A split second that felt like a lifetime. I’ve driven the esses at Sonoma Raceway many times without issue. But this time exited 8b and rear broke loose and I didn’t catch it. So while sliding backward I tried to keep the car from the wall as I skidded. Almost succeeded. Unfortunately low speed clunk causes a fair amount of damage on a When I was a kid I had an accident and my dad made me take the car apart afterwards to assess the damage. Lesson learned and repeated years later. Now time to regroup and

Back where the   belongs.
10/03/2023

Back where the belongs.

Out of the car I’m living the   My chair in       my son is cruising
09/09/2023

Out of the car I’m living the My chair in my son is cruising

The   gets it’s name from a purported 300 hp from a 2.2 liter turbo, charge-cooled 4 cylinder. Recently had coils and in...
09/02/2023

The gets it’s name from a purported 300 hp from a 2.2 liter turbo, charge-cooled 4 cylinder. Recently had coils and injectors replaced and dyno tuning at TurboHoses R&D and squeezed out 250 wheel horse power and 248 lb foot torque. Not bad for a 29 year old car!

For 5th grade, August answered “The person I admire the most: the creator of Lotus” Then we go to The Quail, A Motorspor...
09/01/2023

For 5th grade, August answered “The person I admire the most: the creator of Lotus” Then we go to The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering and met Jenson Button Emerson Fittipaldi and a lovely designer from Lotus (don’t recall his name) who spent time with our son and drew a sketch of the in his signature. This was a special day I am sure he will remember for a lifetime.

Another priceless pic from The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering When you meet a relative for the first time… The   was des...
08/29/2023

Another priceless pic from The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering When you meet a relative for the first time… The was designed by in 1984. Although it was not brought to production the styling cues are evident in the Thanks to Morton Street Partnersfor bringing this rare beauty to the show!

Future   Got to check out the   and I was very impressed and definitely would consider it as a future ride.             ...
08/21/2023

Future Got to check out the and I was very impressed and definitely would consider it as a future ride.

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