Paul Root wrote:
>
> I watched the Elise and the F40:
>
>http://charlym3.free.fr/vid%E9os/One_Eleven_Association_111S_versus_F40_Monthlery_2001.mpg
>
> That's pretty cool. But, I don't think the Elise driver was doing very
> well. Ok, I'll admit, I'm not much of a driver, and I don't race. But I
> don't think he was taking very good lines. The Ferrari was flattening
> out the turns, the Elise didn't. He also botched the last turn before it
> ended.
>
> No offense intended, but I gotta think the Elise could have been ahead
> of the Ferrari if it just took better lines, and could hold him off on
> some of the shorter straight aways.
>
Hmmm, I hope you weren't suggesting that the Elise take the same lines
as the Ferrari?
I think the Elise did damn well - and quite a few of those corners
involved getting around traffic, too.
Hey, the driver even crosses their arms on those tight corners like I do
- which eventually got me a slap from my instructor :-)
Great little clip that one (I will show it to me 308GTS-owning boss who
is already freaked that I do our local track only five seconds slower
than he does - but he ain't no Fangio, trust me!).
See... I am definitely in 'the zone' now!
--
Eric
'68MGB MkII
Adelaide, South Australia
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