Great Lakes Lotus Club - Grattan Raceway - Michigan

[rbush83]

Hello all. Spent the weekend at the track and was lucky enough to bum a ride in teh red and silver Super 7, the silver Exige, and the light green Elise. It was a blast. Here are some of the pics. The gallery is still being added to and is here http://rlbimages.smugmug.com/Great%20Lakes%20Lotus%20at%20Grattan
Shots taken with a Sigma 70-300 f/4-5.6 APO DG

1. This is the Exige I rode in. Advanced driver, very quick.
http://rlbimages.smugmug.com/photos/101363687-L.jpg

2. Another of the same Exige
http://rlbimages.smugmug.com/photos/101252944-L.jpg

3. The passenger is the 14 year old son of the driver.
http://rlbimages.smugmug.com/photos/101336396-L.jpg

4. Here is that car getting hairy in a series of turns.
http://rlbimages.smugmug.com/photos/101337893-L.jpg

5. Here is another guy doing the exact same thing in teh exact same spot. Very amusing. Notice the license plate.
http://rlbimages.smugmug.com/photos/101374521-O.jpg

6. This is the green elise I rode in to finish the day. We were the last car on the track and had it to ourselves.
http://rlbimages.smugmug.com/photos/101342708-L.jpg

7. This is the Super 7 I rode in. The most insane car ride I've ever been on =)
http://rlbimages.smugmug.com/photos/101269288-L.jpg

8. This gentleman brought a Ford GT along with his Elise. I guess last year he brought his Porsche Carrera GT. I was told he has about 30 cars in his collection. He was crushed when I informed him Schumacher blew up in Japan.
http://rlbimages.smugmug.com/photos/101321328-L.jpg

Thanks for looking! Comments are warmly welcomed.

[WxGuesser]

Great pics.. did you get a ride in the GT? i like 5 and 6 the best.. love the plate on the yellow one..

[rbush83]

Sadly no, as you can imagine the GT's passenger seat was never empty. I was not a ranking passenger for that car :) He drove that car ~2.5 hours from outside Detroit. I can only imagine the looks that thing gets, especially painted in faux Gulf livery.

[Col_M]

Nice pics :)
What are the red and orange strips on the wheel arches of the Exiges and Elise by the way?

[td4wg]

Nice pics :)
What are the red and orange strips on the wheel arches of the Exiges and Elise by the way?

i'm not sure but i think they're side markers.

great photos. Exiges are my favorite track car. love that first shot. you can see how hard he's pushing that turn.

[Monkeymicra]

Nice pics :)
What are the red and orange strips on the wheel arches of the Exiges and Elise by the way?

Reflectors

good photos i live the sideways cation:D

[Col_M]

Thanks guys, why are they on there? tbqfh they look rubbish, i've never seen one with them on before, it just doesn't look OEM and more like an afterthought :confused:

[ErikAnderson]

Sadly no, as you can imagine the GT's passenger seat was never empty. I was not a ranking passenger for that car :) He drove that car ~2.5 hours from outside Detroit. I can only imagine the looks that thing gets, especially painted in faux Gulf livery.

He's missing the Gulf emblems, double horseshoes, and the Gurney bobble. :)

http://www.erikandersondesigns.com/images/2006/09-14-CrescentClassic/Ford-GT-Heritage/images/DSC_0655.JPG

[Standard Browser]

Wow an Exige showing body roll. Must've been conering hard
I like

[Jamie Holladay]

Very nice photos. I especially like 1 & 7. Nicely done

[aristowercz]

wow those are awsome! are they shot in RAW? or jpeg?

[AdamLM]

Very nice. Looks like the guys in 4 and 5 are experiencing 'terminal oversteer'. :cool: Love those cars, sad I had to sell mine.

[Broncosaurus]

Thanks guys, why are they on there? tbqfh they look rubbish, i've never seen one with them on before, it just doesn't look OEM and more like an afterthought :confused:

They may be afterthoughts. They're required by law over here. Our DOT has a long history of making eurocars look goofy.

[Broncosaurus]

Love the car shots. If I could pick one for my own garage it would be the Super 7.