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Great fun: Greenwich Concours

The Colonel in K 1

We’ll do a full report on Greenwich tomorrow but we wanted to congratulate the organizers on running such a wonderful event it. Everything was perfect. We are not sure why, but the Mercedes-Benz Ring was positioned right in front of the Judges tent. And for some reason there was a Prototype Ford GT40 positioned next to us with all of the other Mercedes. All of those questions were answered at the end of the day. More tomorrow.

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If we all went on a diet: ’05 Lotus Elise

Lotus Elise

With cars and with people, weight is the enemy. I am confident that if I lost 25 pounds I could win the New York Marathon. It is unlikely I will lose the 25 pounds so I will continue to surrender the title to a formidable competitor. Weight is a problem in cars too. The more complicated they get, the more they weigh. Is there any doubt why a Ferrari California weighs over 4,000 pounds? You have all sorts of things going on in cars like that. It is a wonder why it weighs only 4,100 pounds. And that’s why it requires almost 500 hp to be exciting. And then there are Lotus Cars. From the Seven to the Elan, then the Elite, they all had one thing in common – they were light. The Elise holds true to the orignal mantra of Lotus Cars’ Colin Chapman. This isn’t a quote but it could be – keep it simple stupid. Read More