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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 05:21 PM
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 05:32 PM
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 06:20 PM
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I know its just another Lola and im not British but this car really made an impact on me. More likely it was the overwhelming positivity I was feeling at the 12 Hours of Sebring back in 2010 that left the emotional scars that I attach to this car.

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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 07:19 PM
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Great thread so far, keep 'em coming!
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Old Aug 13, 2014 | 04:22 AM
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Can't say that I'm partial to Lotus, but they sure do make beautiful racing cars.

1965 Lotus 38 Powered by Ford -Indy


1985 Lotus 98T 'John Player Special' -Formula1
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Old Aug 13, 2014 | 07:49 AM
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The Black and Gold on the Lotus 98T looks sick!
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Old Aug 13, 2014 | 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by jcianfrani
Great thread so far, keep 'em coming!

Some great cars.
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Old Aug 13, 2014 | 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by The Raptor
My second favorite is the 1973 Penske Sunoco Porsche 917-30 driven by the late Mark Donohue, which I also saw at Riverside:



Saw the debut at Mosport. the rumble of the McLarens being overtaken by the "whoosh" of the Porsche.

Penske pulled the car out for a minor glitch but the handwriting was on the wall.

CanAM finished 2 years later because the nothing could compete with the Million dollar Porsche.

Great car, some say the greatest race car ever built
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Old Aug 13, 2014 | 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by gerry100
Originally Posted by The Raptor' timestamp='1407794101' post='23282449
My second favorite is the 1973 Penske Sunoco Porsche 917-30 driven by the late Mark Donohue, which I also saw at Riverside:



Saw the debut at Mosport. the rumble of the McLarens being overtaken by the "whoosh" of the Porsche.

Penske pulled the car out for a minor glitch but the handwriting was on the wall.

CanAM finished 2 years later because the nothing could compete with the Million dollar Porsche.

Great car, some say the greatest race car ever built
That was some race car! The current issue of Racer magazine, devoted to great race cars, quotes Mark Donohue as calling it "the perfect race car." It did kill the CanAm series, which I dearly loved.
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 05:57 AM
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Gotta chuckle at the fact that the CanAM cars were in theory 2 seaters.

Remember looking in and seeing the token passenger "seat" that was bolted into all of them
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