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Randy Chase · 07-02-2009, 09:49 AM

I have spent a lot of time on track with my Lotus and the Noble and a little time on the track with the Rossion. My Noble is a bit modified so it is beyond the stock Noble/Rossion.

I think Slaughtr's take is pretty accurate. The Elise for me is still better in terms of nimble and road feel since weight matters and it is lighter. But not a lot. Both cars are on the end of the bell curve right?

The Noble/Rossion has a LOT more torque. I think my Noble was near 500 pounds of torque. So corner exit was a lot easier without having to make sure I was over 6000 rpms in the Lotus. And of course the Noble/Rossion has a lot of power.

We went out at Barber at LOG in the advanced run group and I did ok babying the car because of the break in period. I never gave the car more than half throttle and stayed in the pack.

I also have no doubt my lap times in the Noble or Rossion will be better than my supercharged Elise.

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Randy Chase Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: San Diego and where ever the roads lead Posts: 28,174 Images: 761	I have spent a lot of time on track with my Lotus and the Noble and a little time on the track with the Rossion. My Noble is a bit modified so it is beyond the stock Noble/Rossion. I think Slaughtr's take is pretty accurate. The Elise for me is still better in terms of nimble and road feel since weight matters and it is lighter. But not a lot. Both cars are on the end of the bell curve right? The Noble/Rossion has a LOT more torque. I think my Noble was near 500 pounds of torque. So corner exit was a lot easier without having to make sure I was over 6000 rpms in the Lotus. And of course the Noble/Rossion has a lot of power. We went out at Barber at LOG in the advanced run group and I did ok babying the car because of the break in period. I never gave the car more than half throttle and stayed in the pack. I also have no doubt my lap times in the Noble or Rossion will be better than my supercharged Elise. __________________ * V E R I T A S * A E Q U I T A S * No Longer the ADMIN here, please do not PM me asking for help. Thanks! 2006 Noble M400. Getrag tranny, Quaiffe LSD, Hinged clams. Duratec dual turbo V6. Hoosier 315-18 tires. 2350 pounds. Over 500hp. Track weapon. 2009 Rossion Q1. Monaco Orange. Wing. Black leather/Alcantara with orange stitching. The street car. In build: 2009 Toniq R (300whp? 1100 pounds?). Chrome Orange. Lexus GX-470 tow vehicle.