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MikeW · 05-20-2007, 08:49 PM

It's pretty misserable unfortunately. On the Lotus site, the Exige is listed at something like .437. The topic of putting Elise in the same touring class as the Vette was talked about for a year on the SCCA site. The Vette always comes out on top for speed. On a long track even high hp Lotuses have to watch slippery cars go by. I'm not into aerodynamics but it seems there could be a few chages to get the air over or around more easily. All that area under the headlights is rather blunt and has to go around the sides suddenly. The large mouth is geat for radiator cooling but the car pays a price for that too.

05-20-2007, 08:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
MikeW Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,372	It's pretty misserable unfortunately. On the Lotus site, the Exige is listed at something like .437. The topic of putting Elise in the same touring class as the Vette was talked about for a year on the SCCA site. The Vette always comes out on top for speed. On a long track even high hp Lotuses have to watch slippery cars go by. I'm not into aerodynamics but it seems there could be a few chages to get the air over or around more easily. All that area under the headlights is rather blunt and has to go around the sides suddenly. The large mouth is geat for radiator cooling but the car pays a price for that too.