George Lucas' first film: 1:42.08 -- Peter Brock & a Lotus 23 - LotusTalk

JnC · 12-02-2008, 04:56 PM

Excuse the initial bits... the film begins at about 1:16.

YouTube - VOD Cars Special: George Lucas and Peter Brock

Slipstreamer · 12-02-2008, 05:07 PM

Interesting. A 1:42: in Willow Springs. I guess the track was probably slower then.

DeanG · 12-02-2008, 05:34 PM

Or it could have something to do with a car having about 130 hp and bias ply tyres on 5 inch wide rims.

JnC · 12-02-2008, 05:47 PM

Or has the track changed over the years?

codymac · 12-02-2008, 06:44 PM

Wow - sounds mean, doesn't it?

Who's Gustafson though? Did he work for BRE?

smokin orange · 12-02-2008, 07:48 PM

Debut at the Nürburgring
The debut of the 23 was at the Nordschleife in May, 1962. The tiny 100 bhp Lotus 23 shot away from the field of Porsches, Aston Martins and Ferraris with Jim Clark at the wheel. Even though some cars had four times the power of the Lotus, after the first lap, in the wet, Clark was 27 seconds ahead of Dan Gurney's Porsche. Extending his lead on each lap until the track dried, Clark was overcome by exhaust fumes from a damaged exhaust manifold on lap 12 and was forced to retire.

DeanG · 12-03-2008, 04:58 PM

[quote=codymac;1165365]Wow - sounds mean, doesn't it?

QUOTE]

I love the sound of a Lotus twin cam starting. It has an edgy all business mechanical sound.

The best sounding twin cam (twink to some of the British) I ever heard was a full race Elan at Lotus Owners Gathering (LOG) track day at road Atlanta. Supposedly it was a true 170 hp engine that turned over 9K rpm. When it went by a Ferrari 512 on the main strait (after the big downhill turn) the Lotus people went nuts.

Beanie · 12-04-2008, 04:16 AM

The look on Brock's face after he spun and was trying to restart the car did remind me of the pod race.

Uncle Sam · 12-05-2008, 08:48 AM

Special effects? The rushing air?

12-02-2008, 05:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
Slipstreamer Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 204	Interesting. A 1:42: in Willow Springs. I guess the track was probably slower then. __________________ '05 ELISE Storm Titanium LSS/TP/HT/Dual Oil Coolers/Starshield/Raptor Racing exhaust XP111 (LBH)/BWR 7/8" Anti Roll Bar "Smooth is fast, but fast is quicker"

12-02-2008, 05:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
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12-02-2008, 06:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
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smokin orange Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 413	Debut at the Nürburgring The debut of the 23 was at the Nordschleife in May, 1962. The tiny 100 bhp Lotus 23 shot away from the field of Porsches, Aston Martins and Ferraris with Jim Clark at the wheel. Even though some cars had four times the power of the Lotus, after the first lap, in the wet, Clark was 27 seconds ahead of Dan Gurney's Porsche. Extending his lead on each lap until the track dried, Clark was overcome by exhaust fumes from a damaged exhaust manifold on lap 12 and was forced to retire. __________________ 05 Elise, (sold) 2002 BMW 330ci convertable, M package 1998 Range Rover (stolen) 1972 BMW 2002 supercharged, fuel injected, liquid intercooled, Haltech E6A ECU...and lots of other stuff 1988 BMW 535Is

12-04-2008, 04:16 AM	#8 (permalink)
Beanie untitled Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 2,910	The look on Brock's face after he spun and was trying to restart the car did remind me of the pod race. __________________ It is all about "Other".

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DeanG Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 725	Or it could have something to do with a car having about 130 hp and bias ply tyres on 5 inch wide rims.

12-03-2008, 04:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
DeanG Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 725	[quote=codymac;1165365]Wow - sounds mean, doesn't it? QUOTE] I love the sound of a Lotus twin cam starting. It has an edgy all business mechanical sound. The best sounding twin cam (twink to some of the British) I ever heard was a full race Elan at Lotus Owners Gathering (LOG) track day at road Atlanta. Supposedly it was a true 170 hp engine that turned over 9K rpm. When it went by a Ferrari 512 on the main strait (after the big downhill turn) the Lotus people went nuts.

12-05-2008, 08:48 AM	#9 (permalink)
Uncle Sam #14 Sport Elise Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Rockville, Maryland Posts: 865 Images: 2	Special effects? The rushing air?

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