Atlanta Area Lotus or Related Events - LotusTalk

chill · 10-20-2006, 07:10 PM

I thought we needed a thread that we can just keep adding to for listing and discussing Atlanta area events, just like our neighbors to the north in Charlotte.

This way anyone who subscribes will get an e-mail when something is posted of interest.

Now.... what's going on? Anyone up for Andrettis???

chill · 11-01-2006, 06:33 PM

...here's something going on ....

http://www.elisetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30480

SweetDaddyD · 11-01-2006, 08:17 PM

Good idea Clyde.

Subscribing....

chill · 11-02-2006, 10:20 AM

Thanks, but I can't take credit, I stole the idea from the 'Charlotte Area', but it works well if all the active members subscribe, so pass the word...

wrh3 · 11-02-2006, 10:23 AM

I'm subscribed .......it is a good idea, we can give credit to the Charlotte Area for starting it and to Clyde for being motivated to adopt/start this for the ATL area

chill · 11-02-2006, 07:06 PM

Give yourself an early Christmas present. I signed up for the Dec 2nd Panoz track day. It would be fun to have a few more Elises out there. The link is www.panozracingschool.com

Willy B · 11-06-2006, 09:57 AM

Chill,
Are you signed up for Sat & Sun, or just Sat?
The BMW School is a pretty good deal in comparison.

Bill,
I think you bought Chill's Storm TI ride from Lotus Atlanta...
http://www.billswebspace.com/lotus.htm

chill · 11-06-2006, 05:18 PM

Hey Barry!

I am only signed up for Saturday.. tough to carve out a whole weekend with all the recent travel (In Vegas now).

I figured the Panoz track day would be a good way to get familiar with the Panoz guys before I take the 3-day school in their cars in March.

...And you're right, Bill did buy my '05 from LOA

Brian Skeoch · 11-16-2006, 10:25 AM

Giovannis event this Saturday 11/18 from 3:00 to dark. no entry fee, no special attire, awards or any of that stuff. just true sports cars gathering, eating great food and having fun with friends.

3630 Peachtree Parkway
Suwanee GA 30024

770-232-1122

Brian

Brian Skeoch · 11-16-2006, 10:27 AM

Kinetic race shop tour 12/9 from noon to 2:00 ish

race shop houses aand prepares Porsche GT3 cars Rolex and Grand AM Cup. they also prep cars for ALMS, HSR and SVRA.

check out their web page at www.kssmotorsports.com

we will get a tour and tech session by pro driver Nic Jonnson .

address

Kinetic Speed Shop
6000 Holiday Rd
Buford GA 30518

see you all there .

Eye Candy · 11-16-2006, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chill

Give yourself an early Christmas present. I signed up for the Dec 2nd Panoz track day. It would be fun to have a few more Elises out there. The link is www.panozracingschool.com

I don't see anywhere at their site that you can bring your own car. And I can't find a lapping day for 12/2. Is this something that was privately set up?

It would be nice if the track could be rented in the off season for a weekend or two for lapping days or work something out with Panoz for a 2 day "Lotus school". December and January track days are pretty scarce outside of Florida.

chill · 11-16-2006, 07:29 PM

Nope 12/2 is just a regularly scheduled Track Day... Look under "Track Days", "Lapping Days" are only for the Panoz GTRA cars.

chill · 11-16-2006, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Skeoch

Giovannis event this Saturday 11/18 from 3:00 to dark. no entry fee, no special attire, awards or any of that stuff. just true sports cars gathering, eating great food and having fun with friends.

3630 Peachtree Parkway
Suwanee GA 30024

770-232-1122

Brian

Have to miss this one... I'm in Sedona until Sunday night.

TheSaint · 11-16-2006, 07:48 PM

I live in Athens, GA...I frequent Atlanta/Sandy Springs where I bought my Elise..and I visit Charlotte quite often as well. Have family there.

Brian Skeoch · 11-20-2006, 01:18 PM

we had a nice Giovanni showing. all exotics except for a 1953 Mercedes 300 cabrio that showed up. the seller , a 1 family owner of the car from Brazil sold the car to a German fellow who was here picking up the car to take back to Germany. he was a nice guy. very broken english. I felt like I was being interviewed by the SS while I was standing next to that big old German car. it looked like something the SS would have driven.

it was a nice car.

we had 30-35 cars which is great considering 2 years ago we only had 4.

the Giovanni event has really taken off and is becoming the best monthly exotic sports car event in the state of GA.

we had 3 Lotus cars. the rest were Ferrari, Porsche, Alfa, and Maserati.

a great time.

I managed to get some serious wheel spin from my Esprit when I left. I didnt even mean to but it grabbed some serious turbo boost and then suddenly the rear end wanted to pass the front ebd. it was fun.

Brian

chill · 11-20-2006, 01:25 PM

Looks like decent weather for the weekend. Anyone interested in a mid-day Saturday ride??

wrh3 · 11-20-2006, 02:25 PM

I may be in, we had a lot of fun yesterday at the Dragon.....

Gary B · 12-02-2006, 08:00 AM

Just bought my Elise and live in Atlanta. I'll keep an eye out for the next gathering.

SweetDaddyD · 12-02-2006, 08:08 AM

Welcome Gary. So what did you get? What color and where about are you at? And show us pics of the Caddy!

My Elise was supposed to be finished up yesterday but I never heard back from them. Guess I'll get it back this week. (been in the body shop for a while now- at least a month and a half)

fastmini · 12-02-2006, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SweetDaddyD

My Elise was supposed to be finished up yesterday but I never heard back from them. Guess I'll get it back this week. (been in the body shop for a while now- at least a month and a half)

Is your Elise at Autoglo? I just bought my Elise from Dan at the beginning of Nov. Got rear ended yesterday. I spoke with Ted at Autoglo, where it is going, and he said he is just finishing up another Elise.

10-20-2006, 07:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
chill Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Atlanta area Posts: 328 Images: 2	Atlanta Area Lotus or Related Events I thought we needed a thread that we can just keep adding to for listing and discussing Atlanta area events, just like our neighbors to the north in Charlotte. This way anyone who subscribes will get an e-mail when something is posted of interest. Now.... what's going on? Anyone up for Andrettis??? __________________ "If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough." - Mario Andretti

11-01-2006, 06:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
chill Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Atlanta area Posts: 328 Images: 2	...here's something going on .... http://www.elisetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30480 __________________ "If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough." - Mario Andretti

11-01-2006, 08:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
SweetDaddyD Sticker Guy Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ATL, GA Posts: 6,133	Good idea Clyde. Subscribing.... __________________ "Starshield" Group Buy: http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51323 ChuforiaGraffix.com Custom decals, magnetics, banners, stripes, racing numbers,etc.SweetDaddyDelicious@hotmail.com

11-02-2006, 10:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
chill Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Atlanta area Posts: 328 Images: 2	Thanks, but I can't take credit, I stole the idea from the 'Charlotte Area', but it works well if all the active members subscribe, so pass the word... __________________ "If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough." - Mario Andretti

11-02-2006, 10:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
wrh3 Car Guy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ATL, GA Posts: 1,044	I'm subscribed .......it is a good idea, we can give credit to the Charlotte Area for starting it and to Clyde for being motivated to adopt/start this for the ATL area __________________ Bill '07 BMW M Coupe, '05 Lotus Elise (Traded) www.billswebspace.com/lotus www.syntheticfirst.com

11-02-2006, 07:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
chill Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Atlanta area Posts: 328 Images: 2	Panoz Track Day - Saturday Dec 2 Give yourself an early Christmas present. I signed up for the Dec 2nd Panoz track day. It would be fun to have a few more Elises out there. The link is www.panozracingschool.com __________________ "If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough." - Mario Andretti

11-06-2006, 09:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
Willy B Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 157	Chill, Are you signed up for Sat & Sun, or just Sat? The BMW School is a pretty good deal in comparison. Bill, I think you bought Chill's Storm TI ride from Lotus Atlanta... http://www.billswebspace.com/lotus.htm __________________ 2005 Elise Storm TI/Red/Touring/Hard Top/Star Shield Q: "Does it drive like an normal car?" A: "NO! It's faster, revs higher, turns tighter, and brakes quicker. Plus it doesn't even start like a normal car."

11-06-2006, 05:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
chill Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Atlanta area Posts: 328 Images: 2	Hey Barry! I am only signed up for Saturday.. tough to carve out a whole weekend with all the recent travel (In Vegas now). I figured the Panoz track day would be a good way to get familiar with the Panoz guys before I take the 3-day school in their cars in March. ...And you're right, Bill did buy my '05 from LOA __________________ "If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough." - Mario Andretti

11-16-2006, 10:25 AM	#9 (permalink)
Brian Skeoch Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Atlanta Posts: 207	Giovannis event this Saturday 11/18 from 3:00 to dark. no entry fee, no special attire, awards or any of that stuff. just true sports cars gathering, eating great food and having fun with friends. 3630 Peachtree Parkway Suwanee GA 30024 770-232-1122 Brian __________________ Brian Skeoch Esprit Turbo

11-16-2006, 10:27 AM	#10 (permalink)
Brian Skeoch Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Atlanta Posts: 207	Kinetic race shop tour 12/9 from noon to 2:00 ish race shop houses aand prepares Porsche GT3 cars Rolex and Grand AM Cup. they also prep cars for ALMS, HSR and SVRA. check out their web page at www.kssmotorsports.com we will get a tour and tech session by pro driver Nic Jonnson . address Kinetic Speed Shop 6000 Holiday Rd Buford GA 30518 see you all there . __________________ Brian Skeoch Esprit Turbo

11-16-2006, 07:29 PM	#12 (permalink)
chill Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Atlanta area Posts: 328 Images: 2	Nope 12/2 is just a regularly scheduled Track Day... Look under "Track Days", "Lapping Days" are only for the Panoz GTRA cars. __________________ "If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough." - Mario Andretti

11-16-2006, 07:48 PM	#14 (permalink)
TheSaint Athens, GA Orange Elise Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 240	I live in Athens, GA...I frequent Atlanta/Sandy Springs where I bought my Elise..and I visit Charlotte quite often as well. Have family there.

11-20-2006, 01:18 PM	#15 (permalink)
Brian Skeoch Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Atlanta Posts: 207	we had a nice Giovanni showing. all exotics except for a 1953 Mercedes 300 cabrio that showed up. the seller , a 1 family owner of the car from Brazil sold the car to a German fellow who was here picking up the car to take back to Germany. he was a nice guy. very broken english. I felt like I was being interviewed by the SS while I was standing next to that big old German car. it looked like something the SS would have driven. it was a nice car. we had 30-35 cars which is great considering 2 years ago we only had 4. the Giovanni event has really taken off and is becoming the best monthly exotic sports car event in the state of GA. we had 3 Lotus cars. the rest were Ferrari, Porsche, Alfa, and Maserati. a great time. I managed to get some serious wheel spin from my Esprit when I left. I didnt even mean to but it grabbed some serious turbo boost and then suddenly the rear end wanted to pass the front ebd. it was fun. Brian __________________ Brian Skeoch Esprit Turbo

11-20-2006, 01:25 PM	#16 (permalink)
chill Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Atlanta area Posts: 328 Images: 2	Thanksgiving Weekend Looks like decent weather for the weekend. Anyone interested in a mid-day Saturday ride?? __________________ "If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough." - Mario Andretti

11-20-2006, 02:25 PM	#17 (permalink)
wrh3 Car Guy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ATL, GA Posts: 1,044	I may be in, we had a lot of fun yesterday at the Dragon..... __________________ Bill '07 BMW M Coupe, '05 Lotus Elise (Traded) www.billswebspace.com/lotus www.syntheticfirst.com

12-02-2006, 08:00 AM	#18 (permalink)
Gary B New Member Permagrin Club Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 129	Greetings Just bought my Elise and live in Atlanta. I'll keep an eye out for the next gathering. __________________ '06 Elise Ardent Red/Black, touring pkg, hard top, star shield '67 Cadillac Sedan deVille - fully restored '00 Saab 9-3 Convertible - barely holding together

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12-02-2006, 08:08 AM	#19 (permalink)
SweetDaddyD Sticker Guy Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ATL, GA Posts: 6,133	Welcome Gary. So what did you get? What color and where about are you at? And show us pics of the Caddy! My Elise was supposed to be finished up yesterday but I never heard back from them. Guess I'll get it back this week. (been in the body shop for a while now- at least a month and a half) __________________ "Starshield" Group Buy: http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51323 ChuforiaGraffix.com Custom decals, magnetics, banners, stripes, racing numbers,etc.SweetDaddyDelicious@hotmail.com