My wife wanted to go to Europe and asked me if I wanted to go, I said "Hethel yes!"
We had a great day at Lotus. Did the tour and a track day. Instructors were excellent. It was great to drive the 2011 right wheel Elise on their test tract, real challenge. You could tell the track was not designed to go fast, but to toss you and the car out of balance. I was really impressed how smooth that car moved and really impressed on the demo rides. The instructors just made all the corners feel strait. I think he turned the wheel twice on the whole lap, whereas I was jerking the car everywhere.
The Factory tour was incredible, but they did not allow cameras (sorry). It was torture not to be able to take a photo and painful to see the Exige S knowing we cannot get it here in the USA. That car is incredible in person, pictures do not do it justice anyway. Urghhh, I want that car! We did get a photo of one outside the factory when my wife was taking a demo ride (it's the white and black beauty above her head in the photo).
The tour of classic Lotus was awesome. Getting to see where the F1 cars were designed, built, and now restored was priceless.
If you are in the UK, you must go.
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