Meanwhile in Durango, Colorado.............

[WayneB]

This guy has fixed all his Esprits percieved design,engineering and handling faults and is offering it for sale.

Wonder how it would do on the Hethel Test Track?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/9-Second-1984-Lotus-Esprit-Drag-Car_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ98062QQihZ008QQitem Z180319980785QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

[GregWO]

That's awful isn't Wayne? Can't believe he put the engine in the front? :puke:

[WayneB]

I wonder If anyone has ever converted a dragster to go road racing?:huh:

[Autocross7]

I have always thought that Top Fuel cars would be rather akward in the curves. Hehehe...


Cameron

[eurosport]

gotta hand it to someone to do all that engineering and design to build a 9 sec. car and care enough to afix an Esprit body to it...

I'm feeling....strangely.....attracted.....to it.... :blink:

[Brian Skeoch]

pretty nice fab work tho. it must cut through the air well.

[WayneB]

He even managed to put the rear bumper on the front!:ohmy::lol:

http://i8.ebayimg.com/03/i/001/2a/00/d705_12.JPG

[GregWO]

I have to admit though... I am having second thoughts about this Esprit. The more I see it the more I like it... definitely some very creative solutions to front mounting an engine in an Esprit and removing all the technical problems inherent in an Esprit. I assume he hung the body panels over a full tube chassis. It would be my choice for a drag racer if I had money to waste. Its hard to imagine fully converting an Esprit but when you start with a bare tube chassis anything is possible.

This auction is all over the Lotus forums... Everyone seems to have a love/hate reaction to the car...

[Martin]

I can't fault the guy for doing that. He built a dragster and then because he loves the looks of an Esprit, put it's body on it. :cowboy: