1600cc's of fury, 1000lbs, right hand drive. I wish he still had it. 1956(?) Lotus Eleven
The second pic was the only race he ever won. :gay: Still pretty sweet if you ask me though.

 

Man it would have been a whole different ball game living in that era.

 

now that's a race car
My buddy has an 11- said it's a lot like a Miata, only more quicker and more fun.

 

anyone else think that the 11 looks like a ***** with wheels? Don't get me wrong I like the cars a lot... but the pic M2 posted is damn near pornographic.

 

Now that you mention it...
:gay:

 

my dad raced back then. he carries pictures of his formula 5000 in his wallet next to us kids.

i forget what else he ran. porsche somethings or other.

 

Damn, you beat me to the ambiguosly gay duo car!

 

I saw one of these yesterday, amazing how low they are.

 

damn F5000 = badass... how will you ever match his manliness? :gay:

 

i dunno. 750 hp in a <2000 lb car?

 

Geeze, my dad drove truck and operated heavy equipment. No racing blood in my family at all. Let alone a F5000 (had to google it). That's pretty sweet. Did you race at all growing up?

 

no, but i was welding and doing car repairs by age 7 probably.

 

****&***** car...nice
my dad didnt have a license until he was in his 30's, doesnt speak english and refuses to get into my miata, and yours raced cars back in the day...wtf, where is the justice...

 

my parents called tonight. I got a list of cars my dad used to drive:

* Cooper Formula Junior
* Merlin with alpha engine
* Renault-powered Formula III
* Porsche speedster 1500 super lightweight
* lotus 18

he said in his first year of racing he got 11 firsts, 4 seconds, and one DNF.

and that he never lost a race in the rain. heh.

I think this was primarily all west coast SCCA stuff. his fave of course is laguna seca. I'm kinda bummed i didn't get a chance to try it myself before moving from california.

 

Reminds me of my dad;

VW SuperBeetle
A-H Sprites
MG Midget
Triumph Spitfires
etc.

The acorn doesn't fall far from the tree.