A stunning 2001 bright red Lotus Esprit in beautiful condition. The red color is RARE and the most desirable Lotus Esprit color. Heads turn when I take her on the road. The car is a BLAST to drive, and handles like you expect a Lotus to. She is fast and agile. As my mechanic always says "A Lotus needs to be driven!"

The car is not only fun to drive, but a head turner. "I'll take that over any Ferrari any day." from one fellow Newport Beach resident and "Dude, you are so the man" from one local surfer dude, are my all time favorite comments I have gotten. People love this car and it is always turning heads.

From 2004-2009 the Esprit was maintained in Atlanta by two different Lotus specialists, one a former mechanic for Team Lotus Racing. From 2010 to present the car was maintained by Harry and Paul at Viking Motorsports, Orange County's # 1 Lotus shop, and Paul can give a full run down of work done 714-979-1035.

I was the second owner, buying the car in 2004 with 6,000 miles. An Esprit has always been my dream car, and this gave me 10 years of pure pleasure. Now I live in L.A. now and do not have time to drive it or the roads, to drive it on.

Over the last 10 years I have fully replaced the brakes, including calipers & rotors, paid lots of attention to the cooling system (hot Atlanta summers demanded it) and treated this car with the love it deserves.

The NADA Book value for this car ranges from 29,800 to 47,400. And this car is certainly above average!

There are only two minor flaws. The seats could use new upholstery, as there are two minor wear spots. It was the next thing on my list to do. Also, there are minor scratches on the front bumper that need retouching. Those two things will get this car to showroom condition. Questions? Call 404-918-1701

PAYMENT

20% due within 3 days of auction close. Balance due in 10 days. I prefer bank wire transfers.

INSPECTION

You may call me for a time to look at the car, or have any shop you want inspect it. You are responsible for all costs of such inspection. I am happy to offer recommendations of local shops.

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Race Recap: 2014 Spanish Grand Prix is boom and bust [spoilers]

Mon, 12 May 2014

The Spanish Grand Prix's 2.892-mile Circuit de Catalunya is considered a preview for the rest of the season, since it's a combination of long front straight and twisting middle sectors mimic sections from every other Formula One track to follow. After the long break following the flyaway races to open the season, teams and fans have also been looking forward to this race to see if anyone had a realistic hope of catching Mercedes AMG Petronas; Infiniti Red Bull Racing honcho Christian Horner boiled his team's outlook for the season down to the line, "We've got to [beat them in Spain] if we're going to make a championship of it."
If we take that as our starting point then the weekend began as a bust. Lewis Hamilton only just beat Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg for pole, the Brit's final effort getting him 0.178 seconds clear of the German. Daniel Ricciardo, proving Red Bull is at least the best of the rest, took third but did so more than a second behind Hamilton. Valtteri Bottas of Williams lined up fourth, almost 1.5 second behind and Romain Grosjean delivered overdue good news for Lotus by taking fifth on the grid, more than 1.7 seconds behind pole. Kimi Räikkönen in sixth outqualified his Ferrari teammate Fernando Alonso in seventh, but he couldn't be happy about it because the Ferraris were nearly two seconds behind, and Jenson Button in eighth in the McLaren was more than two second behind. Felipe Massa put the second Williams in ninth, and Sebastian Vettel overcame a terrible start to the weekend to make it into Q3, then didn't set a time when his gearbox failed, then got dropped five places to 15th on the grid when the gearbox had to be changed.
When the lights went out, then came the boom...

Lotus Motorcycles C-01 now 'ready for the road'

Thu, 20 Feb 2014

When we first laid eyes on leaked images of the Lotus Motorcycles C-01, we wondered if its laid-back, sport cruiser shape was really appropriate for a motorcycle bearing any connection with Colin Chapman and the company's famous "add lightness" mantra. We've now seen official pictures of the bike in multiple color schemes, including classic black and gold, British racing green and even a variant that resembles Martini livery, and while we think it looks pretty cool, our opinion hasn't really changed.
Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised that the C-01 isn't an embodiment of the Lotus ethos, as the company that intends to build it isn't really Lotus at all, its builders - German racing firm Kodewa and tuner Holzer Group - merely having licensed the name of the British sportscar maker. It was designed by Daniel Simon, who once worked for Volkswagen and consulted for Bugatti and is the man credited with creating the reborn Tron Light Cycles. Still, looking past its questionable heritage, the C-01 looks pretty darn awesome, and there are some interesting bits that have us looking forward to the production version that's reportedly due within the next two months.
As expected, power comes in at 200 horsepower, courtesy of a modified version of KTM's 1,195-cc V-twin engine. The chassis is made up of steel, titanium and carbon fiber, with a seat height of about 28 inches. Its wheelbase, at about 65 inches, is a full 10 inches longer than a real street-legal superbike, and its front end is raked way out in front with a 19-inch wheel. Those dimensions mean we shouldn't expect much racetrack prowess, unless its rider is only planning on going in a straight line. Indeed, with a claimed dry weight of under 400 pounds, the Lotus Motorcycles C-01 ought to be mighty quick down the quarter mile.

Forza Horizon announces January Recaro Car Pack with LFA N"urburgring Edition

Wed, 26 Dec 2012

Another month, another car pack for Forza Horizon. This time it's the Recaro Car Pack featuring a motley gang of cars and trucks: the 1983 GMC Vandura G-1500, 1995 Ford Mustang Cobra R, 2012 Cadillac Escalade ESV, 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLR, 2012 Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition and 2012 Lotus Exige S.
It'll be up for download on Xbox Live on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 for 400 MS Points. As usual, if you have the Forza Horizon Season Pass you can get them all free, and Season Pass holders will also get a bonus car that's not pictured: the 2009 Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster.
The Pagani is everything opposite to that Vandura, but while you might not ever win anything with the van, you can always use the back of it as a place to give out free hugs. Check out the video and press release below for more details.

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