Attn: Tom De Moor: You know how you sometimes...

I used to do some work for a Jag specialist. I once saw an immaculate series 1 E type drop off a hoist. Not pretty.

Fraser

I saw a pic somewhere of a Mk5 Golf. Was put on ramps for the Pre delivery inspection. And fell off. Can you imagine if the punter was actually waiting to collect.

I won't and the 928 either: no one seems to be able to understand that I want to ship a German car to California, does "some" mods and ship it back again. Prices seem to be attachted at the tail of a launched rocket, delays idem.

The plan is now twofold: either I buy an stroker engine (575 RWHP race engine with dynoslip and warranty), either I send the GTS-engine over (and back ASAP) for a new stroker crank, special pistons etc. Taking the engine out , putting it back in will be done in house.'

We managed to find an English fellow -John Speake- who has the equipement to reprogram the 928-brains.

Finally as extra: a possibility popped up to go racing again. There is some interest for endurance racing (races of 10Hr) with the 5.0l V8 928. So that's the ideal excuse to finisch the 928-chassis which is collecting dust and to loose some weight because my overall is getting tight at places.

Back to the dropped-off Elise: that doesn't surprise me. I am positively horrified when from times to times I see certain people "work", not one accident waiting to happen but a bunch of them. I thought at first it was neglect or non-interest, now I am inclined to call it sheer stupidity. Most of the time there is a lot of damage, often also they get hurt quite badly.

Thx for the picture, Elder. In racing the saying goes that you have to be the first in the corner so that the others can have their accidents behind you. I guess it is better the Elise of our fellow American rather than yours or even worse: mine ;-)

For those interested. The Elise is too slow or more positif: you feel too secure, it sticks to the road like glue so every corner is flat out with grip to spare. 160 kph and any radio or talking is useless, it tops around 210 kph with a deafning roar (but I guess the speedo is somewhat optimistic). It really needs 60 kph extra: close ratio box is fine but you run out of gears quite soon. A very positif note: it hardly uses a drop of fuel, no oil.

Cheers to all. :-)

Tom De Moor

You mean this?

Going to happen a whole lot more once they start getting into tyre replacement shops. It seems you have to place the lift arms in just the right place, just putting them on the sill lip and crushing them flat won't work anymore.

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