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Donington Park GP Roadsports Highlights
Final Round of 750 Motor Club Road sports series at Donington Park GP circuit. Testing conditions, but persisted and thankfully finished (a first at Donington for us!) - However, only just! On the last lap, just as I felt the pace starting to return as the circuit start to dry, the clutch hose failed. Crossed the line a contented 6th in class. Car in one piece, pleased to have finished. Another great season with 750mc. Bring on 2025!
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Lotus Elise 750mc Roadsports - Silverstone International Aug 2024
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750 Motor Club Roadsports Series in the 2002 Lotus Elise S2 at Silverstone international. Qualified down the order in 7th in class C, but eventually finished 2nd in class after an action filled race, including a red flag around mid point. Thanks for all the help and support. Looking forward to the next round at Donnington in October!
Lotus Elise - Cadwell Park 2024
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The next round of the 2024 750 motor Club Roadsports Series. First visit to Cadwell Park. It didn't disappoint! A couple of slightly frustrating issues with the car didn't stop us having a great time, finished 4th out of 7 in class C. Lots of lap time to be saved moving forward, but enjoyed every minute. Sorry about the camera slipping over the last 15min or so! Looking forward to Silverstone I...
Snetterton 300 - Lotus Elise - Roadsports June 2024
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750 motor club Roadsports Series - 3rd round. Qualified 6th/11 in class C. Finished 3rd in class after a fortunate safety car pitstop.
Silverstone National May 2024 Lotus Elise 750 Motor Club Roadsports
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This is the 2nd round of the 750 Motor Club Roadsports series 2024 at the Silverstone National Circuit. Lotus Elise K-series - standard road engine (VVC) 156bhp/865kg. Competing in Class C (180bhp/tonne)
The Birkett 2023 - Random Racers
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The Birkett 2023 - Random Racers
Lotus Elise - Donington Park GP - 750mc Roadsports Sept 2023
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Qualified 3rd in class behind the class pole sitter Honda Type-R, and alongside Matt Creed in his Clio Cup in 2nd. Made a good start and held position, with a chance of a decent result but unfortunately the K-Series let go just prior to the pit stop. After 4 seasons, this engine had lasted well, but now requires a rebuild and a new head-gasket!
Snetterton Roadsports Aug 2023
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Snetterton Roadsports Aug 2023
Brands Hatch GP Roadsports
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Brands Hatch GP Roadsports
Lotus Elise S2 at the Birkett 2022
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One for the Bucket List! Last race of the season - Joined the Random Racers, managed by James from 750 Motor Club in the Birkett 6hr. A wet start but it soon dried, giving a dry line and some great battles. We had four in our team, including myself, however we were down to three after engine failure fairly early on. An amazing experience, will be looking forward to next year!
Anglesey Roadsports Race with the Lotus - Sept 2022
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Race Vlog from our time at Anglesey. 750 Motor Club Roadsports Series - Final round. Thanks for following our progress - looking forward to 2023.
Anglesey Coastal - 750 motorclub Roadsports Practice and Quali - Lotus Elise #3
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This is the latest video from our recent visit to Anglesey. Two dry days of testing, qualifying and the race. Race vlog coming soon. Thanks for watching
Silverstone International Roadsports Race Aug 2022 - Lotus Elise
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This is the final video from the race at Silverstone International - Round 5 of the 750mc Roadsports race.
Silverstone International 750MC Roadsports Quali - LOTUS ELISE - Aug 2022
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Qualifying for the 750 Motor Club Roadsports series at Silverstone International. An eventful weekend so far, with a sensor and possible ECU issues causing us some problems in testing the day before. Hoping that Quali goes without issue (it doesn't!) and all of our problems are fixed before the race.....
Lotus Elise - Silverstone International - CUTTING OUT/LOW REV LIMIT??AARGHH!
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Testing prior to the next 750 MC Roadsports Race at Silverstone International. Very quickly we realised we had problems as you will see. The day was meant to be a shake down after fitting a new clutch master and slave cylinders, and to work on set-up ready for qualifying the next morning! How wrong we were........ www.britishsportscarservices.co.uk
Lotus Elise (#3)750 MC Roadsports R3 - Brands Hatch Highlights
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Lotus Elise (#3)750 MC Roadsports R3 - Brands Hatch Highlights
Brands Hatch 750mc Roadsports Round 3 - Quali July 2nd 2022 - Lotus Elise
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Brands Hatch 750mc Roadsports Round 3 - Quali July 2nd 2022 - Lotus Elise
Silverstone National Roadsports April 2022 Race (FULL LENGTH and unedited)
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Silverstone National Roadsports April 2022 Race (FULL LENGTH and unedited)
Lotus Elise S2 race car - One stuck bolt!
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Lotus Elise S2 race car - One stuck bolt!
Silverstone result and race prep for Brands 2022
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Silverstone result and race prep for Brands 2022
Silverstone National Roadsports April 30th 2022 Race FULL LENGTH
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Silverstone National Roadsports April 30th 2022 Race FULL LENGTH
Silverstone National Roadsports April 2022 Race
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Silverstone National Roadsports April 2022 Race
Silverstone National - 750mc Roadsports Test and Quali April 22nd 2022
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Silverstone National - 750mc Roadsports Test and Quali April 22nd 2022
Brands Hatch March 2022, Lotus Elise - Testing.
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Brands Hatch March 2022, Lotus Elise - Testing.
Silverstone Race 2021
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Silverstone Race 2021
Well that was unexpected!! Our first 750mc Roadsports race in the Lotus Elise - Snetterton 300!
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Well that was unexpected!! Our first 750mc Roadsports race in the Lotus Elise - Snetterton 300!
Silverstone International 750 Club Enduro 2021 Full Race
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Silverstone International 750 Club Enduro 2021 Full Race
Snetterton 750 Club Enduro 2021 - Solo drive.....SOOOOOOO HOT!
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Snetterton 750 Club Enduro 2021 - Solo drive.....SOOOOOOO HOT!
VLOG #6.1 - after Brands
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VLOG #6.1 - after Brands
VLOG #6 - Brands Hatch
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VLOG #6 - Brands Hatch

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  • @ricklehurst
    @ricklehurst 2 місяці тому

    Cadwell looks like a right giggle to drive!

  • @mqramr
    @mqramr 2 місяці тому

    Well done Ben

  • @martinedmunds-jones7400
    @martinedmunds-jones7400 3 місяці тому

    Ben and team, congrats on 3rd place, looked like a hard race due to the sweat on Ben's face at the end.😂

  • @mqramr
    @mqramr 3 місяці тому

    Well done again, Ben, great effort!! MQR

  • @hakonhalldorsson6673
    @hakonhalldorsson6673 10 місяців тому

    Am about to do this myself but with the clam on. Can´t wait :) Was hoping to just unbolt the upper wishbone ball joint and tilt the uprights out to get the splines out of the final drive. Looks like you completely removed them though.

  • @mqramr
    @mqramr 11 місяців тому

    Great work Ben. (Could sense the exasperation at one point 😂). MQR

    • @vortexmotorsport8869
      @vortexmotorsport8869 11 місяців тому

      Cheers Malcolm, how could you tell!😂 This car relies heavily on momentum for consistent quick laps, the early brake from the porsche into Abby cost a fair amount, maybe something I should have anticipated? But great racing and driving standards with over 300 cars involved. Bring on next year! Catch up soon matey.

  • @ricklehurst
    @ricklehurst 11 місяців тому

    Great racing, multiple satisfying overtakes. The TV footage was a nice bonus 🤘.

  • @graham1988
    @graham1988 Рік тому

    Sorry to see the engine expire!

  • @CreedRacing23
    @CreedRacing23 Рік тому

    Going so well…. Class B next year I say!

  • @ricklehurst
    @ricklehurst Рік тому

    Really bad luck! Great footage though, some of the best yet. I said a few expletives when you got pelted by all that gravel, even though I knew there was worse to come 🤦‍♂!

    • @vortexmotorsport8869
      @vortexmotorsport8869 Рік тому

      Cheers Ricardo, yer I thought the smashed screen was the worst of it! Clearly not. Screens also now replaced🙄

  • @martinedmunds-jones7400
    @martinedmunds-jones7400 Рік тому

    Ben. Congrats to you and the team on 2nd in class. Thought at one stage you had given up and was coasting. A hard fought race. Well done. Martin

  • @ricklehurst
    @ricklehurst Рік тому

    😍Podium-clinching overtake set up with the drive out of Westfield, implemented at Sheene curve & sewn-up into Stirling's.

  • @eystonvaughan-huxley6469
    @eystonvaughan-huxley6469 Рік тому

    Mega race!!! Congrats mate. Well driven 👍👍

  • @martinedmunds-jones7400
    @martinedmunds-jones7400 2 роки тому

    Ben, I was shouting at the screen!!! Congrats, a well deserved 3rd and podium place, nearly second.! Next time out! Good views and info of yourself and class competitors. Enjoying every moment. Thanks.

    • @benmacauley23
      @benmacauley23 2 роки тому

      Thanks alot Martin😀😀👍👍👍👍👍

  • @mqramr
    @mqramr 2 роки тому

    Video production quality keeps getting better - as does content 👍

  • @graham1988
    @graham1988 2 роки тому

    Hi mate. I was in the BM at the end fighting the Lotus for the win, gutted your camera wasn't a bit lower so I could see the final battle better! haha

    • @vortexmotorsport8869
      @vortexmotorsport8869 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/EukMfQnslXA/v-deo.html

    • @vortexmotorsport8869
      @vortexmotorsport8869 2 роки тому

      It was a great position to spectate from! I wish I had re positioned the camera but we had a few issues that weekend, and the new mirror blocks a fair amount! Try this link attached. This is the footage that my wife took from the stands, you can hear the gasps, and even my wife (this is the 2nd time she has watched a race) was impressed with the move... hope the link works. See you around👍

    • @graham1988
      @graham1988 2 роки тому

      @@vortexmotorsport8869 Mate that is bloody awesome. Big thanks to your Wife for that! I had messages from people saying the crowd was cheering so it's great to be a fly on the wall! I don't suppose she recorded just before that as we come around Stowe & into view by any chance?

  • @martinedmunds-jones7400
    @martinedmunds-jones7400 2 роки тому

    Well done Ben and Team. Great race after practice and quali problems, cant be nice waiting for gremlins to attack!!! They didnt hurray.! Well done Dan for fixing it. Regardless of the result it looks great fun. Congrats on 3rd. No video of the champagne spray!! Next time! On the top step.!

  • @mqramr
    @mqramr 2 роки тому

    Great video - enjoyed the narration. I presume you have to pit, whether you want to or not and for a minimum time. You didn’t seem to be doing anything when you did pit (fuel?) or did I miss that?

  • @martinedmunds-jones7400
    @martinedmunds-jones7400 2 роки тому

    Don't know the race result. Hope it went without a hitch, cut-out or limiter interference. I feel the teams pain. Best wishes.

  • @mqramr
    @mqramr 2 роки тому

    Nice one Ben 👍

  • @martinedmunds-jones7400
    @martinedmunds-jones7400 2 роки тому

    Congrats on the win team Vortex.🏁 Looks like an interesting, fun and skill filled pastime.👍Good luck at Brands👍🏁

  • @mqramr
    @mqramr 2 роки тому

    Gotta love a checklist 😉

  • @ricklehurst
    @ricklehurst 2 роки тому

    Well done Ben! Looked like you were seriously held up at times by other cars 'parked' on corner entries? How much do you reckon you're held back by the old tyres, & what are the class rules re: tyre spec?

    • @vortexmotorsport8869
      @vortexmotorsport8869 2 роки тому

      Thanks for the message! The tyre rules are fairly relaxed, they have to be a fast road tyre and not a slick, or dedicated race tyre, IE race wets are not allowed. Corner speed is where the lotus comes into its own, and where we really notice the weight difference in the variety of cars on the grid. We are often better on the brakes and corners but as a direct result of the car only weighing 860kg in this (heavy for an elise to comply with Class regs) we have little power - 155bhp, so often lose out on the straights.

  • @martinedmunds-jones7400
    @martinedmunds-jones7400 2 роки тому

    Nice work guys. Good bit of investigation and work to sort out the gear change. As if we would blame the driver😂 Best of luck for the season. Most of all have fun. Stay safe.

  • @eystonvaughan-huxley6469
    @eystonvaughan-huxley6469 2 роки тому

    Well done guys! Looking forward to the 2022 season :)

  • @martinedmunds-jones7400
    @martinedmunds-jones7400 2 роки тому

    Fantastic result guys. Good strategy. Doesn't always play into your hands. Not even for the pros. Keep up the good work/driving.

  • @mqramr
    @mqramr 2 роки тому

    Good effort lads 👍

  • @mqramr
    @mqramr 2 роки тому

    Outstanding result!

  • @seancain7305
    @seancain7305 3 роки тому

    Thanks for your videos guys & good luck on the racing. Could you do a video on how your quick release clams function & what was done to make them quick release ?

  • @mqramr
    @mqramr 3 роки тому

    Cracking effort Ben!! I love the bewilderment at the end as you try to understand a slightly more northern accent 🤣🤣💪

    • @benmacauley23
      @benmacauley23 3 роки тому

      Cheers Malcolm 👍, yer I'm still working on my 'Northern', but luckily Matt is being very patient with me😁

  • @mqramr
    @mqramr 3 роки тому

    Another nice video 👍

  • @tiresmoke69
    @tiresmoke69 3 роки тому

    Nice video! How did you pull the trans without removing engine?

  • @blake121082
    @blake121082 3 роки тому

    So you lost the brakes, went into the gravel, and continued...! Massive cohones!

    • @vortexmotorsport8869
      @vortexmotorsport8869 3 роки тому

      It was more down to being tight, and wanting to get our money's worth!

  • @Pitbull1845
    @Pitbull1845 3 роки тому

    Noooo! 😱

  • @ricklehurst
    @ricklehurst 3 роки тому

    Oh sheet!

  • @mqramr
    @mqramr 3 роки тому

    Thanks for the update - good luck this weekend.

  • @Pitbull1845
    @Pitbull1845 3 роки тому

    Another interesting video, not enough G time though!

  • @Pitbull1845
    @Pitbull1845 3 роки тому

    A quality video.. nicely done G.

  • @MichaelJones-ny9bm
    @MichaelJones-ny9bm 3 роки тому

    Great stuff lads. How did you modify the rear clamshell to make it easier to remove?

    • @vortexmotorsport8869
      @vortexmotorsport8869 3 роки тому

      The whole thing unbolts as standard, but it's not a quick process. So we installed number of quick release pins inside the boot and where the clam meets the roof, instead of all the nuts and bolts as before.

  • @mqramr
    @mqramr 3 роки тому

    Nice video chaps. Keep up the good work 👍

  • @ricklehurst
    @ricklehurst 4 роки тому

    Nice work all round; spannering, driving & videoing. Special request for a future driving sequence; either 'Flight of the Valkyries' or the 'Airwolf' theme for a cheesy Vortex tie-in. :-D

    • @vortexmotorsport8869
      @vortexmotorsport8869 4 роки тому

      Thanks for the comment! I'll see what we can do in the future, royalties permitting....

  • @mqramr
    @mqramr 4 роки тому

    Great result! Is that the last race this season?

    • @vortexmotorsport8869
      @vortexmotorsport8869 4 роки тому

      It's not the last one for the series, but it is the last one we will be doing this year sadly.

  • @Pitbull1845
    @Pitbull1845 4 роки тому

    Well done team! Cracking result and nicely edited video 🎬

  • @weatherall68
    @weatherall68 4 роки тому

    What kind of roll cage have you got please?

    • @vortexmotorsport8869
      @vortexmotorsport8869 4 роки тому

      It's a 6 point cage, bolted to the chassis. They are made to order and can be purchased through Dan Jude at British Sports Car Services - www.britishsportscarservices.co.uk/motorsport

  • @AlbertoDellaRegina
    @AlbertoDellaRegina 4 роки тому

    Good 1st episode. I'm curious to see how crazy you'll go with the Lotus :D Subscribed

  • @Pitbull1845
    @Pitbull1845 4 роки тому

    Great introduction. I look forward to following your journey. 🏁🏆

  • @lukesmith8413
    @lukesmith8413 4 роки тому

    Firstly, bravo chaps. You are both living the dream. Making it happen!! Got my first Lotus in the summer and she is a k-series too. Thank you for sharing your journey so far! The car on the trailer, look like stock wheels, are they the 5.5 wide wheels on the front? If so, what size tyres (and brand) did you stick on it? Looking forward to the next instalment!

    • @vortexmotorsport8869
      @vortexmotorsport8869 4 роки тому

      Hi Luke, thanks for your comment! Yes the ones in the video are stock - we keep our wets on them and put them on the car when in storage to save our dry tyres. The ones you see there are Uniroyal Rainsports, which we have had mixed results with, and our dry tyres are Nankang AR-1's which go on Team Dynamic wheels. As for sizes - both Ben and I are on night shifts tonight, but we will let you know when recovered....

  • @mqramr
    @mqramr 4 роки тому

    Good video gents. Like the humour and the personal insights. Look forward to the next one 👍

    • @vortexmotorsport8869
      @vortexmotorsport8869 4 роки тому

      Thank you Malcolm - you can probably tell none of it was planned!