Wow, what a great car! Too bad the GT40 acted as a mobile roadblock. I really feel that if the Europa could’ve gotten around it at the beginning of the twisty bits it could’ve made enough ground to stay ahead. And crazy that the GT40 wasn’t just eating up the narrow-body 911!
@@robertpatrick3350 Yes indeed . I did read further down in these texts probably the reason the Ford just didn’t fly away and the fact the Ford driver is 70 + years of age . And was a little timid when taking care of his very valuable car . At his age , and racing says a lot .
The white block is just there to block the way to the reverse gear and to guide the lever safely into second gear, if needed. It can be removed by hand, if the reverse gear is needed. It's a 5 speed Renault gearbox.
@@Bierlogistiker as a Europa fan generally and having owned a S2 road car many years ago I’d like to know more about your car; more than just a ‘walk-around’ even, what are the specs of the car, what is still standard that you have to adhere to, what do have you done for performance or reliability. Some, I know, is on your website and I may be in a group of one asking but if you don’t ask…
@@smudgetherealmc i will try and add some technical stuff here. But first there will be some onboard stuff added from the latest race wecken. Thanks for your interest
You don't see many Europa's racing. To bad the street car was saddled w/ an OHV I-4. A Cosworth 1600 would make the little car scream. I'm sure Lotus had their reason's. Escort Cosworth's are incredibly fast. I'd normally favor the Ford but the track looked iffy so why spend the money. I'm glad Mr. Kremer got back on the track w/o incident & there didn't seem to be any damage. Fun video, Thanks!
Lotus built racing versions of the Europa: The Type 47 has a 1,6 liter Ford DOHC (but 8 valve) Twin Cam engine and the Type 62 has a 2,0 liter Vauxhall 16 valve engine. Both were reasonably successful in their respective classes. The normal Europa was very rarely raced, because purpose-built racing version existed to buy from factory.
@@Bierlogistiker The first version sold in the US had the Renault engine. Later they had the twin cam Cosworth. I test drove one of the Cosworth engined versions in the mid 70s. Biggest negative for me was the very narrow pedal box.... and I have narrow small feet! As I recall you also sat offset from the steering wheel at an angle. The original design had a fast back design that gave some blind spots. The later design (Cosworth) had a step in that rear panel which helped and also looked much better.... especially when the car had the Player Special black and gold livery.
The Lotus Twincam wasn’t a Cosworth engine, the founders of Cosworth were key contributors to the engineering of the cylinder head…. The lead designer was Harry Mundy who also designed F1 engines and the jaguar V12. The design and engineering team included many engineers who had / went on to have illustrious careers…..one of the test drivers was Jim Clark!
I think lack of practice is not his problem. He's a senior driver (70+, I guess) and values his car very highly. That's why he doesn't take risks and maybe brakes a bit earlier than others
@@BierlogistikerI have to admit, it made me smile when he passed you back after the both of you let the Porsche through, now knowing he is in his 70’s, this made my day, that he is doing something he loves. I’m a better mechanic and driver, if that’s not what happened, feel free to correct me, no ego here other than enjoying this content. Thanks for sharing!
Lotus looks set up pretty well. Not loose at all. Driver not fighting with the car, steering tight, just pure driving.
I used to do Autocross in a Lotus Europa in the 80s. Great times.
Wow, what a great car! Too bad the GT40 acted as a mobile roadblock. I really feel that if the Europa could’ve gotten around it at the beginning of the twisty bits it could’ve made enough ground to stay ahead. And crazy that the GT40 wasn’t just eating up the narrow-body 911!
Colin Chapman would be very proud
The guy in the Ford GT wants to go fast but he's afraid to
I agree . The GT 40 is old tech but can still hammer away and fly .
@@gwalker7058the Europa is a 1960’s car as well.
@@robertpatrick3350 Yes indeed . I did read further down in these texts probably the reason the Ford just didn’t fly away and the fact the Ford driver is 70 + years of age . And was a little timid when taking care of his very valuable car . At his age , and racing says a lot .
Isn't that like a $2 million car? I can't say as I blame him!
Europa showing up, looks like there was something in the corner on the track with that spin, impressive....!
I just went in a little fast, got scared, braked mid-corner, got oversteer, caught that, but then ran out of road. It was a driver error
Good show for 1600! When they spin...they do spin hard😁
Great racing! We have one for sale with a Cosworth FVA and FT200......1600cc with much greater power!! Fun video!
The competion versions of the Lotus Europa, were called Lotus 47, or am I wrong ?
What's the white block next to the shifter? And how many speeds is the gear box?
The white block is just there to block the way to the reverse gear and to guide the lever safely into second gear, if needed. It can be removed by hand, if the reverse gear is needed. It's a 5 speed Renault gearbox.
More Lotus Europa stuff please ❤
Do you mean on-board videos or additional stuff? Next race is on the weekend ahead
@@Bierlogistiker as a Europa fan generally and having owned a S2 road car many years ago I’d like to know more about your car; more than just a ‘walk-around’ even, what are the specs of the car, what is still standard that you have to adhere to, what do have you done for performance or reliability. Some, I know, is on your website and I may be in a group of one asking but if you don’t ask…
Is there anything more fun than being the little fish in a big pond harrying some big fish? From first hand experience I say not😉
@@smudgetherealmc i will try and add some technical stuff here. But first there will be some onboard stuff added from the latest race wecken. Thanks for your interest
You don't see many Europa's racing. To bad the street car was saddled w/ an OHV I-4. A Cosworth 1600 would make the little car scream. I'm sure Lotus had their reason's. Escort Cosworth's are incredibly fast. I'd normally favor the Ford but the track looked iffy so why spend the money. I'm glad Mr. Kremer got back on the track w/o incident & there didn't seem to be any damage. Fun video, Thanks!
Lotus built racing versions of the Europa: The Type 47 has a 1,6 liter Ford DOHC (but 8 valve) Twin Cam engine and the Type 62 has a 2,0 liter Vauxhall 16 valve engine. Both were reasonably successful in their respective classes.
The normal Europa was very rarely raced, because purpose-built racing version existed to buy from factory.
@@Bierlogistiker The first version sold in the US had the Renault engine. Later they had the twin cam Cosworth. I test drove one of the Cosworth engined versions in the mid 70s. Biggest negative for me was the very narrow pedal box.... and I have narrow small feet! As I recall you also sat offset from the steering wheel at an angle. The original design had a fast back design that gave some blind spots. The later design (Cosworth) had a step in that rear panel which helped and also looked much better.... especially when the car had the Player Special black and gold livery.
The Lotus Twincam wasn’t a Cosworth engine, the founders of Cosworth were key contributors to the engineering of the cylinder head…. The lead designer was Harry Mundy who also designed F1 engines and the jaguar V12. The design and engineering team included many engineers who had / went on to have illustrious careers…..one of the test drivers was Jim Clark!
Ford GTHU up alive look like you got an anchor tied to the back of your bumper
Go Ford /. Blue Oval
Entertaining until you spun! 😵
Bad GT 40 driver. Needs more practice
I think lack of practice is not his problem. He's a senior driver (70+, I guess) and values his car very highly. That's why he doesn't take risks and maybe brakes a bit earlier than others
@@BierlogistikerI have to admit, it made me smile when he passed you back after the both of you let the Porsche through, now knowing he is in his 70’s, this made my day, that he is doing something he loves.
I’m a better mechanic and driver, if that’s not what happened, feel free to correct me, no ego here other than enjoying this content. Thanks for sharing!