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Crushed Lotus

Postby Chriss » Sun Oct 03, 2010 8:46 pm

This was once an Elise, the driver did walk away with only a few bruises! :shock:

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Full articles although they don't always stop the truth get in the way of a good story....
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3162122/Lotus-car-in-horror-crash.html
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/8428220.Driver_walks_away_from_crash_write_off/?ref=rss
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Re: Crushed Lotus

Postby arranj » Sun Oct 03, 2010 8:53 pm

There's not much (or any, in fact) of a roll bar showing in that picture.....! :? Good job it didn't flip! :shock:

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Re: Crushed Lotus

Postby RobvdVeer » Sun Oct 03, 2010 9:01 pm

Oh my
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Re: Crushed Lotus

Postby arranj » Sun Oct 03, 2010 9:07 pm

Looks better from the front!:

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Re: Crushed Lotus

Postby bozzzydmc » Sun Oct 03, 2010 9:09 pm

Mores the worry ...


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Re: Crushed Lotus

Postby RobvdVeer » Sun Oct 03, 2010 9:10 pm

Now my English is not the best, but didn't the paper say the Lotus was hit head-on with the lorry? Doesn't look like it was hit head on!?!? :roll:
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Re: Crushed Lotus

Postby Chriss » Sun Oct 03, 2010 10:03 pm




That's more of a threat to get the UK government to put money in , Mike Kimberly did something similar when their rates were due to increase like £200k in a year. I think and hope Lotus have to much invested in local area, although Malaysia would be an option with Proton of course :roll: .... Danny Bahar has said Hethel will always remain the Lotus HQ though
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Re: Crushed Lotus

Postby tourettes tony » Sun Oct 03, 2010 10:32 pm

nice to see the bins there :D
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Re: Crushed Lotus

Postby Dukes Of Hammond » Mon Oct 04, 2010 7:38 pm

Chriss wrote:



That's more of a threat to get the UK government to put money in , Mike Kimberly did something similar when their rates were due to increase like £200k in a year. I think and hope Lotus have to much invested in local area, although Malaysia would be an option with Proton of course :roll: .... Danny Bahar has said Hethel will always remain the Lotus HQ though


Maybe the Government is still wanting that 17.65 million of taxpayers money that went missing :twisted:
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Re: Crushed Lotus

Postby Daniel Shane » Mon Oct 04, 2010 8:02 pm

Elise are very strong, I have seen people walk out of head on impacts at 80 MPH in them with just cuts and bruises.

Im sure that's fixable. Let me have it for a few months and Im sure I could get it back on the road :mrgreen:
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