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Originally Posted by ral34c;1****07
What mods do you think are necessary before you go back? Was there a handling characteristic that the cobra exhibited that was surprising to you? I would be interested at the event at the autobahn club. Who hosted that one and did you have to preregister or join something before hand? Thanks for the info!
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My car only has lap belts, no harnesses, and only one roll hoop for the driver. The Lotus Corps events require the same safety gear for the instructor that the driver has, so I'd have to add a second hoop. My hubby would want a complete new engine, brakes, and a whole mess of stuff if I decide that I really want to be a track rat.
I did get to take it out on lunch-time touring, which has a speed limit of "70", which may or may not have been followed.
I should also note that the only drive line I have really learned is for a Lotus Elise, which turns on a dime and uses a lot of hard braking and late apexing. The warm-up lap was fine, although it felt like it took some wrestling with the car to go through the turns. The Cobra is fabulous on the straights, as short as they are. But coming down into turn 1 after the "long" straight, I practically stood on the brakes and turned the wheel, only to find that I am still headed straight for the grass. After the third try at the wheel, I did manage to keep it on the asphalt and through the turn, but it was a close call (from my point of view). I've been told I need to learn trail braking, but haven't gotten to that stage yet.
I think the Autobahn event we go to is hosted by LAPP. I'll pass on the information when we get it for this year.