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England

jay200mph — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 05:21:20 MST

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Waiting for the ferry

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Why did I book this for 6:00 AM again? Oh yeah, because it was cheap.

Dubious car hauler

jay200mph — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 05:21:14 MST

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What do you do if you need to carry two cars, and your trailer only holds one?

Hey Earl, ya got any scrap firewood?

jay200mph — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 05:21:10 MST

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Port of Dover

jay200mph — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 05:21:06 MST

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More ferries

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Sky

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Sunrise

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Sunrise

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Port of Dunkirque

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French breakfast

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Crêpes avec fromage. Because I was in France. I pretty much had to.

French café

jay200mph — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 05:20:43 MST

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Where said French breakfast was consumed, and successfully ordered and paid for entirely in French language I might add. Guess those six weeks in Québec were good for something.

In France you can buy...

jay200mph — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 05:20:39 MST

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...mutant insurance. If only I'd been insured the last time I was attacked by mutants!

Top goes down

jay200mph — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 05:20:35 MST

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As the weather improved, it clearly became time to put the hood down. The car looks so good with the new bar installed I had to take some pics. Ignore the pile of crap in the passenger seat; not a lot of hauling room in an M100.

Top down

jay200mph — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 05:20:29 MST

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Top down

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Stop! Hammertime.

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This is probably the awesomest thing in all of Belgium.

More top-down pics

jay200mph — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 05:20:15 MST

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...this time on the beautiful Belgian North Sea coast

Top down

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Top down

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Pier

jay200mph — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 05:20:01 MST

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Beach

jay200mph — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 05:11:30 MST

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Beach

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This again

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Belgium is flat

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Antwerp

jay200mph — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 05:08:43 MST

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Antwerp

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Antwerp

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I ended up going through this stupid tunnel three times in different directions trying to get back to where I'd turned off the motorway for fuel. HEY BELGIUM: Direction signs! Use 'em!

Ugliest Nissan ever

jay200mph — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 05:08:31 MST

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My eyes! Ze goggles do nahzing!

Bridge in Holland

jay200mph — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 05:08:25 MST

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It got dark pretty soon after this so I stopped taking pics. There were still six hours of northern Germany to go.

The Berlin convoy

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:04:17 MDT

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...we somehow made it to Dunkirque

Time to go get baguettes and cheese

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:04:13 MDT

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Route planning

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:04:09 MDT

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Daniel and Günter decide how best to get lost.

I need a haircut

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:04:05 MDT

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...and also some windscreen wash.

Waiting for the ferry

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:04:02 MDT

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Widebody WRX

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:03:58 MDT

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...needs no explanation.

Boarding the ferry

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:03:54 MDT

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I'm on a boat

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:03:51 MDT

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Underway

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:03:48 MDT

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Underway

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Waiting to disembark

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:03:42 MDT

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England!

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:03:38 MDT

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Dunston Hall

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:03:36 MDT

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Met up with the rest of the group the next day. The car park at Dunston Hall begins to fill up...

Dunston Hall II

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:03:32 MDT

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Dunston Hall III

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:03:29 MDT

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Dunston Hall IV

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:03:24 MDT

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Dunston Hall V

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:03:20 MDT

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Dunston Hall VI

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:03:16 MDT

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Yer not gettin' out o' there matey! Re-park and try again.

Dunston Hall VII

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:03:11 MDT

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Convoying to Cromer

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:03:06 MDT

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Charity car show

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:03:02 MDT

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Good turnout, too bad the weather was a bit grey.

Charity car show II

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:03:00 MDT

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Floating

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:02:56 MDT

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It was so windy by the seafront that this guy could practically hover.

Style

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:02:55 MDT

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Traditional English grub

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:02:51 MDT

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...was had in this nice fish & chip shop.

Cromer seafront

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:02:49 MDT

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Seafront photoshoot

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:02:46 MDT

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Returning

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:02:41 MDT

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Pace car

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:02:37 MDT

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Fellow Elan

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:02:33 MDT

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The only one there on Saturday. A few more showed up for the Sunday fun though.

Something's wrong

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:02:28 MDT

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Are you supposed to be able to see through it like that?

Better

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:02:25 MDT

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See, this way I have my privacy.

Banquet tent

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:02:22 MDT

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Mike Kimberley speaking

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:02:19 MDT

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Engine warming

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:02:16 MDT

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It was cold the next morning. Those driving vehicles unequipped with Isuzu engines elected to do a bit of a warmup.

Back to the motherland

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:02:11 MDT

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Car park I

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...the gang's all here.

Car park II

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Car park III

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Car park IV

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:01:58 MDT

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Car park V

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Elise Cup cars

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:01:51 MDT

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Evoras

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:01:47 MDT

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Ain't gonna happen

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:01:44 MDT

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Günter doesn't fit in the back seat. Who would've known?

Evora endurance racer

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:01:41 MDT

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Driving the Evora

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:01:38 MDT

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Want.

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:01:35 MDT

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Classic Team Lotus

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:01:31 MDT

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JPS

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:01:27 MDT

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Chassis

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:01:23 MDT

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Chassis and engine

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:01:19 MDT

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Parts storage

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:01:15 MDT

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Schematics

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:01:09 MDT

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Classic Team Lotus have a huge library of original schematics on hand so they can machine new pieces when needed

Famous names

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:01:06 MDT

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Hotwheels concept

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:01:02 MDT

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This is what "the future" was supposed to look like, when I was a kid.

M250 concept

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:00:58 MDT

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M250 concept II

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I see a lot of it in the Evora from this angle

Hotwheels concept

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Evil eyes

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:00:49 MDT

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The sunlight coming into the tent reflected nicely through the headlight parabolas

Evil eyes II

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:00:46 MDT

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Engines

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:00:42 MDT

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Rear chassis

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:00:37 MDT

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Box o' calipers

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:00:32 MDT

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A-arm

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:00:28 MDT

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Robots!

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:00:25 MDT

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Crap. Lotus have built an army of tiny little robots that will kill us all.

Trim shop

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:00:20 MDT

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The trimmers work by hand, with real sewing machines.

Cutting table

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:47:40 MDT

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Hydes

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Tesla seats

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:47:31 MDT

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Elise final assembly

jay200mph — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:47:26 MDT

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