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America!

Nice lap!

They don’t make ‘em like they used to be 😢

I never realized how many turns there are at Circuit of the Americas. Spa, it isn't. As for the car, it's fascinating in that it's an American chassis and engine combination. Pretty rare for an endurance prototype.

too bad the camera lense is dirty

back at the office

Question - is the surface less worn / has more grip out wide on some of the corners? This is a lot of fun to watch

Excellent, thanks

Nigel at the office

Only just come across this Nige, seems like you have a knack for racing around Sebring 💪

JUST...........WOW!!!

Amazing drive, thank you. This engine literally sounds like power. It's insane.

Pourquoi un seul essuye glace c'est pour gagner du poids ??

Historical races aren't really "races". These cars are too rare and valuable to be going 100% like one would do in a points/sponsorship paying race. Fun to watch though.

Calm and cool from the outside, a superbly driven race and that three abreast out of St Mary's was tremendously exciting. The 904's overtake wasn't a surprise, there were three of you and his skillful pace made it so. Keeping the Lotus on these two looked like it was a thing you did every day and taking second back from the Cobra was masterful. Terrific fun, wonderful racing indeed.

The way the car turns into the corners is amazing.

It sound like a VTEC engine, am I wrong?

He really knows cut the corners and get down on the power! Fuck!

What engine does this car have?

superb

wow..... very good driving.... SPA is a superb track....

Cobra driver slammed the door several times...quite unsporting

Run without a bus stop chicane in sight. Ronnie Peterson would approve!

Always surprising how the little ones can keep up with cars of double or even treble the power. Seems power's not everything in circuit racing.

Brilliant!

I always look forward to watching Nigel Greensall racing an Elan. He is an exceptional driver. In the right hands, and on the right track, the Elan 26R is a giant killer. Look how well they perform in the Spa 6 hour race

Wonderful.

sounds like a diesel…..

Great driving. Nice to see the master at work.

how he sniped this big banger…..respect !!!

That great old 904 was going some as well, Cobra only pulling away on the long straights.

Fantastic performance. What is the racing weight of this particular car and what is the horsepower? I never knew of the Lotus Elan until watching this little car. Amazing how well a truly excellent driver for this car can wring such a performance out of it 👍

This is REAL racing!!!

Das war mit Elan 😊🏁 Gratulation !

Great drive the cobra was crapping himself

Good skills matey, my ticker would not handle that muck sloppy slidey

Watched the whole race at Madgewick in awe of your cornering speeds, just brilliant…..now who builds your engines, I need one for the Sprint😄

No blocking, no defensive lines, respect for each other's bodywork make for close racing and the influx of world class talent to vintage racing. The reason for Sir Jackie Stewart's abrasive Ayrton Senna interview is that Jackie would give a following driver the inside line entering a corner to out accelerate him coming off. (He had them all beat on turn in) Even a thruster like Mario Andretti let Danny Sullivan "take the bait" and head up the inside on his way to his spin and win. People who tired of the many F1 iterations which still do not produce close racing are watching Goodwood and attending the races while F1 appears to use paid stand -ins to pose as spectators for the TV cameras and empty American grandstands are painted to appear otherwise. Keep up the good work. Best footage since Simon McKinley.

on the braking Zone i see not the same G-Force like in some Corners. He breaks to early in some schikane. the Le mans is a Marathon and not a sprint maybe thats the reason. Calc. the risk and wear the material.

Once upon a time that would have put you at the front of the TT grid, great lap and very refreshing to see the Elan mixing it with the Cobras and Jags just as in period.

Terrific!

Would have been quicker if the other cars didnt keep getting in the way on the corners. Well done.

Well don't know how much fun it was for you but I'm leaning left and right on the sofa at every corner ! Mrs Peel never drove hers like that ... Oops yes I'm that old . Seriously though how can a modern car compare to the analogue experience? Rev matching, that short throw gearlever and that sound 🤗. Kudos on your driving skills , mm perfect you definitely feel at home in that seat 👍

Epic battle of the brands.

210kph in that little elan would feel so quick! Seems to be pretty stable at high speed. Typical of a lotus. Awesome drive! Was a great race to watch!

Fantastic drive! I watched the whole race, and your battle with the Porsche and Cobra was epic. Lovely to see the plucky little Lotus living up to it's giant-killer reputation, and sliding all over the shop.

Great watch! Hope all’s well Nigel.

Well you certainly deserve to have set a new record , what a drive, well done.

splendide👍👍👍

Looks like he had good instincts to brake later than the other drivers. Gave him a good advantage on those medium and fast turns. Not sure what the other cars tires situation was but he has good late braking skills, shifting and control of the car 😎👍🏽