Lotus Sport Exige 240R

A very special spot : my 3rd Lotus Sport Exige 240R. (See previous blog : "Lotus 2-eleven, Exige 240R and Porsche GT3 RS." ) Only 50 were built, but this one is the 'Geneva Show Car'! (Check the last picture :"Production number : Geneva Show car"!)
They were only available in yellow or black (the official Lotus-colours).
Specs: 1.8l. engine with a supercharger, 243hp., 0-100km/h. : 3.9 sec. , Topspeed 249km/h.
(There is a special on the frontpage of "www.autogespot.nl" with my pics. It's the first Lotus Sport Exige 240R on the site! Check it out here)A black Exige 240R @ Francorchamps 2008 / Another yellow 240R : Francorchamps 2006

Lotus-Caterham Super7

Two very fast trackcars in Ypres today: a Lotus Caterham 'Super7' Supersprint and a Lotus Caterham 'Super7' Superlight 300R. Once again, special plates : C7 CAT & R300 KAT

Caterhams are true trackcars. These petrolheads were @ the opentrack days by Goldtrack in Francorchamps with their (3!) Caterhams.

Rallysprint Staden

Rallysprint in Staden on this sunny friday!
The 205 'Air-France' was flying low today, and finished 6th. (Just 3sec. after a Impreza GroupN!)
More info on this rally : rallylovers.be

1 P. Lietaer - Subaru Impreza WRC
2 P. Snijers - Porsche GT3 +16"
3 D. Vermeirsch - Subaru Impreza WRC +51"
4 X. Alliet - BMW +1'47"
5 F. De Keyser - Subaru Impreza Wrx +2'03"
6 B. Joseph - Peugeot 205 Maxi +2'06"
7 B. Coene - Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 8 +2'18"
8 E. Louis - BWM M3 +2'28"
9 S. Prinzie - BMW M3 +2'28"
10 V. Verscheuren - Ford Sierra Cosworth 4x4 +2'39"
11 W. Soenens (Historic) +2'58"

Bugatti Veyron meets Ferrari F40 @ Zandvoort (Nl.)

There are fast cars, very fast cars and then you have the Bugatti Veyron. The 8l. quad-turbo W16-engine produces 1001hp . To cool this engine down, it has a total of 10 radiators!
Topspeed : 408km/h.
0-100km/h : only 2.8sec. !
0-200km/h : 7.4sec.
0-300km/h: 16.7sec.
At full throttle, the 100l. tank is empty in only 12 minutes.
The Bugatti is handcrafted in the Bugatti-headquarters in Molsheim(Alsace, France) and costs 1.8 million euro.
It is named after the French driver Pierre Veyron, who won the 24h. of Le Mans in 1935, while racing for the Bugatti firm.
The guy with his Martini-jacket and cap is Jan Stuivenberg. He owns the Ferrari F40, but also a grey Bugatti Veyron, Porsche 959, Jaguar XJ220 and a Bugatti EB110SS.
Movie1 : Jan getting his new Bugatti Veyron in Molsheim.
Movie 2 : Jan testing his Porsche 959, Bugatti EB110
Movie 3 : Ferrari F40, Jaguar XJ220
Ferrari F40 (1987-1992)
Designed by Pininfarina for the 40th anniversary of Ferrari, it was formerly the fastest production car in the world and first car to break the 200mph-barrier. (Topspeed 322km/h, 0-100km/h : 3.2sec.) 1.315 were produced.
It remains one of the highest performing streetlegal vehicles ever produced.
It has a 'small' 2.9l. twinturbo V12 engine (471hp) but it's a very light car (1.100kg).
Strange detail : this car doesn't have doorhandles inside (Too heavy...). You have to pull a string in the door to open it.
Mercedes SLR '722 edition'
A new edition of the SLR. The 722 refers to the victory by Stirling Moss in a Mercedes SLR300 with starting number 722 in the Mille Miglia in 1955.
Engine : 5.4l. supercharged V8 (650hp)
Topspeed : 334km/h.
0-100km/h: 2.8sec.
0-200km/h: 8.2sec.
0-300km/h: 21.4sec.
Ferrari 512BB