By editor, on August 16th, 2010%

Early conversion engine mounts seem to be causing some concern.
This image is from a Sinclair Motorsport conversion (Now known as Essex Autosport) – the quality looks pretty shocking but failure of this particular one was probably caused by…
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By editor, on July 19th, 2010%
By editor, on June 30th, 2010%
Electric car firm Tesla Motors, which has now delivered over a thousand li-ion powered, Lotus Elise based, $100k Roadster sportscars, has had a successful IPO. The company’s stock, after a slight initial dip, climbed by 40 per cent
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By editor, on June 23rd, 2010%
Aluminium corrosion on the floors of the S1 is a known problem and the fixes are pretty simple. Under the rubber mats, if damp, a nasty chemical soup can build up leading to crevice corrosion.
It is less well known…
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By editor, on June 9th, 2010%
Has SELOC (South East Lotus Owners Club) become some sort of odd swingers club? SELOC Regional meets always had a dubious reputation but this is perhaps going a bit too far.
Originally posted by SubZero
Firstly, a head’s up -
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By editor, on May 20th, 2010%
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By editor, on April 29th, 2010%
The reasons for the recent changes at Essex Autosport nee Sinclaire Motorsport have become apparent.
Both directors – Gill Sweeting and Wayne Sweeting have been disqualified as unfit to be the director of a limited company. Gill Sweeting banned for…
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By editor, on April 21st, 2010%
As of midday 21st April the Sinclaire website has been pulled down with a holding site placed in situ with the following statement:
“essex autosport – Public Statement.
Welcome to essex autosport! Run by Wayne and…
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By editor, on March 6th, 2010%
Things are progressing. Peter Grace of PEC Racing is putting together the engine for me and has almost finished it. A few mods have been made – gearbox crank seal and restriction of oil to head as I’m not using…
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By editor, on January 16th, 2010%
My car has the engine in situ, with it’s manifold made and all tooling made for the mounts, manifold and adapter set up. I have the cooling/injection and management system ready to bolt on. I still have to design my…
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