What a Lotus Sees During Nightmares

By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

Since I posted that Hertz is renting the Exige and the Elise in Italy, I’ve had Lotus on the brain, and when I saw this clip, I couldn’t help but think about the little track toys being thrown in with these behemoths. Now, because of their incredibly nimble handling, the Elise and the Exige can generally hang with the big boys at the track. But “big,” like “heavy” and “fast,” is a relative term, and semi racing is one class where the British micro machines would definitely be out of their league. I imagine this is the kind of thing that wakes them up out of a sound slumber…