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scannon

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Ross Robbins is a member of LOCO (Lotus Colorado) who is famous for his road trips in Lotus cars. He has just published a book titled Road Trip! and I can highly recommend it.

 

His adventures include fashioning a fan belt out of a bungee cord in the middle of Nevada on US 50, well known as the Loneliest Road in America to keep his Lotus 7 running long enough to make it to the next town.

 

The book is available at Amazon for $9.95.

 

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Road+Trip!+Chasing+Blues+Skies+on+Roads+That+Go+Forever

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  • 3 weeks later...

Bought it, read it, our kind of guy: total car nut. And fearless. Many of us met him at LOG 30, an event he discusses in his book.

 

Given age, advancing senility, etc., I dont recall a whole lot about this event anymore. But this guy I remember.

 

I was feeling pretty studley as I had driven my Caterham all the way from Cincy (top up, doors on, it was chilly). But nope, no trailer for me, I am too manly for that!(obviously, I have evolved-or regressed:)).

 

Then we meet this guy and turns out he's driven his Lotus 7, sans top/doors from Denver. And is headed back with wife following him in the chase vehicle, an oginal Elan. He's got to be 5-15 years older than me, ditto the keeper-wife. Jeez, just under 5000 miles in an original 7 with all the built in reliabiliy they were so famous for and none of the improvements my Caterham had-no top, no nuttin, but attitude and optimism.

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