By Ed Higginbotham
Sep 18, 2017
Remember that home-brew Locost we featured in a video a few months ago? We thought you’d enjoy an onboard video of it in action. This car was built by Paul Wright and is based around a Honda S2000 drivetrain.
9/18/17 2:02 p.m.
9/18/17 2:13 p.m.
First thing I thought was, "I wish we had a lot that big..."
Then,
9/18/17 2:52 p.m.
HOLY CRAP!!!!! That was very almost sideways the whole way it seems. Very cool to watch and that must have been a hand full to drive for sure.
9/18/17 4:22 p.m.
I just flogged a very comparable car (Duratech-powered Locost - 200WHP, 1400 lbs.) over 500 miles of backroads. The thing that doesn't get spoken about a lot is how predictable a well-set-up Locost is. I call them "heromakers" because they allow you to push them very hard without nasty surprises in store when you screw up. The caveat is that the live-rear-axle ones lose some of this predictability on rough pavement.
9/18/17 4:33 p.m.
where does this take place? Can I live there?
9/18/17 5:57 p.m.
Füwarking amazing. I love that he is able to use throttle to steer.
9/18/17 7:37 p.m.
X2 on the chuck-ability of Lotus 7 / Locosts; I've driven a friend's Exocet on several occasions both on road courses and autocross courses and you can really hang them out.
The funny thing is I looked at the video and thought it doesn't look particularly sideways to me. Sure there's bits of opposite lock but seems normal to me.
9/18/17 7:41 p.m.
I think the secret is the proximity of your posterior to the rear axle. Loads of communication about just exactly what is going on back there. Exocets are good at this, Sevens are better.
9/18/17 7:58 p.m.
That got my adrenaline pumping!!!
I think I need a smoke now.
9/18/17 8:03 p.m.
That is much better with sound for sure!!
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