LOTUS
VS.
LAST ORDERS
WORDS: RICH DUISBERG | PHOTOS: DR OCTANE
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his month’s roadtrip feature is something we did
a little while ago, it appeared in Car, Evo and on
our old blog but we thought MotorPunk readers
might enjoy it too;
I popped into my local pub recently for a
cheeky straightener and to discuss with Dr O
how we might best enjoy the Lotus Elise Club
Racer I had for the week when the Landlord
apologised for being out of Champagne. An
idea was born. Could we dash to Reims to buy a
bottle of bubbly, and get back to pub before last
orders that day? We limbo’d into the Lotus.
We left Leicestershire sharpish, shouted our
booking over the phone to Eurotunnel, arriving
at Folkestone with barely enough time to ponder
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