Iiiiiiii love a parade!!!!

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I entered us in the Lexington County Peach Festival Parade for the 4th of July.

Now we need to practice our royal waving for our adoring (redneck) fans.   

Our Peachy Parade

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Now we need to practice our royal waving for our adoring (redneck) fans.   

   

and... erm... get your stripes finished 

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Elisewidow and I arrived at the parade staging area and parked in our assigned spot.

We were immediately surrounded by admirers asking the usual Lotus questions, which we enjoy.  After several groups of oglers left, a very nice gentlemen in his 60's from the float in front of us approached and expressed his life-long admiration for all things Lotus.  He grew up in northern England, had always been a fan, owned a restored Triumph, but had a life-long yearning to own a Lotus. 

So I suggested, "Meet us after the parade and we'll go for little ride." :clap:

After the parade (see my wife's separate post), we met up in the parking lot and took off down a country road for a little fun :shift:

We pulled into a big empty parking lot of a mega-church so I could demonstrate the potential of the car in a relatively safe environment.

Let's just say he now knows what Lotus handling is all about. :evil::coolnana:

For 15 minutes I watched this gentleman turn back into a little boy!  He was hooting and hollering and had a blast - and so did I!

I LOVE this car!!

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...here are some funny/random comments from the crowd! rotfl

Scary old dude from the John Birch Society tries to warn of us the "underground" movement to make a "North American Union" where the US will lose its sovereignty. :huh:  But, he liked the car so it's all good!

One little boy said "that's wrong, your engine goes in front! So do you put your stuff up there(pointing to front clam)?"
:p

-boy in the HS band "hey look, a Porsche!" his friend "that's a LOTUS, not a Porsche!"

-little kid who obviously plays Gran Turismo "HEY, that's MY car!"

-funny little old lady in the back of a pick up watching parade...
leans toward me and says
"Ok, this is the part where YOU get out and I get in!"
:clap:

LOTS of silly peoples yelling "burn it out!"

I jokingly said "only if you buy new tires!"

It was fun...oh yeah, this was a 4th of July event afterall, so someone let us use a little US flag to tape in the center behind the seats... rotfl

Here's the website in case you ever find yourself in SC on the 4th

Lexington County Peach Festival

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Pik-chers! 

Lining up!








We had some secret admirerz who took our pics! 

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Looks like a good time.