Most of the content in this web site has been based on my personal experience as well as my conversation with dozens of Esprit owners from around the world, including USA, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Denmark, Australia, and Hong Kong.

A portion (about 10-15%) of the text in the Esprit Fact File was derived from people's email messages on the Lotus Internet Mailing List and TurboEsprit mailing list. These people have consented to having their words copied, paraphrased, and spell-checked in order to share with you the knowledge of their collective experience. If you have any praise, comments, complaints, contributions, or suggestions, write to us by clicking Here.

Special thanks goes to Tim Engel - for being one of the most knowledgeable and helpful Esprit gurus in existence. A lot of technical content in the Esprit Fact File is owed to him.

Additional thanks to:

• Lotus Limited - for coordinating the Lotus Owners Gathering every year 
• Alan Perry - for hosting the Lotus Mailing List. 
• Ron Bennett - for providing the first links to this site. 
• Ron Soave - for being my first contact in the Esprit world. 
• Ron & Denise Arnold - for their friendship and the caravans to LOG 
• Tim Delisle - for the "in-car" instruction at Road Atlanta 
• Mark Stockbridge - for being my sidekick at every LOG banquet
• Steve Brightman - for providing his insight into S1 ownership 
• Winson - for providing my first exposure into V8 ownership all the way from Hong Kong
• Sigurd Enoksen - for his support in the pursuit of the ultimate Esprit wing 
• Patrick Peal - for his behind-the-scenes info from Lotus Cars 
• Bob Patterson - for being my Lotus Cars USA source 
• Arnie Johnson - for taking care of all of us Lotus nuts
• Dwayne Shumate -  for providing outstanding technical support to Lotus owners
• Clyde and John Shepherd, and Dave Simkin for their support to the TurboEsprit list
• Jeff Robison - for supplying with parts and accessories to feed my Lotus habit.
• Geof McLaughlin - for all the parts and manuals that kept my SE on the road 
• Kiyoshi Hamai, Larry Marsala, and Johan Hybinette - for their racing expertise
• Tony Grasso - for his GM Multi-Port F.I. cross-reference
• Sanjaya Vatuk - for his Mem-Cal upgrade service and FreeScan interface cables
• Andy Whittaker - for writing the FreeScan software and making it freeware
• Yves Conze, Ernest McManaway  - for keeping us company at car shows
• Dan Adragna and Jim Knowles for being my Lotus shop and FLOG buddies
• Les Jones - for helping transport my Esprit in style
  ...and all the others that have made me into the proud "Esprit Guru" I am today :-)