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Video: Type 79 drives first lap of the Circuit of the Americas
Former Formula 1 World Champion and Team Lotus driver, Mario Andretti, drove the inaugural lap of the new Circuit of the Americas circuit this weekend in his 1978 championship winning Lotus-Ford Type 79. Watch the original video on YouTube Discussion: SELOC Chat – Type 79 around the Circuit of the Americas
Christian Horner Charity Evening raises over £22,000 for the Little Havens Children’s Hospice
This weekend saw the latest in a series of events organised by Michael Hipperson, with Red Bull Racing Team Principle Christian Horner being joined by F1 journalist Peter Windsor and 160 motorsport enthusiasts at the BRDC Clubhouse to find out how he rose from aspiring racing driver to the lead roll in one of Formula […]
Event Focus: LoTRDC Snetterton Lotus Cup UK and Elise Trophy Final Round – October 28th
Next weekend sees Snetterton play host to the final rounds of this years LoTRDC Lotus Cup UK and Elise Trophy series in what is sure to be a great weekend of racing. Not only will there be a pair 20 minute Elise Trophy races and the hour long Lotus Cup UK race to decide which […]
LoTRDC – Elise Trophy and Lotus Cup UK Donington Park Race Reports
The race reports for the LoTRDC Elise Trophy and Lotus Cup UK races at Donington Park are now available on the LoTRDC website. Andrew Bentley took victory in both rounds of the Elise Trophy, inheriting the win in the first after Rob Boston retired from the lead, before beating the series pace-setter in a straight […]
Lotus F1 Team – Korean GP – Race Report
This weekends Korean GP was a fairly low key affair for both Lotus F1 Team drivers, with both Raikkonen and Grosjean maintaining their grid positions and scoring points for the team, keeping hold of both the teams 4th place in the Constructors championship and Raikkonen’s 3rd in the drivers. Raikkonen started the race in 5th […]
SELOC Speed Championship 2012 Final Results
This years SELOC Speed Championship finished last weekend with the final round at Debden and the final results are now in, with David Pollard taking overall victory ahead of Class C leader Martyn Cutler by just 8 points. David was able to take the overall victory despite running the least powerful car in the series […]
Exige hit with further delays
The new V6-engined Exige S has been hit with further delays, with durability issues leading Lotus to delay the car until revised parts can be supplied, and pushing back customer deliveries in to 2013. Dealer cars are now scheduled to arrive in mid-November, while updated customer car build schedules should be with dealers shortly. Discussion: […]
Nitron in 2012
Last year we were able to take a look around Nitron’s Witney based factory as part of the factory tour organised by Seriously Lotus and were very impressed by what we saw. With the company joining forces with SELOC for 2013 for the Nitron SELOC Speed Championship we took the opportunity to pay a return […]
Evora 414E Updates – Autocar first drive and photo gallery
Some interesting tid-bits for those of you interested in the development of the Lotus Evora 414E Electric Vehicle. First up, Autocar have a first drive review of the prototype, getting behind the wheel at Lotuses Hethel test. Those looking to dig a little deeper in to the technology behind the car and it’s range extender […]
Event Focus: Lotus-on-Track – Hethel Track Day – October 8th
Exciting news from Lotus-on-Track this month as they become the first Track Day Organiser to offer a chance to drive your own car on the Lotus test track at Hethel, with their track day on October 8th. The day, which is being run as a test ahead of potential future dates in 2013, is only […]
Video – Lotus at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2012
The Goodwood Festival of Speed 2012 may have been and gone, but for those of you wanting to relive one of the top motorsport events of this Summer Lotus have a video looking back at some of the highlights… Watch the original video on YouTube Discussion: SELOC Chat – Video – Lotus at the Goodwood […]
Chris Randall and the Hofmann’s Lotus Europa
Chris Randall – or Randy as many know him – has been a long-standing member of the Lotus community, with experience not just in racing Lotuses but also in developing class leading race cars in his role as Director at Hofmann’s Motorsport – leading up to the creation of their Lotus Europa, which first raced […]