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LoTRDC – Team LoTRDC take the flag in Barcelona while Rasse truimphs in Dijon
It was a very busy weekend for the Lotus on Track Racing Drivers Club – with Team LoTRDC taking on their third consecutive Barcelona 24hr race in their Elise Sport 160, while Gregory Rasse took two wins in his Evora in the Lotus Cup Europe races at Dijon. Team LoTRDC endured a tough 24 hours, […]
Lotus F1 Team – Italian GP – Race Report
Lotus F1 Team where unable to match the pace of the top teams at this weekends Italian GP, but a high rate of attrition saw Raikkonen finish 5th ahead of some of his main championship rivals and move up to 3rd in the drivers championship. Raikkonen had a tough race – the Lotus E20 appearing […]
Bell and Colvill – Elise S Open Event with end of Summer BBQ
We think the new Elise S is the best Elise yet, and on this Friday 14th and Saturday 15th Bell and Colvill are holding an open day where you can try out their new demonstrator and enjoy an end of Summer BBQ. Not only that but everyone who test drives the new Elise S will […]
PistonHeads drive Bahar’s Esprit
Bahar may not have been able to deliver the new Esprit before being ousted from his role as CEO at Lotus, but he did manage to get one built before his departure – a completely rebuilt 2002 Esprit V8. The car will be up for sale shortly, but PistonHeads have managed to get behind the […]
Lotus F1 Team – One race ban for Grosjean
Lotus F1 Team driver Romain Grosjean has received a 1 race ban for his part in the start line collision with McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton – the first time a ban has been handed out to a driver since 1994. The incident, caused when Grosjean swerved across the track and inter-locked wheels with the slower […]
Lotus F1 Team – Belgian GP – Race Report
Lotus F1 Team still couldn’t deliver that first win they’ve been threatening all season at the Belgian GP but were able to claim another podium, keeping them 3rd in the constructors championship. Romain Grosjean’s race ended before the first corner – with the Frenchman cutting across and hitting Lewis Hamilton’s McLaren as tried to move […]
Showrooms in Newcastle and Hedge End joining the Lotus dealership network
Since Lotus put their dealers on notice in 2010 the dealership network has suffered some losses, but news has come this month of two new dealerships. In the North-East Silverlink Specialist Cars have moved premises to Gateshead to open Lotus Newcastle. Local owners are invited to the official launch on Saturday 1st September. Meanwhile in […]
Lotus Cars – Something from the weekend – 29/08/12
The F1 may be on a summer break, but Lotus involved in plenty other motorsport last weekend…. WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP – LMP1 – SIX HOURS OF SILVERSTONE Lotus-Rebellion extended its lead in the LMP1 Team Trophy for privateers, finishing fourth and sixth overall. Neel Jani made up one place from his P5 grid slot at […]
LoTRDC – Hall and Boston soak up festival atmosphere with wins
It wasn’t all fun and games at this weekends Lotus Festival, there was also some serious racing going on in the Lotus Cup UK and Elise Trophy series. You can find the LoTRDC press release below. Adrian Hall held off the Go Green Motorsport Elise of Rob Fenn and British GT racer Adam Wilcox to […]
Gallery – Lotus Festival 2012
This years Lotus Festival was a resounding success, with fantastic entertainment both on and off the track, particularly in the SELOC ‘Down the Hatch’ campsite and in the Lotus races out on track. You can find our full gallery from the weekends activities below, along with members photos in our forum thread. SELOC would like […]
Lotus Racing Exige V6 Cup specifications
We have just received the spec sheet for the Lotus Racing Exige V6 Cup Track Day car, which will be shown off at this coming weekends Lotus Festival. The Exige V6 Cup Track Day car features the same basic specification as the Exige S road car – with the same drivetrain and open-differential – but […]
DRB-Hicom to invest more than £100m in Lotus
Malaysian news station NTV7 are reporting that DRB-Hicom is set to invest more than RM491 MLN (£100m) in Group Lotus plc in order to keep the British sports car maker afloat – with a view to return the company to an profit by 2014. Although no further details are given about the companies future model […]