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Full Range of MY12 Lotus Brochures Now Available
The MY12 brochures for the full range of Lotus cars are now available on the Lotus Cars Issuu account. The brochures are available in English, French, German and Italian and cover the MY12 Evora, Elise and Exige models – although the Exige is listed as a ‘mini-brochure’. You can find direct links to the English […]
Lotus Cars – Team Lotus AJR
Lotus have announced that Lotus Racing and Alex Job Racing will be working together to compete in the American Le Mans Series this year as a factory endorsed team under the Team Lotus AJR name. The team will be running a single 2012 Lotus Evora GTE with drivers Bill Sweedler and former Indycar Rookie of […]
Lotus F1 Team – We Can Work It Out
Following on from their troubles with the E20-02 chassis today in Barcelona the team has elected to leave the first Barcelona test after simulations back at Enstone proved that modifications were needed to both of the teams E20 chassis’s. The team will be returning to Barcelona for the third and final pre-season test between the […]
Lotus F1 Team Faces Setback on First Day of Barcelona Testing
Lotus have cut short their first days testing in Barcelona after it became clear there were issues with the new chassis E20-02. The chassis is being sent back to Enstone for analysis and will be replaced by the E20-01 car tomorrow which topped the times for 2012 cars in Jerez. You can read the full […]
Lotus HVM Racing Indycar Unveiled in Baltimore
Lotus HVM Racing were showing off their new 2012 spec Dallara DW12 in Baltimore last week. After the launch the Number 78 car of Simona de Silvestro, painted in a green and yellow livery similar to last years Lotus backed KV Racing team, took to the streets of Baltimore for a pit stop. Lotus HVM […]
First Evora To Dip Below The £30,000 Mark?
Good news if you’re in the market for a second hand Evora, as for what we believe is the first time one is being advertised below the £30,000 mark. The car, liveried in the style of the Esprit used in the Bond film “For Your Eyes Only”, was used by Lotus for promotional activities in […]
Exige S Mini-site Updated With New Video and Information
Lotus Cars have updated their Exige S mini-site with a new video featuring Design Director Donato Coco talking through the styling changes for the MY12 Exige S, while Matt Becker talks about some of the technical changes to the compared to the previous generation Exige. They’ve also got a link through to the full Exige […]
LoTRDC get ready for busy 2012 season
Following on from their showing at the MSVR Media Day at the weekend, LoTRDC have sent through details of what we can look forward to from them in 2012. Discussion: SELOC Chat -Brands Media Day – Pics & F1 content LoTRDC get ready for busy 2012 season Lotus on Track Racing Drivers Club launched their […]
Lotus Cars – MAXIMUM Exposure
A cryptic one here from Lotus ahead of this years Geneva Motor Show… …Lotus’ philosophy has always been ‘less is more’. Now, with a display of true fighting spirit, we’ll take this one step further in Geneva. Who: Group Lotus What: Something breezy, something loud, something ice-cold, and some other interesting elements When: 11.15am (CET) Why: […]
LoTRDC and Lotus Type 101 Thrill at Brands Hatch MSVR Media Day
The guys from LoTRDC were at Brands Hatch yesterday for the MSVR Media Day and stole the show with a demonstration of the Lotus Type 101 F1 car, which made it out on the damp circuit for 3 of the days demonstration sessions. This V8 engined monster was raced in 1989 by Satoru Nakajima and […]
Lotus F1 – Romain Grosjean: “I’m really enjoying being in the car”
Lotus F1 new E20 car has started winter testing in good form, posting the fastest time of the 2012 spec cars at the opening 4 day test in Jerez. Grosjean has shared his thoughts on on this first test over on the Lotus F1 Team website. “Once it warmed up, the track temperature was higher […]
BMC Castle Combe Autosolo, February 18th
Bristol Motor Club are holding their first Autosolo of the year at Castle Combe and have once again been kind enough to extend an invite to SELOC Club Supporters. Autosolos are similar to the circuits in the popular SELOC Activity Days, with drivers competing to set the fastest time around a series of coned circuit. […]