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Lotus Sport UK – British GT Organisers Confirm Nürburgring 24 Hours Support
News today via Lotus Sport UK that the British GT Championship will be taking a trip to Europe in 2012 with a race around the modern Nurburgring GP circuit as part of the Nurburgring 24hr support package. Team principle Andy Britnell is excited for the team’s prospects of racing at the legendary circuit. “Having the […]
Updated: Exige S Dealer Preview Dates Announced
Updated: It seems some of the early events have been cancelled due to damage to one of the test cars. We’ve just received word of a range of dealer preview dates for the new V6-engined Exige S. Lotus will be taking one of their pre-production cars to the following dealers next week giving people a […]
LRGP – 2012 FIA Regulations highlights – with James Allison
There are number of changes coming to the F1 regulations for 2012, and today Lotus Renault GP have posted up their first of two pieces looking at these changes with Technical Director James Allison. Included are details on the changes to the front nose, panels, apertures and aerodynamics, weight distribution, wheel tethers and FOM camera […]
Elise S Engine Details
Details have emerged on the engine set to power the new supercharged MY12 Elise S. The document explains the improvements to the new Elise S over the previous generation 2ZZ-GE powered Elise SC, which combines the Toyota 2ZR-FE engine with the new Magnuson R900 Supercharger. Compared to the Elise SC the new Elise S promises […]
LRGP – Kimi Räikkönen arrives at Enstone
Newly signed driver and former World Champion Kimi Räikkönen made his first visit to the Lotus Renault GP factory at Enstone and met his new team. LRGP – Kimi Räikkönen arrives at Enstone Lotus Renault GP’s new Finnish star driver Kimi Räikkönen set foot in Enstone for the first time to meet his new team […]
Two Seasons in the Elise Trophy
Two years ago club member Phil. S made the jump from track day hero to bona fide racing driver as he joined the LoTRDC Elise Trophy series and had a crack at one of the most exciting and competitive single make series in the UK. Since then Phil has worked his way up from running […]
Evora GTE Heads Stateside
The new Exige S has been getting a lot of attention lately here on SELOC, so clearly Lotus have decided we need to redress the balance with some new shots of the stunning Evora GTE at the Hethel track and over in New York being delivered to it’s new owner, the incredibly lucky Swizz Beats. […]
Exige S V6 Product News analysis
Yesterday we post up on the Product News document posted over on Asphalte.ch. Since then we’ve taken a good look through the document and have put together a short analysis of the more interesting information, including a look at the different interior options, the origin of various components, and how some of the electrical systems […]
More Exige S V6 Information
We can’t wait for the new Exige S, so we’re very please that more information on the new V6 engined car has come to light, with further photos and the dealer Product News update document appearing on foreign sites. First up, Autojunk.nl have pictures of one of the pre-production validation vehicles making a fuel stop. […]
Lotus Renault GP auctioning a factory tour for 2 in aid of The Richard Burns Foundation
Lotus Renault GP have donated a factory tour for 2 people which is being auctioned off by The Richard Burns Foundation on ebay as part of the Paint It Orange campaign, celebrating the 10th anniversary the Englishman’s WRC title. Along with entry to a 2012 tour date of their choice, the winning bidder will also […]
Hangar 111 shows off updated Supercharged K-series
Hangar 111 have updated their development blog with news on their K-series supercharger kit. No details on the pricing as of yet, expect this early next year according to the post, but 260bhp from a VVC engine with the 7000rpm rev limit in place means this looks like an interesting alternative for those considering Honda, […]
Lotus Cars – Kimi? That’s Fantastic News
Lotus Ambassador Jean Alesi has his say on Kimi Raikkonen’s return to F1 with the Lotus Renault GP team in 2012 in an interview on the Lotus Cars website. Jean, are you excited about the news that Kimi Raikkonen is returning to F1 next year with Lotus Renault GP? It’s fantastic news. Kimi has more […]