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Lotus Cars – Multi-Million Pound Boost for Lotus
Business Secretary, Vince Cable MP, paid a visit to Hethel today as it was announced that the Regional Growth Fund had awarded £10.44m to Lotus to be invested in to product R&D, staff training and the creation of over 300 new jobs. Source: Lotus Cars – Multi-Million Pound Boost for Lotus The Regional Growth Fund […]
Nitron SELOC Speed Championship 2013 Roundup
October saw the culmination of the 2013 Championship which saw Xavier Brooke (Brooke Bond) crowned as the overall championship winner. Xav has dominated the timesheets throughout the entire season which he has waged in his budget S1. The prize this year, generously donated by Nitron, was a set of 46mm Race Pro shocks, which have […]
Deacon and Napier are crowned Lotus Cup UK Champions as Kershaw wins in the dark
The 2014 Lotus Cup UK season finished in style at Snetterton this weekend, with Simon Deacon taking the SuperSport championship, while Andy Napier claimed the Production champsionship title. Simon Deacon and Andy Napier claimed the SuperSport and Production championships respectively in an incident-packed final round of the 2013 Lotus Cup UK season at Snetterton yesterday […]
Lotus hints at future models…
Lotus have dropped hints of possible future model variants for both the Elise and Evora in recent weeks in brochures and on social media. First up came a teaser for the Elise Cup R in the latest Lotus Racing brochure. Details in the brochure are non-existent beyond “Coming Soon”, with even the associate image coming […]
Charity evening with Ross Brawn raises £14,609 for HALOW and Little Haven Children’s Hospice
A number of SELOC members were at the Silverstone BRDC Clubhouse last Friday with the Elise Garden Party for a charity evening with Ross Brawn, raising £14,609 for HALOW and the Little Haven Children’s Hospice. Brawn was joined by esteemed motor racing journalist Alan Henry and auctioneer and former F1 driver Martin Donnelly for what […]
Exige V6 and Evora S performance upgrades now available from Hangar 111
Lucky enough to own an Exige V6 or Evora S, but feel like it needs a little more power? Then good news, because Hangar 111 are now offering the KomoTec EX390 and EX410 engine upgrades for the supercharged Toyota 2GR-FE engined models. Further details of the upgrades can be found below or by contacting Hangar […]
LoTRDC – Thomas Dehaibe is crowned Lotus Cup Europe Champion in Zolder
Thomas Dehaibe took overall championship victory in this years Lotus Cup Europe series at Zolder, driving in his Production class Elise prepared by ES Motorsport. Dehaibe took the overall victory ahead Jon Walker who took V6 class honours, while Jeremy Lourenco took the 2-Eleven class title, David Harvey the Open class and Anthony Fournier the […]
Event: Bell & Colvill Exige S Roadster Open Weekend
If you haven’t already then this weekend is a great chance to get a first look at the Exige S Roadster at the Bell & Colvill Exige S Roadster Open Weekend. Jamie Matthews and Scott Walker will be joined by James Haskey of Lotus Cars and former Lotus F1 driver/Lotus Ambassador Martin Donnelly for three […]
Elise Garden Party auctioning hospitality tickets for 2013 BTCC finale
This years BTCC season has been a stormer, so if you want to make it along to this years season finale at Brands Hatch on October 13th then you’ll want to check out the latest Elise Garden Party auction raising money for the Little Havens Hospice. The auction is for a single lot kindly donated […]
Lotus Festival 2013 Weekend Roundup
If you didn’t make it to the Lotus Festival then you missed out, but you can still catch up on the weekends activities with our photo gallery and LoTRDC’s weekend reviews. LoTRDC – Elise Trophy Race Report LoTRDC – Lotus Cup UK Race Report LoTRDC – Lotus Cup Europe Race Report SELOC Facebook – Lotus […]
Brands Hatch Latest: Formula 1 cars return to Brands Hatch for Bank Holiday weekend Lotus Festival
The Lotus Festival is next weekend and it looks like there’ll be a great range of cars on display. Formula 1 cars return to Brands Hatch for Bank Holiday weekend Lotus Festival 50 years of the Lotus Cortina to be celebrated with special race on the Grand Prix circuit The glory days of Formula 1 […]
Scott Walker returns to Bell & Colvill
After a few years away Bell & Colvill have announced that former Lotus salesman, Scott Walker, will be returning to the franchise to work alongside Jamie Matthews and helping to expand the dealerships classic Lotus business. Source: B&C – Welcome back Scott Discussion: SELOC Chat – Scott Walker back at B&C Bell & Colvill welcome […]