Motorsport
A ride in the EP Tuning Time Attack Exige
Since my earliest days watching motor racing I've always had an over-arching fascination with two things: Oulton Park and ludicrously fast club-level racing cars. I had never really thought these two passions might combine into…
Autumn Autosolo - October 2011
Hosted by the Oxford Motor Club, the Autumn Autosolo was first run in 2008, with a move the Silverstone where it has been held since in 2009. I competed for the first time in this…
Bocardo Autosolo - May 2011
I have tried my hand at track days over the last 10 years in a variety of different machinery but I‘ve always wanted to try some sort of competitive motorsport for real. Then I noticed…
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…
Lotus Driving Academy - Level 1
On the 4th of June I was lucky enough to take part in the Lotus Driving Academy Level 1. The weather couldn‟t have been any more perfect, beautiful clear blue skies and not a chance…
Maidstone Sports Cars in 2013
Ahead of this weekends opening round of the 2013 LoTRDC Elise Trophy and Lotus Cup UK season we took the opportunity to put a few questions to Andrew Marsh of Maidstone Sports Cars, who returned…
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…
SELOC Speed Championship 2012
In order to continue our pursuit of encouraging participation in grass roots motorsport we have now established an MSA approved national speed championship. Seeing a gap in the market and with no dedicated Lotus sprint…
Two Seasons in the Elise Trophy
The move to racing After four years of track days, and a couple of years of sprints I took the plunge and, last year at the age of 50 decided to enter the Elise Trophy.…
Will's List - Lotus F1 Testing in Barcelona
Late last year Will Gibney, a long term SELOC member, club Regional Liaison and former Lotus owner was diagnosed with Renal Call Carcinoma, an (as yet) incurable form of kidney cancer. Last month Will posted…
Zak Brown discusses the Lotus-Renault 98T
In period the Lotus-Renault 98T was a formidable race car, competing at the height of Formula 1's Turbo Era with huge power outputs and relatively primitive aero-dynamics compared to modern machinery, the 98T achieved 8…