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Lotus news, club reports and buying guides, in date order.
Events: January 6th, Winter Warmer and Chilly Willy runs
If you’re getting the post-holiday blues then perhaps you should consider getting your Lotus out of hibernation and joining some of our members for a drive this Sunday… The Winter Warmer 2013 is once again making it’s annual pilgrimage from Ockham Common to Hayling Island for an early morning breakfast, while over in Wales the […]
SELOC Motorsport site launched
As we approach the New Year, here at SELOC we’ve been hard at work preparing for the 2013 Nitron SELOC Speed Championship and another year of Novice Track Days in co-operation with Lotus-on-Track, we’ve launched a new site – SELOC Motorsport. Here you can find out all about what we’ve got planned for the year […]
SELOC Calendar 2013 available in the store
This years SELOC wall calendar has been arriving with SELOC Club Supporters this week to critical acclaim. If you want to get your own, or want an extra copy, then you can find them in the SELOC Shop. They’re just £6 each for Club Supporters who want an extra copy. Special offer open to non-Club […]
Driven: Exige S
It’s been a long time coming, but with dealer demo cars finally showing up on UK forecourts we were invited down to Bell & Colvill to spend an afternoon with their car and see if it lives up to the hype. Link: SELOC – Driven: Lotus Exige S Discussion: SELOC Chat – Borrowed the B&C […]
SELOC Calendar 2013
Printing for the SELOC Calendar 2013 is under way with deliveries set for before Christmas, so we thought we’d share a quick sneak peak of this years front cover. Made up of our favorite entries from the yearly calendar competition, the SELOC Calendar is sent to all members who join or renew as Club Supporters […]
SELOC Novice Track Days 2013
Once again SELOC is offering Novice Track Days in conjunction with our friends at Lotus on Track, with a calendar of events throughout the year at tracks specially selected for novice friendly events. January 19th—Bedford Autodrome February 16th—Silverstone Stowe February 18th—Abbeville March 29th—Abbeville May 11th—Hethel May 27th—Abbeville May 30th—Brands Hatch Indy Evening June 11th—Bedford Autodrome […]
SELOC members fund Jim Clark Memorial Clock Tower restoration
The Jim Clark Memorial Clock Tower in the former Team Lotus drivers home town of Chirnside has stood since 1969 as a tribute to one of the greatest racing drivers to have ever lived, so when SELOC member ‘hauxleablaze‘ noted on a visit to the town that the tower had seen better days it was […]
Possible Esprit V8 mule spotted at Hethel
Rumors were abound over the summer that development on the next generation Esprit had been suspended – but it’s be back in development if this latest spot is anything to go by… SELOC member and Evora owner ‘Softlips‘, on a visit to Hethel, spotted an Evora out on track that definitely didn’t sound like a […]
Surrey/Hants/BerBucks Borders Meet, Eversley Cross – November 3rd
The November meet at The Frog and Wicket in Eversley Cross is looking to have a great turn-out, giving people a great chance to get their cars out and catch up before the winter weather takes hold. Held on the 3rd of November from 1pm, the pub serves food until 2:30pm, there is a kids […]
SELOC Speed Championship 2012 Final Results
This years SELOC Speed Championship finished last weekend with the final round at Debden and the final results are now in, with David Pollard taking overall victory ahead of Class C leader Martyn Cutler by just 8 points. David was able to take the overall victory despite running the least powerful car in the series […]
Nitron in 2012
Last year we were able to take a look around Nitron’s Witney based factory as part of the factory tour organised by Seriously Lotus and were very impressed by what we saw. With the company joining forces with SELOC for 2013 for the Nitron SELOC Speed Championship we took the opportunity to pay a return […]
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 his role as Director at Hofmann’s Motorsport – leading up to the creation of their Lotus Europa, which first raced […]