Lotus Evora Long Term Test – Winter Tyres

LoTRDC’s Lotus Cup gear up for a busy 2012

Lotus
on Track Racing Drivers Club launched their 2012 season at the
MotorSport Vision Racing Media Day on Tuesday, which will see
continued expansion in their sixth year of racing.

2012 Club Lotus Show at Donington cancelled

From
Club Lotus: We’ve got some not so good news and some very good news.
As many of you will know, following the British GP fiasco in 2009/10
(which was nothing to do with the circuit themselves), we were unable
to hold our annual show at Donington in 2010

All new Exige S video on YouTube

See
the 3.5l V6 Supercharged Exige S being put through it’s paces on
track at Hethel. Featuring Lotus Director of Design Donato Coco and
Vehicle Dynamics Guru Matt Becker.

Lotus F1 Team Jerez Testing Round-up

Day
1 – Kimi fastest on day 1 in
Jerez

Day
2 – Grosjean 2nd fastest in
Lotus E20 debut

Day
3 – Romain Grosjean wraps up
final day testing for Lotus in Jerez

Picture of the Month –
February 2012

February’s
pic of the month is with the compliments of one of our guest authors,
Matt DeLange of Jackson Heights, NYC. Matt wrote this excellent article about his interview with Wes
Frederiks, discussing how Wes helped Lotus regain it’s footing in the
USA in 1988 with the Lotus Esprit ‘Investors Special Edition’, of
which this is an example.

Silver Arrows to
attend the 2012 Goodwood Revival

Strictly
speaking not a Lotus news item but this is certainly of interest to
any classic or sports car fans, especially Goodwood Revival fans. TLF
will be attending the event and reporting back with pictures from the
2012 Revival.

Driving Masterclass

Colin
Hoad ot CAT Driving Training offers a series of masterclasses aimed
at improving your skills in your car, on track and on the roads.
Enjoy lessons about steering, braking, cornering and the psychology
of high level driving.