October 2011

Proton – “Lotus not for sale”
There have been many reports in the press since the weekend that Genii Capital are due to either invest in a stake of, or indeed take over Group Lotus from owners Proton. This appears to have hit a nerve in Malaysia and Proton have issued the following statement: [Click to read full article & statement...]
Review: Lotus Licence ‘Level 2′ with the Lotus Driving Academy
I was fortunate to be able to spend a day this weekend with the Lotus Driving Academy on site at the Lotus HQ in Hethel. They in turn are very fortunate to have the recently re-designed and resurfaced test track available for instruction of advanced driving techniques to the likes of me.… [Read More...]
Lotus Cup Europe – 2011 Review
The third season of Lotus Cup Europe under the organizational skills of LoTRDC saw an important change. With Dany Bahar’s revitalised Lotus putting ever greater emphasis on racing, overseen by the experienced Claudio Berro, the Lotus Cup programme expanded throughout the globe… [Read More]
PoTM – October 2011
This month’s PoTM comes courtesy of Gary Parravani of www.xynamic.com. The image was one of a collection sent to us by Motionsport whose Elise has just came a very credible 6th in the Britcar 24H at Silverstone from a field of 55 starters, you can read the full story here… [Read More...]
LRGP – Korean GP Preview
Lotus Renault GP prepares for round sixteen of the season in Korea. Bruno Senna interview “The layout of the track means that all the weaknesses we had in Singapore won’t be as pronounced in Korea” Hotfoot from the Japanese GP, Bruno looks to make amends for his sobering outing at Suzuka… [Read More...]
Chris Evans buys charity Evora
Broadcaster and car enthusiast Chris Evans visited Lotus yesterday to agree the final spec of the Evora S he bought at auction to raise money for Freddie Mercury’s charity Mercury Phoenix Trust. At a glamorous, star-studded event at the Savoy last month, the great and beautiful gathered to mark the late Freddie Mercury’s 65th Birthday and boy, was it a party!… [Read More...]
Classic Team Lotus Quarterly Review (Q3 2011)
Third Quarterly Review 2011 We start this quarter off with the Goodwood Festival of Speed. We would like to say a very big thank you to Nick Fennell, Andrew Beaumont, Dan Collins, Joaquin Folch and Andrew Morris for flying the Lotus flag in such splendid fashion at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed. …[Read More...]
Lotus Evora Of Glew/Holmes Takes GT4 Win At Silverstone
A brilliant performance from Phil Glew and Chris Holmes gave the Lotus Sport UK team something to celebrate as the Avon Tyres British GT Championship drew to a close at Silverstone. Starting from GT4 pole position the #48 Lotus Evora lead the class from the off, with their nearest competitor the #50 Ginetta of Denis/McDonald running close with them in the early stages… [Read More...]
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