May 24, 2013

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Victory for Gregory Rasse in Lotus Cup Europe Dijon

May 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Race 2 start

Gregory Rasse proved to be too quick for Jon Walker in the battle of the V6 drivers as Lotus Cup Europe headed to Dijon-Prenois. The Englishman's Exige was the class of the field in qualifying but when it came to the races, his Belgian rival was able to keep up the pressure in the Evora, taking the lead on both occasions. Xavier Georges headed the chase in his four-cylinder 2-Eleven but despite an impressive performance in qualifying, was unable to stay with the leaders. He took a strong third in race one, before losing out to the more powerful cars of Nikolaj … [Read more...]

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V6-powered Bentley denies Jewell’s crown at Silverstone

April 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Podium

A thrilling battle for the lead of the second round of the 2013 Lotus Cup UK Championship was fought between the Evora of Andrew Bentley and Marcus Jewell’s 2-Eleven, with the former taking the honours on the  Silverstone Grand Prix circuit. The pair fought from the very first lap, along with Adrian Hall, until he made the first of a series of unscheduled pitstops. The lead changed several times in the closing laps, and the margin of victory was little more than a second after an hour of racing. Simon Deacon completed the podium, finishing ahead of Rob Fenn … [Read more...]

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V6 powered Exige wins its debut race

April 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
LCUK start

Jon Walker powered the Exige V6 Cup to victory in its debut race on the Snetterton 300 circuit yesterday (7 April), as the 2013 Lotus Cup UK season got underway. The Lotus Cup Europe pacesetter was unable to match polesitter and early leader Michael Lyons for outright speed, but timed his pitstop to perfection. Returning to a clear track, he was in position to pounce when Lyons handed the 340R over to owner David Harvey in the final half hour, before an alternator issue ended their challenge. Jamie Stanley in the GWS Exige was next to attack, closing to … [Read more...]

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Lotus Cup UK opens this weekend (7th April) at Snetterton

April 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Lyons

The opening race of the 2013 Lotus Cup UK championship takes place this weekend (7th April), on the Snetterton 300 circuit, with a record entry in the Supersport classes. A total of 23 cars, spread across the top four classes, will contest overall victory in the 90 minute race on the 300 circuit. The entry includes the V6 class’s first Exige in the hands of former Caterham champion and Lotus Cup Europe pacesetter Jon Walker. Lotus Cup UK champion Steve Train returns in a highly competitive 2-Eleven category that includes former Production class race winner … [Read more...]

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Lotus Cup Europe attains FIA International Series status

March 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Zolder

Lotus Cup Europe will be run as a championship for the first time in 2013, when the season starts at Germany’s Nürburgring circuit in April. Sporting and technical regulations have been approved by the FIA to give Lotus Cup Europe the status of FIA International Series, joining a list that includes GP2 and DTM. The championship will include five official points scoring rounds while drivers are also expected to join their UK counterparts at Spa for the Lotus Cup UK one hour race in July. The title will be contested between Lotus Cup Europe’s five classes, … [Read more...]

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Steve Train takes Lotus Cup UK title at Snetterton

October 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Steve Train (image courtesy of Snappyracers.com)

Steve Train was crowned Lotus Cup UK SuperSport champion at Snetterton after a tense final round, in which both winner Rob Fenn and runner-up Glenn Sherwood, sharing with Jamie Stanley, could have taken the title. Polesitter Fenn was passed by a charging Martin Donnelly at the start, and the Evora led much of the race, with GT and historic ace Michael Lyons also in contention. However, making up for an extended safety car period, the pair made their mandatory stops too late for the pit window, incurring penalties. This left Adrian Hall to claim the final podium … [Read more...]

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Lotus Cup UK & Europe thrill at Zolder

September 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Jean Baptiste Meusnier takes the lead at the start of the Lotus Cup UK race

Both Lotus Cup UK and Lotus Cup Europe shared the support bill at the FIA European Truck Grand Prix round at Belgium’s Zolder circuit this weekend (22-23 September). A huge crowd watched the final rounds of the 2012 Cup Europe season, whilst the Cup UK title battle rolls on. John Walker ended Gregory Rasse's current domination of Lotus Cup Europe, but only temporarily, as a wild second race from the Englishman saw him lose the lead twice. He was destined to watch Rasse take his fifth win of the season from the sidelines after crashing out, whilst a thrilling … [Read more...]

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Evora victorious in Lotus Cup Europe Dijon round

September 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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After a summer break, the penultimate round of the Lotus Cup Europe season saw a return to France and the popular Dijon-Prenois circuit, scene of the French (and Swiss) Grand Prix in the late 70s and early 80s. Jonathan Walker has performed well at the circuit in the past, as have the Rasse brothers and Christophe Lisandre. Meanwhile Xavier Georges drove well on his series debut last year and is another expected to challenge this weekend. Walker was quickest in the Friday morning Practice session by three tenths from Jean-Pierre Genoud Prachex, the 2-Elevens ahead … [Read more...]

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Evora victorious at Lotus Cup Europe Spa round

July 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Xavier Georges gets the best start in race two

Gregory Rasse used the high-speed Spa-Francorchamps circuit to break his Lotus Cup Europe duck, with a brace of victories in the V6-powered Evora, the first for a privateer entrant. The Belgian was challenged in both encounters, initially by a strong charge from Jean-Baptiste Meusnier in the first race. The Exige class winner overcame Christophe Lisandre’s 2-Eleven, Thierry Verhiest’s Evora, John Rasse’s Exige and Xavier George’s 2-Eleven in a close battle, proving the competitiveness of each class within the series. The second encounter’s standing start … [Read more...]

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Walker leads LCE at Magny-Cours

May 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Race one

The second round of the 2012 Lotus Cup Europe season saw the drivers return to the Magny-Cours circuit in central France, home to the French Grand Prix for nearly 20 years. A fast track, with several technical corners, it would provide a challenging lap for the competitors, albeit one that many had driven on two previous occasions. The Rasse brothers would be facing tough competition from Olivier Georges, the star of round one, whilst Jon Walker and Magny-Cours specialist Christophe Lisandre were also expected to be at the head of the field. Taking place … [Read more...]

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