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Lotus 1-2 in Glover Trophy Race at the Goodwood Revival

September 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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This weekend’s prestigious Glover Trophy race at the Goodwood Revival saw a great result for the Lotus marque; first and second. Starting from the front row, Andy Middlehurst and Nick Fennell - both driving Lotus type 25s - put on a stirring display of Lotus history in front of 60,000 spectators at the fabulous Goodwood Motor Circuit. Nick Fennell took the lead in a closely contested start. On lap four, Andy Middlehurst was able to overtake his Classic Team Lotus team mate and managed to pull out a gap to secure victory. Dan Collins in his Lotus type 21 did well … [Read more...]

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Classic Team Lotus Quarterly Review (Q4 2011)

January 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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A Relatively Quiet End To An Exceptional Year The last event of a busy season was Portimao where we ran Andrew Beaumont in his type 76 and his LDS.  Andrew has done really well throughout his first full season of historic motorsport, with an excellent finish record and numerous podium finishes.  He rounded it off with another good performance in Portugal, finishing 5th & 6th in the 76 and 9th & 8th in the LDS. Back at base the last quarter gave the team a chance to take stock, catch up on holidays and reflect on an extraordinary year.  CTL ran cars at … [Read more...]

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[VIDEO] Japan Lotus Day

November 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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Last month saw the 2nd huge gathering of Lotus cars in Japan, an epic event held under the banner of 'Japan Lotus Day'. A traditional heartland of Lotus enthusiasm, the Fuji Speedway was chosen at the ideal location for Lotus owners to get together and enjoy the event. It's inaugural outing in 2009 achieved 700 cars in attendance and this year Classic Team Lotus Japan (led by Katsuaki Kubota) displayed their three F1 cars; the type 78 chassis 4, the type 88B chassis 2 and the type 97T chassis 1.  All three were restored by Clive Chapman’s Classic Team Lotus in … [Read more...]

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Classic Team Lotus Quarterly Review (Q3 2011)

October 5, 2011 by 1 Comment
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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. And a salute to the Classic Team Lotus mechanics for preparing the running cars so well, such that that all five cars completed six runs each over three days without missing a beat. A great advert for the Lotus marque. Nick Fennell’s type 25/R5 (the world beating … [Read more...]

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Classic Team Lotus Quarterly Review – (Q2 2011)

July 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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Quarterly Review 2nd Quarter 2011 Certainly a packed quarter this one, with races and events nearly every weekend. Espiritu De Montjuic - Catalunya Classic Revival was first up. It was a three day programme of classic motor racing at the Montmelo race track near Barcelona to celebrate the old racing days on the Montjuic hill in the centre of the city. Types 72/5 and 49B were on static display in the paddock area. This was the debut race for Andrew Beaumont in his newly restored type 76. He used the first practice to get himself used to the car and the circuit and … [Read more...]

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Classic Team Lotus Festival 2010 – Book & DVD

July 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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Some say it will never be bettered. We have to agree! In 2010, Classic Team Lotus gathered the 35 Team Lotus F1 cars in one place at one time. The grid at Snetterton was filled in date order with all of Colin Chapman's innovative and ground breaking machines that dominated F1 for most of his career in racing, lead many of the technological advances in the sport and lead to huge leaps in automotive technology. Colin's son Clive keeps many of these cars in perfect order via Classic Team Lotus, based in Potash Lane in Hethel. His company have now, in partnership … [Read more...]

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[PICS] Classic Team Lotus at the 2011 Festival of Speed

July 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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From Classic Team Lotus: 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.  And a salute to the Classic Team Lotus mechanics for preparing the running cars so well, such that that all five cars completed six runs each over three days without missing a beat.  A great advert for the Lotus marque. Nick Fennell’s type 25/R5 (the first semi-monocoque F1 car) was driven by Dario Franchitti on the Saturday morning.  Dario is … [Read more...]

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Classic Team Lotus at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed

June 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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With Racing Revolution as its theme the 2011 Festival of Speed was always going to be a special event for the Lotus marque, given its unrivalled reputation for innovation. Classic Team Lotus, the Works historic motorsport activity, is pleased to be caring for eight cars at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed.  Notable innovations which these cars represent are as follows: First F1 monocoque; 1962 Team Lotus type 25 First F1 car to run Ford Cosworth DFV; 1967 Team Lotus type 49 First F1 car to run with a wing; 1968 Team Lotus type 49 (Tasman) First F1 car … [Read more...]

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3 Type 79′s on track at Snetterton

May 6, 2011 by 1 Comment
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  In what is a once in a lifetime event, 3 Lotus Type 79's took to the track at Snetterton to celebrate the completion of the restoration of Chassis 1 for it's new Dallas, USA based owner, Paul Rego. Paul is a life long Lotus fan and jumped at the opportunity to purchase the car when it became available.  After he saw a well restored Type 49 he enquired as to where the work had been carried out, hence it returned to CTL in Hethel.  Nick Yallop was lead mechanic, overseen by Chris Dinnage. 79/1 completed a few laps at Hethel on Tuesday before going to … [Read more...]

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Lotus enthusiasts go behind the scenes at Hethel & Enstone

May 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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Lotus owner and enthusiasts clubs were invited to send representatives to visit the Lotus factory in Hethel and the Lotus Renault GP facilities at Enstone to catch up on what the companies have been working towards of late and to gain an exclusive insight into the inner workings of a competitive and successful current F1 team. The two-day event included VIP access to parts of both factories not usually available, a rare treat of being able to take a camera on site and time with senior staff including Q&A sessions. This presented an excellent opportunity for … [Read more...]

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