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Victory for Lotus Sport UK’s Evora GT4 at the ‘Ring

May 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Lotus Sport UK’s Sailesh Bolisetti and Phil Glew raced their Evora GT4 to class victory for the first time this year when the Avon Tyres British GT Championship descended on the Nürburgring’s Grand Prix circuit ahead of the weekend’s main event, the 24 Hours of Nürburgring. The Lotus pair had disappointed in Race 1 on Friday, arriving fifth in class, but made up for it in Race 2. A huge crowd was present for the support race on Saturday. Glew made a strong start at made it through to the lead on Lap 2, passing Warren Hughes’s Ginetta G55 at Turn 1. He was … [Read more...]

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[VIDEO] Exige V6 spotted testing at the ‘Ring

October 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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  ...and it looks quick too! In preparation for a January release to showrooms the car is undergoing final dynamic ride and handling refinement at the famous German toll road no doubt in the hands of Lotus Chief Engineer, Matt Becker. We've been speaking to dealers who are having strong interest already and potential sales are looking positive. This is good news for the car and the dealer network who in the UK and Europe have been lacking a new Exige to sell since the 1.8l Toyota supplied 2ZZ-GE failed to comply with new Euro 5 emission regulations from … [Read more...]

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Lotus Cup Europe – Nurburgring race report

July 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Following an extended stay in France, the series returned to the legendary Nurburgring circuit, set in the picturesque Eifel mountains, for round three. Remi Pochauvin is the man to beat in 2011, with a clean sweep of victories so far, however with all of them taking place in his home country, would his dominance end here? Jon Walker won at this circuit last year and has hopes of lasting the distance this time round, whilst the Rasse brothers intend to improve upon their early season results, as does Christophe Lisandre. David and Rob Fenn aim to continue their form … [Read more...]

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Save The ‘Ring

December 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Germany's Nürburgring is the world's automotive playground. A public park for gearheads. Sadly, it's been handed over to privateers who've put the entire 'Ring at risk. Michael Frison of 20832.com explains why we need to save the Nürburgring! — Ed. You might be surprised by reading this headline and I'm aware the subject has not gained much awareness abroad, but there's currently a serious threat to the Nürburgring. Since it's opening in 1927, the Nurburgring has been under complete public ownership and administration, but in May of this year the complete … [Read more...]

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