TLF News 208 Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 Click for news Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TLF News 208 Posted July 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Lotus looking to move on up in Indycar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TLF News 208 Posted July 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 Toronto Race Report Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NedaSay 835 Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 Ok Rumor time! Newman Haas the C.A.R.T best ever team would be set to become a Lotus Team next year probably alongside current Lotus Team KVRT! Now I still don't give a damn about IRL but if this happens and if Newman Haas gets Sebastien Bourdais back then I may start paying a little attention to that series! Provided it still exist next year of course! Which is not a foregone conclusion as most teams are on shaky grounds and the contract with IMS is up in 2013! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TLF News 208 Posted July 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 http://www.4lot.us/dwk 4th for Kanaan in Edmonton Indy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TLF News 208 Posted August 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 2 in the top 5 for Lotus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rocket63 137 Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Great result. Man those cars are pig ugly. Quote Caught between a rock and a hard place in a catch 22 situation, So its 6 of one and half a dozen of the other. Your damned if you do, but your damned if you don't so shut your cock!!!!!!!!!!! Lotus Espirt Turbo S3 Lotus Esprit S4 Lotus Elise S2 Sport 130 Link to post Share on other sites
WayneB 2 Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 Great result. Man those cars are pig ugly. Indeed they are. A Dallara covered in Lotus stickers does not an attractive race car make. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NedaSay 835 Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 Well just look at next year's car! it's a better looking car and in two years it will receive a Lotus Motorsport aerokit! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rocket63 137 Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 Well the jury is out for me. It would be difficult for it to be uglier than the current car. An improvement without doubt. A pretty car? Well it does not grab me by the choo choos. Quote Caught between a rock and a hard place in a catch 22 situation, So its 6 of one and half a dozen of the other. Your damned if you do, but your damned if you don't so shut your cock!!!!!!!!!!! Lotus Espirt Turbo S3 Lotus Esprit S4 Lotus Elise S2 Sport 130 Link to post Share on other sites
USAndretti42 307 Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 Some more photos here. Quote S4 Elan, Elan +2S, Federal-spec, World Championship Edition S2 Esprit #42, S1 Elise, Excel SE Link to post Share on other sites
TLF News 208 Posted August 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Sonoma GP Race Report Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kimbers 1,766 Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Its my understanding that GL aren't continueing next year, non? Quote Possibly save your life. Check out this website.http://everyman-campaign.org/ Distributor for 'Every Male' grooming products. (Discounts for any TLF members hairier than I am!) Link to post Share on other sites
rogerch 63 Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 I thought they were aiming to be 1 of 3 engine suppliers to Indycar, though I can't find any mention of any of the teams using it. Quote Life is like a sewer, what you get out of it, depends on what you put into it. (Tom Leahrer) Link to post Share on other sites
Gus82 0 Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Its my understanding that GL aren't continueing next year, non? If they have sorted the F1 chassis issue that wouldn't surprise me. I suspect Indycar along with GP2 and GP3 was all about placing Lotus everywhere if they didn't have an in house F1 programme. From now on I expect Group Lotus to focus all their investment on Lotus Renault GP, plus privateer GT programmes (hence LMP 2 being chosen over LMP1) that could actually make Lotus money! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rogerch 63 Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Money well spent ? Quote Life is like a sewer, what you get out of it, depends on what you put into it. (Tom Leahrer) Link to post Share on other sites
Kimbers 1,766 Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 One year? No. Quote Possibly save your life. Check out this website.http://everyman-campaign.org/ Distributor for 'Every Male' grooming products. (Discounts for any TLF members hairier than I am!) Link to post Share on other sites
USAndretti42 307 Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Its my understanding that GL aren't continueing next year, non? Your information is as bad as your spelling. Quote S4 Elan, Elan +2S, Federal-spec, World Championship Edition S2 Esprit #42, S1 Elise, Excel SE Link to post Share on other sites
AntonyPeacock 0 Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 If they have sorted the F1 chassis issue that wouldn't surprise me. I suspect Indycar along with GP2 and GP3 was all about placing Lotus everywhere if they didn't have an in house F1 programme. From now on I expect Group Lotus to focus all their investment on Lotus Renault GP, plus privateer GT programmes (hence LMP 2 being chosen over LMP1) that could actually make Lotus money! They don't have an in-house F1 programme, they have a F1 sponsorship programme. Quote What is the difference between an overtake and a crash? An overtake is a crash that never happened! Link to post Share on other sites
NedaSay 835 Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 (edited) KVRT is set to drop Lotus after they decided to opt for Judd instead of Cosworth! However Lotus is talking to Newman Haas and at least another team according to various Indy centric website! It would be funny if after a two year sponsorship and a ridiculously big announcement last year, Lotus would walk away from Indy! It would be good for their finance but not so much for their image! Well then again Indycar awareness is so low in the US right now that only Indy hard core fans will be bothered! Edited August 31, 2011 by NedaSay Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gus82 0 Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 (edited) They don't have an in-house F1 programme, they have a F1 sponsorship programme. Yeah, I realise this! My point is that if 1Malaysia are going to change their chassis name and therefore LRGP can rename their chassis as 'Lotus' then it is possible that Group Lotus might curtail some of their other racing programmes to put funding in place for taking up the option they have to buy a controling stake in LRGP. I realise you don't like this scenario but as Joe Saward has reported the story about the 1Malaysia name change I thinks its probably going to happen. Why? 1. The scoops he reports aren't usually too far from the truth 2. He is a fan of Fernandez and not of Genii 3. His GP+ publication is heavily sponsored by Air Asia and 1Malaysia and he's unlikely to print a story that would annoys his main sponsors unless he was sure about his sources! Anyway back to Indycar.... Edited August 31, 2011 by Gus82 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kimbers 1,766 Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 The reason I asked the question (Yes with an extra "e" thrown in for good measure) was because I had been told this was the case and that they may decide to concentrate on F1 and GT racing. Quote Possibly save your life. Check out this website.http://everyman-campaign.org/ Distributor for 'Every Male' grooming products. (Discounts for any TLF members hairier than I am!) Link to post Share on other sites
TLF News 208 Posted September 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Podium for Kanaan in Maryland Quote Link to post Share on other sites
USAndretti42 307 Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Not a great start for Tony Kanaan on Sunday. Tony had to start from the back as he changed chassis but still finished third. An impressive effort by the whole team. Quote S4 Elan, Elan +2S, Federal-spec, World Championship Edition S2 Esprit #42, S1 Elise, Excel SE Link to post Share on other sites
TLF News 208 Posted September 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 10th for Sato in Japan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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