Gold FFM Günter Posted October 28, 2017 Gold FFM Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 years ago there was a story about a (part)rebuild or refresh or something on Nguyen's Esprit in a dedicated section of the factory ..with all the grow in business - is there such 'factory service' still alive - or is all rebuild done normally by us enthusiasts on DIY and privately hired garages ? this question is not to confuse with the Classic F1 shop run by Clive Quote ********************************************************************* to name the things if I see them, that's what I call integrity.. ********************************************************************* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibs Posted October 28, 2017 Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 No, Lotus closed the workshop down at the same time they closed Motorsport, a couple of years ago now. Quote 88 Esprit NA, 89 Esprit Turbo SE, Evora, Evora S, Evora IPS, Evora S IPS, Evora S IPS SR, Evora 400, Elise S1, Elise S1 111s, Evora GT410 Sport Evora NA For forum issues, please contact the Moderators. I will aim to respond to emails/PM's Mon-Fri 9-6 GMT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Günter Posted October 28, 2017 Author Gold FFM Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 how is the Lotus Cup backed up in terms of factory support on Cup races ? ..that the "F1 for millionaire" club with the T125 was a short lived thing is clear Quote ********************************************************************* to name the things if I see them, that's what I call integrity.. ********************************************************************* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravo73 Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 I don’t think that there is any factory support for any racing teams at the moment. Gavin Kershaw driving for Stratton Motorsports occasionally is about as close as it gets, unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Günter Posted October 29, 2017 Author Gold FFM Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 so some premiumbrands have 'classic' support ..like MercedesBenz Classic and BMW Classic ...Lotus has at least a 'brand exclusive' race series and the race-classics support There could be a factory own business in the backup, as value goes up in the collectors market ..more and more Lotus from 1970 up to 1990 years go into the 'value classics' especially if modern cars create more and more awareness for the brand Quote ********************************************************************* to name the things if I see them, that's what I call integrity.. ********************************************************************* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravo73 Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 The Lotus Motorsports department used to deal with a lot of that. Unfortunately, in his wisdom, JMG decided to shut it down. Hopefully, Geely will realise the value of such support and re-open the department. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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