Category Archives: Motorsport

Classic Team Lotus Type 76 F1 Car

Posted on 1st October 2020

The 1974 Lotus type 76 chassis number 1 has come on to the Classic Car market. Ronnie Peterson raced her in the 1974 World Championship. Colin Chapman had Lotus Esprit designer Georgetto Giugiaro work on the lines of the car, … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Team Lotus

Classic Team Lotus Type 49 in China

Posted on 12th April 2019

Historic Moment for a Historic Car Classic Team Lotus are proud to announce Classic Team Lotus’s Type 49 was selected to appear in China, in celebration of the 1000th GP. Our very own Chris Dinnage is also there, overseeing preparation … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Team Lotus, SELOC

Seloc Visit to Classic Team Lotus. 23rd March 2019

Posted on 29th March 2019

When I arranged for a return visit to Classic Team Lotus at their new Workshop and storage facility for Saturday 23rd March I had no idea how popular this would prove. With 25 places on offer to attend, within two … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Team Lotus, SELOC | Tagged Classic Team Lotus

Race of Remembrance

Posted on 19th November 2017

“We will be back next year and we will win.” That defiant assertion is issued by an exhausted Dan Jude whose Lotus Exige has just staggered across the finish line at Anglesey after a torrid weekend of endurance racing in … Continue reading →

Posted in LoTRDC

Lotus Driving Academy re-opens at Hethel

Posted on 25th July 2017

Lotus are re-opening their popular Lotus Driving Academy, offering customers the opportunity to develop their driving abilities on the companies renowned Hethel test track. The revised courses see the reintroduction of the popular entry “Scare Yourself Sensible” experience, among others. … Continue reading →

Posted in Group Lotus, Motorsport

VIDEO: Clive Chapman Talks About Classic Team Lotus

Posted on 10th July 2017

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Anyone who goes to Hethel will know than an essential part of any visit is a tour of the Classic Team Lotus facilities. Later this year, they will be moving into a much larger and more modern purpose-built premises, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Team Lotus, Videos

Lotus Exige 360 Cup announced

Posted on 14th August 2015

Lotus announced today a new limited edition variant of Lotus Exige V6 Cup, the Lotus Exige 360 Cup. Limited to just 50 units, the Lotus Exige 360 Cup gets an eponymous 10 ps increase in power and new lightweight tailgate … Continue reading →

Posted in Group Lotus, Motorsport | Tagged Exige V6, Exige V6 Cup, Lotus Cars, Track Day

Lotus 3-Eleven launches at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Posted on 26th June 2015

After weeks of teasing Lotus pulled the covers off the new Lotus 3-Eleven this morning at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The new model, built upon the Exige V6 platform, produces 450bhp from a revised version of the Evora 400’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Group Lotus, Motorsport | Tagged 3-Eleven, Exige V6, Goodwood Festival of Speed

Lotus celebrates Formula 1 provenance with limited edition ‘Exige LF1’

Posted on 9th June 2014

Lotus unveiled a new special edition this week at the Canary Wharf Motorexpo – the Lotus F1 Team inspired Exige LF1. The LF1 features a number of unique additions over the standard Exige S model and is limited to just … Continue reading →

Posted in Group Lotus, Lotus F1 Team | Tagged Exige LF1, Exige S, Exige V6, Lotus F1 Team, Special Edition

LoTRDC – Rasse doubles up at Hockenheim

Posted on 17th April 2014

Gregory Rasse got his 2014 Lotus Cup Europe campaign off to the perfect start with a pair of race victories at Germany’s Hockenheim circuit. Racing on the bill of the annual Jim Clark Revival meeting, the Belgian’s Evora held off … Continue reading →

Posted in LoTRDC | Tagged 2014, Gregory Rasse, Hockenheim, Jim Clark, LoTRDC, Lotus Cup Europe, Parade