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Issue 177 has been arriving with subscribers this week, featuring the magazines ever popular Evo Car of the Year.
While the new Exige S has yet to begin customer deliveries after numerous delays it’s safe to say it impressed the judges – although we won’t spoil the surprise with where it finished.
This months issue also comes with a DVD showing the cars on road and track.
Discussion: SELOC Chat – EVO 2012 Car Of The Year (spoiler for those that will moan!)
Snows Group have sent out an email today confirming rumors that their plans for a Lotus dealership in Hedge End have been put on hold until such a point that Lotus’s future is more certain.
The full email can be found below.
Discussion: SELOC Chat – Lotus Hedge End…. Continue reading
The November meet at The Frog and Wicket in Eversley Cross is looking to have a great turn-out, giving people a great chance to get their cars out and catch up before the winter weather takes hold.
Held on the 3rd of November from 1pm, the pub serves food until 2:30pm, there is a kids playground out the back and even dogs and VX220 owners are welcome!
You can find out more and sign up in the Event Calendar.
Image courtesy of Snappyracers.com
Steve Train took the fiercely contested Lotus Cup UK Supersport title this weekend in the season finale at Snetterton.
Bentley races Train for Snetterton spoils
Steve Train was crowned Lotus Cup UK SuperSport champion at Snetterton after a tense final round, in which both winner Rob Fenn and runner-up Glenn Sherwood, sharing with Jamie Stanley, could have taken the title. Continue reading
Former Formula 1 World Champion and Team Lotus driver, Mario Andretti, drove the inaugural lap of the new Circuit of the Americas circuit this weekend in his 1978 championship winning Lotus-Ford Type 79.
Discussion: SELOC Chat – Type 79 around the Circuit of the Americas
This weekend saw the latest in a series of events organised by Michael Hipperson, with Red Bull Racing Team Principle Christian Horner being joined by F1 journalist Peter Windsor and 160 motorsport enthusiasts at the BRDC Clubhouse to find out how he rose from aspiring racing driver to the lead roll in one of Formula 1’s top teams – taking in tales of Juan Pablo Montoya’s encyclopaedic knowledge of Europe’s McDonald’s and countryside walks with Sebastian Vettel and a donkey along the way to name just a couple.
There was a serious side to the evening as well of course, with Martin Donnelly taking to the floor as guest auctioneer for the evening and helping raise over £22,000 for the Little Haven Hospice, which provides respite breaks, symptom control and end-of-life care for young children.
Discussion: SELOC Chat – Last night with Christian Horner BRDC Silverstone + PICS
Next weekend sees Snetterton play host to the final rounds of this years LoTRDC Lotus Cup UK and Elise Trophy series in what is sure to be a great weekend of racing.
Not only will there be a pair 20 minute Elise Trophy races and the hour long Lotus Cup UK race to decide which of the half dozen remaining contenders will take this years Lotus Cup UK SuperSport championship, but also Radical, Formula 3, Golf GTI and VAG Trophy racing as well.
Tickets are available for £10 on the MSVR site or for £13 on the gate.
Details: LoTRDC – 2012 Lotus Motorsport Calendar
Discussion: Events – LoTRDC – Snetterton – Final ET & Lotus Cup UK rounds of 2012 – 28th.Oct.12
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The race reports for the LoTRDC Elise Trophy and Lotus Cup UK races at Donington Park are now available on the LoTRDC website.
Andrew Bentley took victory in both rounds of the Elise Trophy, inheriting the win in the first after Rob Boston retired from the lead, before beating the series pace-setter in a straight fight in the second.
In the Lotus Cup UK race Fenn and Wilcox took the overall victory in their Duratec powered Motorsport Elise, a full lap ahead of the Honda powered Maidstone Sports Cars driven by Adrian Hall.
Stuart Plotnek took his first win of the year in the Production class
Source: Elise Trophy Report: Donington Park 6/10
Source: Lotus Cup UK Race Report: Donington Park 6/10
This weekends Korean GP was a fairly low key affair for both Lotus F1 Team drivers, with both Raikkonen and Grosjean maintaining their grid positions and scoring points for the team, keeping hold of both the teams 4th place in the Constructors championship and Raikkonen’s 3rd in the drivers.
Raikkonen started the race in 5th and lost out in the early battling, dropping behind the Ferrari of Massa and unable to attack down the main DRS straight due to a long yellow flag for the stricken Mercedes of Rosberg who retired on lap 2. Hamilton’s suspension woes allowed Raikkonen back up to 5th however, which he held until the end.
Grosjean, unlike in many of the races this year, was able to keep out of trouble in the opening laps but lacked the pace to trouble the cars in front.
Source: Lotus F1 Team – Consolidation – 2012 Korean Grand Prix [Report + Pictures]
Discussion: Chapman Arms – GP Korea
This years SELOC Speed Championship finished last weekend with the final round at Debden and the final results are now in, with David Pollard taking overall victory ahead of Class C leader Martyn Cutler by just 8 points.
David was able to take the overall victory despite running the least powerful car in the series thanks to the handicap system, allowing cars of different power and weight levels to compete on a level playing field.
If you’re interested in competing in next years Nitron SELOC Speed Championship 2013 then be sure to check out our Sprinting forum.
Discussion: Sprinting – SELOC Speed Champs 2012 – Final Results
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