The brochures are available in English, French, German and Italian and cover the MY12 Evora, Elise and Exige models – although the Exige is listed as a ‘mini-brochure’. You can find direct links to the English language brochures below.

MY12 Lotus Evora
MY12 Lotus Elise
MY12 Lotus Exige S

Source: Issuu – Lotus Cars
Discussion: SELOC Chat – MY12 Brochures available on Issuu

The team will be running a single 2012 Lotus Evora GTE with drivers Bill Sweedler and former Indycar Rookie of the year Townsend Bell. For more details you can find the full press release below.

Source: Lotus Cars – Team Lotus AJR
Discussion: SELOC Chat – Lotus Cars – Team Lotus AJR

Lotus Racing and Alex Job Racing form Team Lotus AJR to compete in American Le Mans Series

- Bell and Sweedler to drive

- Battery Tender, Yokohama and WilliamRast sponsors

Hethel, England and Tavares, Fla., (February 15, 2012) — Lotus Racing and Alex Job Racing are joining forces to compete for the American Le Mans Series GT (ALMS) championship beginning in 2012. The team will be known as Lotus Alex Job Racing (AJR). The factory endorsed sportscar team will focus its primary efforts in North America.

Team Lotus AJR will campaign the 2012 Lotus Evora GTE car beginning with the ALMS Long Beach Grand Prix, April 14, 2012.

Alex Job, team principal of Team Lotus AJR Racing said, “I am truly excited to announce the partnership between Lotus and Alex Job Racing in North America. Our efforts and ability to attract Lotus is a testament to the hard work that AJR has put in over the past several years. This partnership, along with our key sponsor’s Battery Tender, Yokohama, and WilliamRast represent a new chapter for our seasoned organization and for the ALMS.

I’m especially excited to announce my partnership with Bill Sweedler, Townsend Bell, and Colin Dyne (CEO, WilliamRast) in forging this long-term relationship with Lotus Motorsports. We collectively look forward to representing this iconic sportscar brand for years to come in GT racing.”

Dany Bahar, CEO of Group Lotus said, “we are focused on winning – Alex Job has one of the best records in sportscar racing. We look forward to working together and developing a top-tier team over the coming years. Racing is a core component of the Lotus brand, and we are thrilled to have this new partnership to further enhance our winning race heritage.”

Alex Job has confirmed that Indy Car driver Townsend Bell will be joining the team and partnering behind the wheel with two-time ALMS Founders Cup winner and AJR driver Bill Sweedler.

“We are delighted to welcome Townsend to the Lotus AJR Racing family,” Job continued. “Townsend comes from a distinguished career in IndyCar racing and open-wheel in the U.S. and Europe. His natural speed and personality will make for a successful partnership with Lotus AJR Racing, Battery Tender, Yokohama, WilliamRast, and veteran AJR co-driver Sweedler.

Bell’s racing pedigree boasts an Indy Lights Championship in 2001, Rookie of the year in 2000, and 12 top-five finishes in the Indy Car Series. He finished fourth in the 2009 Indy 500 and was the first American to have a podium finish in the FIA Formula 3000 series.

Sweedler added, “I am really excited about 2012 and driving with Townsend – he will be a strong addition to the team. I had a fantastic time working with AJR for the last couple of years and am honored to continue as one of their drivers. Alex and his team run a first class operation just like Lotus. It will be a strong partnership.”

Townsend Bell stated “Having the chance to represent such a great brand like Lotus is simply awesome. The fact that I get to work with one of the best teams in sportscar racing is icing on the cake. I’m really fired up to work with AJR and Bill Sweedler in what will undoubtedly be a great adventure. Time to buckle up!”

Team Lotus AJR also announced sponsorship from Battery Tender, Yokohama and WilliamRast for 2012.

The team will be returning to Barcelona for the third and final pre-season test between the 1st and 4th of March.

Source: Lotus F1 Team – We Can Work It Out
Discussion: SELOC Chat – Lotus suspend second pre-season test

The chassis is being sent back to Enstone for analysis and will be replaced by the E20-01 car tomorrow which topped the times for 2012 cars in Jerez.

You can read the full details over on the Lotus F1 Team website.

Lotus HVM Racing are one of 3 teams which will be running Lotus Twin Turbo V6 engines for the 2012 season.

Source: Lotus Cars – Lotus HVM Racing 2012 Season Launch

The car, liveried in the style of the Esprit used in the Bond film “For Your Eyes Only”, was used by Lotus for promotional activities in the French Alps and comes fully loaded with the Premium, Tech and Sports Packs along with many other desirable options including the Close Ratio Gearbox, and has just over 13,000 miles on the clock.

Source: Lotus Silverstone – James Bond Evora
Discussion: SELOC Chat – £30,000 barrier broken!

They’ve also got a link through to the full Exige S brochure on Issuu which we spotted the other week.

Source: Lotus Cars – More about the car
Discussion: SELOC Chat – New Exige S video

Discussion: SELOC Chat -Brands Media Day – Pics & F1 content

LoTRDC get ready for busy 2012 season

Lotus on Track Racing Drivers Club launched their 2012 season at the MotorSport Vision Racing Media Day yesterday (Tuesday), which will see continued expansion in their sixth year of racing. The Elise Trophy continues to provide some of the UK’s finest club racing, whilst Lotus Cup Europe visits some of the continent’s finest venues.

The biggest change for this season will be the addition of a new championship as Lotus Cup UK splits into Production and Supersport categories, the latter for the faster Exige Cup, 211 and Open classes. The Lotus Cup’s Evora class is renamed V6 Cup and opened up to include the many Evora variants and the imminent Exige V6 model. The power-to-weight regulations of these faster classes ensure that the championship is decided on driving ability and team strategy.

Entering the V6 class for a shot at the Supersport championship will be LoTRDC veteran Steve Williams, who is one of the first racers to take advantage of Lotus Racing’s new GTN kit. The comprehensive package, announced at January’s Autosport International show, allows drivers to convert their existing road cars into a race version and includes bodywork, suspension and powertrain upgrades. Williams’ commitment to Lotus racing has seen him win in the Production and 2-Eleven classes, plus the former Modified class, since renamed Open.

Williams was also taking part in the track sessions, driving Mark Gooday’s SW Lotus/Ashdown Music black and gold 2-Eleven, whilst BJ Chong and Paul McNeily ran their 2010 1000km-winning Fox Motorsport Exige and Paul Pattison lapped the number 2 guest car that has seen action with Land Speed Record holder Wing Commander Andy Green and BBC F1 presenter Jake Humphrey at the wheel.

Adding to the Lotus flavour, there were two guest cars to promote the Lotus Festival, taking place on 18-19 August.  An Elan was representing a recently-announced race celebrating the diminutive sportscar’s 50^th anniversary year, whilst Steve Griffiths brought along his 1989 Lotus 101, which was once driven by both Nelson Piquet and Satoru Nakjima, and completed some well-received laps of the circuit.

…Lotus’ philosophy has always been ‘less is more’. Now, with a display of true fighting spirit, we’ll take this one step further in Geneva.

Who: Group Lotus
What: Something breezy, something loud, something ice-cold, and some other interesting elements
When: 11.15am (CET)
Why: Because we’ll blow the roof off…

So what do you think it could be? Convertible Evora? A preview of one of the next generation cars? Or something else entirely? Let us know in our forums…

Source: Lotus Cars – MAXIMUM Exposure

This V8 engined monster was raced in 1989 by Satoru Nakajima and also thrilling crowds at the Lotus Festival for the second year in a row, having also made an appearance last year at Snetterton.

Also out on track were cars from the Elise Trophy and Lotus Cup UK, including the new Evora GTS, which offers a lower cost alternative to the Evora GT4 race car.

You can find more pictures in our gallery below, users pictures and videos from the day in our forum thread, and more details on the MSVR website.