Author Archives: Thorburn

Lotus Cars – Something from the Weekend (9th July 2012)

Posted on 9th July 2012

Lotus may not have made the podium in the F1 this weekend, but both Raikkonen and Grosjean scored solid points and kept the team in 3rd place in the constructors championship. Elsewhere there were podiums in the GP2 and GP3, … Continue reading →

Posted in Group Lotus, GT Racing, Lotus F1 Team, Motorsport | Tagged ALMS, Claudio Berro, Conor Daly, Esteban Gutierrez, GP2, GP3, Indycar, James Calado, Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus Cars, Lotus F1 Team, Romain Grosjean, Simona de Silvestro, Something From The Weekend, Townsend Bell

Lotus F1 Team – British GP – Friday Practice

Posted on 7th July 2012

It was a day of limited running at Silverstone on Friday, with torrid conditions and a limited supply of full wet weather tyres for the weekend discouraging many from putting in any longer runs. Romain Grosjean put in the quickest … Continue reading →

Posted in Lotus F1 Team | Tagged British GP, Friday, Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 Team, Practice, Romain Grosjean

Lotus Cars – London Calling! ‘LOTUS ORIGINALS’ Regent Street Store Opens its Doors

Posted on 4th July 2012

The new Lotus Originals store on Londons famous Regent Street has opened it’s doors for business, just ahead of what is sure to be a busy time in the nations capital with international visitors travelling over for the Olympics. Discussion: … Continue reading →

Posted in Group Lotus | Tagged London, Lotus Originals, Open, Regent Street

Event Focus – SELOC ‘Down The Hatch’ Lotus Festival Camping – August 18th & 19th

Posted on 2nd July 2012

It’s nearly that time again, as the great and the good converge to celebrate all things Lotus at the Lotus Festival, and once again SELOC are there all weekend with exclusive on-site camping, which you can buy now through the … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Team Lotus, Group Lotus, GT Racing, LoTRDC, Motorsport, SELOC | Tagged Brands Hatch, Classic Team Lotus, Down The Hatch, Elise Trophy, Geoff Leppard, GT Cup Championship, LoTRDC, Lotus Cup UK, Lotus Festival, Lotus International Rally, Lotus Racing, Production BMW, Project 8 Racing, Sam Whatmough, Type 107C

Lotus Cars – Lotus Evora 414E Hybrid – it’s now a runner

Posted on 2nd July 2012

The Evora 414E Hybrid moves a step closer to becoming a reality as it begins dynamic and durability testing at the Lotus HQ in Hethel. Discussion: SELOC Chat – Lotus Evora 414E Hybrid – it’s now a runner Ahead of … Continue reading →

Posted in Group Lotus | Tagged Durability Testing, Evora 414E, Hethel, Hybrid, Lotus Cars, Testing

Video – Lotus Take To The Goodwood Hillclimb

Posted on 1st July 2012

If you didn’t make it to Goodwood this weekend then don’t despair, we’ve got video of almost all the cars on the hillclimb in the Lotus group on the Saturday, and the Exige S and Evora GTE in the Michelin … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Team Lotus, Group Lotus, GT Racing, Lotus F1 Team, Motorsport, Videos | Tagged Classic Team Lotus, Evora GTE, Evora GX, Exige R-GT, Exige S, Exige V6, Exos, F1, Goodwood Festival of Speed, Lotus F1 Team, R30, Type 25, Type 49B, Type 72, Type 79, Type 88B, Video, YouTube

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2012 – Gallery

Posted on 1st July 2012

The Goodwood Festival of Speed 2012 is almost over and Lotus made a fantastic showing as this years featured marque, with Group Lotus, Lotus F1 Team and Classic Team Lotus all present and putting on great show in with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Team Lotus, Group Lotus, GT Racing, Lotus F1 Team, Motorsport, SELOC | Tagged Classic Team Lotus, Gallery, Gerry Judah, Goodwood Festival of Speed, Group Lotus, Lotus, Lotus Cars, Lotus F1 Team, Photos

Lotus Cars – Something From The Weekend – 26th June 2012

Posted on 26th June 2012

It was a packed weekend of motorsport, with podium finishes in the F1, GP2 and GP3, along with the first outing for the Exige R-GT as course car at the Ypres Rally in Belgium. FORMULA ONE – EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX … Continue reading →

Posted in GT Racing, Lotus F1 Team, Motorsport | Tagged Exige R-GT, Geko Ypres Rally, GP2, GP3, Indycar, Johnny Mowlem, Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 Team, Lotus Sport UK, Romain Grosjean, Simona de Silvestro, Team Bullrun

SELOC Speed Championship – Castle Combe, Dick Mayo Sprint – Photos

Posted on 26th June 2012

A total of 5 SELOC’ers took part in Round 6 of this years SELOC Speed Championship at Castle Combe’s ‘Dick Mayo’ Sprint this weekend. The event saw over 150 cars taking part, with a large portion of the entries being … Continue reading →

Posted in Motorsport | Tagged Castle Combe, Dick Mayo, Elise, Gallery, Photos, SELOC Speed Championship, VX220

Lotus Cars – Goodwood – Lotus Headlines the Loudest Summer Festival of Them All

Posted on 25th June 2012

With this years Goodwood Festival of Speed just a few short days away Lotus have let slip some of what we can expect to see from the marque, which is taking centre stage at the show for 2012! Forty Lotus … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Team Lotus, Group Lotus, GT Racing, Lotus F1 Team, Motorsport | Tagged Classic Team Lotus, Clive Chapman, Evora 414E, Evora GX, Exige R-GT, Exige S, Gerry Judah, Goodwood Festival of Speed, Lotus Cars, Lotus F1 Team