Author Archives: Thorburn

Elise Club Racer makes the Evo COTY 2011 line up

Issue 164 of Evo Magazine is landing on the mats of subscribers, and it’s the fabled eCOTY (Evo Car of the Year) issue… While we of course won’t reveal the winner of the competition we are of course delighted to … Continue reading

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CBT.my – Lotus opens first showroom in Beijing

The Malaysian site CBT.my has posted up news of the opening of the first Lotus showroom in China. The new showroom in Beijing and opened by Lotus China is the first of 30 showrooms which the company is planning to … Continue reading

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Autosport – Formula 1 chiefs approve name changes for Lotus, Renault and Virgin

Autosport brings news that the F1 Commission has today approved name changes for the Lotus, Renault and Virgin Formula 1 teams. The move sees Team Lotus renaming to Caterham, while the Lotus sponsored Renault team becomes Lotus, and pending approval … Continue reading

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Essex Double Header Weekend Report

The Essex region took a trip across the channel to France for a long weekend of socialising and track days last weekend, taking in the delights of the the Clastres and Ecuyers circuits with Lotus-on-Track. Essex Regional Liasson MARK-L has … Continue reading

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LoTRDC – Lotus on Track TV 2011 – Programme 5

The LoTRDC have posted the latest TV show in the LoTRDC series up online, featuring racing from the Lotus Cup Europe, Lotus Cup UK and Elise Trophy at Spa Francorchamps, along with a look at the design and development of … Continue reading

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Autumn Autosolo – October 2011

Oxford Motor Club held the second of their popular Autosolo events on the 23rd of October and were kind enough to extend an invitation to SELOC members to compete. A number of SELOC members answered the call, with Merlin coming … Continue reading

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LoTRDC – Lotus 1000km set to provide fireworks this Saturday

LoTRDC have sent through their official press release for the upcoming Brands Hatch 1000km race, you can find it below. BTCC racer Paul O’Neill returns to defend his 2010 victory The second running of the Lotus 1000km takes place this … Continue reading

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Goodwood Festival of Speed 2012 to Celebrate 60 Years of Lotus Engineering

The main Goodwood Festival of Speed 2012 theme has been announced as ‘Young Guns – Born to Win’, focusing on drivers, riders, designers and engineers who made a significant impact on the world of motorsport. Along with this they’ll also … Continue reading

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Lotus Cars – Group Lotus Secures British Government Backing

Good news for Lotus, who’ve announced they’ve secured funding from the second round of the Regional Growth Fund. The total figure is believed to be around the £10 million mark. Group Lotus awarded multi million Regional Growth Fund The Department … Continue reading

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Event Focus – Brands Hatch Lotus 1000km

The Lotus Cup UK and Elise Trophy seasons may be over, but the LoTRDC still have one more event up their sleeve—the gruelling Brands Hatch 1000km Endurance Race on November 5th. Now in it‘s second year, the Brand Hatch Lotus … Continue reading

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