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What's new?On this page you will find a list with the latest Lotus related news, and a list of the most recent changes on the Lotus Drivers Guide website. In this way it is easy for you to see what is new on these pages. The most recent update was on 01-08-2010. I like to thank everybody who is sending emails with information and/or images!! You can contact us here if you wish. I do know that there is still a lot of work to be done on this website, and to be honest, I hope there allways will be as I do this as a hobby! As it is a hobby and not a business, I will take my time to do it. So please be patient and see the website grow from time to time. Lotus news headlines: |
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September 2010 |
3 September 2010 The new Seven
New in the modelcar section of this website:
Lotus Racing: looking ahead at the next Grand Prix, Monza Race day is the 12th September, which is exactly one year to the day since the team heard that their entry into the 2010 Formula One™ World Championship had been accepted. New in the classifieds section: Elise S1 50th Anniversary for sale. 1 September 2010 Lotus Racing: Nabil Jeffri becomes youngest F1
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August 2010 |
30 August 2010 The August newsletter has been send to al subscribers Lotus Racing Belgian Grand Prix report. 29 August 2010 After the Belgian Grand Prix; the results of the practice and race in Belgium and the new standings. New in the modelcar section of this website:
28 August 2010 About Paris.... Lotus will take four all-new models to Paris, including two (!)
hybrids. But it will take 1 to 2 years before these cars will actually
be for sale. Spa brings out the best in Lotus Racing Belgian Gand Prix Friday practice
Belgian Grand Prix 2010 results, click here New Lotus Evora Cup/GT4 race car and four Lotus 2-Eleven GT4 race
cars take on the Nürburgring. The new Lotus Evora Cup/GT4 makes its
racing debut this weekend (28th-29th August 2010) in the hands of Lotus
rookie driver Ollie Hancock. 27 august 2010 As expected (see my comments from 10 days ago) Lotus has announced the more powerfull Evora S. The 3.5 litre V6 engine is now delivering 350 BHP. The new Evora S comes with a sportpack as standard featuring a ‘sport’ button which allows the driver to control throttle response and activate the exhaust by-pass valve.
And the announcement goes on introducing the IPS (Intelligent Precision Shift) option. A 6 speed automatic gearbox good for a superior automatic driving experience, according to Lotus. This new gearbox will be available with the 280 BHP version of the engine.
Both cars will be presented to the public at the comming Paris Autoshow. Read more here. 24 August 2010 Spark has just presented their new Lotus Type 76 model in 1/43, made from resin.
The car was intended to be a more advanced version of the Lotus 72, powered by the Ford Cosworth DFV and featuring modified aerodynamics, a lighter chassis, longer wheelbase and a narrower, lower monocoque. The car had problems with the electronic gearchange, the engine installation and the weight bias was out of sync. The project was abandonned in favour of keeping the Type 72 competitive. Newsletter - don't worry, it will come. I have some other things that keep me busy so it is later than usual, sorry for that! 22 August 2010 New model from AutoArt; the Lotus Cortina Mk I in scale 1/18 as used by Jim McKeown. This is a 'limited edition' with certificate, 750 pieces will be produced.
17 August 2010 At Lotus the marketing people have found a new way to attract the attention of the press; sending out an e-mail with parts of information 'by mistake'.... Anyhow, we can expect the new Evora S and the new Evora Automatic at the Paris show, so much is clear now. These two cars will be tested at the famous Nordschleife of the Nürnburgring in Germany on 16, 17 and 18 August 2010. So it is likely that some images will pop up these days. An Autoweek video interview about the new Lotus Exos (T125), see the videopage. 14 August 2010 Modelcar news; AutoArt just announced that will be producing a replica of the the Lotus Cortina MkI that Jim Clark drove to victory at Crystal Palace in 1964.
11 August 2010 The Exos Experience by Lotus. The Exos Experience, initiated and operated by Lotus Motorsport, is an elite club. A club in which the limited number of Lotus 125 owner drivers can refine their driving skills and challenge themselves in Formula 1™ inspired technology combined with expert one-to-one advice from former Grand Prix drivers and trainers. Read more here. 10 August 2010 A Lotus Type 33 model made from crystal! Reed more about it in the comming newsletter or have a look at the Type 33 page in the modelcar section of the website, click here.
8 August 2010 The new Lotus T125 is named Exos. As
expected it is a track car. Looking at it, it is based on a Formula One
car and underneath the body we will find F1 technology and a Cosworth V8
engine. The car looks like one of the F1 cars as we know them today.
7 August 2010 Heikki Kovalainen talks about the next Grand Prix, to be held in Spa after the summer break. Insight from the Lotus Racing driver on his thoughts of this legendary circuit. An official Lotus Racing video. Look here. 6 August 2010 Lotus T125
Lotus Racing accelerates young driver development plan. Lotus Racing has today confirmed its commitment to embracing young talent with the announcement that Nabil Jeffri, the 16 year old Malaysian karting prodigy currently competing in Formula BMW Pacific with Eurasia Motorsport, will be driving for the fastest new F1™ team at an aero test the team will be running in early September at an undisclosed location in the UK. Read more here. Lotus Racing was the winning team during the Formula One Golf Challenge last Tuesday! A team of four took on teams from across the grid, including McLaren and Mercedes, and walked away with the two trophies everyone was competing for. Chris Leslie, Dave Freeman, Jon Daly and John Gleeson have did make Lotus Racing proud with their victory. 3 August 2010 New from Vanguards is their Sunbeam Lotus 1/43 model in moonstone, should be available from your modelcar specialist soon! More Sunbeam Lotus models can be seen here.
2 August 2010 Lotus Racing enjoyed an excellent day in the heat of the Hungarian Grand Prix with Heikki Kovalainen finishing 14th and Jarno Trulli just behind in 15th. A very exciting race, full of incidents throughout the grid, saw the Anglo / Malaysian squad firmly consolidate their position at the top of the new team chart, sending the team into the summer break full of confidence for the challenges that lay ahead when the Championship reconvenes in late August. Read more here. 1 August 2010 All practice results for the Hungarian Grand Prix 2010 are now available here and the latest standings can be found here. A changed layout for the first page of this website, all the news is now also visable on page one. For more easy reading we still have the "news" page
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July 2010 |
31 July 2010 Hungarian Grand Prix Qualifying The future starts here, these are the words you can see at the website www.lotuscars.com together with a countdown clock. Lotus will show news at the comming carshow in Paris and is doing everything to attract attention. You can even download a countdown screensaver. Hungarian Grand Prix Friday Practice The practice results for the Hungarian Grand Prix 2010 are now available here. Will Lotus Cars be designing aero packages for Indy cars? 28 July 2010 Heikki Kovalainen talks ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix 2010, and gives us his insight into the track, the country and his thoughts on the race ahead, look here. DuPont Refinish joins Lotus Racing as an official
technical supplier. 27 July 2010 Lotus Racing Hungarian Grand Prix preview 26 July 2010 German Grand Prix 2010 All the German GP results are here and the latest standings can be found here.
24 July 2010 New on the
links
page: Anyat diecast restorations The first practice results for the German Grand Prix 2010 are now available here. German Grand Prix Qualifying German GP Friday practice 21 July 2010 See what Jarno Trulli has to say about the comming German Grand Prix in this new videoclip, look here. 20 July 2010 Over 120,000 fans are expected on race day at Hockenheim, and, for many of them, seeing the green and yellow Lotus Racing livery back on track will be an emotional moment. read the Lotus Racing German Grand Prix Preview, click here. New on the videoclip page:
73 Days to go. 35 Years after the introduction of the Lotus Esprit, something breathtaking will happen once again. Once more in Paris. Once more at the Motor Show. Perhaps a new Esprit? Perhaps not. Or perhaps even more? Read more here, or go the the startpage of the press releases section here. Lotus Racing confirmed that Fairuz Fauzy will be driving during free pratice 1 at Hockenheim. Read more here. If you like to see more Lotus Racing press releases, please look here. The commemorative Special Edition RGB (Roger Becker) Elise SC and Exige S are now available in England. 19 July 2010 Images have been added in the modelcar section, for the 1/24 Elite slotcar body by Lancer and for the Type 29 1/25 kit by Frog 15 July 2010 Lotus Racing Prints Maybe you have already noticed it, Lotus Racing has recently started an extra website where the fans can obtain prints from the races and also signed merchandise like caps and shirts. If you like to know more, look here.
14 July 2010 Team Lotus name back in Formula One? New on the videoclip page: Heikki Kovalainen talks about the Silverstone track ahead of
the British Grand Prix 2010. Insight into a track guide and his thoughts
on the race ahead. 13 July 2010 New on the videoclip page: Lotus Racing Grand Prix view - Silverstone 2010. Fairuz Fauzy talks about the circuit so close to his UK home and what it means to be driving in Friday's Practice. Lotus Racing Grand Prix view - Valencia 2010 (500 and racing...). Jarno Trulli tells us about the European Grand Prix Circuit, ahead of the Valencia Grand Prix weekend, the challenges of the track and what it means to be a part of this historic landmark for the Lotus name. 12 july 2010 The July newsletter was distributed free to all subscribers. New in the F1 Press Releases section: The British Grand Prix 2010, Lotus Racing were happy after a double finish, read about it here. An update on the results of the British Grand Prix and on the Formula One standings, please click here 11 July 2010 Lotus Racing was again the best of the new teams during the British Grand Prix qualifying. Read more. New in the F1 Press Releases section: AirAsia X & Lotus Racing partnership takes of. AirAsia X officially announced a partnership with Lotus Racing, during the British Grand Prix held at Silverstone. Read more.
10 July 2010 In the F1 Press Releases section you can see the first practice results from the British Grand Prix 2010 (Silverstone) Lotus Racing’s Silverstone Friday Practice debut was a day of mixed fortunes, with Heikki Kovalainen completing 41 laps and finishing under a second behind Alguersuari’s Toro Rosso, but Fairuz Fauzy and Jarno Trulli both suffering technical issues that curtailed their running. Read more. Dell joins Lotus Racing as an official technical supplier. Dell’s technology solutions have already been integrated across the company to form a robust infrastructure to support the business. Read more. LG helping Lotus Racing push forward. LG, the Korean electronics giant which is now in its second year as an active supporter of F1™, is now very visible both on and off track with Lotus Racing. Read more. Group Lotus today confirmed the forthcoming departure of Chief Operating Officer Frank Tuch. Read more. 9 July 2010
Modelcar
news: the earlier announced
Type 47 "Snorkel" by Spark (1/43) will be produced now, here is a
first image. Can't wait to see the real thing, as the green stripes
almost look like black to me on this image. 7 July 2010 Lotus Racing Silverstone preview 5 July 2010 Lotus Racing has today confirmed that Fairuz Fauzy will be driving in Friday Practice for the team at four more races in 2010, adding to the mileage he already has under his belt from the pre-season tests at Jerez and Barcelona. Read more in the press releases section. 4 July 2010 I recently found some pullback cars made by the Japanese company Kirin Wonda, here are for your information the 98T and the 99T. The models are made from plastic and about 5 cms long. Made in 2009.
4 July 2010 Suspension specialists GAZ have just introduced a new
coilover kit for the Lotus Elise.
3 July 2010 News about
model cars; the
Ebbro
Lotus 47 models that have been announced earlier this year, are now
available in the specialist shops.
1 July 2010 Lotus Racing has today announced that it is throwing open the doors of its factory in Hingham, UK, for fans to take an exclusive look behind the scenes of the inner workings of the fastest new team in the Formula One™ World Championship. See the full story in the press releases section of the website. 1 July 2010 Minichamps has announced a 1/43 replica of the Lotus 79 that Jean-Pierre Jarier drove in the 1978 Canadian GP. This was Jarnier's second race for Lotus that year, after he was drafted in to fill the seat that Ronnie Peterson left following his fatal accident. Minichamps has also announced a 1/43 replica of the Lotus 79 that Nigel Mansell used in his first Formula 1 Test Drive at Paul Ricard in 1979
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