Lotus sadly announced that designer Oliver Winterbottom passed away on November 6, 2020. Oliver was one of the most innovative...
Imagine it’s the mid-1990s again and cars were still somewhat raw. The rapid development of technology brought computers into our...
A beautifully restored Lotus Elite Series 1 will be available in an upcoming auction with Stratas Auctions commencing on the 18th of November 2020. Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Judge and British marque expert mechanic Roy Miller was commissioned to complete the restoration of this immaculate car. The Lotus Elite, which...
The all-electric Lotus Evija hypercar made its public première at Goodwood SpeedWeek where it joined the historic racetrack and took part in...
The fastest breed of racing cars is set to join many of the world’s rarest and most beautiful classic cars...
Lotus is launching a new Certificate of Provenance programme, revealing the first recipient as a stunning and celebrated Turbo Esprit that was the final ‘company car’ of Lotus founder Colin Chapman. The 1981 model, which was also driven by UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher during a visit to Norfolk, has...
Formula Ford was a specification racing series created on the idea that the best drivers would win if they were...
John Watson Jean-Luc Thérier Danny Ongais Jackie Stewart 1 Ayrton Senna enters and wins his first go-kart race (1973). 3...
The French Grand Prix; Charade (Clermont-Ferrand), June 27, 1965 The great Jim Clark drifting the works Lotus 25 on this “miniature Nürburgring” circuit in central France. Clark dominated the race, breaking the lap record 15 times, while going on to an easy victory. He wore a bandana covering his face,...
On May 29, 1960, Sir Stirling Moss drove his Lotus 18 for almost three hours of punishing racing, battling through...
It was 35 years ago today (April 21), in monsoon conditions, that a determined young Brazilian raced to his first...
Indianapolis 500, May 30, 1963 Jim Clark in his Lotus-Ford. He qualified on the second row and finished second overall, after a close race with Parnelli Jones. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PO Box 8204, Stamford, CT 06905 USA., Tel: (203) 461-9804 • Fax: (203) 968-2970 E-mail: info@klemcoll.com •...
Goodwood will be flying the flag for two icons of British motorsport with its high-speed demonstrations at the 78th Members’ Meeting...
Can you imagine the sheer agony if you were a Formula One fan and had to watch two dozen Grand...
For the majority of VR’s readers, 2019 has been the 50th anniversary of Formula Ford, although it actually started in England in 1967. The nativity stories vary, but most come down to racing schools putting a perky standard engine into a racecar to create something that students could use and...
One of the most memorable motor races I have ever seen was broadcast from the 1959 Easter Monday Goodwood Meeting...
Lotus legend Jim Clark – a national hero, one of the greatest drivers of his generation and a true motorsport...
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is teaming up with Spotfund – an all-new and innovative fundraising platform that supports only 501(c)(3) non-profits – to close out the funding required to get Dan Gurney’s legendary Lotus 29/1 back on the racetrack. The IMS Museum’s Restoration department is getting ever closer to...
Even a weekend of changeable weather conditions at Road America couldn’t stop some great racing for Masters USA, at the...
Photo Gallery from the June 13-14, 2019, FIA Masters Formula One races at Mt. Tremblant, Canada...
Circuit Mont-Tremblant was the stunning mountainous backdrop this last weekend for the crowd-pleasing Masters Historic Formula One USA cars, as they took center stage at the HMSA Sommet des Legendes event. In Saturday’s Race One, pole sitter Gregory Thornton (Lotus 91/5) set a good swift pace to lead the pack,...
Katsu Kubota (Lotus 91) and James Davison (Lotus 81) took a win a piece, in the Masters Historic Formula One...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 it became an...
Neville Lederle, the 1963 South Africa Champion driver, has passed away at aged 80. Lederle was one of the few privateers to score a world championship point in Formula One. This he did in the 1962 South African Greand Prix, driving his 4-cylinder Lotus 21-Climax, when he finished 6th at...
Since the first race in 1911, the Indianapolis 500 has always been considered America’s greatest race, attracting huge crowds and...
We are frequently told that Formula One is at the cutting edge of technology, but that has been true only...
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum will honor 1969 Indianapolis 500 winner Mario Andretti and his illustrious racing career with the exhibit, “Mario Andretti: ICON,” presented by Shell V-Power NiTRO+, opening to the public Wednesday, May 1. The exhibit is part of a comprehensive 50th anniversary celebration of Andretti’s dramatic victory at...
My association with Team Lotus covered the period from October 1975 until May 1984. After the second season, and particularly...
December 2018 David Hobbs Zora Arkus-Duntov Divina Galica James Hunt 1– Divina Galica tests a Hesketh 308E-Ford F1 car at Snetterton,...
Lotus needs your help in tracking down the long-lost Lotus Mark I, the first car built by company founder Colin Chapman. Built in London in 1948, its whereabouts have been unknown for over 60 years. As the British marque continues its 70th celebrations, it wants fans from around the world...
