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Despite the fact that the Lotus Elan has been (and continues to be [35] [36]) used extensively for racing it was Lotus' first car that was not designed with racing in mind. (The earlier Lotus Elite was designed as a road car and also to compete in high-efficiency classes at Le Mans. [37]) Nevertheless, because owners assumed that all Lotus cars ...
Other Cosworth engines based on the Lotus-Ford Twin Cam include the Mk.XV for the Lotus 26R and Lotus Cortina (almost all for Team Lotus and affiliated teams) and the Mk.XVI, a version of the Mk.XIII for the 1.5 Liter Class. Cosworth designed its own aluminium reverse-flow 2-valve gear-driven SOHC cylinder head for the same Ford 116E block.
Chassis 353, Graham Hill's 1958 Monaco Grand Prix car. The Lotus Twelve was the first to use the infamous Lotus Queerbox transaxle. [1] [2] This was developed to be, in typical Colin Chapman fashion, the smallest and lightest five-speed transmission possible, also to have a low driveshaft line allowing a low driving position, thus lower centre of mass and air resistance.
Pages in category "Lotus racing cars" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. Lotus 11;
Leonard E. Terry (11 February 1924 – 25 August 2014) [1] [2] was an English racing car designer and engineer, known for his work with Lotus, BRM and Eagle.He also designed chassis for many other teams, including ERA and Aston Martin and produced his own car in which he competed.
John Jeremy Miles (14 June 1943 – 8 April 2018) [1] was a British racing driver from England. He participated in 15 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, making his debut on 6 July 1969, in the Lotus 63 4-wheel drive F1 car for which he was the official Team Lotus test driver.
In 2010 Cosworth returned as the engine supplier for Williams and three new teams; Hispania Racing, Lotus Racing and Virgin Racing. The CA2010 is the same 2.4-litre V8 base of the CA2006 used by Williams, but has been re-tuned for the then-mandated 18,000 rpm limit required on all engines, down from its original 20,000 rpm implementation. [25]
Seven Elise GT1 racing chassis were built, by G.T.I. racing; and financed and owned by Toine Hezemans and new President Roman Artioli, 2 cars going to the factory team GT1 Lotus Racing (1 car run by Fabien Giroix's First Racing) as well as privateers GBF UK and Martin Veyhle Racing. The factory GT1 Lotus Racing team and Veyle racing would be ...