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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 ...
The Lotus 25 was the first monocoque chassis in F1, the 49 was the first car of note to use the engine as a stressed member, the Lotus 56 Indycar was powered by a gas turbine engine and was fitted with four-wheel drive, the Lotus 63 was the first mid-engined F1 car to race with four-wheel drive, and the 72 broke new ground in aerodynamics.
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;
Hill's Historic Career started when he drove solo in his sponsor Richard Wheeler's John Danby Racing-prepared Lotus Elan 26R in the Pre 66 GT Race at the 2018 Silverstone Classic, Hill fought his way into the lead, and in a remarkable display kept the Shelby Cobras, E-Type Jaguars and TVR Griffiths behind to become the first-ever overall winner ...
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.
sports car, roadster: 2000 2021 Europa S Emira Elise: 111 roadster 1996 2021 Elan S2 Emira 3-Eleven: 129 speedster: 2015 2018 2-Eleven 2-Eleven: 122 speedster 2007 2011 340R 3-Eleven Europa S: 121 sports car 2006 2010 Esprit Exige 340R: 117 speedster 2000 2000 2-Eleven Elan S2: 100 roadster 1989 1995 Elise Excel: 89 grand tourer 1982 1992 Eclat ...
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.
"It was the only way to drive the car" said Marshall, "although the Elan had to be driven neatly". Also in 1966 Marshall raced Roy Ensor's 1275 Mini-Cooper S and a near-standard TVR 1800S Mk 3 in marque events, with some success. In the Brands Hatch six-hour race the car was very well placed when a wheel fell off with only a few minutes to go.