The 4 parts to programme 8 featuring Lotus Cup UK and the Lotus on Track Elise Trophy at Brands Hatch for the season finale. Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four

The 4 parts to programme 7 featuring Lotus Cup Europe, Lotus Cup UK and Elise Trophy at Spa Francorchamps, and a look at the design & development of the new Lotus rally car. Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four

Dijon-Prenois, France The third season of Lotus Cup Europe under the organizational skills of LoTRDC saw an important change. With Dany Bahar’s revitalised Lotus putting ever greater emphasis on racing, overseen by the experienced Claudio Berro, the Lotus Cup programme expanded throughout the globe. [...]

Thursday Preparation for the race stepped up a gear with the car being shaken down on the circuit. Andrew Walsh set up the Elise for the long corners and fast straights of the Circuit de Catalunya, one which is renowned for being a true [...]

The 4 parts to programme 5 featuring Lotus Cup Europe, Lotus Cup UK and Elise Trophy at Brands Hatch GP, along with highlights from Team Elise Trophy at the Dubai 24 hour. Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four

Major James Cameron Afghanistan heroes Major James Cameron and Trooper Martyn Copleston will be involved in a different kind of battle this weekend as they take on the opposition from LoTRDC’s racers. Tank Commander Cameron competed in the Elise Trophy last year at Brands [...]

The 4 parts to programme 4 featuring Lotus Cup UK and the Elise Trophy at Snetterton for the annual Lotus Festival, along with highlights from Team Elise Trophy at the Dubai 24 hour. Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four

The 4 parts to programme 3 featuring Lotus Cup Europe from Magny Cours and Elise Trophy at Oulton Park. Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four

1-2 July 2011

Elise Trophy Luigi Mazza made up for losing out to Ken Savage at Snetterton in March by taking both Elise Trophy victories at the Lotus Festival meeting today. An almost dominant qualifying performance by Savage suggested that he would be an easy winner but [...]

Lotus enthusiasts release charity single in time for the Lotus Festival. You can watch them perform live on Saturday 25th at the Seloc camp site. Proceeds go to the Alzheimer’s Society. The song can be purchased from iTunes

The 4 parts to programme 2 featuring Lotus Cup UK & Elise Trophy from Silverstone, Lotus Cup Europe from Dijon-Prenois and Lotus’ first podium in Indy car since 1960. Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four

The second of our new format Lotus on Track TV programmes starts to broadcast this week across Europe. Widely acclaimed as the best programme in 4 years of LoTRDC when it aired last month programme one showed what to expect for the season. Programme [...]

Record entry takes to classic French circuit

The inaugural Lotus Cup UK season has been extended with a non-championship round supporting the prestigious DTM series. The one-hour race will take place at Brands Hatch on the weekend of 2-4 September, where it will join the Elise Trophy. The decision to extend [...]

The 4 parts to programme 1 featuring Lotus Cup UK & Elise Trophy from Snetterton, Lotus Exos Experience in Abu Dhabi and Lotus Cup USA round 1 Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four

New format keeps viewers up to date with Lotus in motorsport

Lotus Cup Europe at Dijon in 2009 Deacon takes win in the opening Cup UK round John Rasse will be the one to beat in the Exige Class An all French Podium last time out on French soil The Lotus Cup Europe 2011 season [...]

Band and BBQ provide party atmosphere in the paddock

2 for 1 ticket offer from Silverstone for Elise Trophy and Lotus Cup UK! Tickets available for Saturday 16th April, Sunday 17th & Weekend Tickets. Offer Details HERE – Quote MSVR1101 Event Details

Great day for Savage and Deacon

New Elise Trophy Sponsor to Reward Podium Finishers

The Fun Starts This Weekend

Large Grids Expected

BTCC Star Delighted With Award

Number 2 Car to Race Round the Clock Again

Successful Partnership set to Expand

2010 Lotus Cup Europe season review – as published in AVD season roundup

Media day, short video done as a trial for Amy who will be presenting at some events this year and one of our new Yokohama grid girls: Low resolution version HERE

Cars on display at the MSVR Season Launch Event

Lotus Cup Europe Regulars Switch to New Class

Cars from Lotus Cup UK, Lotus Cup Europe and Elise Trophy on display

LoTRDC Announce Iceni English Natural Mineral Water as Official Sponsor

New Programme to Expand on Lotus Content

MEDIA INFORMATION 2 FEBRUARY 2011   Lotus Cup: All For One And One For All! Popular Lotus Cup Race Series gets a global makeover Over the years, the Lotus Cup Race Series has developed into one of the most successful race series brands in [...]

New combined Facebook page created for LoTRDC – CLICK HERE

Team Elise Trophy Complete the Dubai 24 Hour Race!

2011 will see Lotus Cup Europe start with 2 rounds in France and finish with 2 rounds in Belgium with a visit to Germany and the UK sandwiched inbetween. 30th April & 1st May – Dijon Prenois 14th – 15th May – Magny Cours [...]

John Rasse on track in 2-Eleven GT4 Just over two weeks ago a great opportunity arose for the 2010 Lotus Cup Europe driver of the season, Greg Rasse to take part in the Vallelunga 6 hour endurance race in a top class 2 Eleven [...]

lotrdc.com has now been updated to include a classifieds section so that drivers can promote cars for sale easier: http://www.lotrdc.com/classifieds/browse-ads/ Other updates to the website include a new teams/garages section and pages for 2011 Elise Trophy & Lotus Cup UK entries. Event details have [...]

With the UK racing season all but finished for another year, LoTRDC today release their schedule for 2011, including the new Lotus Cup UK Championship. The new series will share venues but not grids with the Elise Trophy, which will continue as the perfect [...]

The Lotus on Track Racing Drivers Club (LoTRDC) have entered Elise Trophy car 2 in the forthcoming Dubai 24 hour race. Owned by series co-ordinator Paul Golding, this car has competed in over 70 lotus races and has crossed the line in all but [...]

Lotus Cup UK New Lotus Championship for 2011 Lotus on Track Racing Drivers Club (LoTRDC), in conjunction with Motorsport Vision Racing (MSVR), are pleased to announce the formation of a new championship for the 2011 season: Lotus Cup UK. The new championship, which has [...]

Kevins great race report for round 7 of Lotus Cup Europe at Assen now published: http://www.lotuscupeurope.com/race-report7-2010.html

Former BTCC works driver Eugene O’Brien fought off allcomers in the Elise Trophy at Silverstone with a pole position and two wins but he was pushed all the way by regular Marcus Jewell despite a qualifying margin of almost two seconds. Jewell kept up [...]

This weekend will see the final Elise Trophy sprint races of the season as the series heads to Silverstone’s National circuit. Earlier in the season on the old Grand Prix layout, Marcus Jewell proved to be unbeatable against Luigi Mazza but with the latter’s [...]

Free entry for spectators at Spa 2nd-3rd October.. Just print this ticket – http://www.lotrdc.com/spa2010ticket.pdf

With a paddock consisting of a Who’s Who of motorsport and a race card headlined by the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft, the Elise Trophy thrilled a huge crowd with the most spectacular racing action of the day. Steve Williams, who has enjoyed a great record [...]

The Lotus on Track Racing Drivers’ Club enters its busiest week ever, starting with an appearance supporting the DTM at Brands Hatch this weekend. The Elise Trophy appeared on this series’ support bill back in its inaugural season in 2007 when a full grid [...]

Mark Speller provided a driving masterclass as the Elise Trophy visited the challenging Cadwell Park circuit. In changeable weather conditions, he won his heat after Steve Williams’ challenge ended with an off-track excursion, eventually finishing third behind Adrian Beer. Speller’s main challenger was Gavin [...]

Steve Williams was pretty much invincible on the GP loop at Brands Hatch this weekend. The only man able to lap under one minute and forty-five seconds in qualifying kept Simon Phillips and Marcus Jewell at bay even after a late safety car intervention [...]

On a weekend packed with treats for enthusiasts of the Lotus marque, both the Elise Trophy and Lotus Cup Europe provided much of the entertainment for the huge crowd. Marcus Jewell and James Knight fought hard with the former reprising his Silverstone form in [...]

Full race length programmes of round 3 of the Elise Trophy at Castle Combe last Monday, 31st May are now being broadcast on www.elisetrophy.tv . Both programmes are approximately 30 minutes long each and the usual cut down high quality 30 minute combined programme [...]

Mark Speller may well have won both Elise Trophy races from a bumper 41-car grid at Castle Combe but he was certainly made to work for his trophies. A third of a second down from polesitter Steve Williams in qualifying meant a second row [...]

Both Silverstone GP races from last Saturday will be broadcast on http://www.elisetrophy.tv from 18.30 hrs on Wednesday 21st April. The programmes will be broadcast in full race length and run approximately 30 minutes each rather than the usual 30 minute full programme that is [...]

Marcus Jewell fought his way to wins in both the Elise Trophy races at Silverstone, supporting the F2 Championship. With experienced karters Gavin Kirby and Luigi Valentino Mazza squabbling over the lead in the first event, Jewell caught the pair and picked them off [...]

Largest ever collection of Team Lotus F1 cars The Classic Team Lotus Festival at Snetterton circuit presents a unique opportunity to see Team Lotus racing cars spanning more than fifty historic years of history all in the same place at one time with many [...]

The Lotus on Track Elise Trophy returned in a single-class format and this resulted in a bumper grid, with two qualifying heats followed by a final for the fastest drivers and a consolation race to sort the best of the rest. With many new [...]

Lotus enthusiasts can now purchase half price tickets for the opening 2010 round via the event page HERE. Tickets are priced at just £6 each including postage and packing. Children 12 and under will be admitted free of charge. This will be the only [...]

Round 2 of the 2010 LoT Elise Trophy will see qualifying and both races take place on Saturday 17th April rather than across the whole weekend as previously advertised. LoTRDC, organisers of the Elise Trophy always try to run events on single days where [...]

Brands Hatch will host its first 1000km race in more than 20 years this November, as the Lotus on Track Elise Trophy will end its 2010 season with an endurance event at the Kent circuit. The 1000km epic will be run in conjuction with [...]

18 May 2009 Round 3 of the 2009 Elise Trophy held at Anglesey on 16 May 2009. Introduction From the glorious spring conditions of Brands Hatch we move to the blustery Anglesey Ty Croes circuit, perched out on the Irish Sea. With its tight [...]

3 Jan 2010 The outcome was close, but World Land Speed record holder Andy Green’s circuit racing debut in the Lotus on Track Elise Trophy was voted the Motorsport Vision Mega moment of 2009. With a little help from the Lotus community no doubt! [...]

3 Jan 2010 LoTRDC have launched their 2010 wall calendar which features highlights of the 2009 Elise Trophy and Lotus Cup Europe seasons as well as listing all ET & LCE 2010 race dates. Containing 14 pages of full colour pictures the calendar is [...]

2 Jan 2010 Just two opportunities remain to sponsor the 2010 Elise Trophy. Within just 24 hours of sponsorship details being released 13 of the 15 possible series slots have been sold. Competition Car Insurance the leading Lotus, track day and race insurance provider [...]

2 Nov 2009 The BBC1 Formula 1 put together 2 programmes featuring Jake Humphrey going racing in the Elise Trophy at Silverstone on 10th October. Programme 1 went out with qually from Abu Dhabi while programme 2 was shown just before the Abhi Dhabi [...]

12 Oct 2009 Round 11 of the 2009 Elise Trophy held at Silverstone International on 10 October 2009. Introduction For the second Silverstone round, this time on the International configuration, the series played host to a very special guest. The BBC’s F1 anchorman Jake [...]

7 Oct 2009 Round 10 of the 2009 Elise Trophy held at Spa-Francorchamps on 2, 3 and 4 October 2009. Introduction Since its inception in 2007, the Elise Trophy has made an annual pilgrimage to the classic Spa-Francorchamps circuit deep in the Belgian Ardennes [...]

10 Sept 2009 Moto GP star and ex-250CC World Champion Marco Melandri will be joining competitors in Lotus Cup Italy and Lotus Cup Europe when they combine for what is set to be one of the highlights of the 2009 Lotus racing season. Melandri, [...]

09 Sept 2009 We’re pleased to bring you race 1 of the Elise Trophy at Donington Park from 16th August.. It’s a great race so worthwhile watching. A big thank you to Guy at hireacamera and to Fox International for their help and support [...]

28 Aug 2009 Jake Humphrey, the frontman for BBC’s Formula 1 coverage, will race in the Elise Trophy at Silverstone on 10th October. Humphrey completed his ARDS test a couple of weeks ago, as shown during BBC’s coverage of the Valencia GP. He will [...]

20 Aug 2009 Round 7 of the 2009 Elise Trophy held at Donington Park on 15-16 August 2009. Introduction With the first round of the series relocated to Silverstone, the series finally reached Donington Park, again supporting the FIA Formula 2 championship. After the [...]

18 June 2009 Round 4 of the 2009 Elise Trophy held at Snetterton on 13 and 14 June 2009. Introduction Situated just a few miles from the factory, Snetterton circuit is the ideal location for the 2009 Lotus Festival and amongst all the attractions, [...]

17 June 2009 Elise Trophy and Lotus Cup Europe have announced today that they will be joining forces with Lotus Cup Italy to support the World Touring Car Championship and Formula 2 in Ferrari’s back yard at Imola in September. Imola is one of [...]

11 June 2009 Motors TV have released a full schedule for broadcasting the opening round of the 2009 Lotus on Track Elise Trophy from Silverstone back in April. The first of 8 broadcasts goes out at 7.05pm this coming Friday evening, 12th June. Silverstone [...]

28 May 2009 The race report from the fourth round of the season at Zandvoort is now available on the Lotus Cup Europe web site.

27 May 2009 LoTRDC, organisers of the Elise Trophy and Lotus Cup Europe are proud to announce Fox International Group Ltd as their new media & TV sponsor. Each week tens of thousands of anglers spread across the globe go fishing using Fox International [...]

20 May 2009 This weekend the Elise Trophy heads to mainland Europe for the first time this season, for the 2nd Lotus Cup Europe round at Zandvoort in Holland. A full grid of 30 cars includes record numbers of Lotus Cup Europe cars: 11 [...]

Round 2 of the 2009 Elise Trophy held at Brands Hatch GP on 1 – 3 May 2009. Introduction The second round for many of the Elise Trophy drivers also coincided with round one of the Lotus Cup Europe. Comparing the fortunes of the [...]

Round 1 of the 2009 Elise Trophy held at Silverstone National 19 April 2009. After the long winter months, new registrations, hectic build schedules and organisation, it was finally time for anticipation to stop and reality to take over. As well as saying goodbye [...]

22 Apr 2009 Last Friday, after the LoT Donington Park track day and before the first races of the 2009 season at Silverstone, over 190 drivers and supporters attended the 2008 season review and awards dinner. A sumptuous time was had by all, especially [...]

16 Apr 2009 For the opening round of the Elise Trophy at Silverstone on Sun 19th April, we have Free Entry to the circuit for all races. Further details (including timetable) on Lotus Central

09 Apr 2009 The Elise Trophy rounds at Donington Park on 18th/19th April have been cancelled due to the event being cancelled by the event organisers MSVR. Further details on Lotus Central The Lotus-on-Track track day on the 17th and Lotus Show on the [...]

5 March 2009 An extra grid at the Oulton Park round on 25th July 2009 due to huge interest from competitors. We had scheduled a single combined grid of Production, Modified and 211 cars as it has run in both 2007 and 2008 however, [...]

3 March 2009 To co-incide with the opening day of the Geneva motorshow,Lotus Cars and LoTRDC have launched a new website for Lotus Cup Europe. Lotus Cup Europe With a new image that fits in with the manufacturer’s corporate identity, the website is expected [...]

28 Feb 2009 MotorSport Vision Racing’s official season launch at Brands Hatch will be held on Mon 2nd March, featuring the 2009 series and championships, including the Elise Trophy, British Formula 3, British GT, World Touring Cars, Formula Two, Trucks, Formula Palmer Audi, Historic [...]

30 Jan 2009 Having taken a maximum of 34 season deposits, 2009 race entries are now open to all registered Elise Trophy drivers. With some rounds catering for nearly 80 cars, all drivers will have a chance to compete in 2009. Season highlights include [...]

03 Jan 2009 There may be doom and gloom all around but following Mike Kimberley’s upbeat message to Lotus Central about what the future holds for Group Lotus we’re now able to bring even more positive news for Lotus enthusiasts. Organisers of the Lotus [...]

12 Dec 2008 Full details of each round to follow but we believe that yet again we have the best calendar in National Racing. In addition to the three major FIA meetings we are supporting in the UK we have three major Lotus events. [...]

08 Nov 2008 The final official round of 2008 produced two new race winners in the packed class A battle. Gary Broad took advantage of Marcus Jewell‘s meeting with the tyre wall at Paddock to take his maiden victory while Gary returned the favour [...]

07 Oct 2008 Round 9 of the 2008 Elise Trophy held at Croft 27 September 2008. A week after the Silverstone GP round, the Elise Trophy headed back up North, this time to the Yorkshire airfield circuit of Croft in Darlington. Two races, incorporating [...]

01 Oct 2008 The 2009 Lotus Cup Europe race series will be organised by the Lotus on Track Racing Drivers Club (LoTRDC), who currently run the Elise Trophy. Lotus Cup Europe – further details

29 Sep 2008 A race winning Class A car raised £4600 for Little Havens Children’s Hospice when LoT member Gareth Richardson won an online auction prize. The prize includes a driver training day with Car Limits, two trackdays with full instruction, ARDS test and [...]

29 Sep 2008 Ex-BTCC race winner Paul O’Neill steps in at the last minute to drive Martin Donnelly’s 2-Eleven at Croft.

26 Sept 2008 Round 8 of the 2008 Elise Trophy held at Silverstone 19-20 September 2008. This round was a bonus for the Elise Trophy drivers, not on the original calendar and an opportunity to drive the Silverstone GP circuit, supporting the Britcar 24 [...]

08 Sept 2008 Round 7 of the 2008 Elise Trophy held at Cadwell Park 17 August 2008. Qualifying A wet Lincolnshire morning meant a delayed start and a class A qualifying session held behind the safety car. Grid positions were determined from previous race [...]

Round 6 of the 2008 Elise Trophy held at Snetterton Park 20 July 2008. Qualifying In class A Michael Edwards got the better of Paul Quinn by taking pole with a time of 1:21.484. Quinn was 2nd, just 0.3s behind, with Marcus Jewell 3rd. [...]

15 Jul 2008 A 1hr special programme will be shown on Motors TV from Friday 18th July, featuring the Elise Trophy races on the Brands Hatch GP circuit in May, supporting A1GP. First transmission is at 7pm on Friday 18th July in the UK [...]

08 Jul 2008 Perrys, one of the UK’s premier franchised car dealers, are supporting our additional round at Silverstone on the GP circuit on 19th & 20th September.

Round 5 of the 2008 Elise Trophy held at Oulton Park 28 June 2008. For round 5 of the 2008 Elise Trophy we headed to one of the drivers’ favourite circuits, Oulton Park, probably one of the most challenging circuits in the UK and [...]

Round 4 of the 2008 Elise Trophy held at Spa-Francorchamps 31 May – 1 June 2008. Just a few weeks after supporting A1GP on the GP circuit at Brands Hatch we were off to Spa Francorchamps, possible the best circuit in the world, for [...]

07 Jun 2008 We’re pleased to announce an additional round in the 2008 calendar, supporting the Britcar 24hr race on the Silverstone GP circuit on 19th-20th September. This will be our first race on the GP circuit at Silverstone and we expect to field [...]

30 May 2008 Several Elise Trophy drivers (including Steve Williams, James Knight, Elgan Howell, Tess Howell, Damian Murray & Andrew Kell) plus a couple of Lotus on Track regulars (Steve Knapp & Robert Newton) plus Andy Stanford from the Caterham Academy gave “hot” passenger [...]

01/05/08 – The race report from the third round of the season at Brands Hatch, supporting A1GP, is now available.

24/04/08 – For round 3 of the 2008 Elise Trophy we’re returning to Brands Hatch to support A1GP, the “World Cup of Motorsport”, on the GP circuit from 2-4 May. A full grid of 44 cars (plus up to 8 reserves who will qualify) [...]

19/04/08 – The race report from the second round of the season at Donington Park is now available.

02/04/08 – The race report from the first round of the season at Brands Hatch is now available.

16/03/08 – Thanks to the Historic Lotus Club the following cars will be on display (and will take part in a parade around the circuit) at the Lotus Celebration on Sun 23rd March: Lotus Mk2 – 1950 – red – the world’s oldest surviving [...]

13/03/08 – Motors TV will once again be transmitting coverage of this year’s Elise Trophy races. Coverage will be extended to include mainland Europe, good news for Elise Trophy fans in France, Germany, Holland etc. The Elise Trophy programmes will once again be produced [...]

10/03/08 – Ex Lotus F1 driver Martin Donnelly will once again be racing a Lotus in the Elise Trophy in 2008. After successful outings in a class A Elise at Donington Park & Spa Francorchamps in 2007, this year he will be racing a [...]

27/02/08 – Dr Feelgood have confirmed they will be performing at the Lotus Celebration at Brands Hatch in March. Formed on Canvey Island in Essex in the 1970s Dr Feelgood remains one of the most popular and exciting live rhythm and blues acts in [...]

25/02/08 -Entries are now open for the 2008 Soap Box Challenge at the Lotus Celebration at Easter weekend in March. Everyone entering will receive 2 free tickets to the Lotus Celebration on Sunday 23rd March and the Easter Truck Superprix on Bank Holiday Monday [...]

09/02/08 -  The Elise Trophy 2008 safety car has been unveiled. The Europa S, supplied by Lipscomb Lotus, in Kent is a top of the range model and will be supporting all the Elise Trophy rounds in 2008, including the A1GP event at Brands [...]

05/02/08 – Preparations are well underway for the Lotus Celebration at Brands Hatch on 23-24 March 2008. Last year’s event, featuring the Elise Trophy’s inaugural races, was a phenomenal success. This year looks even better, with 2 separate grids & 4 Elise Trophy races [...]

03/02/08 – With a full grid of 44 cars (plus reserves) already confirmed for Brands Hatch (supporting A1GP) in May, full grids have also already been confirmed for the races at Oulton Park in June, Croft in September & Silverstone in October.

16/01/08 – We already have a full grid of 44 cars (plus reserves) signed up for our race at Brands Hatch GP, supporting A1GP on 2nd-4th May. The Elise Trophy is clearly set for an outstanding second year, with 52 drivers also already signed [...]

20/12/07 – Congratulations to the following drivers who have been voted “driver of the season” in each class: 2007 drivers of the season announced 20 Dec 2007 Congratulations to the following drivers who have been voted “driver of the season” in each class: Class [...]

14/12/07 – Autosport, in their “best of 2007″ edition, have put the Lotus Elise 9th in their “top 10 cars of the year” feature. According to Autosport the… Elise in top 10 cars of the year 14 Dec 2007 Autosport, in their “best of [...]

11/12/07 – We’re pleased to announce that, in addition to the series sponsors, the following companies have confirmed class sponsorship in 2008: Class sponsors confirmed for 2008 11 Dec 2007 We’re pleased to announce that, in addition to the series sponsors, the following companies [...]

04/12/07 – Contains the complete TV coverage from all 8 UK rounds plus additional footage from Spa Francorchamps and extras including crashes & smashes! On… 2007 season review DVD now on sale 04 Dec 2007 Contains the complete TV coverage from all 8 UK [...]

29/11/07 – Motorsport News, in their 2007 national racing review, have described the Elise Trophy as a “stunning success” and “the most impressive new series of the year“. We’ve also recently received excellent coverage in Track and Race Cars and Practical Performance Car magazines.

28/11/07 – With almost 5 months still to go before our first race of 2008 at Brands Hatch in March, an incredible 32 drivers have already entered, meaning that we have one full grid of cars! We confidently expect to have a capacity field [...]

26/11/07 -We’re pleased to announce that the following companies have already confirmed sponsorship of the Elise Trophy series in 2008: Intercept IT – IT solution providers – Windscreen sponsor Yokohama Tyres will once again be our tyre sponsor Lipscomb Lotus – Lotus main dealer [...]

19/11/07 – Contains some great pics from the 2007 season plus all the 2008 Elise Trophy race dates. On sale here now, discounts available if you want to buy more than 1 and give them away as Christmas pressies!

16/11/07 -Details of the Elise Trophy races at Brands Hatch now available, including race report, full results & press pics. Brands Hatch 10-11 November 2007 Round 9 of the 2007 Elise Trophy held at Brands Hatch 10-11th November 2007. For the final round in [...]

12/11/07 – The Elise Trophy has rounded off an outstanding first season in style with 51 cars competing at Brands Hatch last weekend. Congratulations to overall race/class winners Michael Edwards, Gavin Kirby, Chris Randall & Andrew Waters, plus the 15 new drivers who raced [...]

31/10/07 – Over 50 entries means 4 races for the Elise Trophy 2007 season finale at Brands Hatch on 10-11 November. For the first time we will be splitting the grid, holding separate races for class A and classes B&C. Both qualifying sessions are [...]

21/10/07 – After an incredibly successful inaugural season, the Elise Trophy continues to move from strength to strength with a 2008 calendar that once again includes visits to top circuits throughout the UK. Highlights include supporting A1GP at Brands Hatch in May, plus a [...]

19/10/07 Spa Francorchamps 12-14 October 2007 Round 8 of the 2007 Elise Trophy held at Spa Franchorchamps on October 12th to 14th 2007. Supported by Cunninghams Auto, the official QPod and QT car dealer for East Anglia and the South East. For round 8 [...]

16/10/07 – Chris Randall took lights-to-flag victories in all 3 races he competed in in his class D S1 Exige at Spa Francorchamps (both Elise Trophy scratch races & the Heritage GTCC endurance race). Martin Donnelly, Steve Williams & Andrew Kell took class victories [...]

04/10/07 – Over 25 Elise Trophy cars have entered the HGTCC 50 min endurance race at the Spa Racing Festival. This is in addition to competing in the two Elise Trophy races at the same meet.

01/10/07 – Round 8 of the Elise Trophy is proudly supported by Cunninghams Auto, the official QPod and QT car dealer for East Anglia and the South East.

28/09/07 – The 2008 Elise Trophy calendar is already looking really exciting, with a number of dates at great venues already confirmed. One of the highlights will be supporting the A1GP season finale on the GP circuit at Brands Hatch on 2nd-4th May.

12/09/07 – Following his success in the Elise Trophy races at Donington Park, ex Lotus Formula 1 driver Martin Donnelly will race a modified class B car, prepared by Hofmann’s, at the Spa Francorchamps’ Racing Festival 12-14th October.

06/09/07 – Details of the Elise Trophy races at Donington Park, sponsored by Pole Position Indoor Karting now available, including race report, full results & press pics. Donington Park 1-2 September 2007 Round 7 of the Elise Trophy held at Donington Park on September [...]

03/09/07 – Former Lotus F1 driver Martin Donnelly took a sensational victory at Donington Park on Sunday 2nd September in his debut appearance in the Elise Trophy. Donnelly, who was driving Paul Golding’s Elise S1, triumphed in the handicap race to take a popular [...]

23/08/07 – Ex F1 Lotus driver Martin Donnelly will race Paul Golding’s class A car (black Elise S160) at the MSVR Blast in the Park at Donington Park on 1st-2nd September. Donnelly made his F1 debut for the Arrows team at the French GP [...]

20/07/07 – Details of the Elise Trophy races at Castle Combe, sponsored by Car Limits high performance driver training, now available, including race report, full results & press pics. Castle Combe 15 July 2007 Round 6 of the Elise Trophy held at Castle Combe [...]

30/06/07 – Read all about the heroics of the Soap Box racers at the Lotus on Track summer BBQ – Soap Box race report. Soap Box Race Report Brands Hatch Soap Box race – 27 June 2007. Soap Box Race Jeremy Braker Maidstone Sports [...]

21/06/07 -  Details of the Elise Trophy races at Silverstone now available, including race report, full results & press pics. Silverstone 16-17 June 2007 Round 5 of the Elise Trophy held at Silverstone on June 16-17 2007. Just one week after supporting DTM at [...]

19/06/07 – Over 300 Lotuses turned up to this event last year, this year we’re expecting even more, make sure this date’s in your diary! Events include: Free BBQ for the first 500 people (provided by Lipscombe Lotus) Soap box challenge Elise simulator Elise [...]

13/06/07 – Details of the Elise Trophy races at Brands Hatch DTM now available, including race report & full results. Brands Hatch DTM 8-10 June 2007 Round 4 of the Elise Trophy held at Brands Hatch alongside the DTM between June 8th and 10th [...]

10/06/07 – Congratulations to Michael Edwards (A), Neil McKean (B) & Chris Randall (C) who all took class wins at the 2nd race at the Brands Hatch DTM race meeting. It was a clean sweep for McKean & Randall, who both also won their [...]

09/06/07 – An incident off the start between Steve Williams, Simon Scuffham, Andrew Walsh & David Skeggs took Williams & Skeggs out of the race. 9 laps of the race were completed under the safety car while their cars were recovered. Congratulations to class [...]

06/06/07 – Just one week after the DTM weekend at Brands Hatch the Elise Trophy heads to Silverstone. As with all our rounds so far this year, we will once again field a full grid, that’s 40 cars at Silverstone, our biggest yet! Brands [...]

01/06/07 – Just 6 hours after the announcement, and with only just over a week’s notice, we are already oversubscribed and will field a full grid of 32 cars at Brands Hatch next weekend. In fact we are also taking the maximum number of [...]

31/05/07 – The Elise Trophy will be supporting DTM (German Touring Car Championship) at Brands Hatch over the weekend of 9-10 June. With just over a week’s notice, we’re hopeful of getting close to a full grid (32 cars) for races on the Saturday [...]

30/05/07 – Coverage of the scratch & handicap races at Oulton Park in May is being shown on Motors TV (Sky channel 413, Virgin 545) at the following times: Friday 8th June 8:30pm Saturday 9th June 3:30am & 3:30pm Tuesday 12th June 11:30am & [...]

26/05/07 – Several Elise Trophy drivers (including Steve Williams, Matthew Bartlett, Mark Peasey, Hans Baumhardt, Elgan Howell, David Rowatt, Ben Pitch, Chris Pearson & Andrew Kell) gave “hot” passenger laps at the annual Club Lotus track day at Castle Combe in Wiltshire on Saturday [...]

22/05/07 -  Details of the Elise Trophy races at Oulton Park now available, including race report, results & photos. Oulton Park 19 May 2007 Round 3 of the Elise Trophy held at Oulton Park on May 19th 2007. For the 3rd round of the [...]

16/05/07 – Congratulations to the winners of the colouring competition: Matthew Hull Thomas Boylan Luke Wheeler Jordan Golding Elise Trophy Colouring Competition Brands Hatch 24th March Congratulations to the winners of each age group and thanks to all the other children who took part. [...]

27/04/07 – The opening round of the Elise Trophy at Brands obviously went down well with Motors TV as the 4 broadcasts we had of that round have been increased to 6 for round 2 at Snetterton: Friday 18th May 8pm Sunday 20th May [...]

25/04/07 – Details of the Elise Trophy races on Sunday 22nd April now available, including race report, results & photos. Snetterton 22 April 2007 Round 2 of the Elise Trophy held at Snetterton on April 22nd 2007. On Sunday 22nd April 2007, after the [...]

13/04/07 – Round 2 of the 2007 Elise Trophy is at Snetterton on Sun 22nd April. 38 entries means another full grid of cars! Thousands of Lotus enthusiasts braved the cold at Brands Hatch in March to support round 1, warmer weather and some [...]

27/03/07 -Details of the Elise Trophy races on Saturday 24th March now available, including race report, results & photos. Brands Hatch 24 March 2007 Round 1 of the Elise Trophy held at Brands Hatch on March 24th 2007. After months of preparation, the Lotus [...]

24/03/07 – The Elise Trophy 2007 season kicked off at Brands Hatch in style with full grids of 32 cars in both races. The driving standards were exemplary and the racing was outstanding, boding well for the rest of the season. Full story to [...]

20/03/07 – The programme covering the Elise Trophy races at Brands Hatch on Saturday 24th March will be broadcast on the following dates: Fri 6th April 8pm Mon 9th April 4pm Tue 10th April 2:30pm Thu 12th April 6:30pm

14/03/07 – Lotus have confirmed that their exciting new 2-Eleven protoype circuit car will be taking to the track for demonstration laps at the Lotus Brands Hatch Celebration on 24 March!! They will also be bringing along some show cars ‘hot’ from the 2007 [...]

20/02/07 – A full grid of 32 cars will be ‘launching’ into Paddock Hill Bend at the first race for the Elise Trophy! All the time & effort that has gone in to the planning and preparation of this exciting event will come to [...]

09/02/07 – The first full blown series test day went ahead despite the snow – pictures here

08/02/07 – Quote from MotorSport Vision news page today:- “With tickets for the meeting already on sale the Lotus Celebration has already become the fastest selling MotorSport Vision event in 2007!” Even more remarkable when tickets have only been on sale for a week [...]

Full racing timetable, details of parades, clubs and trade stands.

Opening round at Brands is named the ‘Lotus Brands Hatch Celebration’ by Lotus. More information to follow.

Thanks to everyone who helped out especially Jez and Skeggsy who took 5 days out to set up and man the stand.

Version 3.0 of the regulations available

Brands Hatch on 09 Feb, 2007.

The LoTRDC Elise Trophy was launched at Race Car Live on a glorious day. A write up and pictures are available from the day.

We would welcome existing and potential members to come to Brands and chat about the series and how you can get involved.

Version 2.7 of the draft regulations have been published

We now have 40 registered drivers with over 32 committing to a full season in 2007. This means we are guaranteed a full grid at some rounds such as Brand Indy. We are continuing to accept new members

LoTRDC gains MSA approval to be a recognised club

Initial draft regulations available to LoT members who have expressed an interest in the series. Membership is also now available for LoTRDC

Includes free entry to the British GT/F3 meet and access to hospitality boxes. Draft regs available to members.

LotRDC website goes live

BBQ organised by Lotus on Track at Brands Hatch for its members. Potential drivers invited to come and chat about the series and view prepped cars.