Team LoTRDC lasted the distance with the oldest and lowest-powered car, in addition to the smallest budget of the field.
The race started in wet conditions and Simon Phillips made up many places in his stint, handing over to Ken Savage. The fine progress continued and with Pete Storey next in, the class lead was taken in the fifth hour, with the team close to breaking into the top 20 overall. When James Knight took over, electrical gremlins struck and half of the next three hours were lost to fault diagnosis. After replacing the alternator and coil, the problem was traced to a faulty earth and after this was fixed the car ran faultlessly for the remainder of the race. Only fuel surge and a trip over the kerbs triggering the electrical cut-out cost further time, this coming after superb efforts from the drivers throughout the night to claw back places.
The team never dropped below 50th place and eventually finished 38th overall and 8th in class.
Team LoTRDC - Barcelona 24 Hours 2011
Buoyed by a superb debut 24 hour race in Dubai where they reached the finish with the lowest budget and oldest car on the grid, Team Lotus on Track Racing Drivers Club have entered the Barcelona 24 hour race and aim to race flat out! Held from 23-25 September 2011, the race runs on the Circuit de Catalunya, home to the Spanish Grand Prix for the last 20 years. Run to similar rules as the Dubai event, it is open to both Professional and Semi-Professional Teams and this year’s competitors hail from all over the world.
Live and direct from with-in Team Lotus on Track Racing Drivers Club as they race to the flag in the Barcelona 24 hour race 2011. Right from the moment the team arrive at the Catalunya circuit, you will be able to listen and watch live as the team prepare for the Barcelona 24 hour race. Day's before the flag is dropped for the start of the 24 hour race you will see what the team gets up to, thousands of miles from home.
As soon as the car hits the track there will be live in-car pictures & audio along with the team radio chatter while the team and the drivers take part in testing, qualifying, and the big race. The team will be broadcasting for the build up and the full 24 hour race. Every lap and every pitstop will be covered alongside interviews with the team as the hours tick past. You'll get a rare insight of what the team is up to, and experience the challenges as they unfold!
Army at Donington
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 Hatch, and this year will team up in Lotus Cup UK with 21-year-old Copleston, who is taking part in his first motor race.
Chosen from the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment, he recently made a full recovery from injuries to his thigh, following an IED explosion during service in Afghanistan earlier this year. Copleston will also be taking part in 2 Elise Trophy races, and the car will be a world apart from the Challenger II and Warthog tanks that he usually helms!
