Club Lotus Festival 2011

Click on images to enlarge

Club_Lotus_Donington_2011

The car park

Black_Lotus_Esprit_X180_1987

1987 Lotus Esprit X180

Yellow_Lotus_Esprits

Esprits!

Gold_Lotus_Esprit_S2_1981

Lotus Esprit S2.2

Red_Lotus_Esprit_S2_1979

Lotus Esprit S2

Lotus_Esprit_S2_Blue_Silver

Lotus Esprit S2

Yellow_Lotus_Esprit_S1

Lotus Elie S1

Lotus_Elan_+2_Detail

Lotus Elan Plus 2

Lotus_Esprit_Essex_Compomotive_Wheel

Compomotive wheels from Lotus Esprit Essex

Lotus_Type_81

Lotus Type 81

Lotus_Type_69_Gold_Leaf

Lotus Type 69

Lotus_Europa_1970_Modified

Lotus Europa Modified

Oliver_Winterbottom

Oliver Winterbottom

Lotus_Type_72_JPS

Lotus Type 72

Lotus_Esprit_S2_Speedline_Alloy_Wheel

Esprit Speedline alloys

Lotus_72_Ford_DFV

Lotus Type 72 DFV

The Club Lotus Festival was held at Donington on 13th and 14th August 2011. The hall had been rennovated over the last year, after the troubles there had been with the Donington circuit. I went on the Sunday and the weather was quite sunny. Attendance was lower than usual in the hall, due to the event moving to the Summer, when people are away on holiday. The highlight for me was having a chat Oliver Winterbottom, the designer of the Lotus Elite and Eclat. He talked about the design of the Elite and and also his work on the tail end of the Lotus Esprit X180. He also spoken about working with Colin Chapman. There was a good display of cars at the event, including a gold Lotus Esprit S2.2 and a Lotus Type 69.

Lotusespritturbo.com © www.lotusespritturbo.com