Lotus kör Indy500?

[Nillet]

Det är mycket nu...
Lotus hörs och syns överallt.
http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArtic ... rs/247856/
Tydligen har någon kört med JPS-färger under tester.
http://www.racecar-engineering.com/news ... y-500.html

[Nillet]

Då kom det officiellt...
Pressrelease som pdf

Back in Indy!

Lotus and Cosworth have entered into a new technical and commercial partnership with established IndyCar competitors KV Racing Technology to run in the 2010 IndyCar Series.


The Lotus-Cosworth IndyCar will use the classic Racing Green and Yellow livery used on Lotus Racing cars in the 1950s and 1960s and this new livery will debut at the first USA round of the IndyCar Series.

Driving the Lotus-Cosworth IndyCar will be the former F1 driver Takuma Sato.

Lotus competed for a number of years in the IndyCar Series in the 1960s, winning the Indianapolis 500 race outright in 1965 with the pioneering Lotus Type 38, driven by Jim Clark, and narrowly missing victory to come second in 1963.

Dany Bahar, CEO of Group Lotus plc said, “Racing has always defined Lotus and on many occasions in motorsports history Lotus’ numerous innovations have re-defined racing. It’s only fitting that as the Lotus Racing name re-enters Formula 1, we will also race and innovate again in IndyCar. The Lotus name will, once again compete in the top two open-wheel racing series for the passion and enthusiasm of car fans around the globe.”

Kevin Kalkhoven and Jimmy Vasser, owners of KV Racing Technology said, “We are delighted to be part of Lotus and Cosworth’s return to the IndyCar Series, and with Takuma at the wheel of the classic racing green and yellow Lotus Cosworth race car, we expect to be formidable competitors this year.”

Takuma Sato said, “This is fantastic news for everyone. It is exiting for me to be a Lotus driver and I’m really looking forward to great success with this new project.”

The return to the IndyCar Series follows on from the recent announcement by Lotus and Cosworth are to become closely associated through a strategic partnership looking at the opportunity to develop high performance engines for Lotus cars.

The 2010 IndyCar Series starts with the Sao Paolo Indy 300, Brazil on the 14th of March 2010.

Bild lånad från Autosport.

[Nillet]

Lite bilder som man kan luska upp hos Lotus...

[Lasse H]

Den JPS-målade F1:an på bilden ovan
är enligt min mening den snyggaste
formelbilen sedan Lotus 49 !

hälsn
Lasse H

[Lotus]

Då får man börja följa detta också...vilken kanal sänder Indy 500?

[Nillet]

Har inte koll på vilken kanal som sänder indy...
Första loppet i Sao Paulo var ju ingen höjdare för "Lotus"-stallet. Alla 3 bilarna var inblandade i startkraschen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFJOkWhyOLE

[Nillet]

Inte i mening att låta kritisk, men Sato körde in i muren i race 2 (St Petersburg).

[Nillet]

Lotus har sänt ut följande pressrelease.

Back To The Future - Lotus Aims For Ultimate SATISFACTION In IndyCar

The Sixties – What an era! A time of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys – and when Lotus put some noise to the roaring sixties with their sensational IndyCar innovations with more than a little HELP from the legendary Jim Clark. Proving that vintage isn’t a bad thing as our music heroes get older, the classic racing green and yellow Lotus makes a welcome return to IndyCar this weekend in St. Petersburg/USA.

Eagle-eyed racing fans will be hard pressed to miss the stunning new Lotus livery as it’s set to send GOOD VIBRATIONS through the IndyCar paddock in St Petersburg. The striking livery is based on the original Lotus IndyCar of the sixties driven by racing legend Jim Clark and is the result of many A HARD DAY’S NIGHT by the creative graphics team from the UK based owner.
The more mature IndyCar fan out there CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE and may remember these colours when Lotus competed for a number of years, winning the Indy 500 outright in 1965 with the ground-breaking Lotus Type 38 driven by Jim Clark and his talented GOLDFINGER(S).
Taking over the reigns, former F1 driver, Japan’s Takuma Sato got his TICKET TO RIDE the new Lotus ahead of the start of the 2010 IndyCar season. The first round of the IZOD IndyCar series, the Sao Paulo Indy 300, then saw Lotus competing together with established IndyCar competitors, KV Racing Technology, as the IndyCar rookie took to the track in the new car minus the new Lotus livery.
Now in St. Petersburg Lotus is back in the original colours for the first time and Taku, as he’s known to fans, and Lotus aim to make their mark on IndyCar.
Commenting on his appointment Sato said: “Someone said to me “YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING” but that’s not true. It is very exciting for me to drive for such an iconic car manufacturer. Lotus has enjoyed great success over the years, and I hope I can reward the team’s faith in me with success on track.”


Claudio Berro, Director of Lotus Motorsport added: “It’s fair to say that I’M A BELIEVER that we will immediately be a force to be reckoned with.”
Dany Bahar, CEO of Group Lotus plc said: “Racing has always defined us and on many occasions in motorsport history Lotus innovations have redefined racing. We will hopefully bring our unique brand of innovations back to IndyCar where we will be pulling out all the stops working EIGHT DAYS A WEEK to achieve our goals.”


The Songs:
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction , The Rolling Stones
Help, The Beatles
Good Vibrations, Beach Boys
A Hard Days Night, The Beatles
Can’t Help Falling In Love With You, Elvis Presley
Goldfinger , Shirley Bassey
Ticket To Ride, The Beatles
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' , Righteous Brothers
I’m A Believer, The Monkees
Eight Days A Week, The Beatles

[Nillet]

Lotus ställer upp med aerokit och motor till 2012, chassit är dallara (tror det måste vara det).
Det var länge sedan Lotus byggde motorer...
http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izo ... ith-lotus/

[Nillet]

http://www.lotuscars.com/news/en/lotus-position

[Joakim]

lite val mkt badge engineering kanske??, det finns ju inte en lotusutvecklad skruv i detta paket..

[Nillet]

lite val mkt badge engineering kanske??, det finns ju inte en lotusutvecklad skruv i detta paket..

I årets bil är det väl bara lacken som är Lotus.
Men pressreleasen antyder något annat...

Lotus supplies engines and aero body kits for the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series

[Nillet]

Under 2012 förser Lotus 3 team med motorer (en V6 dubbelturbo) i Indycar.
http://www.lotuscars.com/news/en/lotus- ... velopments

[Nillet]

V6:an har lagt några mil på bana.
http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izo ... E.facebook