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On this day in history: July 26
  • 1998: Adrian Fernandez, a Mexican driver in CART, is involved in an accident that costs the lives of three spectators at the Michigan International Speedway when a tire comes off the car after an impact with a wall.
NewsAn Automatic Lotus Exige S
It had to happen at some point, and the news has finally come in: an automatic gearbox will be offered as an option on the Lotus Exige S in every country where that car is sold (so not here). The Exige S is an ultimate track day toy that can …
New ModelsLotus Exige LF1: Honoring Formula 1
The timing may not be ideal, considering the final results of the Lotus F1 team at the Canadian Grand Prix (both cars retired because of mechanical defects), but the British manufacturer just unveiled a limited run of 81 Exige LF1s built to commemorate the team’s success in Formula 1. Each …
New ModelsLotus Reintroduces The Type 72
If you’re a motorsports fan, the news that Lotus is returning to F1 is, in a word; amazing. Shaking the sport to its foundations the last time they entered competition, Chapman and friends bent, worked around, and otherwise ignored the rules and regulations set out to slow the cars down …
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