The next Lotus event of significance (other than the Club Lotus track day at Castle Combe) is the Lotus Festival at Snetterton to be held on 19-20 June. A good number of LEC'ers attended this last year and were blessed with good weather and a good event only a stones throw from the Lotus Factory at Hethel. This year it doesn't clash with Le Mans so a good turn out of Elans is hoped for.
In the midst of its successful first season in the F1 World Championship, Lotus Racing is giving its full support to the Classic Team Lotus Festival. The Mike Gascoyne designed T127 will have its first UK public outing, and the car will be race ready for the next Grand Prix.
Drivers Jarno Trulli, Heikki Kovalainen and Fairuz Fauzy will be in attendance, and are looking forward to meeting their UK supporters, Lotus enthusiasts and the people of Norfolk. Jarno, Heikki and Fairuz will each do a demonstration run in one of the historic Team Lotus F1 cars.
The European Grand Prix in Valencia on the following weekend will be the 500th Grand Prix for the Lotus marque, so it is most appropriate that the T127 will be able to spend the day amongst its illustrious forebears. At the end of the day, the T127 will be loaded onto the Lotus Racing transporter, which will set off for Valencia with suitable fanfare and a ceremonial lap of the circuit.
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