The Classic team with no less that 15 John Player Specials under their care.
The Classic team with no less that 15 John Player Specials under their care.
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Clive Chapman and Classic Team Lotus

Keeping the spirit of Team Lotus alive

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When the Chapman family finally stepped down from control of Team Lotus at the end of 1990 they carried with them a huge legacy. It was, and remains, one of the most successful racing teams of all time, winning seven Formula One Constructors’ titles, six Drivers’ Championships, and the Indianapolis 500.

Under the direction of founder and chief designer Colin Chapman, Team Lotus had been responsible for many experimental, innovative and technical developments that revolutionized motorsport, encapsulating that history was a collection of 25 Lotus racing cars.

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Roger Dixon
Roger Dixon is a British photojournalist specialising in historic and classic motorsport. From the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s he reported on Formula 1 and endurance sports-car racing, building an archive of period Grand Prix and endurance images that underpins retrospective features such as the 1966 Le Mans, 1967 BOAC 500 and 1968 Monaco Grand Prix. He now covers major historic and vintage events across Europe, and contributed more than 80 reports and galleries to Vintage Racecar and Vintage Roadcar between 2007 and 2024, including the Goodwood Revival and the Hampton Court Palace Concours. He also contributes to the UK quarterly Auto Tradition. In the Sports Car Digest archive: 84 stories, 2007–2024.
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