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Lotus Sport Cadena Announces 3rd Exige for British GT Championship


May 2006
 Filed under: LOTUS Car News | LOTUS Headlines

Three car team to race debut at Donington Park

12 May 2006 -- Lotus Sport Cadena Race Team will campaign a third Lotus Sport Exige GT3 in the 2006 Avon Tyres British GT Championship debuting at the scenic and demanding Donington Park Race Circuit meeting on 21 May 2006.
The third Lotus Sport Exige GT3, race number 18, will be driven by Paul Whight and Chris Randall and will join the pairings of Barrie Whight and Gavan Kershaw in car number 19 and George Mackintosh and Sam Blogg in car number 20.

Testing of the prototype Lotus Sport Exige GT3 has progressed steadily and successfully at the official test session at Silverstone and at the challenging Lotus test track at Hethel, Norfolk. Results are encouraging and further testing is planned in the next two weeks with the prototype and the first two Lotus Sport Cadena race cars both at Hethel and at Snetterton.

Whilst the third car is being built, Paul Whight and Chris Randall will race the prototype Lotus Sport Exige GT3, ensuring that a full complement of three cars will line up on the grid at Donington.

The Lotus Sport Cadena race team is based at the Group Lotus headquarters in Hethel, Norfolk in a newly-converted workshop facility. The team has access to the established Lotus Sport expertise and infrastructure, in addition to the all important 2.25 mile Lotus Test Track. This will be used as part of the team’s testing programme throughout its maiden season in this year’s Avon Tyres British GT Championship, with an eye on entering the FIA GT3 European Championship in 2007.

Commenting on the announcement of the three car team, Paul Whight, Team Principal for Lotus Sport Cadena said: “I am very pleased that we have a third car in our line-up and I am very excited to be one of the drivers. This will be a development year for both the team and the Exige GT3 and although Lotus Sport Cadena isn’t an official factory team, we have a very close relationship with Lotus. I would like to thank Lotus Sport for building the cars in such a short time and for the loan of their prototype Exige GT3 – I hope that we can do the Lotus brand proud for our debut!â€

About Lotus Sport: Lotus Sport is the performance arm of Lotus Cars Ltd and is located at the Norfolk Head Office next to the famous Hethel test track. The department designs and builds modified versions of the standard Lotus road cars with special emphasis on upgraded performance, improved ride and handling packages and race specific safety equipment. Individual performance parts to customise or upgrade a vehicle are available via Lotus Sport and its workshops can service, repair, restore or upgrade a standard road or competition Lotus. In addition, Lotus Sport provides a range of driving packages using the renowned Hethel test circuit, including driver training and corporate days, as well as offering enthusiasts a guided tour of the Lotus factory.

About Cadena: Cadena was created specifically for the 2005 British GT Series although it did enter certain FIA GT and Spanish GT rounds with mixed results using the Mosler GT2 chassis. The origins of the team stem from a ten year interest in motor sport by team principal Paul Whight who has raced historic Aston Martins, CanAm cars and then the last Group C Aston Martin chassis – AMR-1 – which ran at Le Mans in 1989 at the hands of David Leslie. Previously, Paul Whight was involved in the successful campaign of a Lotus Sport Elise in the Cup Class of the 2004 British GT Series.


Source: Lotus Sport Cadena

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