Thousands Of Lotus Fans Expected For Brands Hatch Celebration

 

Thousands Of Lotus Fans Expected For Brands Hatch Celebration

Mar 20, 2007

Brands Hatch will open its gates to thousands of Lotus enthusiast this Saturday (24 March), as the Kent circuit hosts the inaugural Lotus Brands Hatch Celebration, an action-packed event that will also mark the first car race meeting of 2007.

While the Lotus Celebration comes just weeks after 311 Lotuses squeezed onto Brands’ 1.2-mile Indy circuit in order to set a new World Record for the longest ever single make parade of cars, this Saturday will feature another new record for the biggest ever line-up of Lotus Elise race cars. A maximum of 32 race-prepped Elises will form-up on the grid, with more in reserve just in case!


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