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Plans for Season 2025

09 January 2025
As the 2025 season approaches, we are excited to announce our plans. Rather than competing in the BELCAR Historic Cup championship, we’ve decided to divide our attention between different historic racing competitions for this year. The Lotus Europa is undergoing several modifications aimed at enhancing performance and smashing personal best lap times. Stay tuned for more updates as we gear up for a lovely season ahead!

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Next Event

International Test Day Zolder

17 April 2025
Test Session
Circuit Zolder

BELCAR Historic Cup 2024 Championship Circuit Zolder Spa Francorchamps Nürburgring Lotus Europa S2 Stefan Kremer Platform 2

Championship Result

BELCAR Historic Cup 2024
Lotus Europa S2
Stefan Kremer

8th Place in Platform 2: 172 Points
2nd Place in Class 2B: 126 Points

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Failure of Brand New Part in Race 1

16 October 2024
The last race of the season was held at the Nürburgring GP track. At the end of qualifying, an ignition issue appeared, which could be fixed shortly before the start of race 1. But a malfunction in the new (!) distributor cap caused the engine to die just before during the formation lap. With the old cap, we could at least finish race 2 solidly and score enough points to secure 8th place overall in the championship. 7th place in the final standings was lost due the failure just before race 1.

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Positive Roll-Out Race in Assen

16 September 2024
Roll-out after the crash repair went well and brought a bunch of championship points. All rebuilt components work as intended and a basic suspension set-up was found. Next time, we'll try and attack some of the cars, which were ahead in Assen. Too soft tyres cost a lot of performance, but we'll have better tyre options for the last race in October.

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Crash Repair is Finished

01 September 2024
After the potentially season-ending crash at the Historic Grand Prix Zolder, we are now back on track for the Classic GP in Assen. The chassis and body repair are both finished. In addition, the suspension on all four corners has been upgraded and strengthened. Nonetheless, the race in Assen can only be seen as a test. The car was changed so heavily that a lot of set-up work has to be done, before the real racing can start again.

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Crash in Race 1 Means Zero Points

22 July 2024
The Historic Grand Prix weekend at Circuit Zolder went especially bad for us. The race started off quite nicely with eight positions gained in just four laps. But after a Safety Car re-start, the Lotus suffered rear left suspension failure under heavy braking, which led to a 360° spin and a crash into the barrier. Now, we are working very hard to get the car back on track for the next race in Assen.

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Finally Reliable

20 May 2024
After troubled years with a variety of reasons for retirements, our Lotus Europa has finished four BELCAR Historic Cup races in a row in 2024. That's a solid basis for further progress. The races in Zolder went trouble-free and at the end we finished 6th in Platform 2, which is nice considering the quality of the opposition. A new personal best lap time was missed by two tenth of a second. It will hopefully be reached during the next event in July.

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Solid Start to the Season

30 April 2024
The 2024 edition of the Spa Summer Classic was blessed with cool, but dry weather conditions. The new engine and gearbox configurations proved reliable and every session went to plan. At the end, we could finish 2nd in class in both races, in front of several much younger 1600 cc cars.

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Succesful Test Session at Zolder

05 April 2024
The International Test Day at Zolder went to plan. The engine has been successfully tested and completed the running-in phase, while the improved gearbox also has a very positive effect. A small problem with the clutch needs to be sorted out and then we will be ready to start the season at the Spa Summer Classic.

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Preparations for 2024 season

17 January 2024
In order to bring an upgraded Lotus Europa to the start of the 2024 season, we consulted Germany's number one Renault Alpine specialist: Schäfer Tuning. These experts built a whole new 1596 cc Renault 807 engine for the Lotus. In addition, the gearbox is fitted with a significantly shorter diff ratio and a locking differential to improve acceleration.

Our Upcoming Sessions and Races

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New Race Festival Zolder

18 May 2025
BELCAR Historic Cup

2 Sprint Races

Circuit Zolder

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Supercar Madness Zolder

13 July 2025
Fast Seventies

3 Sprint Races

Circuit Zolder

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Supercar Madness Zolder

13 July 2025
Colmore YTCC

3 Sprint Races

Circuit Zolder