Lotus Cup Europe 2010

Regulations

Introduction

The Lotus Cup Europe aims to provide a friendly, safe and financially viable series for those wishing to race a Lotus Exige, Elise or 211 in Europe.

There are four classes within the Lotus Cup Europe 2010 series:

Production: For series 1 and 2 Elises with a maximum hub power of 151bhp (170bhp fly wheel) and a minimum combined weight of driver and car of 825kg. Also open to standard Series 2 Exige and 111R Toyota engined cars with a maximum hub power of 169bhp.
211 Class: For standard and slightly modified 2-Eleven cars.
Exige Cup Class: For Exige S2 Cup cars and S2 Exige variants – For Exige variants up to a maximum of 260bhp at the hubs with a minimum weight of 825kg. Includes Lotus Cup 260, Lotus Cup 255, Lotus Cup 240, Lotus Cup 190 and Lotus Exige S.
Invite: For Lotus cars that do not fall into the above categories – including Elise S2 supercharged Toyota, Modified K series Elise S1, S2, 340R, Europa. Other Lotus cars may be accepted by invitation only.

A typical race meeting will involve a 20 minute Free Practice session followed by 20 minutes of qualifying. There will then be two races, one of 20 minutes and one of 30 minutes. Competitors in the Lotus on Track Elise Trophy will be invited to compete in the same races in the Production class.