What is the Lotus Afterwork? A sunset friday’s evening well-earned break with super lightweights. The Hethel-based car company is renowned for the production of racing cars, F1 World Championship entries with Senna and Prost, and kit cars: Lotus Eleven & Sevens (Caterham will follow). Two or four seater road cars with the Elan – Excel – Elise and James Bond’s related « Esprit ».

With their futuristic or open-wheel look and an extolled iconic leitmotiv from founder Colin Chapman (see below), Lotus gained easily public sympathy. You can enjoy pure pedigree driving sensations with a reasonnable budget. Everything get accessible. Clubs are gathering in every places of France and abroad. This Montlhery event is just an example of this enthusiasm.

« Adding power makes you faster on the straights. Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere ».
Colin Chapman

Need more fuel? Read the legend of Montlhery Autodrome.

Significant races are held at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry since the twenties. The Coupes de Printemps 2013 are an opportunity to celebrate old glories. Either it be racing car or GT. Jack Brabham did win here in 1957 and Jim Russel in 1958. Between 1964 and 1966, Graham Hill, Jochen Rindt and Jackie Stewart came round the track. Another competition, the 1 000 km of Paris is still considered as the most influent race for the autodrome’s evolution with those following registered: Aston Martin, Ferrari (250 GTO, 330 P…), Ford (GT 40 and MK2), Lola, Maserati, Matra (630 to 660) and other Porsche (from 908 to 917).