The Lotus Story - Part 11 of 16

Description

THE GOLDEN AGE OF MOTOR RACING - THE LOTUS STORY --- Part 11 of 16 --- The story of Lotus began in 1948 and founder Colin Chapman and his cars became synonymous with GP racing. This comprehensive film features interviews, archive action footage, racing greats and is a superlative record of Lotus' GP history. It explores all the major races and personalities of the era are featured, including Moss and Surtees at the 1960 GP de Monaco, the 1960 Le Mans 24hr race and the 1962 Goodwood Easter meeting. Throughout the program you can also hear from major players of the era. It features Clark's battle against the surprising Brabham resurgence and the strengthening of the link between Lotus and Ford with the Mark 1 Lotus Cortina. It details the development of the Type 72 - the most successful GP car of all time until 1986, the Lotus 78, which showed the way ahead in producing a true 'grounds-effect' car and the 'Black Beauty' Lotus 79.

Keywords

FORMULA, ONE, F1, TEAM, LOTUS, STORY, GOLDEN, AGE, MOTOR, RACING, COLIN CHAPMAN, FERRARI, ELITE, CORTINA, ELAN, COSWORTH, JIM, CLARK, GRAND PRIX, GP, JOHN, SURTEES, WOLFGANG, VON TRIPS, DAN, GURNEY, JOCHEN, RINDT, JO, SIFFERT, EMERSON, FITTIPALDI, MARIO, ANDRETTI, AYRTON, SENNA, STERLING, MOSS, JACKIE, STEWART, GRAHAM, HILL, INNES IRELAND, INDIANAPOLIS, MONZA, WATKINS GLEN, KYALAMI, FIA, JARAMA, MOSPORT, MONACO, SPA, FRANCORCHAMPS, ZANDVOORT, SILVERSTONE, NURBURGRING, FORD

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