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Lotus position

Manufacturers have to build a reputation for competent support of their teams in order to make headway in an increasingly competitive marketplace

Following an announcement in September 2021 that it would build a racing version of its Emira road car, Lotus launched the new GT4 contender at its headquarters in Norfolk, UK in May this year. The car follows on from the extremely successful Evora in the same category and, consequently, the order book is already full, and the car is sold out for the first year of production.

The GT4 class has been growing rapidly in recent years, and is now a permanent fixture in national race series such as the British, French, Asian and US GT series, as well as internationally with the GT4 European Series. With full grids, the category is rapidly

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