Classic Team Lotus Festival
I spent a couple of months doing PR for the Classic Team Lotus Festival held at Snetterton yesterday, so it was great that so many turned up – they were even turning cars away on the A11 up through Norfolk. The atmosphere was relaxed as Lotus enthusiasts and race fans mingled to see examples of all 35 Lotus F1 cars ever made, in their vast marquee and out on the grid for the aerial photoshoot and then driven a few demonstration laps. Lotus Racing brought along a brand new T127 F1 car for Heikke Kovalainen, Jarno Trulli and Fairuz Fauzy to demo – as well as handling some of the hoistoric Lotuses. Spend time with Nick Parrott from BBC Inside F1 and Nicky Price from Radio Norfolk, plus the Italian national TV crew, helping target interviewees like Bob Dance, Eddie Dennis and Nick Adams. A fantastic day for all concerned, and I was flattered to be asked to sign a load of my books too.