Elise Trophy

On Saturday I headed down to Silverstone for my friend Stu's first race day. He bought a Lotus Elise 111S to compete in the production class of the Lotus on Track Elise Trophy, and after more than his fair share of trouble finally got to head out on circuit.



One of the great things about race meetings is looking round the car parks! Generally, it's mostly car enthusiasts that go, which means some sweet rides parked outside. It's also mainly car enthusiasts who race, so the paddocks usually have a certain amount of unobtainable metal, so there's always something to gawp at.









Like with most one-make series, the racing is good in the Elise Trophy, plenty going on all through the field, and all sorts out there from the famous, to the talented, to the rich, to the not-so-talented.



Queuing up in the pits, waiting for the GTs to come back in:



Certainly looks the part, and does the job:



Surprised I managed to get such a good race photo with my lame phone. I was only in on a normal public ticket, and could watch from the pit wall! If that's not worth a measly 10 quid, I don't know what is.



Check out Stu's blog documenting his path from seasoned trackday veteran to fully fledged competitive racing driver. Don't let the title fool you: Back Row Racing