![]() Sportscar racing was in decline, while GT racing was booming, partly because of the high windscreens the FIA insisted on which slowed the sports-racers. In 1959 the Lotus Elite made a huge impression in racing. It set the world speed record for an 1100cc (67 CID) car at 143 mph! The Eleven won in class at the Le Mans 24 hours of Endurance in the 1500cc and 1100cc classes and took the overall win for the Index of Performance. The “Eleven” was a class winning car at Le Mans. This was the FIRST Lotus to carry a glass fibre composite body that also acted as the chassis. At the Earls Court Motor Show the Type 14 Elite was shown for the first time to great acclaim. The Eleven achieved a historic win in the 750cc Class of the Index of Performance at Le Mans. Below, we pick the best Lotus race cars in ever made, a list of innovative, unique and dominant machines that raced in everything from Formula 1 to Ind圜ars and more. Part of that research was an eye-opening view of just how innovative Lotus was when it came to racing. We recently put together a full list of all the Lotus race cars ever to turn a wheel on-track (we also created a full list of all Lotus production cars for those interested in that kind of thing). The Top 14 Greatest Lotus Race Cars Ever Made
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