Sixth Sense ESP goes racing!

We are delighted to be sponsoring our own race team for the second year in a row in 2009. Run by JDR Racing and entered in the Britcar Production series, the Lotus Motorsport Elise finished 2nd last season. We're hoping it can go one better this year!

The last race was at the famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium, as seen in the F1 calendar. Read on for more information on the race and how to get involved!

This famous circuit is set in the picturesque mountainous region of Belgium and is considering one of the world's most challenging race tracks due to its fast and twisty nature. Despite weather reports back home, we were greeted by the sun and 25 degree heat.

During testing, the Lotus ran smoothly and our laptimes were up there with rival cars despite it being our first visit to the circuit. We knew Spa's long straights would not favour us, but the car's ability in the corners seemed to level the playing field.

When it came to the race (held at night), Spa suddenly showed its reputation. The heavens opened just before the race, within minutes circumstances had changed. Despite this, we made a great start, making up a few places past Porsches and Ferraris within the first couple of laps. Unfortunately for one Ferrari driver, the weather was too great a challenge and his car speared into the barriers.

The resulting carnage meant a safety car was released, bunching up the field for the next 20 minutes whilst the accident was cleared. With no ventilation, not to mention air-conditioning, the muggy weather meant the Lotus steamed up at slow speeds which resulted in nearly zero visibility!

Suddenly, disaster struck after the safety car returned to the pits with the throttle jamming wide open! After going off the track, the car was nursed back into the pits for some mechanical work and a driver change. Our luck turned with the offending problem fixed, suddenly we were the fastest car in our class and moving back up the order!

As the race entered its last phase with the final driver change, unfortunately other problems reared their head. The car wasn't running smoothly and despite coming into the pits many times for fixes, it ended up running on just three cylinders. The Lotus apologetically limped home for the last few laps.