A 1960′s icon, the Lotus 25 was mobile, agile and extremely hostile employing groundbreaking engineering techniques with a tried and true performance moniker .
A revolutionary race design, the Lotus 25 was the first F1 car with a fully stressed monocoque chassis. (1920x1200)
The Lotus 25 was a racing car designed by Colin Chapman for the 1962 Formula One season. Revolutionary in design, the 25 represents the first fully stressed monocoque chassis to appear in F1. An early brainchild of Chapman’s fertile mind, the original sketches for the car were made on napkins while Chapman discussed his idea while dining out with Lotus chassis designer Mike Costin.
A native of Tampa, FL Robert is the presiding editor and co-owner of both Down Shift Magazine and DS Holdings, LLC. A proud alumnus of the University of South Florida’s class of 2005 Robert is active in the Tampa Bay community and when not residing at his home in Tampa, FL enjoys traveling throughout the United States and abroad covering the motorsports and cultural phenomenon that shape our modern automotive enthusiast community.
