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We have now replaced 101/3 with 195/3
As the Lotus has been sold to a European collector So Jordan Peugeot 195 chassis no 3 is the replacement.195/3 competed in the 1995
F1 season and was driven by Eddie Irvine with a best result of Third place in the Canadian GP.
195/3 was sold by Jordan GP and then spent more than a decade in the Peugeot museum in Sochaux France . Then at some point

around 2009 was sold to a French racer who was going to compete in the Boss series but this never happened. 195/3 had some renovation work carried out very poorly I must add Then I bought and collected her from a village near Magny Cours in Southern France in late 2019 . So another learning curve and rebuild begins .Hope you enjoy the Photos and info. οΏ½οΏ½

Camel Lotus/ Judd type 101 chassis no 3 of four 3.5ltr normally aspirated V8 producing in excess of 600bhp
101/3 is the third 101 produced from a total of four and was driven in the first GP of 1989 by world champion driver Nelson Piquet and then for the remainder of the season by Satoru Nakajima who drove 101/3 to a career best result of 4th place
in the Australian GP He also came away with a fastest lap from the same race. Team Lotus achieved 6th place in the world championship in 1989 with the 101.
101/3 was then bought from Team Lotus in 1990 by a private collector and was not used for some twenty years
I purchased her looking a bit sad and neglected in Jan of 2010 restored her to former glory and most of what has happened since is on this page . Hope you enjoy the page as much i have enjoyed owning and running her

24/07/2026

Great piece of onboard footage from 195/3 in Suzuka 1995

Adelaide 1995 Jordan 195 .........And 195/3 sounds exactly the same now as it did 31 years ago ...:-) :-)
18/07/2026

Adelaide 1995 Jordan 195 .........
And 195/3 sounds exactly the same now as it did 31 years ago ...:-) :-)

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30/06/2026

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I will have to write a book about how many different things a Classic and Original V10 F1 car can throw at you to stop ...
28/06/2026

I will have to write a book about how many different things a Classic and Original V10 F1 car can throw at you to stop it running πŸ™ˆπŸ™ˆπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ after 4 years of putting 24volts through a 12v motor the remote starter cries ENOUGH πŸ˜‚so new motor Thanks to Cambridge Motorsport for the excellent service Fit new motor try to crank up oil pressure and the Sprag clutch in the starter gearbox breaks !!!!!
This is Friday morning Take it apart for the number A local bearing company Haley Wales not only found one but had it sent special delivery to me for Saturday morning So a bit of work yesterday Now all good again for the British GP next weekend 😍😍 I need a different hobby πŸ™ˆπŸ™ˆπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

Well after a very inconclusive HP fuel pump inspection and rebuild we now have fuel pressure πŸ˜πŸ˜πŸ™ˆπŸŽοΈπŸŽοΈ
20/06/2026

Well after a very inconclusive HP fuel pump inspection and rebuild we now have fuel pressure πŸ˜πŸ˜πŸ™ˆπŸŽοΈπŸŽοΈ

And so it starts………. (Again ) engine out for HP fuel pump repair 😊
10/06/2026

And so it starts………. (Again ) engine out for HP fuel pump repair 😊

Well that wasn’t the Saturday we had planed πŸ™πŸ™Didn’t start off very well when I left the irreplaceable steering wheel on...
07/06/2026

Well that wasn’t the Saturday we had planed πŸ™πŸ™Didn’t start off very well when I left the irreplaceable steering wheel on a table in the garage at the circuit , but didn’t realise I had done this until I woke up at 3:30am Saturday morning !! so back to Silverstone from the hotel to get it !!!!! And a big thanks to the Silverstone security guys for being really understanding and letting me in at that stupid time in the morning to rescue it πŸ™ˆπŸ™ˆπŸ™‚
So missed the first two sessions as it was very wet and We have no spare wheels to fit wet tyres so couldn’t run
Then 195/3 being the most temperamental thing in the world decided that the High Pressure fuel pump has had its life and said enough πŸ™ˆπŸ™ˆπŸ™ˆπŸ™ˆ So no start πŸ™ as it happens we wouldn’t of run anyway as the weather was still awful. Apologies to all at Gassed on Track but the weather and a mechanical issue wouldn’t let it happen perhaps next year …. So more fixing then onward to the British GP in July 😍😍😍🏎️

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