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" The Lotus Exige R-GT rally car made its promised debut as a course car at the Geko Ypres Rally in West Flanders last weekend. Portuguese driver Bernardo Sousa, the man poised to drive the Lotus Exige R-GT in anger later this year, and the Lotus International team both took advantage of track time provided by the opportunity. It also gave the rally world a chance to have a close look at Lotus&amp;#039;s exciting GT class challenger and we hear rival drivers and fans alike were clamouring to get up close to the Exige all weekend long.  The team ran the Exige over 18 special stages to test different set-ups, engine modes and electronics. There were no technical problems reported, other than an alternator failure and a faulty brake connection. The next event for the team is this weekend at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, where Lotus is the featured marque, followed by two separate privatetest sessions to be held by July 15th. Related posts:  Lotus Announces Rally Debut for the Exige R-GT Rallying Call: Lotus Exige R-GT 2010 Lotus Exige Scura \u2013 First Look  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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