RE: Lotus Head Of Vehicle Engineering Retires
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Roger, many thanks for everything that you have done not only for Lotus but for us Lotus enthusiasts in the first place. Your work makes every single journey with my cars a joyful experience. Hope someone will be gifted enough to climb into your footsteps. Happy retirement!
Edited by BSC on Wednesday 3rd February 17:31
Wish him all the best, but he won't go far from Lotus I bet. In his blood. Nobody mentioned so far that this is the bloke that drove the Esprit S1 in the TSWLM Bond film. It's all here and a little glimpse of Mr. Becker driving one of the famous ESSEX cars. ENJOY !!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgMNOAjBlw0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgMNOAjBlw0
Edited by eddie main man on Thursday 4th February 15:44
I can't help feeling slightly uneasy about this, the reason that Lotus makes the products it does is because each car is a proper engineering solution, as opposed to an electronically massaged one. With half of the employees of Ferrari now in residence at Hethel, I have a horrible feeling a pointless e-diff and a flappy paddle gearbox could be on the horizon! Lets hope he keeps a tight reign on his old staff, even if it is from afar!
Doom mongering aside, what a glittering career, he can put on his slippers with the warm glow of a man who has influenced some of THE best handling cars of the last forty years.
Doom mongering aside, what a glittering career, he can put on his slippers with the warm glow of a man who has influenced some of THE best handling cars of the last forty years.
I've never really understood someone who says they're a car nut but never goes for a drive for the sake of it or isn't mad for the driving part of it. I remember reading an interview with Roger Becker when the Excel was launched. He said in his earlier days he took an extra evening job as a taxi driver just for the sheer love of driving a car, any car. That's a proper car nut. Happy retirement Mr. Becker.
What a legend. If Balboni got a Gallardo named after him, I fully expect a run of 44 'Becker' special edition Evoras soon (preferably supercharged!).
I only hope he's had a lot of involvement with the new Esprit. For it to be the world beater it deserves to be, it will need his magic touch.
All the very best Roger and thanks for staying with Lotus, no doubt the germans and have been offering you all sorts of money for years.
I only hope he's had a lot of involvement with the new Esprit. For it to be the world beater it deserves to be, it will need his magic touch.
All the very best Roger and thanks for staying with Lotus, no doubt the germans and have been offering you all sorts of money for years.
This thread is kinda wierd reading as it generally comes across as some people who despite owning either one or more Lotus have only just heard of him or the family. Roger Becker isnt just a Lotus legend, he is pretty much an industry legend and regarded as one of if not *the* best vehicle development engineer in the world. Mike Cross is probably the leading guru these days but hot on his heels are another pair of Brits by the names of Kershaw and...Becker. As previously mentioned his son Matt is a chip off the old block, he and Kershaw being the chappies behind the Elise and 220...they are just a little bit good.
One of the reasons I want an Evora at some point, is simply because it will have been developed by the Becker Brainstrust and Kershaw. To be honest its an article of faith why Im expecting the Evora S to be somewhere near the best car in the world.
One of the reasons I want an Evora at some point, is simply because it will have been developed by the Becker Brainstrust and Kershaw. To be honest its an article of faith why Im expecting the Evora S to be somewhere near the best car in the world.
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