Lotus Photos: The May Run to Gosford Classic Car Museum

CLA Run to the Gosford Classic Car Museum by Ashton Roskill

Sunday the 20th of May saw us wake to an absolutely spectacular autumn day and head off on a run to the Gosford Classic Car Museum. Scroll on, and enjoy a few photos thanks to Terry Li, Syd Reinhardt and Ashton Roskill.

We met up at Thornleigh McDonalds at a respectful hour for a Sunday morning, taking our time to gather and catch up before heading out. From Thornleigh we enjoyed a more scenic route along the Old Pacific Highway as we headed north to Gosford to check out the museum and treasures contained within, meeting up with our friends in the LOST Fraternity along the way.

Terry Li, Syd Reinhardt and Ashton Roskill have kindly shared some photos from the run, and you can enjoy them below.

Terry Li

Thanks to Syd Reinhardt

Thanks to Ashton Roskill

May 2018 Edition of Chunky’s Chatter Available for Download

Chunky's Chatter May 2018

Image: The Lotus FT S430 launch in Melbourne last month, thanks to Bill Hucker

All too fresh from a date with the polar vortex, we have the latest edition of Chunky’s Chatter available to download from the members’ page of the website. Grab a copy, and enjoy!

The May edition of Chunky’s Chatter includes:

  • Jim Clark weekends both here and in Scotland
  • Australians Ron Uffindell and Derek Jolly – did they keep the fledgling Lotus company alive?
  • Alastair Browne returns with this year’s ‘Fly the Flag’ rally
  • Tons of news from Western Australia

And much more! Enjoy Chunky’s lighthearted and sometimes irreverent monthly look at the world of Lotus.

Head to the members’ page to download your copy. And if you’re not a member already, have a browse around the site and hit up our membership page here to find out why you should be!

Tag Along the Targa Great Barrier Reef Tour with the Official Lotus Tour 2018

Targa Great Barrier Reef - The Official Lotus Tour

Image thanks to Lotus Cars Australia

Targa Great Barrier Reef will run from the 31st of August to the 2nd of September, 2018, with the Targa Tour kicking off two days earlier and following the same course as the competition vehicles – closed roads and everything. The official Lotus Tour 2018 is your chance to take part, fully supported by Lotus Cars Australia, Simply Sports Cars and the awesome work they do.

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Wrapping Up Targa Tasmania 2018 with Lotus On the Podium

Images thanks to Lotus Cars Australia

A belated ‘Welcome home!’ to the lucky group of Lotus travellers who took part in the 2018 Targa Tasmania, and a huge congratulations to everyone involved in the competition as well as Lotus Cars Australia and Simply Sports Cars for another unforgettable event. Targa Tasmania 2018 was a big one for Lotus, with 12 cars entered, podiums in every category entered and the return of the awesome Lotus Tour.

Paul D’Ambra has put together a great wrap-up on the Simply Sports Cars website, which you can find right here. Or, read on for some highlights and images thanks to Paul D’Ambra and Lotus Cars Australia.

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May 2018 Edition of Lotus Notes Available to Download

Lotus Notes May 2018

The Lotus & Clubman Notes team have put together a magic edition of the magazine for May, 2018, and it’s now available to download from the website.

Lotus & Clubman Notes is the official magazine of Lotus Club Victoria and Lotus Club Queensland, and includes contributions from the other branches of Club Lotus Australia as well.

This month’s magazine features:

  • Simply Sports Cars – Melbourne Launch
  • Quokka Talk: WA’s Lotus Scene
  • Formula 1 Melbourne Grand Prix Lotus Display
  • LCV Movie Night at the Backlot Studios
  • The Lotus Exige Sports Car Enters the 2018 Australian Production Cars (APC) Series
  • My Lotus Story (Part 1) – Barry Ellis

And a whole lot more!

The newsletter is a membership benefit of Club Lotus Australia, and will as such require you to be logged in to your members account. Download it from our ‘Members‘ page.

If you’re not a member yet, hit this link to find out more about the club and why you should become one!

Catch Up with Club Lotus New Zealand with ‘Edition’

Club Lotus NZ Edition 63

‘Edition’ is the quarterly magazine of Club Lotus New Zealand. They recently passed on their first magazine for 2018, which means it’s time to cross the Tasman and catch up on everything going on with Lotus in the Land of the Long White Cloud.

‘Edition’ no. 63 features:

  • Lotus news and events
  • United States Formula Junior adventure
  • Rotorua/Taupo track weekend
  • The NZ Classic Driver magazine photoshoot
  • Club Lotus NZ Goes South

And more, including a particularly cool bit of news about a 1984 ‘James Bond’ Series 3 Esprit Turbo making its way into the 2017 re-make of Ghost in the Shell.

Download the magazine from the following link, and enjoy:

Edition 63 – Club Lotus New Zealand [PDF]

It’s been a little while since we’ve connected with our friends in New Zealand, which means there’s quite a back log of ‘Edition’ to share! Head to the Club Lotus New Zealand website here to browse through archive editions of the magazine.

Recapping the Super EMR – ‘The Manjimup 1000’

Images thanks to Steve Pretzel and Ellie Hamilton

In this report, Steve Pretzel recaps the recent Super Early Morning Run, which extended the club’s usual early morning run range by throwing in an overnight stop in Manjimup in the Southern Forests.

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Western Australia’s Quokka Talk for May, 2018

Image thanks to Ellie Hamilton

The May 2018 edition of Quokka Talk is an important one, as it bids thank you and farewell to Eddie Lankhorst and Vicky Rowe, long time shepherds of the Western Australian Lotus community, and welcomes Steve Pretzel, who’s kindly taken over the position.

Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication, Eddie, and welcome, Steve!

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