It’s time to check in with our friends in Western Australia and enjoy the November 2017 edition of Quokka Talk, with thanks to Eddie Lankhorst.
Lotus Photos: Round 7 of the 2017 CSCA Sprints at Wakefield Park
Images thanks to Gino and Mel Valdes
This past Sunday, the 15th of October, the Club Lotus Australia motorsport crew gathered at Wakefield Park to close out the year’s CSCA motorsport with a springtime sprint.
Simply Sports Cars Are Looking For 4 Tough Mudders in Support of beyondblue
Image via Tough Mudder Australia
The Simply Sports Car team are taking on Tough Mudder this November, in support of beyondblue, and have four spots free for members of the Lotus community.
The Sydney Tough Mudder will be held in Glenworth Valley on the 18th & 19th of November, 2017. It’s a 16 kilometre event featuring 20 obstacles. Further details about the event itself can be found here.
Spots in the Simply Sports Cars team have already been paid for, so all that is required of you is toughness, willingness to get muddy and some help promoting the team and raising funds for beyondblue. If you would like to join the team and participate in the event, please contact Paul at Simply Sports Cars.
The team’s fundraising page can be found right here:
https://toughmudder-sydney.everydayhero.com/au/simply-sports-cars
Thank you for your help in supporting this great cause, which is both incredibly important and close to our hearts.
CARnivale 2018 is Coming Up And Registrations Are Now Open
CARnivale, Sydney’s annual celebration of all things automotive, is coming up with alarming speed. The event will be held on Australia Day, the 26th of January, at Parramatta Park. We’d love to be involved with a Club Lotus Australia display, and registration is open now.
The event at Parramatta Park is gaining significant steam and has been drawing better and better crowds each year. Organisers have been hard at work improving the experience and adding to the festival atmosphere. This year the event will include the signature display of classic vehicles as well as a hot air balloon display, the Parramatta BBQ Festival, family zone, the Hottest 100 Party in the Park, concert acts and a fireworks finale. Full details can be found at ausdayparramatta.com.au and www.australiaday.com.au.
CARnivale is looking for cars to display on the day, and have reached out to us to put together a Club Lotus Australia display. Cars must be over 30 years old, built before 31 December 1987, or be an identical model run-on. The closing date for entries is Friday the 17th of November, 2017.
To register, head to www.australiaday.com.au/carnivalerego
The schedule for the day is as follows:
- From 6am, vehicles will arrive at the convoy assembly area
- You must arrive at the time specified in your confirmation pack
- Enjoy a free breakfast, courtesy of the Rotary Club of Granville
- Leave the assembly area and drive to Parramatta Park
- Follow directions from marshals at all times
- Take your position in the CARnivale
- Ensure any flags and banners are attached securely to your vehicle
- Until 5pm, stay in your allocated position (for crowd safety reasons)
- After 5pm, you may leave under the direction of marshals and event security
October 2017 Edition of Chunky’s Chatter Available for Download
Ed Holly’s Lotus Elite on the road and looking magnificent.
Tom Devitt has put together another brilliant edition of Chunky’s Chatter, featuring all the news in the world of Lotus in October, 2017.
It’s been sent out to members and is available to download from the members’ page. Head over there to download a copy, and enjoy!
Inside this issue:
- CLA at the SMSP Amaroo Circuit
- Eggs Benedict Round-Up
- 60 years ago the Lotus 7 had its first competitive outing (and won!)
- Member Bill Mair sends us some great shots from Magny-Cours Historique
- First pictures of Ed Holly’s Elite on the road
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!
Ashton’s President’s Prattle for October, 2017
October dawns fine and sunny and we’re well and truly in the sprint towards the Christmas break.
Thanks to all those who came to the AGM! It was the usual convivial affair featuring Yiorgas’ catering and the reinstatement of your committee with the notable incorporation of the newly-formed Motorsport Committee.
Thank you to all of the committee for your continued hard work, and for putting up with me for another year. Same goes for you, our members J
Thanks as well to all of those who made it to Eggs B. It was a very fun day! Congratulations to Stephen Palmer for taking home the Round the Buckets Trophy. A notable mention as well to Angus Mackie for a creditable performance first time out in the Elan.
In the sprint towards the Christmas break please don’t forget that we have our Christmas party on Sunday the 3rd of December. If you haven’t sent Anne a note confirming your attendance, please do so now so that we can firm up numbers. Our deadline for confirming numbers is the end of October.
Ed and Karth Burton have kindly offered coffee for all those heading down from Sydney, so we will be deviating via Kiama on the way South. Thank you Ed and Kath!
In case you have been asleep, Simply Sports Cars and Lotus Australia are teaming up with Targa High Country again. This year there are 26 cars competing, and it should be a blast! Giles and I are using it to start clocking some cabin time – we’ll let you know how we get on.
Right, time to get this to Tom so that I don’t hold up this month’s CC!
Take care, and keep safe, upright and on the black stuff.
Pip pip,
Ashton.
Western Australia Quokka Talk for October, 2017
Catch up on all the news in the Western Australian Club Lotus Australia community, thanks to Eddie Lankhorst’s latest Quokka Talk, for October, 2017.
This month’s newsletter welcomes new members to the fold, looks forward to the BritFest car show, a weekend tour in the Margaret River region and the Christmas Barbecue, and recaps the Early Morning Run to Rockingham Beach and the CAMS Club Challenge Hillclimb.
Lotus Photos: Round 6 of the 2017 CSCA Sprints at Sydney Motorsport Park
Sunday the 24th of September saw the motorsport crew gather at Sydney Motorsport Park’s South Circuit for the sixth round of 2017’s CSCA sprint season.
The penultimate round of the 2017 series was hosted by the Sprite Car Club of Australia and saw an awesome collection of Sprites take to the track alongside the series’ traditionally-varied and interesting collection of cars. Club Lotus Australia was very well represented, with Club Lotus cars and drivers throughout the field and one group made up almost entirely of Lotuses.
We were also very happy to step away from the track for a few minutes to enjoy a surprise birthday celebration for Zed. Thanks to Zed’s family for inviting us to be a part of it, and congratulations on an awesome celebration!
Scroll on to enjoy a few photos from the day, and stay tuned for the round wrap-up in the near future!
Part 6 of the Lotus Esprit VQ Build: Charge Cooler and Inlet Plumbing
Club Lotus Australia is full of interesting people who are up to interesting things with interesting cars. We think that’s wonderful, so we’re going to share their stories with you here!
If you’d like to share your story on the club website, just send Seth a quick email at web@clublotus.com.au
Last time we met Geoff Winder, he was working all sorts of fabrication magic on the inlet manifold. In this outing, we get to work on the charge cooler and inlet plumbing.
Messages and Stories from Lotus Elite Luminaries for the Elite Diamond Jubilee
In the lead-up to the 2017 Lotus Elite Diamond Jubilee, Brian Caldersmith reached out to luminaries in the Elite community for messages and stories about the iconic Lotus.
He received an awesome response, including messages from Michael Kimberley, Clive Chapman, Ernie Unger, Warren King, Chris Barber and John Wagstaff. Read on, and enjoy some of the wonderful stories and memories from these luminaries of the Elite community.