Friday Feature: Brian Caldersmith Tackles Mount Panorama in an Elite

Mount Panorama in a Lotus Elite

Brian Caldersmith pushes his little Lotus Elite around Mount Panorama during the Bathurst Motor Festival held over the Easter long weekend back in 2008. This is one of five races held that weekend for historic sports cars, and Brian’s surrounded by beautiful sports cars in a packed field. He handles the Elite, and the traffic, magnificently as he navigates Mount Panorama’s many … Read More

Registrations Open for April 2017 Lotus Only Track Day at Winton

Lotus Only Track Day

Simply Sports Cars have opened registration for their first Lotus Only Track Day of 2017. The event will be held at Winton Raceway in Victoria on Monday the 24th of April, coinciding with the last day of LOTUS 2017. Registrations are available on the Simply Sports Cars website, and you can get there by clicking this link! The goal is to fill … Read More

Lotus Photos: LOST Run to the Motorists’ Appreciation Day Swansea

Motorists Appreciation Day 2017

Our friends the LOST Fraternity took some time out of last weekend’s Bathurst 12-Hour to run up Pacific Highway to Swansea for the Motorists’ Appreciation Day – M.A.D. On Sunday the 5th of February they met in Belmont on the Pacific Highway before running up to Bargoed House on the old highway in Swansea. There they enjoyed a few hours … Read More

The 2017 Jaguar Mountain Rally Sounds Like a Blast!

The Jaguar Drivers Club of Australia will hold its annual Mountain Rally over the 27th and 28th of May this year, and it’s looking like an absolute blast. Billed as ‘Highlands to Tablelands’, the event will travel through Mittagong, Goulburn and Yass before moving back through Goulburn to finish in Sutton Forest. The entry cost of $460 includes meals and … Read More

Join Us at the Gerringong Motor Fest This February

Gerringong Motor Fest

The Gerringong Lions Club will hold the Gerringong Motor Fest on Saturday the 18th of February, 2017, on Michael Cronin Oval in Gerringong. The organisers have set aside ten spots for Club Lotus Australia and we’re looking for cars to fill them, as well as a few friends to spend the day with. Organisers are inviting some very specific vehicles and working … Read More

Treat Your Better Half to a Night at the Opera

If you’re looking for some culture to enjoy during the motorsport off season, one of our Club members is working to support a local opera production. Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni’ will be performed later this month, from January the 26th through to January the 29th at the wonderful Carriageworks venue. The performances will be held at 7:30PM on Thursday the 26th, … Read More

We’re Invited to the Concours d’Elegance Sydney this Australia Day

Concours d’Elegance Sydney is the latest iteration of the Australian Concours d’Elegance, which first ran back in 2010 at St. Patrick’s Estate in Manly. It will be held this year on the 26th of January at Darling Wharf in Pyrmont. The event is one of 25 worldwide International Chief Judge Advisory Group concours events and will be judged against ICJAG criteria. … Read More