Good morning everyone! I hope you are enjoying the spring sunshine as much as I am – there is something joyful about the warmth finally replacing the damp, and I can at last start removing the mould from every leather surface in the cars, knowing it won’t be back until next winter. By the way, why is leather so attractive (actually, … Read More
Lotus Stories: SA’s 2025 Father’s Day Get Together
Catching up with our South Australian friends with thanks to Andrew Stevens // Father’s Day Gathering at Beaumont Rd The South Australian group gets together on the first Sunday of each month, which means that every year our September get together coincides with Father’s Day. This often presents challenges, with cafés in the Adelaide Hills being booked up for family … Read More
Wrapping Up Round 4 of the 2025 CSCA Supersprint Series
On Saturday August 16, 2025, we held our Club Lotus Australia-hosted CSCA round four at Sydney Motorsport Park for a healthy field of 76 drivers. Let’s catch up on the action and enjoy some photos from the day.
Lotus Photos: Cootamundra Sprints
Photos thanks to Syd Reinhardt Syd, Caroline and I, Garth and Francis, and Mark all headed off to Cootamundra over the last weekend in August for the VSCCA’s annual Sprints, and had an absolute blast!
Ashton’s President’s Prattle for September, 2025: Welcome to Spring!
Finally, the rain seems to have abated a bit (at least here in Sydney), and looking out of the window I see that orange thing up in the sky that I had forgotten about for too long. So, that means getting out there, and, more importantly, getting cars out there!
Ashton’s President’s Prattle for July 2025
Images thanks to Dario Valenza Welcome to the middle of 2025! And apologies for the delay in getting this to you — sadly, my work has an alarming propensity to create chaos at the financial year end, and this year was no exception; hence the delay in this note.
Ashton’s President’s Prattle for June 2025
Hello, and welcome to our winter catch-up as we head into the mid-point of the year. As this year continues to roll forwards inexorably it has been an interesting exercise in observation at several levels.
Ashton’s President’s Prattle for May, 2025
Hello! Apologies that this is a bit late, as I wanted to include some photos of the excellent gathering we had last weekend to welcome Nigel Halliday to Sydney.
Lotus Photos: Tyre Kick & Coffee With Historic Lotus Register Chairman Nigel Halliday
Sunday the 11th of May found us in the car park above By the Bay Cafe in Carss Park with a near record roll-up to welcome Nigel Halliday, Chairman of the Historic Lotus Register for a relaxed Mothers Day morning get together.
Ashton’s President’s Prattle for April, 2025
Happy Easter! Yes, I know. It’s that time already. What a great first quarter we’ve had, with loads going on.