Images thanks to Peter Klumper, Chris Pearse and Melanie Valdes We woke on the morning of Saturday the 14th of March to cold and rain. It was a good day, because it was finally time to get the cars back out on the track. 2020’s motorsport season kicked off over the weekend with round one of the CSCA series hosted … Read More
March Social Evening to Feature Ashton Roskill and Tales from the 2019 Peking to Paris
Photo by Gerard Brown: Ashton, Giles and Gidget coming out of a sandpit in the Gobi Desert. Gerard Brown’s image won the Sports Car Digest Historic Racing Photo of 2019 Our dear president Ashton Roskill will share stories from his run in the 2019 Peking to Paris Rally with Giles Cooper and Gidget, the Austin Healey 100/4 they subjected to … Read More
‘The Preserve’ February 2020 Available for Download
‘The Preserve’ is the newsletter of the Council of Motor Clubs. It’s made available to members of CMC-affiliated clubs, and that means you! The February 2020 edition kicks off the year to come, looking back at the Vintage Speedcar Association of NSW’s Christmas Picnic, looking forward to some of the motoring events coming up this year and catching up on … Read More
Entry is Now Open for CSCA 2020 Round One, Hosted by Club Lotus Australia
We’re set to open the 2020 CSCA series with a speedy and social round of supersprinting at Wakefield Park on Saturday the 14th of March. Entry is now open and we would love to see you there. You are invited to enter the first round of the CSCA Supersprint Series for 2020, hosted by Club Lotus Australia at Wakefield Park … Read More
Your February 2020 Edition of Chunky’s Chatter is Available for Download
Our tireless editor Tom Devitt is back to the grind stone, and has your first edition of Chunky’s Chatter for 2020 available for download from the members’ page. The February 2020 edition of Chunky’s Chatter features: Peter Walker’s photos take us back to the first race meeting at Wakefield Park 25 years ago A great SA round up from Andrew … Read More
Ashton’s President’s Prattle for February, 2020
Photo by Gerard Brown Hi everyone, The year is fast turning into a busy one, with the motorsport season already underway and the beginnings of a great social schedule in the planning. This weekend we have the Bathurst 12 Hour, followed by SSC’s first LOTD trackday at Bathurst on Wednesday. The CLA-organised first CSCA sprint is coming up on the … Read More
South Australia’s Lotus Torque for January, 2020
Our friends in South Australia get their 2020 under way with the latest edition of South Australia Lotus Torque covering January and looking forward to 2020, thanks to Andrew Stevens.
Ashton Roskill to Share Tales from the Peking to Paris Rally at HSRCA Social Evening
Our fearless President Ashton Roskill will share tales of adventure from his extraordinary run with Giles Cooper in the 2019 Peking to Paris Rally at the HSRCA’s upcoming social evening on Tuesday the 4th of February. The event will be held at Denistone Sports Club (59 Chatham St West Ryde) on Tuesday the 4th of February. Ashton will share stories … Read More
December 2019 Edition of Lotus Notes Available for Download
Cover photo by Simon Anderson Photography: Fire Red Lotus Exige 410 Sport with walnut pearl details. The December 2019 edition of Victoria and Queensland’s Lotus & Clubman Notes is on the way to Lotus Club Victoria and Lotus Club Queensland members, and is available to download from the members’ page. December 2019’s Lotus Notes features: Sunshine Coast run Targa High … Read More
Ashton’s President’s Prattle for December, 2019
How did THAT happen? December has come roaring around again, and as usual caught me short. No Christmas decorations up yet despite the plethora of houses in the vicinity clearly getting into the spirit, a long to-do list of presents to buy and a hyperactive puppy waiting to destroy the tinsel… On the upside, I’m managing to avoid the smoke … Read More