The Vintage Sports Car Club of Australia has very kindly extended an invitation for Club Lotus to join in their Cootamundra Sprints this Saturday the 5th of September. They’re waiving their usual 30-year-old minimum age requirement, and a brace of modern Morgans have already entered the event. Of course, there will be a stunning collection of vintage cars of all … Read More
August 2015 Edition of Lotus Notes Available for Download
The Lotus Notes team have come together once again to produce another stunning edition of the newsletter. The August edition has been released, and is now available for download from the ‘Members‘ page! This month’s features include: Hethel visit CLV Early Morning Run Classic Team Lotus, and the beauty of historic race cars The Cultural Gourmet Run Australian … Read More
President’s Prattle: August 2015
Heavens above, it’s August already! Which means we’ve enjoyed our first Tyre Kicking and Coffee event (third Sunday of the month in Gough Whitlam Park, Tempe in case you’ve not seen the Calendar) – thank you to everyone who turned up, and to Murray for the photos. Have a look here if you’ve not seen them yet. We also had two … Read More
November 21 Lotus Only Track Day At Winton Raceway
Simply Sports Cars‘ third Lotus Only Track Day for 2015 is going to be held at Winton Raceway in Victoria on Saturday the 21st of November, and entries are now open! They’re planning on packing Winton to the brim with Lotus cars of all kinds, and all previous experience suggests that the event will fill up fast. Registrations are available … Read More
Merry Christmas! We’re Booking the 2015 Club Lotus Christmas Party
Happy Christmas in July, everyone! OK, so we’re a little early in the planning, but, as with all of our most successful events, early planning gives everyone time to make decisions and secure approvals from the Finance Director. Adding to that, this frosty Sydney winter currently has me reminiscing about northern hemisphere Christmases. This year’s Christmas Party will be held on Sunday the 6th … Read More
Club Lotus New Zealand Edition 57 Available for Download
Our friends from Club Lotus New Zealand have put out the latest release of their newsletter Edition, and we’re pleased to share it with you here! This newsletter’s features include: Lotus News The Last Lotus Seven The Kiwi Replica Sevens – McGregor & Fraser The Summer of 1973 Indy 2015 And a whole lot more! Grab your copy from the following … Read More
HSRCA Social Night Talk with Lotus’ Jim Smith
For those interested, the HSRCA’s 15th of July social night will feature talks by Jim Clark’s 1965 Indy 500-winning crew chief, Jim Smith, along with Dave Williamson who was at the 2015 Indianapolis 500. Jim Smith was crew chief on the Lotus 38 that day in 1965, and will be in attendance to tell of his time with Lotus and … Read More
SPYfest Goulburn Looking for Lotuses!
SPYfest is to be held this September 25th to 26th in Goulburn, and they’re looking for any and all Lotus vehicles to join in the fun. SPYfest celebrates the birthplace of Australia’s only James Bond, George Lazenby, with a festival of everything spy. George Lazenby will be in Goulburn for the event, which will put on a street parade featuring Bond Cars, Bond … Read More
The Preserve June 2015 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! Its June 2015 edition has just been sent out to members and is now available for download on the members’ page. This month’s newsletter includes the entry form for the upcoming Shannons Sydney Classic Concours, Club Chat … Read More
July 2015 Edition of Lotus Notes Available for Download
The wizardly wordsmiths responsible for Lotus Notes have summoned the July edition into existence, and it is now available for download from the ‘Members’ page! This month’s features include: Day Run – Wivenhoe and Mt. Glorious Cultural Activities – A Visit to the NGV Member Profile – Geoff Winder CLA 2015 CSCA June Report MSCA Sprint Championship Round 4 And much, … Read More