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Well hello everyone! Thank you to all of you who attended the AGM recently at Shannons and for your continued support for your Committee and Club – I am delighted that we have the go-ahead to continue much as we were before, with the notable exception that Alastair Brown has decided to stand down as CMC delegate, after many years … Read More

Due to the cancellation of this year’s All British Day, our Club Lotus Australia Concours d’Elegance has been postponed until later this year. In a concerted effort to mimic stereotypical British weather, Sydney has put on three or so weeks of continual heavy rain, leaving the grounds at Kings School too waterlogged to cope with the comings and goings of many … Read More

The collective minds of all of the Lotus Clubs of Australia have once again coalesced to create the magnificent magazine that is Lotus Notes, now on its way to members in its September 2014 edition. This month’s features include: Canberra: Sunny Saturday Afternoon Drive Monaco Grand Prix 2014 Formula One drive day at Circuit du Var AGS Formule 1 Winton Festival of Speed … Read More

Hello all, Well, just as I thought we had had winter, and were heading for spring, the rain came down! I sincerely hope it stops before the All British Day, but in the meantime it put a bit of a dampener on the Shannons Classic out at Eastern Creek/Sydney Motorsport Park on 17th, which is a great shame after all … Read More

The action-packed August 2014 edition of our monthly newsletter Lotus Notes, a joint initiative between all the Lotus Clubs of Australia, has been published and is making its way to Club Lotus Australia members. This month’s features include: EMR and Sunshine Coast Hinterland Day Run GOME 2014 – Madrid-Vila Real-Madrid The Europa Mann MSCA Phillip Island – July “Get yourself a hobby” And that’s just for … Read More

Afternoon all! Just when I thought I had everything organised, knew what was going where in the garage, what I was planning to do to the Elan, work needed on the Elise, and all the projects on the house under control, it all got thrown into a cocked hat! See the initial musings on my latest madness, the purchase of … Read More

Hello all, May/June has rather blurred together, largely as I spent two weeks of it in Spain and Portugal on the GOME Rally (more to come for those carrion eaters among you!) and then a week recovering from the by-now obligatory gastric flu you have to pick up when you visit Dubai Airport – fun it was not… But I … Read More

Welcome to June – already! Well May has rushed past in a bit too much of a hurry, and I am writing this in Dubai Airport, en route to London, and thence by ferry to Santander for the start of the 2014 Guild of Motor Endurance Rally, which starts on Sunday (18th May). So please accept apologies for the brevity … Read More