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Long time member of both Club Lotus Australia and the Royal Automobile Club of Australia Peter Eppel is organising the Roaring Twenties Maroubra Speedway Cabaret Dinner on the evening of Saturday, August 22. We’d love to see you there!

Held at the Royal Automobile Club of Australia from 6:00pm on August 22, the event will feature ‘Maroubra Speedway – The Musical’ by Andrew G Ford with his jazz ensemble, telling the story of Sydney’s epic racetrack 100 years on. The dress code is for a big night out roaring ’20s style, with a prize to be presented for the best dressed lady and gentleman. The cost is $110, plus a cash bar.

This year marks the centenary of the first year of racing at Olympia Motor Speedway, an amazing one mile concrete oval with 48 degree banking that permitted 100mph lap averages by both cars and motorcycles. Built in the sandhills of Maroubra by enthusiastic promoters, it was only the third such racetrack in the world, preceded by Brookland in England and Montlhery, Paris.

The Roaring Twenties had arrived and the Kings of Speed on both two and four wheels thrilled huge crowds and became household names. Wealthy owners imported the latest fastest racing cars to compete – Grand Prix Bugattis, Indianapolis Ballot, Alvis, Alfa Romeo, et al.

The Royal Automobile Club of Australia, founded in 1903, had many members competing at, or otherwise involved in, Maroubra Speedway. We think that this is an important milestone to celebrate and invite members of Club Lotus Australia to join us in an evening of entertainment in best Roaring Twenties style.

Bookings may be made either at this link for non-members of RACA, or in the RACA member portal for RACA members.

If you’d like to know more, reach out to Peter Eppel via Seth at [email protected], or call the RACA on 8273 2300 and ask for Edwina.