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It’s been a long wait since the magic Lotus 2017 in Victoria, but it’s nearly time to get the gang back together for our biennial celebration of all things Lotus. Lotus 2019 will be hosted by Lotus Club Queensland see the national Lotus community gather in the beautiful Sunshine Coast from April 25 to 28 for social events, car runs and motorsport.

The event will be based around the Mantra Mooloolaba, with activities held in the Sunshine Coast, including a concours d’elegance, magic Hinterlands fun run, and speed and happy lap events held at Lakeside Raceway.

Proceedings will open in relaxed Queensland style on Thursday the 25th of August, with drinks on the Mantra Terrace followed by a barbecue welcome dinner.

A track day will be held at Lakeside Raceway on Friday the 26th, with barbecue breakfast and lunch provided. If you’re not feeling so inclined, Friday will be a relaxed day with a lunchtime gathering. After the day’s activities everyone will gather at the Mooloolaba Surf Club for dinner.

Saturday sees the event kick into top gear, with the spectacular show ‘n shine and concours d’elegance held at the Mooloolaba State School Oval. There we’ll enjoy a picnic lunch by the lakeside at the Mooloolaba State School. From lunch we’ll set out on the fun run to explore three optional Hinterland routes, followed by drinks, canapés and dinner at the Mantra.

On Sunday, it will be time to prepare to go our separate ways. The option of a tour of the Bowden’s Museum in Buderim is being explored.

Further details will be made available shortly, as will registration for the event. For now, head to the Lotus 2019 website here to register your interest, and take some time to explore www.lotus2019.com.au for more detail and the most up-to-date info.

On the third Sunday of each month we get together to enjoy each other’s company over a morning coffee and some tyre kicking.

Our Tyre Kick has traditionally been held in Gough Whitlam Park in Tempe, but with the closure of the cafe there we will be moving between locations in 2019, testing new ones out and giving members in different areas of the city a chance to come along to a nearby Tyre Kick.

After an extremely wet Tyre Kick in March, for the 21st of April, 2019, we will return to Kokoda Cafe in Rhodes Park, Concord West. Meeting as usual from 9AM for a Sunday coffee and catch-up.

In May, we will move to Armory Wharf Cafe by the Parramatta River (Blaxland Riverside Park, Jamieson Street, off Holker St, Newington NSW 2127) to give that a whirl.

Shed visits return on the evening of Tuesday the 9th of April, with a tour of Ashton’s shed before he flies off for the Peking to Paris.

Please put Tuesday 9th April in the diary for a shed visit to my garage before we get too close to D Day (departure day!) The Healey won’t be there (she’ll be on the high seas heading for China), but the Elan, Eleven and possibly the Elite will be in attendance (provided it isn’t raining too hard).

We’ll also be providing pizza and soft drinks to power you through the evening.

Address in the members’ section as well as recent editions of Chunky’s Chatter.