Your November Edition of Chunky’s Chatter is Available for Download

Race 1 at the 2020 HSRCA Spring Festival

The November 2020 edition of Chunky’s Chatter is complete and ready for your enjoyment, with thanks to our tireless editor Tom Devitt. Download the magazine from the members’ page.

The November 2020 edition of Chunky’s Chatter features:

  • New Tyre Kick & Coffee venue at Carss Park a huge success
  • Last 1960 F1 victory for a Lotus, but it was that pesky Moss again!
  • First hint of a new Lotus coming in 2021

And much more! Enjoy Chunky’s lighthearted and sometimes irreverent monthly look at the world of Lotus. If you’re not a member already, have a browse around the site and hit up our membership page here to find out why you should become one!

Ashton’s President’s Prattle for November, 2020

Ashton at the 2020 HSRCA Spring Festival

Well here we are in November! Who would have thunk it – I’m not exactly sure where this year has gone, but it does seem to have flashed by a bit faster even than the last few.

I’ll blame Covid. And that’s the last mention, I promise.

This is late as I was away all weekend at the delayed HSRCA Spring Festival at Wakefield. What a great turnout of varied and unusual cars – I am constantly surprised that there are so many hidden gems, and better yet that they are brought out to play. I’ll try to scribble some notes elsewhere to go with Seth’s awesome photography.

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Round Wrap: CSCA 2020 Round 6, The Grand Finale All Too Soon

Club Lotus at CSCA 2020 R6

It feels like it’s only just begun in earnest, but 2020’s CSCA super sprint series signed off on Sunday afternoon, settling in for a Summer vacation following a spectacular day of sprinting around Sydney Motorsport Park.

The final CSCA round of 2020 was held on Sunday the 18th of October on Sydney Motorsport Park’s North circuit, hosted by the Jaguar Drivers Club of Australia. It was round six of a season somewhat paradoxically only four rounds long, and our first visit to Sydney Motorsport Park since we were on the same layout for round six of the 2019 series back in September of last year.

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‘The Preserve’ October 2020 Available for Download

The Preserve, October 2020

‘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!

This month’s magazine remembers Chris Mede and Jim Kerr, and features a very comprehensive article from the RMS about what can and can’t be done to a vehicle on HVS registration, along with plenty more. The RMS article is very much worth a look if you take advantage of HVS registration, or would like to at some point.

You can grab the October edition of ‘The Preserve’ from the following link, and we’ll archive it on the members page here.

The Preserve, October 2020 [PDF]

‘The Preserve’ is provided by the Council of Motor Clubs.

Lotus Photos: The Inaugural By the Bay Tyre Kick & Coffee

October 2020 Tyre Kick & Coffee at By the Bay Cafe by Syd Reinhardt

Images thanks to Syd Reinhardt

This past weekend, on Sunday the 11th of October, we kicked off a second Tyre Kick & Coffee event – this time held to the south of Sydney at By the Bay Cafe in Carss Park. Syd Reinhardt and Peter Walker have kindly passed on some photos for you to enjoy.

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Your October Edition of Chunky’s Chatter is Available for Download

Chunky's Chatter October 2020

The October 2020 edition of Chunky’s Chatter is complete and ready for your enjoyment, with thanks to our tireless editor Tom Devitt. Download the magazine from the members’ page.

The October 2020 edition of Chunky’s Chatter features:

  • A new Tyre Kick & Coffee venue – Carss Park – for Sunday the 11th of October
  • Lots of South Australian news
  • New book ‘Chasing Elites’ reviewed

Enjoy Chunky’s lighthearted and sometimes irreverent monthly look at the world of Lotus. If you’re not a member already, have a browse around the site and hit up our membership page here to find out why you should become one!

Wanted: Manual Lotus Excel

Simon in Perth is looking for a Lotus Excel in manual, and will consider everything available.

Wanted: Manual Lotus Excel

I previously owned a Lotus Excel, which I ended up selling. I miss the car and regret the sale, and am so looking for another one. I’m looking for a manual car and will consider anything available, although I am adverse to sunroofs.

If you know of an Excel for sale, or are selling one yourself, send Seth an email at [email protected] and he’ll put you in touch with Simon.