Yes, it’s already September. And the elephant in the room is that September is likely to be more of the same for the majority of us, so my thoughts are with you all.
This month’s column is therefore more of a musing than usual, as we continue to learn how to navigate uncertain waters individually and collectively.
Thanks to Mark McConnell
While we’ve hit pause on life for a few months to potter around at home, we wanted to take the opportunity to share a few stories from our community to keep things interesting and hopefully spark inspiration for projects and adventures.
In this story we catch up with Mark McConnell, who shares the story of restoring restoring a 1972 MG Midget as a student, and forming a lifelong connection with motoring, family and the motorsport community.
For our Tasmanian friends, or those of us with more freedom to move, the Hobart Sporting Car Club’s Baskerville Historics historic race meeting is back for 2021 after the pandemic resulted in the cancellation of 2020’s event. The meeting will run at Baskerville Raceway from Friday the 17th of September to Sunday the 19th, featuring …
Story and images with thanks Greg Moore
Upon learning of the sad passing of Phil Moore earlier this year, Greg Moore kindly reached out to the club to share a few memories of Phil and the Lotus Super 7 they both owned. Read on, and enjoy.
Images thanks to Robert Verhey Our friends in Tasmania get together most months at Sandy Bay to kick tyres and chat about life, Lotus and everything. Robert Verhey made it to July’s catch-up, held on Thursday the 1st, and very kindly reached out with a few photos. The casual catch-up featured a beautiful Lotus 11-2 …