This past Sunday, the 11th of December, the LOST Fraternity took off for their final run of 2016, to Awaba House.
They met on Main Road Boolaroo for a gentle cruise to breakfast at Awaba Restaurant. Jack McLaughlin has kindly shared a few photos from the run, which you can enjoy above and below!
Thanks to Jack McLaughlin
The Club Lotus Australia 2017 Calendar, very kindly created by Robert Costa, is now available!
We are sadly unable to give them away for free this year, but are heavily subsidising them. The cost is $15 including shipping, and the calendar is available on a first in, best dressed basis.
To order, transfer $15.00 per calendar into the Club Lotus Australia account with the description CALYourSurname. Then email Elliott with the address that you would like it sent to. We’ll do the rest!
See the latest Chunky’s for bank details, or get in touch with Elliott.
Happy Christmas everyone,
For those able to make the (most excellent!) Christmas Party last weekend, that’s a double up of my best wishes to you and your families as we head into the Christmas holidays. I hope you all have a thoroughly relaxing and enjoyable time.
We wrapped up this year with our second visit to Bombini, and thank you to the 60 members and families who came along.
It was a lovely day, kicking off with a fun scoot up the Old Pacific Highway. Caroline was persuaded to join me in the Eleven, although she did point out there was no point in putting on perfume as she would just end up smelling of Eau d’Eleven – which is mostly petrol. We had a great showing of cars parked up at Bombini (see Seth’s lovely photos on the website for the evidence); we arrived at almost exactly the same time as the LOST fraternity, who joined us from the Newcastle area – always a great pleasure.
I think I’ve probably said enough about all the fun events we have had this year, so I won’t labour the point, except to say a big thank you to you all for coming along to them, whether that’s to the runs, the Tyre Kick and Coffee, the general meetings, or the motorsport – it has all been a gas, entirely because of you.
And next year kicks off in short order, so get your diary out, go to the website and make sure you get all the events in there. Better yet, buy one of the lovely glossy Club Lotus Australia calendars that Rob Costa has pulled together, in spite of a temporary and inconvenient visit to the hospital. It’s great to have you back and heading for fighting fit Rob! Details of how to purchase and pay are in the magazine.
While on the subject of committee members, many of you will be remembering that it is a year ago that we lost Maurice to the black dog; he continues to inspire and amuse me, every time I see a photo of him (which is surprisingly often). Anne, James and Jen are particularly in our hearts at this incredibly hard time of the year for them.
May I also thank the committee for another year of unstinting hard work in the pursuit of fun and happiness in the shape of a Lotus – without your Committee, this whole shamozzle would fall in a heap, so I for one am particularly grateful for you help guys and gals. I look forward to more fun in 2017.
Right, on that subject, two dates for your diary:
First up, a drive day (on a Saturday, unusually) to the Gerrigong Motor Fest on Saturday 18th February; more details to follow, but likely as not, a reasonably early start to get there in time for set up.
And secondly, the highlight of the motorsport calendar is the CLA CSCA sprint on Saturday 11th March – Mike will be sending out details a bit nearer the time, but get the date in the diary!
OK, that’s enough from me. All that remains is to wish you a fantastic Christmas break, and I very much look forward to seeing you in the New Year.
In the meantime, keep it safe, upright, and on the black stuff (and avoid the rozzers over the double-demerits-revenue-raising-scrooge period)
Pip pip,
Ashton
Lotus 2017 preparations are well under way, and the event has received significant interest from the Lotus Community. In order to get things going in earnest, the registration process will close by the end of the year. Read on for the official word from organisers.
STOP PRESS!
This important event, scheduled for the Anzac Day weekend next year, has attracted strong interest from Lotus enthusiasts around the country.
Logistical planning for the event is now underway in earnest. Therefore we need to round off the registration process for those wishing to attend by the end of the year. We also need to set deadlines for the payment of registration fees.
For those of you who have registered or are intending to register would you please note the following arrangements:
Deadline for registration: 31 January 2017
Deposit required: (50% of registration fee) when registering
Final payment of registration fee: by 28 February, 2017
You can register online on the Lotus 2017 website here. If you have any queries please contact the event coordinators.
Catch up on all the Club Lotus news in South Australia, thanks to South Australian correspondent Andrew Stevens.
Vicky Rowe enjoys some magnificent adventures in Little Ruby, her S1 Elise.
All the news from Western Australia, including a wrap-up of the 2016 Christmas Barbecue and early morning run, thanks to Eddie Lankhorst.
Catch up on the Western Australian crew’s November early morning run thanks to Mike Hamilton, illustrated with photos by Elinor Hamilton.
This past Sunday, the 4th of December, we got together for a lovely drive, on more Lotus-appropriate roads this time, to the Central Coast to celebrate the year at our annual Christmas lunch.
‘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!
The October 2016 edition of the newsletter has been sent out to members, and is now available for download on our members’ page here.
This month’s edition includes important details on the Historic Conditional Registration Scheme and Classic Vehicle Scheme forum to be held in January, a wrap-up of the London to Brighton Run 2016, details on the upcoming USA Route 66 tour, information on upcoming events and much more.
Club Lotus Australia members can head to the members page here to download your copy. If you’re not a member of the club head here, and take a browse around the website to see why you should be!