Chunky’s Chatter April 2016 Now Available for Download

Chunky's Chatter April 2016

Catch up on all the Lotus news in the April 2016 edition of Chunky’s Chatter, which is now available to download from the members’ page.

Features in this month’s mag include:

  • Mike Basquil reports on the CSCA MG Event
  • A Welcome Return to Alastair Browne
  • Canberra member David Leaney tells us about his update from Elise to Evora
  • Duratec Conversion for S1 Elise

And much more! Enjoy Chunky’s lighthearted and sometimes irreverent monthly look at the world of Lotus.

Head to the members’ page to download your copy.

The Preserve March 2016 Now Available for Download

The Preserve March 2016

‘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 March 2016 edition of the newsletter has been sent out to members, and is now available for download from the members’ page.

This edition includes news on the Shannons Sydney Classic Concours d’Elegance and National Motoring Heritage Day, recounts some of the history of the Illawarra Vintage Car Club, catches up on automotive news and a whole lot 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!

Lotus Stories: Daniel Bando

Daniel Bando Lotus Story

Club Lotus Australia is full of interesting people doing interesting things with interesting cars.

We want to tell their stories, and through this develop and preserve a written history of the club, its members and their cars. So, when ever we have the opportunity, we enjoy a chat with one of our members to share their story with you right here on the Club website!

This month, we get to know historic racer, car sorter and all ‘round nice guy Daniel Bando.

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Cars 4 Kids in Western Australia

Cars 4 Kids Lotus Display

Cars 4 Kids is a charity event held at the Perth International Airport to share the excitement of cars and motorsport with disabled and seriously ill children and their families.

Our Western Australian members were out to support the cause this 7th of March, 2016, and you can read about it in this report by Eddie Lankhorst with photos donated by Tim Allott Tttmsp.

Thanks to Eddie Lankhorst

Monday’s March Labour day holiday was the day to be at the track for kids and families to enjoy.

The Cars 4 Kids event event was a non profit fundraiser for a few childrens charities, who support sick and disadvantaged kids. The day involved many aspects of the motor car, such as exotic car displays, passenger fast rides on the track, drifting exhibitions, burn outs, remote car drifting, and then finishing with a jet powered car experience.

It was a lovely day and we were pleased to be able to support such a worthy cause. For more information on Cars 4 Kids, please visit their website here.

Photos donated by Tim Allott Tttmsp.

Cars 4 Kids Lotus Display

 

VSCCA to Celebrate 40 Years of All-Historic Racing

VSCC 40 Years of All Historic Racing

2016 marks the 40th anniversary of the first race meeting at Amaroo Park for classic cars and bikes. Since then, the sport of historic racing has grown to great strengths, and its events are highlights of the Australian motorsport calendar around the country.

So, over the 17th and 18th of September, 2016, the Vintage Sports Car Club of Australia will hold a special 40th Anniversary of All-Historic Racing race meet at Wakefield Park.

The event will be open to pre-1960 cars and bikes and held under an AASA permit to promote a simpler experience, and good strong fields of glorious old cars and bikes.

Read on for the full details, and stay tuned for information about entering. For further details head to www.vscca.org.au or email vscca40@gmail.com.

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Catching Up on the WA Lotus & State Sprint Championships

CLA WA March Motorsport

Catch up on all the motorsport action in Western Australia thanks to these reports by Eddie Lankhorst.

Thanks to Eddie Lankhorst

WA Lotus Championship – Round 1

On a pleasant Sunday 7th February we held our first round of the WA Lotus Championship at the RAC driver training centre. The results are:

DriverClassFastest Time
Richard CooperB3:11:756
Steve MetlitzkyA3:11:252
Paul BuiB3:27:687
Alan WatkinsA3:40:307

State Sprint Championship – Round 1

Sunday 13th March was a very hot day for the track. Air temperatures reached 41deg and track temps exceeded 57deg, so we knew our cars were going to be challenged with the heat. Thankfully no casualties but lots of fun!

It was the inaugural outing for Graeme Martin in his “Frankenstein” Elise S1 and he drove like a true race car driver.  It was also two years since Kevin had been on the race track. His first runs were conservative but he soon got his mojo back and recorded a fast time. We all saw some impressive driving from Paul Bui who managed to find another 5 sec improvement on his last run for the day.  Well done to all who competed.

DriverClassFastest Time
Steve MetlitzkyA3:10:564
Graeme MartinA3:12:505
Andrew GrahamA3:14:247
Kevin FitzmauriceA3:21:728
Paul BuiB3:22:099
Eddie LankhorstA3:23:507
John EdmondsonB3:31:982

Lotus Photos: March Boab Tree Meet ‘n Eat

On the second Monday of each month we meet up at the Boab Tree in Kings Park, Perth, to catch up and have a bite to eat. Our March meet-up was last week, on the 14th, and you can catch up on the evening’s events thanks to this report by John Edmondson.

Thanks to John Edmondson

It was a very warm 39 degree spring evening for our March Monday Boab Tree Meet n Eat run.

Surprisingly there are more mad people in Perth than just Robyn and myself. We had 8 turn up at the Boab Tree car park. Peter Best and Vic in the 340R, Andy in his lovely green V8 Esprit, Richard Cooper in his S2 Elise, Craig Bart Le in his S1 Elise, Kevin Fitzmaurice in his S1 Elise and Robyn and myself in our S2 Exige.

We chatted for a while about our day at the MC Motorsport Sprint Series. Exchanged notes on days gone by and had a few laughs.

At around 6:45 we headed off to the Vic Hotel in Subiaco, minus the green Esprit as Andy was on a “promise”.

We arrived at the Vic Hotel and parked in their undercroft carpark. The nice staff made up a table for us and we all enjoyed a few drinks and a very lovely meal while sharing more stories of past happenings and events.

The weather decided to do a change on our way home afterwards with a magic sky show of flashes of lightning and a few splashes of rain.

Now looking forward to next Sunday’s EMR!

Lotus Photos: A Few from the March Tyre Kick & Coffee

March Tyre Kick & Coffee

On the third Sunday of each month we get together to kick tyres, catch up and enjoy a coffee in Gough Whitlam Park in Tempe. Sunday the 20th of March was one such day, so that’s what we did! Read on for a few words and photos from Ashton.

Considering the weather forecast (and subsequent arrival of said weather) we were really lucky with how our morning turned out!

It was lovely to see Ken with his Plus 2, Trevor in his sparkling Evora and George in his, unbelievably, nearly 9 year old Elise S2. It was great fun to line up my Elan with Daniel’s MX5 and see just how tiny it really is! And the artist in me managed to get the cars to colour alternate 🙂

Shame the Subaru wouldn’t move, but at least he was colour co-ordinated!

Lotus Photos: NSW March Meeting with John Bowers

Club Lotus Australia John Bowers Meeting

Wednesday March 16th brought us together for our second monthly meeting of 2016, in which John Bowers presented some wonderful history and stories about his ex-Jim Clark 1963 Lotus Type 25 R4. And now you can relive it all through the magic of photography!

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John Bowers to Present Exclusive On-Board Footage & Images of Ex-Jim Clark 1963 Lotus Type 25 R4

Ex-Jim Clark 1963 Lotus 25 R4

Join us at Simply Sports Cars next Wednesday, the 16th of March, to enjoy a lovely social evening during which John Bowers will show off magic on-board footage & images of the ex-Jim Clark Lotus Type 25 R4.

The car is the ex-Jim Clark world championship-winning machine from 1963.

John Bowers has kindly offered to speak during our March social evening, and will be bringing along exclusive footage of the car running (quite spectacularly well) at those events.

The evening will kick off from 6:30PM at Simply Sports Cars in Artarmon. Please come along and join us for a relaxed social evening at SSC’s showrooms at 17 Hotham Parade, Artarmon.