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!
John Bowers to Present Exclusive On-Board Footage & Images of Ex-Jim Clark 1963 Lotus Type 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.
Upcoming Motorsport Events: March 2016
With 2016’s Club motorsport season well under way, there are plenty of opportunities to get out and enjoy driving your Lotus in the manner for which it was designed. Read on for all the news on what’s coming up.
Round 2 of the CSCA Series is to be held next weekend, on Sunday the 13th of March at Sydney Motorsport Park. It will be hosted by the MG Car Club and entries are open now on CAMS Motor Event Entry. Get your entry in and come along for a run!
On Good Friday, the 25th of March, our friends in the Sprite Club are running a Supersprint at Marulan Driver Training Centre. This event which will see Sprites and Midgets from all over Australia competing.
As MDTC does not currently have a dorian timing loop, we will be using manual timing. So, if super accurate timing is important to you, this may not be the right event for you! Instead, we plan on running a relaxed day with the focus on first time competitors. This is an ideal opportunity for many of us to run at this track for the first time.
The entry cost will be $165 and we are running under a CAMS permit with medical and fire services.
Could any interested members please contact:
David Baigent – SCCA Club Captain
Mob: +61 407 137 776
To get in touch via email, get in touch with Seth and he’ll introduce you.
Finally, the Australian Supersprint Championships are going to be held in conjunction with Round 3 of the MSCA Championship, which many of our cousins in Victoria enjoy, on the 23rd & 24th of April.
This is a two day event which, considering it is being held at Winton Raceway, makes the travel well worth the effort. Entry is via www.meecamsau.com and the attached flyer should give you some of the details to wet the appetite.
Chunky’s Chatter March 2016 Now Available for Download
Catch up on all the Lotus news in the March 2016, edition of Chunky’s Chatter, which is now available to download from the members’ page.
Features in this month’s mag include:
- Lotus at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show
- The Elise Cup 250
- 6 Pages of Classifieds
- Daniel Bando’s Mini Shed
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.
Lotus Photos: Palm Beach Road Trippin’
Gordon Taylor has kindly sent us some shots from a recent Palm Beach road trip with Vaughan Stibbard in their Elans. Check ’em out, and get inspired for your next road trip!
Please Support the Shoalhaven Motorsport Complex
Motorcycling NSW has been working on the Shoalhaven Motorsport Complex over the last few years and making steady progress. They’ve now submitted a development application, and it needs our support!
The Shoalhaven Motorsport Complex will provide a multi-faceted motorsport facility to support motorsport competition, driver and rider training and community projects in New South Wales.
With the loss of Amaroo Park and Oran Park, New South Wales’ existing motorsport venues, basically Sydney Motorsport Park and Wakefield Park at this point, have taken on the significant demand of NSW’s motorsport needs. This has resulted in limited track availability, rising venue hire costs for promoters and ultimately higher costs for competitors and enthusiasts, and fewer options for safe and controlled competition.
The Shoalhaven Motorsport Complex has been progressing well and the team have now submitted the Shoalhaven Motorsport Complex Development Application and received notice that it has now been formally presented in public exhibition.
At the conclusion of this exhibition there will be a determination as to whether the project can proceed. There is a $9.5 million grant reliant on the outcome of this application.
Shoalhaven City Council requires written submissions to be made by close of business on the 28th of March, 2016. Submissions can be made via the following avenues:
Email: [email protected]
Online: Shoalhaven City Council website (www.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au), click on “DA Tracking” on the right hand side of the front page, enter RA14/1000 – click on show, scroll all the way down the page to the “contact us about this application” button. You will also see all the submitted project information here.
Post: General Manager, Shoalhaven City Council, PO Box 42 Nowra NSW 2541
For more information on the Shoalhaven Motorsport Complex hit their website here. And if you need any assistance, please do contact them as they are more than happy to help.
This is an opportunity to support not only this project, but motorsport in New South Wales and our wonderful community. We wish the team all the best!
Enjoying a Social Evening Amongst Good Friends and Lotuses in Dan’s Shed
Catch up on our recent visit to Dan’s shed, thanks to this lovely report from Elliott Nicholls.
The Preserve February 2016 Now Available for Download!
‘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 February 2016 edition of the newsletter has been sent out to members, and we’ve added it to the members’ page for your perusal.
This edition kicks off the year with everything that’s going on in motor clubs along with important news for motoring enthusiasts, looks forward to the National Motoring Heritage Day and Shannons Sydney Classic Concours, recaps Australia Day at Dee Why 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 Photos: CSCA Round 1 at Wakefield Park
Take a wander around the first sprint round of 2016, thanks to these lovely photos by Syd Reinhardt.
Join Us at the CSCA 2015 Trophy Presentation
Our Combined Sports Car Association Presentation Night will be held on Wednesday the 24th of February at the Carlingford Bowling Club cnr Pennant Hills Road and Events Street Carlingford from 7pm.