Lotus has unveiled the Type 66 at The Quail in Monterey, which will be produced as a track special in a limited run of 10, referencing a proposed Can-Am race car for the 1970 series.
Ashton’s President’s Prattle for August, 2023
Hello! How did we get to the end of July quite so fast? I’ll be wishing you a Happy Christmas before I know it.
As I might have mentioned, I am spending three months in the UK and Europe, primarily working from the UK (on Australian hours, about which more another time) for July and September, and spending most of August driving around northern Spain and Portugal.
Entry Open for CSCA 2023 Round 4 at Sydney Motorsport Park, August 19
You are invited to enter the fourth round of the CSCA Supersprint Series for 2023, hosted by Club Lotus Australia at Sydney Motorsport Park on Saturday, 19th of August 2023. Entry is open now on the Motorsport Australia event portal and will close on the 15th of August.
Seeking Volunteers for Our CLA-Hosted CSCA Round 4 At SMSP
We need you!
The Club Lotus Australia hosted round of the CSCA supersprint series at Sydney Motorsport Park is now only five weeks away, and the club is looking for volunteers to assist on the day.
Lotus Photos: Club Lotus Australia’s 50th Anniversary
Image thanks to David Molloy
Over a long weekend from the 23rd to the 25th of June, we made our way out to the ‘Mountains to celebrate 50 years of Club Lotus Australia, and the people and cars who have made it what it is today. Scroll along, and enjoy a few photos from Saturday’s concours d’elegance and gala dinner.
Ashton’s President’s Prattle for July, 2023
Well, happy hump month all!
There really is only one thing to talk about, and that was the party of the year over the weekend of 23-25th June celebrating Lotus’s 75th and Club Lotus’s 50th Anniversaries. What a blast it was!
Lotus Photos: Sandy Bay Tasmania, July 2023
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 meeting, and very kindly reached out with a few photos that you can enjoy below.
Vale: Dr. Stuart Saunders
It is with sadness that we share the news of the passing of Dr. Stuart Saunders, co-founder of the Binalong Motor Museum. John Partridge has kindly put together some words celebrating Dr. Saunders’ life and love of golden era automobiles, which you can read below.
Entries Open for CSCA Round 3 at Sydney Dragway
Get ready to live your life a quarter mine at the time July 9, when the CSCA series heads to Sydney Dragway for the first round on the strip in many years.
Entries are open now, and all the details are available below thanks to Philip Larmour, the Triumph Sports Owners Association NSW’s Motorsports Director.
Lotus Photos: Gingin All British Day 2023
Thanks to Steve Grobler
The annual All British took place on 21 May at Gingin, about an hour’s drive north of Perth, and brought a lovely collection of British motoring machinery out for display.