This past Sunday, the 6th of December, we got together with our friends to enjoy a wonderful summery drive to the Central Coast and celebrate the year at our annual Christmas lunch. Thanks go to Ashton for the tale of the day, illustrated by photos from Seth.
Vale Maurice Blackwood
It is with deep sadness that we share the news of Maurice Blackwood’s passing. Maurice and the Blackwood family have been dear friends of the Lotus community for many years, and he will be sorely missed. Our thoughts, support and love go out to his family and friends. Anne, Jen and James would be very touched if, instead of sending … Read More
Enjoying a Lotus Christmas Lunch in South Australia
Demonstrating impeccable timing, our friends in South Australia chose Sunday the 6th of December, 2015, to celebrate the impending holidays together. By all accounts it was a lovely day, and you can catch up on everything that went down thanks to this report by Andrew Stevens.
December 2015 Edition of Lotus Notes Now Available for Download!
The December 2015 edition of Lotus Notes has arrived just in time for some relaxing weekend reading, thanks to its talented and generous editors and contributors. It’s now available to download on the ‘Members’ page, so hop to it! This month’s features include: Richard Parramint‘s big ‘Thank you Australia!” Red Bull Billy Card 2015 James Bond – Lotus Seven LCV Christmas Lunch … Read More
Come Along to the Last Burrows Drive Day of 2015!
Our friends at Simply Sports Cars have secured a few spots to next week’s sold out Burrows Drive Day exclusively for Lotus drivers. The day is set for Wednesday the 2nd of December at Sydney Motorsport Park. It is priced at $550, which includes the day, technical support thanks to Simply Sports Cars for those who register through them, and … Read More
FOSC Track Times #22 Available for Download!
The latest edition of the Festival of Sporting Cars’ Track Times newsletter, for November/December 2015, is now available to download. Festival of Sporting Cars is all about staging motor racing events for enthusiasts to get together for the sheer fun and pleasure of motoring competition. Track Times is the journal of their adventures. This edition recaps the FOSC Spring Invitation … Read More
Take Note! The December Tyre Kick & Coffee Has Moved!
NOTE: Due to the Christmas rush and staff movements Simply Sports Cars is no longer able to host us for this event. It will return to its usual home at Gough Whitlam Park! Our monthly Tyre Kick & Coffee is moving for December and will now be held on Saturday the 19th at Simply Sports Cars in Artarmon. Update your … Read More
CLA BUILD STORIES: TUFT’S ELEVEN JANUARY 2015
Club Lotus Australia is full of interesting people who are up to interesting things with interesting cars. We think that’s wonderful, so we’re going to share their stories with you here! If you’d like to share your story on the club website, just send Seth a quick email at [email protected] In this post, we catch up with Ashton to find out … Read More
Lotus UK Adventures with the Lankhorsts: The Lotus Factory
Club Lotus Australia WA’s Eddie Lankhorst and Vicky Rowe took off to the United Kingdom for an adventure earlier this year, taking the opportunity to build their own UK Lotus Experience while they were there. They’ve kindly shared the story with us and in this, part one, we head off to tour the Lotus factory and see how our wonderful cars are made.
The Preserve October 2015 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! Its October 2015 edition has just been sent out to members and is now available for download on the members’ page here. This edition discusses RMS’ new trial scheme for historic log books, looks back at the October … Read More