James with Alister McRae and the Elise This story comes to us with thanks to Terry Southam, and recounts his thirteen-year-old grandson James’ first track test in an Elise with international rally champion Alister McRae.
Lotus Photos: February 2021’s Tyre Kick at Carss Park
This past Sunday, the 14th of February, a dedicated few took a break from Valentine’s Day preparations to enjoy a sunny morning at our Carss Park Tyre Kick & Coffee. Scroll on for a few photos.
Your February 2021 Edition of Chunky’s Chatter is Now Available for Download
Cover: Greg Sadler wins the ACT Hillclimb championship in his Lotus Elise After a brief summer break, Chunky’s Chatter is back for 2021 and already in top gear, with thanks to editor Tom Devitt. Download the magazine from the members’ page. The February 2021 edition of Chunky’s Chatter features: Greg Sadler wins the ACT Hillclimb Championship Full 2021 NSW calendar … Read More
Ashton’s President’s Prattle for February, 2021
Happy New Year to you all! Well, let’s get the first order of business out of the way – I very much hope that we have started to see a general move in the right direction away from pandemic-related restrictions. Certainly here in Australia anyway, even if not yet in some of the countries where a lot of us have … Read More
Lotus Photos: A Not-Quite Christmas Party in Two Parts: Lotus Tyre Kick South, December 2020
This past Sunday, the 13th of December, we gathered at Carss Park for a pre-Christmas catch-up at our Tyre Kick South. Scroll along and enjoy a few pictures from the morning. We were a little slow to get out of bed, but before long a healthy turnout of Club Lotus members had gathered in the Carss Park car park and … Read More
Lotus Photos: December 2020’s Sandy Bay Tasmania Meet-Up
Images thanks to Robert Verhey Our friends in Tasmania get together each month at Sandy Bay to kick tyres and chat about life, Lotus and everything. Robert Verhey made it to December’s catch-up and very kindly reached out with a few photos.
Subjecting the Elite to Motor Sport in a Furnace at the HSRCA Summer Festival
Team Repair & Restoration just returned from three days of historic motorsport with the HSRCA at the Summer Festival held at Sydney Motorsport Park over the 27th to 29th of November. Read on to enjoy our tales of glory and a few photos of such.
Ashton’s President’s Prattle for December, 2020
Well, here we are. Christmas is but a few weeks away. Again. It’s about this time of the year when I usually reflect back on all the different types of fun we’ve had during the year. This year has certainly been different, albeit not in exactly the way I would have preferred. More in the way Confucius might have had … Read More
Lotus Photos: November’s By the Bay Tyre Kick & Coffee
Sunday the 8th of November saw us back at By the Bay Cafe in Carss Park for the sophomore outing of our southern Sydney Tyre Kick & Coffee catch-up. Scroll along, and enjoy a few photos from the day.
A Weekend at the HSRCA’s 2020 Spring Festival in a Lotus Elite
Thanks to Ashton Roskill Over the weekend of 31st October to the 1st of November I took the elite down to the HSRCA Spring Festival to spend a sporadically-soggy weekend amongst an eclectic collection of historic sports and racing cars.