Hi everyone, I do hope you all survived the recent rather rough weather in tact, and that no garages were flooded or cars wrecked by the inclement weather. Mrs R and I are just back from three weeks in the UK, where we took the good weather! Sorry about that, but it did mean we had three weeks of almost … Read More
Lotuses Needed to Join Elevens and Simply Sports Cars Display at Sydney Retro Racefest
Simply Sports Cars will bring the brand new Lotus Evora 400, the fastest road car Lotus has ever built, along to Sydney Retro Racefest over the 11th and 12th of June. We have just a little more space in which to squeeze Lotuses at Sydney Retro Racefest over the 11th and 12th of June, and would love for you to … Read More
Record Gathering of Australian Lotus Elevens to Celebrate their 60th at Sydney Retro Racefest
Lotus Eleven Chassis 538 leading 188 at Lakeside on the 26th of November, 1961. These cars will reunite at Sydney Retro Racefest this June. Image courtesy of the Brier Thomas Collection. Sydney Retro Racefest will bring together a record gathering of Australian Lotus Elevens this Queen’s Birthday long weekend to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the classic sportscar racer. Eight of Australia’s … Read More
The Preserve May 2016 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 May 2016 edition of the newsletter has been sent out to members, and is now available for download on our members’ page here. This month’s newsletter features a look back at the National Motoring Heritage Day with … Read More
Rob Bryden Announced As Senate Candidate for the Australian Motoring Enthusiasts Party
Long-time Club Lotus Australia member, tidy steerer and all-round good guy Rob Bryden has been announced as the Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party’s number 1 senate candidate in the upcoming July 2nd election.
Club Lotus Australia Action at Sydney Retro Racefest
Sydney Retro Racefest is coming up this Queen’s Birthday long weekend, over the 11th and 12th of June, and is set to be the event’s biggest outing yet. New South Wales’ premiere historic race meeting will bring together a stunning collection of historic racing machinery for a packed weekend of racing. It will be headlined by the Group C and … Read More
It’s Time to Start Making Plans – Lotus 2017 is On The Way!
The Lotus 2017 Biennial meet is set for the 2017 ANZAC long weekend, the 22nd to 24th of April, and will be held in Beechworth, hosted by the Victorian Lotus community. The www.lotus2017.com event website is now up and running, so head over there to get the low down on Lotus 2017! The basics are already online and ready for … Read More
Chunky’s Chatter May 2016 Now Available for Download
Catch up on all the Lotus news in the May 2016 edition of Chunky’s Chatter, which is now available to download from the members’ page. Features in this month’s mag include: Everything you need to know about updated standards for racing apparel thanks to Mike Basquil We have a look at Ed Holly’s Lotus 7 restoration John Wilson recalls a race … Read More
President’s Prattle: May 2016
I’ve just returned from the first SSC Lotus Only Track Day of the year, held on Saturday 30th April, and what a fantastic day it was! If you haven’t been to one, you really should. There’s opportunities for everyone to enjoy their cars, whether they’re interested race, sprint or drive, and wives (or husbands for that matter), children and pets are most … Read More
Lotus Photos & Report: Martin Duursma & Richard Wodhams in Targa Tasmania 2016
Targa Tasmania 2016 ran over the 11th to the 16th of April and featured a healthy collection of Lotuses vying for victory or out to enjoy the event. Martin Duursma and Richard Wodhams ran in the GT Sports category in the classic Australian event, and did us all proud with a third place finish. Read on for their story, illustrated … Read More