Yellow was the colour of the day. Tony and Pat’s S2, John Carter’s S1 and Derry’s Elan make a nice triplet
In which we catch up with our South Australian friends, who are celebrating Spring with a run into the Adelaide Hills and other fun in the cars.
Photos thanks to Paul Clark & Ellie Hamilton
Our Western Australian contingent went on Wild Goose chase back in July, enjoying an early morning run on Sunday the 21st.
We catch up with our friends in South Australia with the latest edition of SA Lotus Torque, recapping the July monthly run to Meadows and August’s run to McLaren Vale, thanks to Andrew Stevens.
The September edition of Chunky’s Chatter is available for download from the members’ page, and is an absolute bumper edition of the mag with thanks to editor Tom Devitt.
The September 2019 edition of the Chunky’s Chatter features:
And much more! Enjoy Chunky’s lighthearted and sometimes irreverent monthly look at the world of Lotus.
If you’re not a member already, have a browse around the site and hit up our membership page here to find out why you should become one!
Cover photo by Sivan Heyns: Peter Rullo & James Marquet competing in the Make Smoking History Targa West in their brand new Lotus Exige Sport 410, sponsored by Autostrada Lotus of Perth
The September 2019 edition of Victoria and Queensland’s Lotus & Clubman Notes is on the way to Lotus Club Victoria and Lotus Club Queensland members, and is available to download from the members’ page.
September 2019’s Lotus Notes features:
And much more!
The magazine is kindly provided to Club Lotus Australia by Lotus Club Victoria and Lotus Club Queensland in its digital form, and will as such require you to be logged in to your members account. Download it from our ‘Members‘ page.
If you’re not a member yet, hit this link to find out more about the club and why you should become one! To learn more about Lotus Club Victoria, hit this link to their website and for Queensland head to lotusclubqueensland.com.
Images courtesy of Gerard Brown
I’m back, and right back into things.
First up, we had a committee meeting last weekend to confirm our plans for the last few months of this year, including:
Further out, we are starting to plan the Lotus 2021 event. As many of you will know, the plan is to spend a week in Tasmania, enjoying the great food, amazing wines and, of course, the phenomenal roads. So much so that we have adopted the strapline for the event “The roads are the track”.
The plan is to be in Tasmania in the last week of February of 2021, and we will be sending out an expression of interest to see how many we might expect to join us. Watch this space!
Chez Roskill, the garage, is about to have a shuffle. The Eleven has to go off to Adam Doyle Smith in Queensland to repair the damage done en-route to Lotus 2019. The Elite is due to return in time for the HSRCA Spring Festival at the end of September, and Gidget comes off the boat next weekend and most likely comes home as soon as Giles can get her out of the port. So, there may be some congestion while I get them sorted out 🙂
Above and below you’ll see my favourite two photos from the Peking to Paris rally (courtesy of Gerard Brown). One from Mongolia, and the second on one of the Russian special stages – hopefully they capture some of the fun we had.
So as we charge headlong into spring, I hope to see you out on the road soon! In the meantime, keep it safe, upright and on the blackstuff.
Pip pip,
Ashton
Photo by Ellie Hamilton
Roads and Maritime Services is set to launch a newsletter for historic and classic car enthusiasts. Issue number one is due in September, and sign-up is available now.
What a cracking day! A cool start followed by the warmth of Sydney winter and slight whiff of “Eau De EC Rubbish Tip” in everyone’s nostrils meant that the full SMSP track was ready for an onslaught. It’s rare that access is granted to the ‘full’ circuit – with both North and South Circuits combined and the Lotus team were up for it.
Sunday the 18th of August, 2019, brought around 1700 cars, bikes, buses, trucks and a few other wheeled and motored contraptions of more puzzling designation to Sydney Motorsport Park for the CMC’s annual celebration of Sydney’s motoring community. We were there to share the love of Lotus with a Club Lotus Australia display, and we have photos as proof.
Our rotating Tyre Kick & Coffee found us at Kokoda Cafe in Rhodes Park on Sunday the 18th of August, catching up in tranquil surrounds before returning to our regularly scheduled Sunday programming. Peter Walker has very kindly sent through some photos from the day, which you can enjoy below.
Sunday was a busy one, with the 2019 Shannons Sydney Classic also on the go on the other side of the city at Sydney Motorsport Park. Nevertheless, we had a good turnout for the Tyre Kick and did a great job of decorating the car park with Lotuses from throughout the ages.
Thanks to everyone who came along and supported our monthly catch-up, and to Peter Walker for the shots!
Images thanks to Peter Walker
