Sunday the 23rd of June found us at Sydney Motorsport Park for the second round of the 2024 CSCA supersprint series, kindly hosted by the Jaguar Drivers Club Australia (JDCA).
Entry to CSCA 2024 Round 3 at Pheasant Wood Circuit Now Open
Entries are now open for the third round of the 2024 CSCA supersprint series, which will be held on Saturday 27th of July and kindly hosted by MG Car Club Newcastle (MGCCN) at Pheasant Wood Circuit.
The invitation and supplementary regulations, with thanks to event secretary Wayne Movigliatti is reproduced below, and available for download at the following link:
CSCA 2024 Round 3 Entry Invitation and Supplementary Regulations [PDF]
Event entry is via the Motorsport Australia (MA) Member Portal and payment via MA credit card facility or direct deposit. The entry fee is $200, plus $17 if you need to hire a Dorian.
We look forward to seeing you at the third CSCA round of the year, Saturday July 27 at Pheasant Wood Circuit.
Your Invitation to CSCA 2024 Round 3 at Pheasant Wood Circuit
You are invited to enter Round 3 of the 2024 CSCA Supersprint Series, hosted by MG Car Club Newcastle, to be run at Pheasant Wood Circuit on Saturday 27th July 2024.
Entry is via Motorsport Australia Event Entry, which is accessed via the Member Portal on the homepage of the Motorsport Australia website: https://motorsport.org.au/.
If you are new to Motorsport Australia Event Entry and need guidance please consult your club CSCA delegate. If you are not a member of a CSCA club and need help, please call me.
Entries will be accepted as per Supp Regs Item 4. ALL information for your entry including your vehicle class and lap times to help place you in the appropriate running group comes from the MA Event entry system.
This information should be updated in ‘Event Entry’ under ‘MY CARS” prior to placing your entry. These details will help us allocate you into a group so any errors will affect your placement.
Confirmation of entry will be via 2 emails. The first will be notification of your entry . The second will confirm your competition number, running group, & grid position. The second email will be sent in the days leading to the event.
The preferred (& cheapest) payment method is via Direct Deposit.
Alternatively, payment can be made via Motorsport Australia Credit Card (Note! this method will incur card charges). See the Supplementary Regulations for the full payment details.
It is compulsory for all drivers to hold the appropriate current Motorsport Australia licence AND to be a financial member of a Motorsport Australia affiliated Club. Licences will be checked online. Club membership evidence such as an image of the entrant’s membership card must be emailed to the event secretary at least 2 days prior to the event. Also, competition numbers will be available for sale at administration.
Note! All vehicles and apparel must comply with Standard Requirements for Supersprints, & each driver must submit a completed signed Self-Scrutiny Checklist to the event secretary at least 2 days prior to the event.
At Pheasant Wood, the timing system uses MyLaps transponders. If you have a Dorian provide your dorian number at entry and a MyLaps transponder will be provided free. Otherwise they must be hired at a cost of $17.
There are a limited number of carports available on a first come basis. We look forward to receiving your entry to this event!
Sincerely,
Wayne Movigliatti
Event Secretary
Club Lotus Australia Hosted CSCA 2024 Round 4 Set for August 24
Club Lotus Australia is hosting Round 4 of the 2024 CSCA Supersprint Championship on August 24, and we’d love for you to be a part of the event. Further details and entry will be available soon!
Lock the date in your diary and make an effort to get to Sydney Motorsport Park to support your club and enjoy some fantastic grass roots supersprinting on the Gardner (GP) circuit.
Entries will open soon for existing Championship competitors, but that should not deter you if you are considering driving your Lotus on the track for the first time, everyone is welcome to compete.
This is a safe & controlled environment whereby you are sprinting against the clock, not other competitors. We welcome volunteers and support crew as well to come and get involved.
Further details of the event and entry instructions will be posted soon, stay tuned for more information and entry links in the coming weeks.
We look forward to seeing you trackside for a great day of racing!
Ashton’s President’s Prattle for June 2024
Hello from the delights of summer in the UK (in Flanders and Swan’s song, Farmers fear unkindly May, frost by night and hail by day.)
While it appears to have been a rather sudden introduction to winter in Australia, the planning for events ahead continues unabated. Most significant from a pre-planning perspective is the next biennial celebrations, which are slated for 7-10 March next year, based around “border country” between Victoria and NSW. Full details are still being ironed out, but accomodation is likely to be centred in Albury. So put it in the calendar now!
For Sale:Set of 5 Brand New Lotus Excel Oz-Route Wheels
Robert is selling a set of 5 brand new Lotus Excel Oz-Route wheels.
Entry Now Open for CSCA 2024 Round 2 at Sydney Motorsport Park
Entries are now open for the second round of the 2024 CSCA super sprint series, to be held on Sunday 23rd June at Sydney Motorsport Park, Druitt (North) Circuit, kindly hosted by the Jaguar Driver’s Club Australia (JDCA).
For this Event, the entry is via Motorsport Australia through the member portal at https://motorsport.org.au and payment will be online via credit card.
Please review the supplementary regulations carefully.
Read on for the entry invitation, with thanks to Lionel Walker of the JDCA.
Lotus Photos: Sandy Bay Tasmania, May 2024
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 this month’s meeting on Sunday May 5, and very kindly reached out with a few photos that you can enjoy below.
Lotus Photos: April’s Tyre Kick & Coffee at Gough Whitlam Park
Sunday the 21st of April, 2024 found us getting together for a Tyre Kick & Coffee on a lovely autumn morning in Gough Whitlam Park in Earlwood. Scroll along and enjoy a few photos from the morning.
Lotus Photos: Tyre Kick & Coffee at Carss Park, April 2024
Sunday April 14 found us in the car park above By the Bay Cafe in Carss Park, catching up over a coffee and a quick bite on a beautiful Autumn morning.
1957-58 Lotus-Climax Type 12 Heads to Bonhams|Cars Monaco Sale, ‘Les Grandes Marques à Monaco’, on 10 May
Thanks to Bonhams|Cars
A club legend, the 1957-58 Lotus-Climax Type 12 chassis ‘353’ will head to auction at Bonhams|Cars Monaco Sale, ‘Les Grandes Marques à Monaco’, on May 10 2024.
The car was Lotus’ first Formula 1 contender and was driven by Graham Hill at both his and the Lotus Formula 1 team’s Formula 1 debut in the 1958 BRDC International Trophy race at Silverstone, as well as by Hill in the Monaco Grand Prix, which he would go on to win five times.
The Lotus Type 12 was designed by Colin Chapman in late 1956 – the first of the legendary designer’s single seaters. Seven of the cars were built initially for Formula 2 competition in 1957, with five going on to become works entries. In 1958 the team fit an uprated 1960cc Coventry Climax engine to 353 with the goal of entering Formula 1, which had a maximum engine size of 2.5-litres at the time, and being competitive on tighter twisty circuits. Hill placed seventh in the Formula 1 class at their debut at Silverstone.
The car would then move to John Fisher’s hands and continue being campaigned in 1959, including by Italian Maria Theresa de Filippis, before being acquired by Frank Gardner and heading to Australia. It was maintained in remarkably original order for much of its life, and then restored by its current owner, who wrote the literal book on the model and in particular the story of chassis no. 353, Lotus 12 Chassis No. 353: The History (2006).
Chassis ‘353’ will head to auction at Bonhams|Cars Monaco Sale on May 10 2024.
May 3, 1958. BRDC International Trophy, Silverstone – Graham Hill making both his own and Team Lotus’s Formula 1 racing debut in Type 12 chassis ‘353’. GPL photo.