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AREA LEADER:

Rob Ford
Tel./Fax: 01761 453351

Rob uses Canon imaging products: http://www.canon.co.uk
and
Lowepro carrying solutions for the imaging world: http://www.lowepro.com

January 6th Sir John Whitmore February 3rd - CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW - March 3rd  #1 Malcolm Ricketts - Historic Motor Racing March 17th  #2 Tim Hain - "Lap of Honour" & "The Jim Clark Malt" April 7th Terry Sanger * - On racing motorbikes, GT40s, Falcons, Camaros, Lotus Cortinas, Formula 5000, Minis + development work, etc. May 5th ** Mike Costin - Mike & Rhoda Costin. A meal with pals followed by an informal chat. June 2nd Tony Shute - Head of Products for Lotus on the Lotus Evora July 7th Barrie "Whizzo" Williams - Motor Racing August 4th Nick Fulcher - Lotus Engineering, Lotus Trim Division, Team Lotus, the DeLorean project, Lotus Evora, etc. September 1st Mike Marsden - Vehicle Aerodynamics October 6th Robin Read - Lotus in the '50s and '60s November 3rd Stephen Hall - Panama to Alaska; 11,300 miles in a Plus 2 November 17th  #2 Rodney Gooch - Castle Combe Race Circuit December 1st Roger Fowler - G.S. Cars: The Lotus Connection

Future speakers (dates to be announced):

TBA John Marshall & Gerry Bath On Racing TBA Chris Barber "Lotus and All That Jazz" TBA John Wagstaff & Bill Allen TBA Derek Bernard Lotus, Cheshunt, Hethel, and beyond TBA Bill Colson The Lotus Fifteen Story TBA Vic Thomas Engineering aspects of Colin Chapman's early designs

TBA Susan Miller On Lotus TBA Tony Pritchard "Colin Chapman's cock-ups" TBA Bob Dance & Richard Parramint On Lotus TBA John Bolding The Lotus 47 TBA Aluin Cohen Lotus in the Sixties

Venue:  The Bull Inn, Hinton; adjacent to Junction 18 of the M4 (except where marked '**'). Date:  First Tuesday of every month at 8PM, except where noted otherwise (note extra meetings).

** Venue (May meeting ONLY):

The Cross Hands Hotel (Function Room), Old Sodbury; adjacent to Junction 18 of the M4.

All meetings are subject to last minute changes beyond our control.
Members are advised to check before travelling long distances (to check, call Rob on the number above).

A '*' denotes a change from the previously listed speaker.

(You may wish to bring a cushion, etc. to make the seats more comfortable!)

All Lotus enthusiasts are welcome.


Thanks go to all previous years' guest speakers.



Farbio Sports Cars Ltd.: http://www.farbiosportscars.com

Club meeting photos  Posted June 22nd, 2009

Club Lotus Avon area were very pleased to welcome Tony Shute and the brand new Lotus Evora to the Bull Inn at Hinton on Tuesday, June 2nd 2009. The members arrived in various Lotus models to check out the Evora that had only been registered and taxed that morning. The meeting in the car park was followed by an in-depth talk on the design and development of the Evora, fully illustrated by an animated PowerPoint presentation. Many thanks go to Tony Shute, Head of Lotus Products, from all at Club Lotus Avon for an enjoyable evening.

Club meeting photos  Posted May 26th, 2009

An audience with Mike & Rhoda Costin at the May club meeting. Mike & Rhoda Costin were the guests of Club Lotus Avon on Tuesday 5th May 2009. The format for the evening was a meal with friends, followed by Mike's informal chat with the members of Club Lotus Avon. The noted guests attending included: Alan Morgan, chairman of Club Lotus Ben & Gerald Rood Ernie Unger Bill Allen Warren King Keith & Ann Hall John & Simon Campbell-Jones Andy Bradshaw Charles Helps Mike & Alyson Marsden Richard Ashmead Paul Betambeau Graham Capel Barry Sheraton Malcolm & Martin Ricketts Brian Buckland As usual, Mike regaled the audience with many in-depth tales of life at Lotus and Cosworth, answering many questions from the floor. See photos below of the evening's events.

Club meeting photo  Posted April 23rd, 2009
Guest speaker Terry Sanger at the April club meeting: Guest speaker Terry Sanger

National speed limit reduction  Posted April 23rd, 2009

Here we go again; more lunacy from the ship of fools otherwise known as the government. Cars are, of course, faster, safer, more efficient, and less polluting than they used to be. Despite this, the British government now wants to reduce the national speed limit from 60 MPH to 50. But then, these people haven't allowed common sense or wisdom to get in the way of their decision-making in the past, so why now? If you have any remaining faith in this country's 'democracy', I suggest you sign the following petition if you DON'T want the limit reduced (only brought to my attention by Rob): http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/noNSLreduction/

Roy Macgregor articles  Posted April 17th, 2009
Here is an interesting article titled 'The Lotus Years', written by Roy Macgregor on his time at Lotus: The Lotus Years Also, a period article on the M20 Elan +2, titled 'A Car Is Born': Page #1 Page #2

Second March speaker, Tim Hain  Posted March 12th, 2009
At the March 17th meeting, Tim Hain will be be discussing, among other things, his Stirling Moss project: "I've spent 8 years photographing Stirling, and have spent a good deal of time in his company, with a wealth of insightful, hitherto unpublished, and often highly humorous stories!"

Club meeting photos  Posted January 26th, 2009
Guest speaker Sir John Whitmore, and Chris Barber at the January club meeting: Guest speaker Sir John Whitmore Chris Barber

LEADFOOTS Christmas card  Posted December 22nd, 2008
LEADFOOTS Christmas card from Brian Caldersmith.

Club meeting photo  Posted December 22nd, 2008
Guest speaker John Miles at the December club meeting: Guest speaker John Miles

Lotus Sunbeam article photographs  Posted December 18th, 2008
Here are some additional pictures pertaining to the article below.

Lotus Sunbeam article  Posted Novmeber 19th, 2008
Here is Rob's article on the Lotus Sunbeam from the Autumn '92 issue of 'Lotus elite' magazine: Page #1 Page #2 Page #3 Page #4

Club meeting photo  Posted October 29th, 2008
Gordon Murray gave a thoroughly enjoyable talk at the October meeting. Gordon's lecture covered his history and current project, and was followed by a Q&A session. Guest speaker Gordon Murray

Roger Nathan  Posted August 11th, 2008
Some details on second August speaker, Roger Nathan: http://www.brdc.co.uk/brdcarchive.cfm/flag/2/member_id/76 http://www.imps4ever.info/racing/races/nathan.html http://www.amazon.co.uk/Adventurous-Life-Costin-Nathan-Story/dp/095539340X

Lotus Evora  Posted August 11th, 2008
Car & Driver: Lotus Evora

October speaker, Gordon Murray  Posted July 11th, 2008
http://www.gordonmurraydesign.com/index.html

Obituary  Posted July 11th, 2008
Lotuseer Ian Walker has passed away this week. Ian Walker Racing was the unofficial 'Team Lotus' for Colin Chapman. Ian also ran Blue Flash Automotive and FAI Automotive.

UK fuel tax calculator  Posted July 11th, 2008
http://www.abd.org.uk/fuel_tax_calculator.htm

Jim Clark Memorial  Posted June 15th, 2008
Here is an article from Warren King marking the unveiling of a new Jim Clark memorial: Jim Clark Memorial

Elite race  Posted June 15th, 2008
Brian Caldersmith races his Elite at the Bathurst Mount Panorama circuit: Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQgD7YTtBY4 Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNxyuypmOKo

LEADFOOTS Christmas card  Posted December 13th, 2007
LEADFOOTS Christmas card from Brian Caldersmith.

Member article  Posted December 2nd, 2007
Follow the link below to read a club member's article on Elise ownership. 8 Years with a Lotus Elise (A life sentence?)

Graham Capel book reviews  Posted November 15th, 2007
Click below for some reviews of Graham Capel's latest book. 'Lotus History - The Lotus Twenty-Three 1962-1966' The book is available from: Historic Lotus Books P.O. Box 7, Horley, Surrey, RH6 7AA, UK Price: £25 + £2.50 postage & packing. 10% discount for club members = £22.50 + £2.50.

LEADFOOTS events - Latest update  Posted October 2nd, 2007
Here are the latest notes for the events to be held on the 9th & 10th of October: 50th Anniversary message.pdf

Ernie Unger Unipower GT  Posted September 8th, 2007
Following Ernie Unger's visit last month, here is a magazine article on the Unipower GT: Page #1 Page #2 Page #3 Page #4 Page #5 Page #6 Page #7 Page #8 Page #1 Page #2

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For General Servicing, contact Colin Taylor: Tel.:  01761 415687 Lotus Elise Specialists, Brooke-Kensington Ltd. Brooke House E6, Telford Road, Bicester, Oxon, OX26 4LD. Tel.:  01869 325551 Fax:  01869 322164 E-Mail:  simon@brooke-kensington.co.uk Web:  http://www.brooke-kensington.co.uk Caterham Dealers, Millwood Millwood Motor Company Ltd., Mill Garage, Cam, Dursley, Glos., GL11 5DH. Tel.:  01453 544321 Fax:  01453 544671 Web:  http://www.millwood-mc.co.uk Track Developments Cotswold House, 32 The Tarters, Sherston, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, SN16 0NT. Tel.:  01666 840482 E-Mail:  davidcooper@trackdevelopments.co.uk Web:  http://www.trackdevelopments.co.uk T.A. & J.M. Coburn Trimmers Widhill House, Blunsdon, Swindon, SN2 4DA. Tel.:  01793 721501 Fax:  01793 721531 Historic Lotus Specialist, Mike Brotherwood Tel. (Daytime):  01380 859989 Tel. (Evening):  01249 760284 Fax:  01249 760530 Web:  http://www.mikebrotherwood.com Coterie Press Ltd. 6 Forest Hill Industrial Estate, Perry Vale, Forest Hill, London, SE23 2LX. Tel.:  0208 699 5111 Fax:  0208 291 6463 Web:  http://www.coteriepress.com Fibreglass Services Progress Garage, Yapton Lane, Walberton, Arundal, West Sussex, BN18 0AS. Tel.:  01243 554422 Fax:  01243 554545 Web:  http://www.fibreglassservices.co.uk Autodromo Ltd. - Design and Model Making Unit 5, West Wales Business Park, Redstone Road, Narberth, Pembrokeshire, SA67 7ES. Tel.:  01834 860999 E-Mail:  sales@autodromo.co.uk Web:  http://www.autodromo.co.uk Bath Model Centre (The Modeller's Den) 2 Lower Borough Walls, Bath, BA1 1QR. Tel.:  01225 460115 Web:  http://www.bathmodelcentre.com Web links: The Lotus Links Page: http://www.webtractor.com/teamlotus/lotlink.htm Organized Lotus Links: http://silverstone.fortunecity.com/cosworth/633/Lotlinks.htm Manually selected Lotus car resources: http://www.cbel.com/lotus_cars/ Banks Europas: http://www.banks-europa.co.uk Lotuseers Audio CDs for sale: http://www.yesterdaysracers.com Moto-Lita steering wheels: http://www.moto-lita.co.uk Motorsport artist, Tim Layzell: http://www.timlayzell.com Millers Oils: http://www.millersoils.co.uk Meguiars Polishes: http://www.meguiars.co.uk The Future Endeavour Club: http://www.feclub.co.uk Dennis Ortenburger's Lotus Elite Journal: http://www.lotuselitejournal.com '88 Lotus Espirt Turbo: http://www.lotusespritturbo.com PePiPoo - Helping the motorist to get justice: http://www.pepipoo.com A-Plan Car Insurance, Bath: http://www.aplan.co.uk/motor/car-insurance-quote.php Classic Car Instruments: http://www.classic-car-directory.com/parts/partsdetail.asp?id=Instruments Patrick Neame's motorsport photography: http://www.incamera.co.uk Tim Hain: http://www.timhain.com Nick Fulcher: http://www.coachtrimmer.co.uk Track Sport - Car driving track days at racing circuits nationwide: http://www.tracksport.co.uk Rob supports the Silver Ring Choir of Bath: http://www.silverringchoir.org

UK Lotus Dealer List

Mick Miller Classic Lotus Specialist Specializing in parts for the Lotus Elan and Plus 2. Carlton Cross, Kelsale, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 2NL. Telephone Susan Miller: 01728 603307 Now accepting major credit cards.

1990 LOTUS ELAN M100 £5,750 ono. Calypso Red, 75,200 miles. Two owners since new have kept the car in excellent condition throughout. One of the best of about 140 non-turbos built, the car has been carefully used, maintained, and garaged throughout its life. Recent service includes new front and rear pads and discs, and new cam belt. For sale with accessories, manuals and spares. Specification: 130BHP, 1588cc DOHC 16V Isuzu-Lotus engine, normally aspirated. Five speed manual gearbox. Power steering Electric windows Heated electric mirrors Remote locking Half leather seats Alloy Lotus OZ wheels with locking bolts Radio/cassette AM/FM Alarm and immobilizer Good tyres and hood Lotus service history MOT to Aug. 2008 Taxed to May 2008 Accessories included: Cotton car and seat dust covers Toolkit Battery charger/conditioner Workshop manuals and parts list Spare parts included: Clutch cable Throttle cable Exhaust manifold gasket Cam cover gasket Thermostat Front spoiler rubber skirt 'A' pillar and RH door weather seals Oil & air filters Filler cap Radiator bleed screw Dashboard plugs Door lock buttons and inserts Light switch Various bulbs & fuses Wheel centres (2) For further details please contact David Dovrey: Tel.  01384 878496 (South Staffs)

1980 LOTUS ECLAT 521 £4,600 ovno. I am selling my 1980 Lotus Eclat 521 with approx 67,000 genuine miles on the clock. I am only the second owner and the car has been in my possession for approximately 20 years. During that time the car has had an extensive amount of major work done to it including but not limited to the following: Fitting of a new galvanized genuine Lotus chassis which was also Waxoyled to further improve its longevity. Full rebuild of the gearbox with a new clutch, etc. fitted at the same time. Rear trailing arm units shot blasted, painted and sprayed prior to injecting with Waxoyl to further improve their longevity. Replacement of all fuel lines (replaced with braided where appropriate) and brake pipes. Replacement of springs and shock absorbers all around. Replacement of all bushes and refurbishment of all suspension components. Refurbishment of all wheels. I have receipts for all components that have been replaced. This vehicle is not your normal Lotus Eclat that has not been given the TLC it deserves. I have spent the money where necessary to keep this vehicle in very good condition. Mechanically, electrically, interior and bodywork wise it is in excellent condition. The car has never let me down and I have visited most countries in Europe during my ownership. I am happy for any inspection to be performed on the vehicle, because I am confident that all is in good working order. Although this vehicle is not 'Concourse', as it has been used rather than preened and pampered, the price I am asking for it reflects the fact that its new owner will take possession of one of the better Eclats for sale at this current time. I am very reluctant to sell the car, which has given me a lot of enjoyment, but my future plans unfortunately mean that I need a more practical vehicle. I am happy to clarify upon request. Further images of the car can be viewed at: http://www.pbase.com/ckajca/lotuseclat For further details or to view the vehicle please contact Colin Ackerman: Tel.  01749 880583 or 07817 003660 E-mail:  colin_ackerman@btopenworld.com

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