Club Lotus Avon (Lotus cars)

LEADFOOTS Golden Jubilee of the Lotus Elite Posted March 12th, 2007

Here are details of the LEADFOOTS 50th anniversay Elite events:

LEADFOOTS Lotus Elite 50th events.pdf

LEADFOOTS Luncheon Posted January 27th, 2007

Here are details from Brian Caldersmith of the LEADFOOTS Luncheon, which will take place on Wednesday, 7th of February:

LEADFOOTS lunch Feb 2007.pdf

October club meeting photos Posted November 21st, 2006

Guy Munday brought along the new Lotus Europa for club members to view.

Speed limit review hides sinister purpose Posted August 24th, 2006

More craziness; you may have first heard about this one some time ago.

Although a shadow of times gone by, driving is still an expression of freedom and independence. Here is an article revealing further government plans to abandon any remaining common sense and create Hell on Earth, where complete control and monitoring of the population is the ultimate aim, getting there through gradualism.

http://www.pistonheads.com/speed/default.asp?storyId=14750

Richard Brunstrom & North Wales Police Posted August 24th, 2006

Widely acknowledged as a fanatical 'nut case', chief constable of north Wales, Richard Brunstrom, is best known for his obsession with speed and irrational persecution of the ordinary motorist.

http://www.abd.org.uk/brunstrom.htm

Lotus Elan book Posted June 13th, 2006

'The Rebuilding of a Lotus Elan' - 642 pages, 800 colour photos, price Ł72. Covers all models.

"The definitive description of how to restore, rebuild, and maintain a legend amongst classic cars."

Available from Brian Buckland: brian@elanman26.freeserve.co.uk

Club meeting photos - Lotus Reunion Posted April 18th, 2006

Mike Costin was the guest speaker at the 4th of April Club Lotus Avon meeting, and his pals from the early Lotus days joined him for a reunion. A grand time was had by all!

Speed Cameras Posted March 30th, 2006

Click here to read an article from Motor Cycle News on speed cameras and UK law.

"Nearly all speed camera prosecutions are based on inadmissible evidence and can therefore be thrown out, according to Motor Cycle News..."

Club meeting photo Posted March 14th, 2006

John Wagstaff on the left talks to Malcolm Ricketts about Lotus Elites, at the Club Lotus Avon March meeting.

Guest speaker John Wagstaff & Malcolm Ricketts

Club meeting photo Posted February 21st, 2006

Lotus Six Registrar, Charles Helps, on the left talking to February guest speaker, Paul Robinshaw.

Charles Helps & guest speaker, Paul Robinshaw

Club meeting photo Posted January 11th, 2006

Guest speaker Peter Lumsden at the 3rd of January Club Lotus meeting. Peter talked about racing lightweight low-drag E-Type Jaguars.

Guest speaker Peter Lumsden

Obituary

Yet another obituary unfortunately. This time founder of Cosworth, Keith Duckworth.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-1957210,00.html

Another Lotuseer lost

Lotuseer Jabby Crombac has died. We are losing a lot of Lotuseers in 2005.

http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns15940.html

Return of the Europa

http://www.autocarmag.com/news_article.asp?na_id=217887

Speed camera article Posted December 1st, 2005

Click here to read Rob's article on speed cameras, 'Flash the Cash'.

Obituary Posted April 18th, 2005

Cliff Allison, Lotus and Ferrari Formula 1 driver, died of a heart attack Thursday 7th April 2005, aged 73.

http://www.writestuffautographs.com/shop/images/products/f117.jpg

Caterham 7 Road Test Posted December 8th, 2004

Click here for Rob's latest road test of the Caterham 7.

Club meeting photo Posted November 29th, 2003

Picture from the November meeting:

Guest speaker Ernie Unger, with special guest Peter Cambridge on the right

Club meeting photos Posted October 27th, 2003

Pictures from the August, September, and October meetings:

Left: Ernie Unger, right: Tom Barnard at the August meeting

Derek Bernard at the September meeting

Left to right: Ernie Unger, John Lawry, and Mike Costin at the October meeting

Search request - Jim Clark's second Lotus Elan CRO 291B Posted September 6th, 2003

A series 2 car, Cirrus White, with a Radford red upholstery conversion.

Can anybody help me?

This car was for sale in Bristol during the spring of 1967 at the then main Lotus dealer Andrew Parkes at the top of Coldharbour Road, Redland. Has anybody any idea what happened to the car? I would be very grateful for any information, which is required for a book. Andrew Parkes is no longer with us so I cannot ask him directly. We might even manage some kind of reward.

Brian Buckland

Tel. 0117 9049549 or e-mail: brian@elanman26.freeserve.co.uk

Coterie Press books Posted September 6th, 2003

Two new Lotus books from Coterie Press:

Lotus Type 72 - The History of an F1 Icon, by Michael Oliver
Ronnie Peterson - Formula 1 Super Swede, by Johnny Tipler (also in Swedish)

http://www.lotusbook.com
http://www.coteriepress.com

Farley Mount Country Park meet Posted July 31st, 2003

All Elite and Eclat owners are invited to bring their cars to an informal get together and picnic. The venue is to be Farley Mount Country Park, which is close to the village of Sparsholt, about 2 miles west of the city of Winchester, from 2PM on the afternoon of Saturday, 16th August; the Forest Rangers have promised to mow a special area for our cars, and all we need to do is come along with our cars, and whatever we like to eat and drink in the sunshine! There are woodland walks, good views, places for kite flying, etc.

If interested, please contact Leigh Greenham on 01491 613005 or e-mail:
greenhams@aol.com

Leadfoots Luncheon Posted July 31st, 2003

Details of the second 2003 Leadfoots Luncheon, which will take place on Tuesday, September 23rd:

MS Word: LEADFOOTS September 2003.doc
ASCII: leadfoots_september_2003.txt

July club meeting Posted July 31st, 2003

Picture from the July 1st meeting:

Guest speaker Alan Mann on the left talking to some of the members at the July meeting

Club member discount on Millers Oils products Posted July 28th, 2003

Good news! Club Lotus Avon members can get a 15%, yes 15% discount when ordering Millers Oils products from:

Woodcote Automotive Ltd.
1 The Old Shippon,
Holly House Estate,
Middlewich Road,
Cranage,
Cheshire,
CW10 9LT

Telephone: 01606 836637
Fax: 01606 837558

Castle Combe 2003 Posted July 28th, 2003

Members can obtain copies of cars on the track at Castle Combe 2003 by calling John Gaisford on 01225 743400 and giving their registration number.

Lotus Open Day at Ricketts Racing Workshop Posted July 2nd, 2003

Malcolm Ricketts is organizing another Open Day at his workshop in Lamer Lane, Wheathampstead. The event will take place on Sunday, 20th July 2003, and people are welcome from 4:00PM onwards.

Telephone Ricketts Racing on 01727 821367.

Fight back against an oppressive government! Posted March 21st, 2003

Tired of the government picking on the easy target; the motorist?

Here is a link to a site with information about speed cameras in the UK:

http://www.speedcamerasuk.com

Leadfoots Luncheon Posted March 10, 2003

Details of the first 2003 Leadfoots Luncheon, which will take place on Tuesday, April 1st:

MS Word: LEADFOOTS April 2003.doc
ASCII: leadfoots_april_2003.txt

Leadfoots Luncheon Posted February, 2003

Click here for a picture from the Leadfoots Luncheon, which took place on December 16th, 2002.

Lotus Elite 'CBU 1023' re-appears after 32 years in the garage Posted January 22nd, 2003

Christmas Gifts - Elite Prints Posted November 28th, 2002

What do you want for Christmas?

In 1956 Ian Jones drew a Lines drawing from the 1/5 scale model of the Elite. From this John Frayling produced the full scale model from which the original moulds were taken.

Ian and Clive Chapman have granted Club Elite permission to re-print this Lines drawing and we have had 50 copies printed. These A2 copies have been produced to be as near as possible true copies of the original Dyeline print. Each copy will be numbered and signed by Ian Jones and Peter Cambridge, who has been instrumental in the production of these prints.

With each print will be an explanatory note from Ian giving full details of the production of the draft.

Copies are available for the price of Ł48.50, which includes postage and package within the UK. (Ł50.00 ex UK).

These are available now and I will dispatch ordered copies immediately so that you can have the Christmas present that you really wanted.

To order, please send a cheque or money order made out to Club Elite, to John Mead. Yew Tree Farm, Toby's Hill, Draycott in the Clay, Derbys, DE6 5BT. (Tel: 01283 820377). Due to the limited number of the print run, orders will be restricted to one per person.

John Mead

Christmas Gifts - Interview CDs Posted November 28th, 2002

New CD releases from Yesterday's Racers

Earlier in the year I successfully released my first interview CD; a talk with former Team Lotus Chief Mechanic Bob Dance. Bob took us through his career from the very start, finishing with the 1969 Formula 1 season.

I now have my next CD ready for release, and by coincidence, it's with another Team Lotus man, Cedric Selzer. South African Selzer was mechanic to the great Jim Clark during his first World Championship year, and like the Bob Dance disc, he traces with us his career from a chance meeting with Stirling Moss at the South African Grand Prix in 1961 through his experiences with Team and finally his restoration of the ex-Clark Lotus 25 Formula 1 car.

Both discs are available exclusively from me, Gary Critcher, at 199 Green Lane, Shepperton, Middlesex, TW17 8DY, priced at Ł8.50 including P&P.

Please feel free to visit the website at http://www.yesterdaysracers.com, I'm sure you'll find something of interest there!

October 16th, 2002

Picture from the October 1st meeting: