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September 2014 [ $8 ] 20/8 SEPTEMBER 2014 [ $8 ] LOTUS & Clubman Notes THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE COMBINED LOTUS CLUBS OF AUSTRALIA FEATURES Canberra: Sunny Saturday Afternoon Drive Monaco Grand Prix 2014 Formula One drive day at Circuit du Var AGS Formule 1 Winton Festival of Speed 2014 The Tuft Eleven Diatribes Print Post Approved 100001716 “NO ONE KNOWS YOUR PASSION LIKE SHANNONS.” The passion, the pride of ownership, the sheer emotional attachment – no one understands it better than Shannons. So when it comes to insurance for your special car, daily drive, bike or even your home, there’s only one person you should talk to – a fellow enthusiast at Shannons. And remember, you can pay your premium by the month at no extra cost. So call Shannons for a quote on 13 46 46. INSURANCE FOR MOTORING ENTHUSIASTS | CALL 13 46 46 FOR A QUOTE | SHANNONS.COM.AU Shannons Pty Limited ABN 91 099 692 636 is an authorised representative of AAI Limited ABN 48 005 297 807, the product issuer. Read the Product Disclosure Statement before buying this insurance. Contact us for a copy. CLUB LOTUS AUSTRALIA (NSW) September 2014 COMMITTEE Club Lotus Australia PO Box 220, VOLUME 20 ISSUE 8 STRATHFIELD NSW 2135 President Ashton Roskill 0408 202 208 [email protected] FEATURES Vice-President Anne Blackwood 0413 22 11 23 [email protected] Treasurer Kristine Bennett 0414 781 524 [email protected] 06 Quokka Talk Secretary Elliott Nicholls H (02) 9484 3749 [email protected] Competition Secretary 07 Club Night – Raceglass Mike Basquil (02) 9533 2140 [email protected] & CAMS Delegate 08 Lotus Lunches (NSW) General Committee Keith Edwards 0417286976 [email protected] 09 Canberra: Sunny Saturday Point score Michael Donnan (02) 9389 0461 [email protected] Afternoon Drive Webmaster Robert Costa (02) 9597 1470 [email protected] 10 Morgan Park Super Sprint Series Public Officer & Maurice Blackwood 0417 218 462 mozzieb@ ispdr.net.au 12 Morgan Park Historic Meeting Club Plates 14 Monaco Grand Prix 2014 CMC Delegates Alastair Browne (02) 9971 8612 [email protected] Evan Jones 0411103043 [email protected] 16 Formula One drive day at Circuit [email protected] du Var AGS Formule 1 Magazine coordinator Tom Devitt 61 417 295 549 [email protected] 17 Historic Monaco 18 LCV EMR through Reefton Spur and beyond LOTUS CLUB VICTORIA 20 Piston Broke at the Phillip Island 6 Hour Relay COMMITTEE PO Box 79, Hawthorn Business Centre, VIC 3122 LCV Website: www.lotusclubvic.asn.au 23 Winton Festival of Speed 2014 President Mike Richards [email protected] 24 The Europa Mann Vice President Peter McConnell [email protected] 26 “Get yourself a hobby” Treasurer Kevin Neville [email protected] 30 Book Review Secretary John King [email protected] 31 The Tuft Eleven Diatribes Other Members Kris Cook [email protected] 32 An occasional series on Lotus Chris O’Connor [email protected] Elites Lou Silluzio [email protected] 34 Team Lotus unusual entry in Alec Spyrou [email protected] 1958 Cris Johansen [email protected] 35 Keith Edwards second saga in the rebuild of the Lotus 61 37 A great start for Lotus sales LOTUS CLUB QUEENSLAND this year and it’s almost farewell to Tony! COMMITTEE 16 Julia Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 LCQ Website:www.lotusclubqueensland.com President Dick Reynolds [email protected] + 61 7 3399-2354 (BH) REGULARS Vice President Wade Greensill [email protected] +61 7 3262-8662 Secretary Jon Young [email protected] +61 417 745 790 02 President’s Shed Treasurer Daryl Wilson [email protected] +61 7 3894-2220 03 President’s Prologue Social Coordinator Clive Wade [email protected] +61 7 3374-2317 04 President’s Prattle Social Coordinator Matthew Plowman [email protected] +61 424 135-678 05 Calendar of Events Magazine Vyvyan Black [email protected] +61 417 646-202 36 Classifieds Coordinator CAMS Club Greg Bray [email protected] +61 7 3206-1395 Delegate Webmaster Vyvyan Black [email protected] +61 417 646-202 For any last minute updates check your state’s website! www.clublotus.com.au “Pole Position” Historic Monaco. www.lotusclubvic.asn.au Photo by John Bowers. www.lotusclubqueensland.com LOTUS & CLUBMAN NOTES SEPTEMBER 2014 [ 1 ] President’s Shed By MIKE RICHARDS, LCV President Thanks you very much for asking, I had an cars. Those interested should read this excellent membership and, not least, participation at the enjoyable three days Formula Fording at article by Pat in Formula Student Germany, level of enthusiasm shown in the past. These Winton Historics capped by a podium finish which is his story. http://www.formulastudent.de/ events take teamwork so if any in the Club are in Class Fb – certificate to prove it. I had only academy/pats-corner/advice-details/article/how- willing to organise a rebirthed Goldfields Tour one small off in three days which counts as the-judges-learn-about-this-stuff/ I’d like to engage in a meaningful discussion. an unblemished record in FF, amidst the tired, He clearly states, in plain English, what good While on the topic of participation in Club sick, blown-up engines, crashed cars, safety car design produces performance, and shows with affairs I find that twelve members have laps which is the usual mayhem in our events. examples the unbelievably bad design still used organised all the events on our 2014 Club Racing is a constant progression to entice more in today’s competition cars. In another article he Calendar and six are engaged in producing performance from driver and car and I spend talks about the Seven Deadly Sins of Design – Lotus Notes. Finding willing hands is a some time examining both in a detached way to required reading for all drivers and mechanics, constant source of frustration in most clubs, see where better times can be found. I started http://www.formulastudent.de/academy/pats- but necessarily those doing the work have my second motorsport career with a Westfield corner/advice-details/article/pats-seven-deadly- to constantly encourage others to volunteer IRS SE Clubman, which was deeply flawed in sins-of-fs-design/ their services to maintain the momentum and design, but got me back on track improving introduce new ideas. my skills for a few years until I had spent a I think Pat would be delighted with my Formula shed-load putting my three kids through private Ford, it ticks all the right design boxes. Apart from the Lotus Notes transition to an school and could then afford to buy a decent car. eMag, after seven years of discussion, new Good design backed up by great talent is the I tolerated the bad design of the Clubman and ideas don’t seem to flourish in LCV. After years of basis of Raceglass’ services (run by Pat and resisted the simplistic approach to gain more recycling of old themes the Club has degenerated Fran) that was the venue for our August Club speed by adding horsepower. into a form of senility in which the majority of night. Fran learnt the art of composite panel members do not participate in our events through At the end of the Clubman days I at least knew fabrication and earned the approval of Don lack of interest. I believe every member has an what not to look for in my next car. The Formula Elliott, the go-to expert in composites. Pat is interest in some event which will attract his Ford ticks all the boxes design-wise and can a multitalented guy who seems able to turn participation despite his other commitments or match most other cars in handling. With a mere his hand to composites, metal-forming and priorities. It is the responsibility of our Committee 110bhp, straight line speed, is not a lot more painting. I think it’s good when the Club can to at least experiment with new ideas and than a fast Clubman. promote small businesses that have talent by venues. As a committed card-carrying anarchist bringing potential customers to their premises Being a bit one-eyed Lotus, that has a reputation I’d prefer to scrap everything on our list of past on Club Nights. I noticed quite a few business for good design, I set about discovering how events, but I realise some lives revolve around cards being swapped between attendees. simple design always produces the best results. their favourite pastimes so I’m forced to curb Check the website www.raceglass.com.au Along the way it seemed Lotus didn’t ever my enthusiasm for the next big idea. However, invent any design features, just adapted existing I understand that it is usually unwise to can I at least appeal to the membership to save technology that appeared promising. attempt to resurrect something that was the Club with an enthusiasm for teamwork very good in the past but came to a natural to implement new ideas. To be continued… I hang around the ozclubbies site where design termination through lack of support, and I speak ad nauseam, if necessary. is a much discussed topic, and I recently became of our Goldfields Tours sponsored by Michael aware of Pat who is a design judge in SAE Good Night Wilson Diamond Jewellers. During a recent competition. He became interested in cars during fortuitous meeting with Darren McKemmish, an Irish childhood visiting local competition with the Godfather of the Goldfields, at Phillip Island, his father. He has an enquiring mind, which he we discussed the possibility of scrapping the put to good use by figuring out how others had stripped-down, gutted Gallivant event with a WELCOME extracted performance from cheap components by traditional Goldfields Tour for those who want NEW LCV MEMBERS: virtue of clever design, which brings us to Lotus.
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