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Published by the Golden Gate Lotus Club www.gglotus.org July/August 2011

July/August Meetings

Friday, July 15, 2011 – 7:30 PM *

Host: John Zender

Enjoying a wine tasting stop on the run to Mel and Darlene’s BBQ

* Come early for some extra socializing and food: John will start grilling burgers around 6. There will be beef and veggie burgers, condiments, chips, homemade CCCs (chocolate chip cookies), and drinks. If you want to bring your own specialty meat to share, feel free to throw it on the grill. Official GGLC meeting start time is the usual 7:30, but you should arrive early if you want to ensure yourself a meal. John is bound to have something interesting on the lift, so plan to come by and check it out. Note: John’s place offers plenty of secure park- ing for your Lotus.

Photo Credit: Royce Hong Proof that the Great America AutoX Friday, August 19, 2011 – 7:30 PM venue can swallow an Elise! Host: David and Judy Anderson

Prez Jen Dietsch signs up participants at Corkscrew Mania page 2 My Spring Fun Scrapbook editor

It has been a busy May and June, and I am somewhat short of contributed articles for this Chapman Report. (That‘s a hint for all those would-be authors out there.) So here are some of my photos from several recent events of note. Enjoy!

Sebastian's electric racer prepares to take on one of the big boys at the Dietsch Werks and Club Auto Sport Open House, June 4.

Participants on Kiyoshi’s run May 29 enjoy a scenic stop in Pescadero.

Picture-perfect line up at the Livermore winery stop on the way to Mel and Darlene’s BBQ, June 11.

Folks enjoy some sun, good talk and a great BBQ at Mel and Darlene’s place in Danville. page 3 North Bay Run and Lunch September 17, 2011 editor Once again Greg Tatarian and John Kenner have put together a fall season N. Bay fun run for the club. This will be the third iteration of this popular event, and this year it will feature new terrain plus a special destination. The date is September 17, Jim Navarro, Lotus Cup USA, welcomes GGLC members at Cork- screw Mania, June 26. 2011, and the meeting place is the Petaluma Marina. The planned departure is 10 AM, but we can start gathering around 9:30 for socializing and coffee. After about a 2-hour drive through the Marin hills, we will arrive at Infineon Raceway and Course worker gets some exercise along with Rich Kamp‘s shop, Kampeña the cars at Corkscrew Mania AutoX. Motors, for an open house and lunch. So mark the date and watch for details coming soon.

page 4 LOG31 comes to Las Vegas, NV / Oct 14-16, 2011 by Kiyoshi Hamai

The longest running—and largest—annual Lotus event in the U.S. comes to Las Vegas, NV, in Octo- ber. Past Lotus Owners‘ Gatherings were held at various locations, mostly east of the Mississippi; but LOG31 will be the farthest west venue for the event, and it promises to be special in every way. Indeed, more than 400 Lotus enthusiasts are expected to con- verge on Las Vegas October 14-16, 2011, for LOG31! The GGLC has committed our resources and sup- port to LOG31, and we strongly encourage GGLC members to attend. As an extra incentive, we have been able to secure special registration fee arrange- ments for GGLC members to help make that atten- dance easier, but more about that in a bit.

What is LOG31? GGLC members may be familiar with our regular West Coast Lotus Meets (WCLMs) that have suc- cessfully brought Lotus enthusiasts together to share experiences and lots of motoring fun. This year, we will not be offering a WCLM in order to put our full support and energy into LOG31. Like the WCLM, LOG is a multi-event, multi-day Lotus happening that includes banquets, tours, karting, autocrossing, concours, tech sessions, special guest speakers and much more. The last time LOG ventured west was in 2007, when over 400 participants converged on Aspen, CO. Now, with the LOG venue even closer to the West Coast, can we expect to see 500 Lotus enthusiasts in Las Vegas? With your help, it could happen!

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Date Activity Location

July 12 Track Day Thunderhill

July 14 LOG 31 Early Las Vegas Reg. deadline July 15 Social/Club Mountain Meeting View July 17 AutoX Marina

August 13 AutoX Marina

August 19 Social/Club Hillsborough Meeting August Motorsports Laguna Seca 19-21 Reunion/Corral

See www.gglotus.org for additional information about upcoming events.

The GGLC and LOG31 ter, LOTUS reMARQUE, and In addition, your GGLC mem- The GGLC, Lotus Ltd. and access to the private section of bership cannot be used to get the the Southern Nevada Lotus Car their web site. This offer is only special $10 Lotus Ltd. member- Club (SNLCC) are joining available for a limited time, and ship fee if you do a walk-up reg- forces to bring you LOG31. it expires for registration forms istration, which means you will While Lotus Ltd. is the primary postmarked after October 4, be charged the normal $45 initial sponsoring club, LOG31 will be 2011. Please complete the Lotus Lotus Ltd. membership fee. A hosted by SNLCC, and the Ltd membership form in addition LOG31 registration area will be GGLC will present and conduct to the LOG31 registration form open Friday afternoon at the ho- the LOG31 Autocross. to take advantage of this offer. tel and after the Friday evening Both forms are included with reception. Special LOG31 Registration this newsletter. Rates are Available for GGLC Also, note that an additional LOG31 Autocross Members LOG31 ―early bird‖ registration The GGLC will present the All LOG31 participants must fee discount is available to par- LOG31 Autocross on Saturday, be members of Lotus Ltd. Nor- ticipants whose registration form October 15. We need 20 mem- mally, the initial 1-year member- is postmarked by July 14, bers to help set-up and operate ship fee to join Lotus Ltd. is $45, 2011. (The normal pre- this event. Please contact Kiyo- but for LOG31, this membership registration deadline is Septem- shi at webguy-at-gglotus.org if is offered to current GGLC ber 2, 2011.) you can help. members for only $10. Lotus Walk-up registrations at Ltd. membership includes 6 bi- LOG31 will be accepted, but monthly issues of their newslet- only at a higher registration fee. (continued on p. 6) page 6 (cont’d. from p. 5)

Hotel Lodging arrangements are your responsibility. The LOG headquarters is the Red Rock Casino, Resort, Spa; and their reservation number is 1-866-767 -7773. Please make your hotel reservations prior to September 14, 2011, to receive a special group room rate of $130/night. After that cut-off date, any new room reservations or changes to existing reservations will be sub- ject to space and rate availabil- pare for an amazing and fun Lo- This event features a British ity. More hotel information is tus weekend at LOG31. Don't Concours and Tour available at wait, mail-in your registration that will be held in Morgan Hill, www.redrocklasvegas.com. today so that you can take ad- CA. The driving tour is sched- vantage of the early-bird dis- uled for Saturday afternoon, fol- count. lowed by a welcoming dinner at In summary, these are the Im- a local restaurant. The main portant Postmark Dates for Concours will be held Sunday LOG31 Registration: morning on the streets of down- 1) July 14, 2011 - Last day to town Morgan Hill, and represen- mail in your early bird Registra- tatives of local British car clubs tion ($125), will do the judging for the 2) Sept 2, 2011 - Last day to awards. There will be 26 silver Roger Becker is the Featured mail in your regular Registration trophies for all marques and Banquet Speaker ($150), models. Since the event is held Hopefully, the name "Roger 3) Any postmark after Sept 2nd on the main downtown street of Becker" is familiar to you; if not, is considered Late Registration Morgan Hill, there are many res- it will be by the end of the Satur- ($175), taurants to choose from for lunch day evening banquet. Roger 4) Oct 4, 2011 is the last day to and many quaint shops to enjoy. joined in 1966, and mail in your registration. The California Autumn Clas- there is no doubt that his con- sic brings back the nostalgic fun tinuous contributions to, and in- of relaxed, friendly sports car fluence on, the cars perpetuated Autumn Classic club events of the 50s and 60s. the Lotus ―mystique‖ over the Concours marks All Classic British sports cars (2- years. You will want to hear seaters and their jump seat de- Roger‘s stories of Chapman, rac- its Nineteenth rivatives) are invited to partici- ing, car development and much pate. more. Year For more information and en- editor try forms, see the event website: Register Today http:// No excuses. Mark your calen- A bit closer to home, the Cali- www.autumnclassic.100mregistr dar, talk to your boss and plan fornia Autumn Classic is also y.com/ for a long weekend in Las Ve- scheduled for the weekend of gas. Send in your entry and pre- October 15-16, 2011.

page 7 My Day at Skip Barber’s High Performance Driving School by Pete Richen I have a couple of older Lotus cars; one is a ‗72 Europa Twin Cam that I bought as a basket case, but I was ultimately able to get it assembled and running with a lot of help from fellow club members plus some major work at Rich Kamp‘s shop. I also recently bought a ‗65 Elan DHC that has not run since it of the group while the others the first cone then turn into the suffered an electrical fire about close up the gaps between cars. lane indicated by the green light 25 years ago. I‘ve done some You get a lot of laps this way, on the board, which comes on track days and autocrosses in my and it is a fun to see how your just as you approach the cone.); Europa, but given the age of technique improves. 3) a skid pad using Mazda 3‘s these cars and my limited me- The High Performance Driv- that are setup to oversteer. They chanical ability, I find that it is a ing School is more focused on use these cars for students to lot more fun to go racing in teaching driving skills. Partici- practice slide recovery tech- someone else‘s car. Fortunately, pants are divided into groups of niques. After lunch (provided by the Skip Barber Racing School 3 and rotated through various the school), the stations are: 1) a at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca stations. In addition, this course braking exercise using either Lo- offers a solution for someone offers the opportunity to drive tus Evoras or Porsche Boxters; like me. some very cool automobiles. 2) another skid pad with Mazda So far, I have done two of There are three stations in the 3‘s where you practice con- their programs: 1) the ½-day In- morning, and another three in the trolled drifts; and 3) an autocross troduction to Racing, and 2) the afternoon. After the station work course using a BMW M5 and 1-day High Performance Driving is over, everyone has a chance to Lexus ISF. School. sit with an instructor as he ma- These programs are lots of The Introduction to Racing neuvers through an autocross fun, but they aren‘t cheap. If you course uses Mazda MX5 road- course, then finally you get check out their website, you will sters that have been set up for about 45 minutes of track time in see that cost of the Introduction track use. The session starts out the car of your choice (provided to Racing program is listed at with a chalkboard talk on racing that someone else hasn‘t already $800; and the High Performance basics, and then continues with grabbed the car you want). Driving School is $2100. There some hands-on training on the The morning stations are: 1) a are additional fees if you want track. Participants get racing 45-minute classroom session on video or still picture mementos suits and helmets before being driving techniques; 2) a ―Lane of your session. However, if you assigned to a car. We go onto the Toss‖ exercise using Lotus visit their website frequently, or track in groups of four, each Evoras (The course is divided get on their mailing list, you will group following an instructor. into 3 lanes using cones, and find that they offer substantial On the straightaway after each there is a light board at the back discounts periodically. lap, the car immediately behind of the course. The object is to the instructor drops to the back accelerate as fast as possible to (continued on p. 8) page 88 (cont’d from p. 7) who knows, maybe you will be lucky enough to get one of those This & That The only disappointment for Evoras when you are there! me came at the end of the day News abstracted from during the High Performance the Chapman Report Driving School, when it was online and other places time to do some laps on the track. Not surprisingly, everyone wanted to drive a , Lotus v. Lotus (from a story and since only 3 were available in YallaF1.com) they were in high demand, which meant that I had to settle On May 27, 2011, the British for a Porsche Boxter. High Court handed down a deci- Check out the Skip Barber sion that gave offerings if you are interested in backed by Tony Fernandes the a fun time at Laguna Seca; and, right to continue using the iconic name and logo in Formula 1 competition. This would appear to be the end of the long running Formula 1 naming dispute between Group Lotus and Team Lotus. How- ever, Group Lotus—who are a principal sponsor of the rival Lo- tus Renault GP Formula 1 team—also claimed victory in the court decision that allows them to use the ―Lotus‖ name as well as the Lotus roundel and the racing car‘s distinctive black and gold livery. The ruling therefore changed nothing from the per- spective of Formula 1 fans since the two teams will be allowed to continue with their respective names as they compete in the 2011 F1 World Championship. Nevertheless, Group Lotus said it is ―concerned that this as- pect of the judgment will cause confusion in the eyes of specta- tors and the wider public‖. As a result, they launched an appeal of the court‘s verdict. In what may now be the final chapter, however, that appeal was denied by the court in a de- cision handed down June 23, 2011. Case closed—we think.

page 99 installed by the dealer before the shift light, removable steer- Classifieds completed car was shipped to the ing wheel, 12V outlet, master cut (non-commercial ads are free to GGLC members original owner. I am the second and will run for 2 issues before requiring renewal) off switch, roll bar with third owner. The original MSO, pur- brake light, wind screen side de- For Sale: Elan Parts: Hardtop, chase documents and assembly flectors, heated wind screen original rubber and rear window, receipts are included. The car is with spray wash and wipers. $1,200; Lucas Voltage Regulator fully street legal, but it was built Full weather gear: roof, left/right (RB340,37563) new in box, $40; and used for auto cross/time tri- side curtains, tonneau cover. six Cosmic Wheel Center Hub als for the first 2K miles. My Sale includes Kirkey aluminum Covers, new to very good condi- use has mainly been weekend racing seat, single driver side tion, $10/each; two Cast Alumi- jaunts on the local mountain Brooklands Screen with racing num Grills for Elan +2 and S4 roads. Current mileage is ~ mirrors. Coupe, good condition, $40/ 4.4K. Licensed in California un- each. Contact – Tom Minnich: der SB 100. (562) 697-0547; mminni2-at- Engine is stock 1999 Ford Zetec yahoo.com. (4.8K miles when installed) with corresponding ancillaries from For Sale: 1971 Europa S2 pro- Birkin: aluminum radiator, light- ject car. weight alternator, aluminum This is my second Europa pro- bell housing, Raceline aluminum ject, and I applied everything to sump, aluminum sump guard, it that I learned from racing the low-resistance air filter, special first car in the ‗70s in the SF Re- clutch, 4 into 1 header, stainless gion SCCA regional series. Total steel muffler, rear exit exhaust. Offered at $18,650; as is, where weight is 1,185 lbs after a com- Ford T-9 (Sierra) five speed. is (car is located approximately pletely rebuilt frame-off restora- Birkin live axle, 4 adjustable 75 miles NE of Sacramento). tion. Powder-coated frame and trailing arms, adjustable panhard Contact – Edward Klaner: (530) suspension. Fresh Renault 807 rod, 4:11 open differential, AVO 262-4771; eklaner-at- 1600cc hemi cross-flow with coilovers, adjustable ride height, succeed.net. twin 40mm DCOE Webers and adjustable front anti-roll bar. type-365 five-speed. Extensive Four wheel disk brakes, dual cir- For Sale: Elan +2 steel wheels improvements. Built for high- cuit adjustable front/rear bias and trim rings. Four original performance street driving. All it brake cylinder. Five 2-piece wheels (13x5.5), powder coated needs now is a final brake bleed- Panasport racing wheels (13x7). black, and five polished alumi- ing and replacement of the rear Five Yokohama A32, num trim rings (rim embellish- transaxle shift seal. (Lost interest P215/50/13--fronts 40% remain- ers). All in very good condition. after acquiring an Ariel Atom 3.) ing; rears 60% remaining--plus Can be sold separately or to- Car is located in Reno, NV. spare and rear mount for spare. gether. Wheels for $450 and trim A deal at $9,995. Contact – Tim Hella A4 halogen head lights rings for $100—plus shipping King: (775) 972-5225; with full time running lights. cost from Jackson, CA. Photos thekings89506-at-charter.net. Aluminum skin over tubular available on request. space frame, fiber glass fenders Contact — Lee Cohee: (209) 223 For Sale: 2000 Birkin S3 and nose cone. Custom two color -1502; vancoh-at-volcano.net. (replica of a 1967 Lotus S7). paint. Paint is in good condition Manufactured at the Birkin plant with typical rear fender marks, a For Sale: Full-width radiator for and imported by Texas Motor few blemishes on hood. Cloth Elan Series 2 or 3. Recent pro- Works. (Texas Motor Works is bucket seats, four point har- fessional refurbish. Drilled and owned and operated by Dick nesses, heater, adjustable pedal tapped for fan switch. $225 plus Brink and is the official Birkin box, full VDO instrumentation, importer.) The drivetrain was dash mounted Shift-I adjustable (continued on p.10) page 10 caps ($100/pair). All parts 2L Merkur, and it is stronger Classifieds cleaned and in good condition than standard Elan trannies. (Continued) (38k miles). Contact – Bob Purchased new 28 years ago, shipping from Jackson, CA. Pic- Worthington: (925) 858-7321; and it has 20-30 street hours of tures available on request. Con- rworthington-at-solarpack- use. Complete with alloy fly- tact – Lee Cohee: (209) 223- dev.com wheel, clutch, and driveshaft. 1502; vancoh-at-volcano.net Also for an early Elan with knock-off wheels: 4 ―Nader‖ For Sale: Vintage Racing Tires wheel nuts, including the Set of 4 brand new, never matching wrench for $50. Con- mounted Hoosier A70-13 tact – Vladimir: (510) 787-9866 STTDS tires. Perfect for Elan 26R or ? $400.00 Can be picked up in Sebastopol or Richmond. Contact – John Kenner: (415) For Sale: Close ratio 4-speed 806 2457; jkenner-at- tranny for early Elan, same ra- tamcab.com tios as 26R. This gearbox was originally used in the European For Sale: Lotus Eclat/Elite Parts. The Chapman Report is published bi-monthly by the Golden Gate Lotus 5-speed tranny with new seals Club, PO Box 117303, Burlingame, CA 94011. The GGLC is a non-profit ($600); cylinder head ($200); incorporated car club, and it is not affiliated with Group Lotus, Team Lotus or Lotus Cars USA. engine block with pan ($150); The GGLC‘s annual membership dues are $25.00. Opinions expressed in crankshafts (2 available - $150 the Chapman Report are those of the authors and do not represent those of the GGLC or its officers. each); pistons std ($100); Strom- Contributions to the Chapman Report are accepted and encouraged. Please berg carbs with manifold ($150); email them to chapmanreport-at-gglotus.org in MS Word, rtf or ASCII text. For 2011, the GGLC Officers are: President--Jennifer Dietsch, Vice Presi- doors with glass ($150 each); dent--Rahul Nair, Treasurer--Laura Hamai, Event Coordinators--John Zender hood ($100); side and rear glass & Scott Hogben, Membership Chairman--David Anderson, Secretary--Scott Hogben. Chapman Report Staff: Editor--Joel Lipkin, Circulation ($50 each); fuel tanks (one Eclat Management Team--Tom & Cherie Carney, Advertising and one Elite, rust free - $100 Manager--Mel Boss. each); rear uprights with hubs and axles ($100 each); Elite gas