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22/3 APRIL 2016 [ $8 ] LOTUS & Clubman Notes THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF LOTUS CLUB VICTORIA AND LOTUS CLUB QUEENSLAND FEATURES Fish & Chip Run Elfin Heritage Centre Visit Phillip Island Classics Lotus 23B Khanacross Print Post Approved 100001716 Leveraging our partnership with Simply Sports Cars, Harrop Performance Centre offers Victorian Lotus enthusiasts comprehensive knowledge and experience for every requirement from general servicing through to performance enhancements. Harrop is the OE supplier to Lotus Cars UK for supercharger systems combined with 60 years of motorsport and automotive engineering experience now also boasts a modern workshop and dyne facility within Preston HQ. Contact Harrop Performance Centre for more information on engineering performance for your Lotus. Vehicle servicing & maintenance Insurance claims & body repairs Brakes, Suspension & Driveline General mechanical repairs Track specific chassis setup Induction, Exhausts & Superchargers HARROPPERFORMANCE W: HARROP.COM.AU P: 1300 HARROP E: [email protected] LOTUS CLUB VICTORIA April 2016 VOLUME 22 ISSUE 3 COMMITTEE PO Box 79, Hawthorn Business Centre, VIC 3122 LCV Website: www.lotusclubvic.asn.au President Damian Hartin [email protected] FEATURES Vice President Cris Johansen [email protected] Treasurer Kevin Neville [email protected] 04 Quokka Talk Secretary John King [email protected] 06 March Early Morning Run Other members David Buntin [email protected] 07 Tyabb Airshow Ian d’Oliveyra [email protected] 08 Fish & Chip Run Alec Spyrou [email protected] 10 Elfin Heritage Centre Visit 12 Phillip Island Classics 14 Lotus 23B LOTUS CLUB QUEENSLAND 16 Khanacross COMMITTEE 16 Julia Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 18 Lakeside DTC (Timed laps) LCQ Website: www.lotusclubqueensland.com 20 AGP Display President Clive Wade [email protected] 0418 196 570 22 MSCA Phillip Island Vice President Geoff Noble [email protected] 0419 643 365 24 Europas in Deep Work Secretary Cameron Campbell-Brown [email protected] Treasurer Daryl Wilson [email protected] 0418 711 227 Social Colin McKay [email protected] REGULARS Coordinators Shane Murphy Martin O’Brien 02 President’s Message Peter Upham 03 President’s Waffle Magazine Shane Murphy [email protected] 0413 616 169 Coordinator 25 Classifieds Webmaster Vyvyan Black [email protected] 0417 646 202 CAMS Delegate Greg Bray [email protected] 07 3206 1395 For any last minute updates check your state’s website! Andrew Graham at the WA State www.lotusclubvic.asn.au Sprint Championships – Round 1. Photo courtesy MC Motorsport. www.lotusclubqueensland.com LOTUS & CLUBMAN NOTES APRIL 2016 [ 1 ] President’s Message By DAMIAN HARTIN, President LCV Welcome to this month’s edition of Lotus & members. In addition we had a club night at night organised for April, so if anyone has Clubman Notes. the Elfin Heritage Centre where we were given any suggestions for an evening that would be some great insights into the Elfin marque and interest to the club, please drop me a line at What a fantastic start to the year. Not only also Bill Hemming, the owner of the Heritage [email protected] and we can look have we been given some great weather this Centre and racer of Elfins. into it. summer and early Autumn, we’ve also been the recipients of some great Motorsport events, Having a look at some of the historic cars on The second last weekend in April also see a none probably greater than the pinnacle, being display there, and reflecting on the massive combined MSCA and Australian Super Sprint the opening round of the Formula 1 season— accident during the Grand Prix involving Championship round at Winton. So have a look the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park. Fernando Alonso and Esteban Guiterrez, I am at the MSCA website for what is going to be a very grateful for the years of development that great weekend of club Motorsport. I’m going to well and truly blow the horn for have gone into motor car safety. Accordingly, Victoria here, as I believe we are very spoilt Quote for the month: March’s quote “Calling it would be remiss of me not to implore all of with our sporting events and we do them upon my years of experience, I froze at the you that enjoy your cars on a race track and on extremely well. I’m sure most of you will have controls.” Was none other than Stirling Moss. the road, to ensure you make safety your first made your way to at least one Melbourne GP So I guess it can happen to the best of us :) priority. If you track your car and don’t currently and will agree with me that the planning and use a race harness and neck restraint system, This month’s quote: “It is not always possible to management is exceptionally well done. For the you should. Combined, they should be cheaper be the best, but it is always possible to improve first time, I took advantage of some hard work than a new set of tyres for most of us and they your own performance.” by one of our LCV members Simon Henbest may just save your life. (thank you Simon) in organising an LCV car Catch me at an event this month and let display at the GP. What an event and what a On the social front, we have another EMR me know who you think it is. See you all on great race. organised for April which will take in the the road. beautiful surrounds of Macedon and sounds At a more grass roots level, we have also of Jazz, so put some time aside and enjoy had the Phillip Island Classic Car Festival of the company of some fellow enthusiasts. Speed and the MSCA Club Super Sprint Series, At this stage we don’t currently have a club both well attended and represented by LCV WELCOME NEW LCV MEMBERS: COMING EVENTS Nargis Parker SATURDAY, 2ND APRIL, 11.00am – VISIT LMK PROJECTS DESIGN Vangelis Stamatopoulos [2006 Exige} LMK manufacture replica Porsche 917, 908, 906 to a very high standard and sell all over Lena Stamatopoulos the world. Simon Messenger [1997 Elan M100] Iain Palmer has arranged a visit to their small factory in an inner Melbourne suburb. Hydar Hussein Numbers are strictly limited to 16 members so first come, first served. Jim Askew [1969 Elan S4, 1966 Elan S2 (Race car), 1964 Transam Lotus Cortina] To book a place contact John King 9819 9819. Robert O’Dea [1959 Jensen 541R] Simon Kalis [2001 Elise] EMR SUNDAY 17 APRIL. Start point BP/ McDonalds on Calder Hwy, Calder Park (Melway ref 354 J3) 8.30 am for 9.00 am Andrew Phillips start. To conclude at Olive Jones Restaurant in Macedon at around 1.00 pm where a jazz band Vicki Maddicks will help with digestion of lunch. Michael Moore [1998 Elise, 2000 Lotus 340R] [ 2 ] LOTUS & CLUBMAN NOTES APRIL 2016 President’s Waffle By CLIVE WADE, President, LCQ The AGM has been and gone, and as such a assisting the committee since October last year, made official) Daryl Wilson has again lead the new committee voted in. The new committee stepping in to help where needed. wonderful DTC events, and Ken Philp is both it doesn’t look very different from the old. ICC Organiser and Honorary Solicitor. Both of To outgoing committee members Jon Young, Treasurer: Daryl Wilson, Daryl has been these chaps put a huge effort into the club. It’s John Barram and Matt Plowman I thank you treasurer since March 2013, when he left his surprising how often we call on Ken’s services for your support. Without you we wouldn’t have previous position of Web Master, Daryl’s been for legal advice. achieved what we did last year. on the committee for a long time. With such a quality team, I’m sure 2016 is going So, on behalf of all our members, a big Social Coordinators: Colin McKay, to be a very, very good year. thank you. Shane Murphy, Martin O’Brien, Peter Upham. Now a quick review of the club over the last Now that big thank you isn’t only restricted Assisted by: Clive Wade, Steve Lennox. Great month and into April. Since my last update, to Jon, John and Matt. Over the last year the signs here: Rather than a single coordinator and in chronological order, the EMR was a 2015 committee has dug deep, they’ve pulled and an assistant, we have realised the need to delightful morning on the hill, a good run up as together to support each other as we each spread the load, hence a small group stepping far as Nebo where we became a part of a single have had times when we, for various reasons, up. Considering we hold at least 2 social events Land Cruiser entourage, but the breakfast was needed to attend to issues outside LCQ. And each month, these guys are going to need LCQ good, so no whinging there form me. We’ve that is what a good committee is all about, not members to step in to help arrange events. excelled twice in the Inter Club Challenge, LCQ only attending to one’s own responsibilities, but Note: Though Steve wasn’t voted at the AGM, taking honours at both the Khanacross and the being able to step up to help each other in their DTC, aren’t Lotuses just wonderful little cars, he approached me later offering his help. time of need, and accept help when your time of punching well above their weight. And the Fish need inevitably arrives. Magazine Coordinator: Shane Murphy, We & Chip run was a huge success with 20 cars filling in a lovely Sunday afternoon.