Club News

Our annual track day at Castle Combe is now back to our usual late May Bank Holiday weekend date. It’s always one of our most enjoyable events of the year and is a great Club Lotus day out as well as a brilliant value and safe track day exclusively for Lotus cars.

Track packages are £105 for members and we are now taking bookings - either book through the website (online bookings only available to 1pm 25th May) or just call Club HQ on 01362 691144 or 694459.

Please note: You must be a member of Club Lotus in order to purchase the track driving packages

Our annual track day at Castle Combe is now back to our usual late May Bank Holiday weekend date, which this year is 27th May. It’s always one of our most enjoyable events of the year and is a great Club Lotus day out as well as a brilliant value and safe track day exclusively for Lotus cars. Last year we enjoyed a superb day with excellent weather and a full paddock of all types of Lotus.

Track packages will be available to book online soon.

Tickets for the 2023 Silverstone Festival – formerly the Classic – go on sale from December 1st and Car Club ticket packages are now available. As usual Club Lotus members can buy their tickets at a significant discount using our unique club code by visiting

www.silverstone.co.uk/events/silverstone-festival

• Brand new look for fun-fuelled Bank Holiday festival

• New name reflects event’s broadening appeal

• World class fixture combines the best in classic racing and displays,

with an exhilarating family-festival experience

• Fans can register online now to get best ticket prices for 2023

Classic Team Lotus is pleased to announce the extension of its race car parts service to include parts for most Classic Lotus road car models. The new Classic Team Lotus Parts store is now live online and our parts inventory is now available to purchase from the CTL

website: https://www.parts.classicteamlotus.co.uk

Thank you for your interest

"All the 72s"

Hethel is the natural venue for the Lotus 72s to be gathered together in October. However, presently there are significant traffic issues locally and numerous site restrictions have arisen.

As a result CTL is disappointed to say that the gathering of the 72s will not be open to the public.

It is intended that the gathering will be filmed, hopefully to be live streamed. If not live streamed then we hope the event will be broadcast subsequently.

Every effort has been made to accommodate spectators, but it has proved to be beyond us.

CTL is very sorry about this disappointing outcome.

We’ll have a club stand as usual with a special display organised by Phil Tanser and our local members. Take advantage of our club members’ discount and save money on advance tickets by using our special club booking code (email annemarie@clublotus.co.uk or jane@clublotus.co.uk) For all the latest info go to

www.necclassicmotorshow.com

The Car Club Package ticket sales will be closing on the 31st July, so there's still time to come along with your friends, family (kids under 16 go FREE!) and fellow car club enthusiasts for the ultimate summer festival which has classic motorsport at its heart... but the clock is ticking - what are you waiting for?

You'll need the Club Lotus exclusive code to book your package.

Don't forget that if you haven't booked tickets for an event at Silverstone within the last 6 months, you'll need to set up a new account when you book.

For many years, Paul Matty has been a leading light in Lotus classic cars. Paul Matty Sportscars developed into a principal supplier of parts, both direct to owners and to other classic car specialists.

Recently, Paul made it known that he had decided to retire from the classic Lotus road car parts supply business. For some time, Classic Team Lotus has been considering extending its parts service, so this opportunity was well timed, accelerating our ambition into reality.

We now have the enviable task of relocating the Paul Matty 'Lotus Treasure' to Hethel; getting things organised then continuing to offer this vital support to customers to help them keep their wonderful cars on the road.

Clive Chapman comments: "I have enjoyed knowing Paul for many years and admire him for doing so much to celebrate and support the history of the marque. I am pleased that Classic Team Lotus has acquired his 'Lotus Treasure' and we will do our best to maintain and build upon such an important resource for Lotus owners worldwide. A big 'thank you' to Paul for entrusting us with this exciting opportunity."

All Club Lotus members who own an Elan have been invited by the organisers to take part in a Parade Lap at the Silverstone Classic to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Lotus Elan. The Parade Lap will be during the lunch break on Saturday August 27th and the actual timing of the parade will be advised nearer the day to all who register their interest at Club HQ and buy appropriate ticket(s) to the event using our unique Club Lotus discount code. More information will be in the April edition of Club Lotus News but we also want to draw your attention to the ticket price rise on Friday 1 April - book before then if you can. Any members who'd like some more information on the parade lap plus our member ticket discount should contact Club HQ. Please note that all track parades are subject to weather conditions and the racing programme running to schedule on the day.