Field Meet a Hit! - Evergreen Lotus Car Club

Lotus Lines
July 1997
Newsletter of the Evergreen Lotus Car Club
Field Meet a Hit!
-Randall Fehr
The Lotus turnout at Bellevue
Community College was a
record-breaking 22 this year, with
four more in the for-sale lot.
Perhaps never before has there
been a more impressive display
of Lotus road cars in these parts,
and many spectators were
stunned to see so many in one
place. Nearly 400 British
vehicles were on display.
Many members who could
not bring a Lotus stopped by to
hob-nob. Mechanical details
were discussed, purchases
negotiated or lamented, and
ownership tales were told under
sunny skies. Especially
memorable were the Series 1
Elan owned by Naniamo resident
W.C. Rathlef since new, Guy
McDannald's S3 Elan in the
special 1967 display, and the
three mighty red Peter Stevensdesign Esprit Turbos side-byside.
Our special guest at the meet
was Mike Ostrov, ELCC member
and Club Elite president, who
flew in from the Bay Area for the
weekend. Mike graciously
presented a special award to the
winner of the Sevens & Early
Elites class.
Popular choice awards were
presented as follows:
Fun, sun and lots of Lotus at the ABFM in Bellevue.
Sevens, Early Elites
3rd - 1990 Esprit owned by Bill McCoy
1st - 1963 Elite owned by Maury Montag
2nd -1968 Seven S3 owned by Bob Crichton
Europa
3rd - 1966 Super Seven owned by Alice Larson
1st - 1974 Europa owned by Kerry Sear
2nd -1971 Europa S2 owned by Roger Croshaw
Elan, Plus 2
3rd - 1974 Europa JPS owned by Erik Wyss
1st - 1963 Elan 1600 owned by Bill Rathlef of Nanaimo, BC
2nd -1991 Elan M100 owned by Jess Marker
Salute to '67 - Coupe & GT
3rd - 1966 Elan Coupe owned by Randall Fehr
1st - 1967 Lotus Europa S1 owned by Mike Galos
Elite, Eclat, Esprit
1st - 1990 Esprit SE owned by Mark Clear
2nd -1979 Esprit JPS owned by Jess Marker
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Chairman's Notepad
-Randall Fehr
Welcome new members Dave Billings with a Series 2 Elan in
restoration, and Alan Perry, just moved up from the Bay Area
with a Europa Special and a Series 2 Esprit. Alan established
the e-mail Lotus Cars mailing list several years ago, and has
been involved in the Golden Gate Lotus Club.
Phil Jones, Don Anderson and I ran our Lotuses hard at SIR
with the Corvette Marque Club on the 17th. We all made it
back home without help or lost pieces. Half of the track was
recently repaved with the result of faster lap times due to a
smoother and wider surface. Note that Club Lotus NW in
Portland will host a track day at PIR on Friday August 29,
preceeding the Portland All British Field Meet/Labor Day
weekend. Contact me for an entry form, or for more info call
Mark Viskov, 503-641-7693. Cost will be $60 per car.
The SOVREN vintage racing weekend was popular as ever.
Several members were involved in the racing, and a half dozen
Lotus road cars were on display each day in the Car Club
Corral.
The Labor Day Portland ABFM usually attracts many ELCC
members and as this time of the summer is crowded with
events of all kinds, we will not have a stand-alone ELCC
meeting. Next meet will be the Picnic & Photo Shoot at the
end of September - see separate article.
Mike and Brandy Galos have again offered to host our photo
contest meeting and party on Saturday, November 15th. All
photos submitted for the 1998 Calendar will be displayed and
members present will vote for those to be printed. More info
next issue.
Club officer elections will be held in December for the 199899 term. Jim Taylor has nominated himself for the Membership
office, and Craig Shuck has agreed to stand for re-election to
Treasurer. This leaves Newsletter Editor and Chairperson
positions open for nomination. Operators are standing by to
take your call at 206-463-2816 (Alice Larson).
Lined up for the parade lap at the SIR vintage races.
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New Book Review
-Randall Fehr
The Lotus Europa, derivatives & contemporaries 1966-1975
An Enthusiast's Guide & Pictorial Review
by Paul Robinshaw & Dave Francis
R.B. Publications, England, 1997, 132 pp, about $35
Europa enthusiasts must continue to suffer the lack of an
informative book on the first mid-engine Lotus road car. One of
the co-authors of this new book was also co-author of the
excellent Original Lotus Elan and +2 , which makes this new
volume more disappointing as it lacks the thorough original
research, design analysis and restoration information the Elan
book has.
The Europa book contains reproductions of period press
releases, publicity photos and brochures, factory specifications,
and a few magazine road tests. There are very brief chapters
on models, Europas and other mid-engine Lotuses in racing,
aftermarket tuners, and chassis changing. While there are
many black-and-white photos and data tables, there is
relatively little explanatory text. For a modest book that can
claim little more than to provide basic information about the
Europa, it is a shame that so many factual errors appear such
as identifying the photo of a Series 2 as a Series 1, stating that
Europa Specials had 1.25in rear drum brakes (1.5in is correct),
giving incorrect location of the id plate, listing a ten year old
address for the ELCC, etc. And as with most British car books,
there is little or no reliable information on cars exported to the
US.
With that in mind, this book will still be of interest to Europa
owners, if only for the racing data and photos and the basic
(unreliable) factory-supplied specs and production milestones.
Those who saw Ron Hickman speak at the Monterey Lotus
Festival in 1995 know that there is a lot of interest to be told
about the design, development and history of the Europa. I still
look forward to a book that tells that story.
EVENTS CALENDAR
(Pull out and post)
Subject to revision - watch for updates.
July
25-27
26-27
27
August
2-3
15-17
29
30-31
31
Fri SCCA Solo II National Tour, Kent
Sat ORV RallySprints, Olympia
Sun Concours d’Elegance, Port Gardner Bay,
Everett
Sat
Fri
Fri
Sat
ORV RallySprints, Olympia
Monterey Historic Automobile Races
Club Lotus NW track Day, 503-641-7693
Portland All British Field Meet, Portland, info
503-312-0559, at PIR, vehicle display on the
30th, swap meet on the 31st
Sun SCCA Solo II, Regional #6, Bremerton
Contacts for Further Event Information:
WWSCC is the Western Washington Sports Car Council, 206255-0658.
SCCA is the Sports Car Club of America Northwest Region,
206-292-0500. www.nwr-scca.org
SOVREN is the Society of Vintage Racing Enthusiasts,
206-935-4109.
BSCC is the Bremerton Sports Car Club, 206-869-5680 or
360-479-0248.
OR is the Oregon Region of the SCCA, 503-697-9649.
SS is the Sand & Sage Sports Car Club, Richland,
509-943-2093.
NWARC is the NorthWest Alfa Romeo Club, 253-582-0803.
BMWACA is the BMW Automobile Club of America,
206-481-9571.
Reserved for Notes and Doodles...
September
1
Mon
6
Sat
6-7
Sat
12-14 Fri
14
Sun
20-21
20-21
21
26
27
Labor Day
Oregon Trail II, Oregon
OR Race, Portland
BMW Seattle Classic Motorcar Rally
All British Picnic, Hougan Park, Abbotsford BC
10-3:30, info 604-795-3536
Sat Whistler Run, British Car Tour, British Columbia
Sat SOVREN Fall Finale Vintage Races, SIR
Sun SCCA Solo II Regional #7, Everett/Kent
Fri NWARC Track day, Bremerton Raceway
Sat ELCC Picnic and Photo Shoot, Snoqualmie
Winery and Falls
October
12
Sun SCCA Solo II Regional #8, Kent
25-26 Sat SCCA Regional Road race, Bremerton
26
Sun FIA GT1 Sportscar Race, Laguna Seca (Lotus
Elise racers will appear)
November
1
Sat
2
Sun
8-9
Sat
15
Sat
NWARC Track day, Bremerton Raceway
BMWACA Driver School, Bremerton Raceway
SCCA Pacific Forest National, Olympia
ELCC Calendar photo selection & social
meeting, Galos residence
Portland ABFM August 30-31
ELCC Picnic and Photo Shoot
Saturday September 27
The All British Field Meet is again over the Labor Day
weekend (August 29, 30 & 31) at Portland International
Raceway. Vehicle display is on the 30th, swap meet on the
31st. Information message line: 503-312-0559. Club Lotus
Northwest is sponsoring a track day on Friday the 29th.
Information from Mark Viskov, 503-641-7693. Entry forms
available from Randall Fehr, 206-782-8951.
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The next meeting has been set for Saturday September 27
when we will gather near Snoqualmie Falls for a 1998
ELCC Calendar photo shoot (bring your camera and a
clean Lotus), and drive to Snoqualmie Winery for a picnic
and photo shoot on their dramatically scenic grounds (bring
a picnic). Further details will appear in the August Lotus
Lines.
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Classic Motorcar Rally
Port Townsend Sept 12-14
-Publicity
A narrow, twisting road weaves through the valley, a thin
stream of black-top separating fields, trees and rivers. The
colors of Indian Summer are reflected in the polished paint and
chrome, providing a kaleidoscope effect against the golds and
greens of the valley. The road swings up to run right along the
ridge-crest and other motorcars in British green, Italian red and
German silver are visible as they negotiate the near-by roads.
The snarl of a vintage DOHC six cylinder merges with the
cat-like howl of a four-cam V12. The sunny Dungeness Valley
and Washington's Olympic Peninsula have become the
playground of the Classic Motorcar Rally.
Using both Monte Carlo and time-speed-distance (TSD)
rallies, the weekend of driving will be a true sporting event.
Vintage Rally Association rules will be observed and
participants will be able to run a test route in order to familiarize
themselves with this rally method. Over 400 miles will be
covered, however each day of rallying will include regular
breaks for participant comfort and area sight-seeing.
The Victorian splendor of Port Townsend provides a home
base for the Classic Motorcar Rally. Manresa Castle, built as a
European chateau and home to a business magnate and later,
Jesuit priests, offers unique accommodations for rally
participants. All meals from evening banquets to picnic-site
boxed lunches are provided by the Manresa Castle's
Swiss-trained executive chef, Walter Santschi, C.E.C.
The Classic Motorcar Rally offers the camaraderie and
competition of fine sporting motorcars with the natural wonders
of Washington's Olympic Peninsula. All Rally proceeds benefit
the nonprofit College Planning Network, assisting people
seeking educational opportunities. For an unforgettable
weekend, please join us in Port Townsend this September.
The BMW Seattle Classic Motorcar Rally invites you to
apply for entry. Collector cars of the pre-emission era (1972 or
earlier) are desired however exceptions may be made for later
models in the spirit of the event. For on-line registration, visit
the rally Web site: www.collegeplan.org/rally.htm
Contact Douglas Breithaupt at 206-323-0624 or email:
seacpn@collegeplan.org or check out their website at http://
www.collegeplan.org/rally.htm on the Internet. Cost is $450 for
the rally plus $75 per night for accomodations.
[Ed note: to date one ELCC member has signed up for the
rally in his Seven. Also, special guest on the rally and
Saturday banquet speaker will be respected collector car
market expert Keith Martin.
FOR SALE - WANTED - ETC
For future reference: If you have a classified ad or an ad that
you want to continue to use from one Lotus Lines to the next,
please give me (Jim Taylor, 206-232-2237) a call and I’ll be
happy to put it in again. Thanks.
FOR SALE: 1971 Europa S2. Engine has been recently
rebuilt. Price is $4800 or best offer. Call Frank Giles at 425820-0466 if you are interested in seeing the car.
Evergreen Lotus Car Club FYI and COA
Chairman:
Membership:
Treasurer:
Newsletter Editor:
WebMaster:
Randall Fehr, 206-782-8951
Alice Larson, 206-463-2816
Craig Shuck, 206-788-1900
Jim Taylor, 206-232-2237
Mark Clear, 206-803-5340
Membership in the ELCC is $20/year and is prorated in three month
increments. This includes nine issues per year and a club roster.
Mailing Address for all ELCC correspondence is:
Evergreen Lotus Car Club
P.O. Box 40481
Bellevue, WA. 98015-4481, USA
Lotus 47 GT vintage racer in paddock at SIR.
ELCC WebSite
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