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    Comp Scorer
    The club office is now taking bookings for Championship Awards lunch - Sunday 23rd November. 
    The lunch will be at the same venue as last year's awards do. Swinfen Hall Swinfen Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9RE Arrival in the private bar from midday, to be seated for lunch for 12.45pm. 
    To book, please call the Lotus 7 Club office with your name, the names of any guests and the menu choices for each person. 
    The cost will be £35 per person which we appreciate is quite expensive but the venue is great and the food was excellent last time. 
    Payment should be made to the club by card over the phone (01873 777303) or by cheque. 
    Please note that the office is open Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm. Final date for booking your place and give menu choices is Friday 7th Novemberbut please don't leave it to the last minute. 
    Menu choices 
    Please choose one from each course. 
    Starters: 
        • Peppered Smoked Mackerel with horseradish crème fraîche 
        • Terrine of Chicken & Wild Mushrooms with fruit chutney 
        • Tartlet of Leek & Gruyére Cheese with a rocket salad and mustard dressing 
    Mains: 
        • Pan-fried Fillet of Seabass with tomato fondue and tarragon cream sauce 
        • Slow Roast Shoulder of Lamb with a redcurrant jus 
        • Feuilleté of Walled Garden Vegetables with onion marmalade and lemon oil 
    Desserts: 
        • Meringue Nest of new Season Strawberries with crème Chantilly 
        • Apricot Torte with yoghurt sorbet 
        • Panna Cotta with raspberry compote and almond tuille The meal will be followed by tea, coffee and petit fours. 
    If you have any special dietary requirements, please let us know. You will be able to purchase drinks at the bar before your meal, but there will be the option to order (and pay for) drinks at your table. There is no specific dress code, but shirt and trousers are advised instead of jeans and a T-shirt.
    Mcalvert
    We are pleased to announce that we are once again going to produce a Club calendar for 2015. This will be sent out to all members alongside Low Flying in January next year. We are looking to feature members’ own photos on the calendar’s cover and for each month. So - not only is this a chance for you to have photographs immortalised in print and hanging on walls around the world, but those whose shots are selected will be rewarded with prizes selected from the Club’s regalia range.
    The theme for the photo competition is “Lotus 7 Club Life”. We are happy for you to interpret this as you reasonably see fit, but themes of cars, touring, track days, Club events and the like will be particularly welcomed. A short caption for each picture submitted would be appreciated too, and any photo not used on the calendar may well be chosen to appear in Low Flying at a later date.
    Because of the calendar’s layout, pictures will need to be in landscape format. Please also make sure that files are of a high enough resolution to allow good quality reproduction. Please send entries to lowflying@lotus7club.com, with a single picture and caption per email. A maximum of five pictures is allowed per person and membership number. Please mark all entries with the subject title “Club Calendar 2015 Photo Competition”. Submissions should include your name, phone number and Club membership number.
    Competition Prizes
    13 entries will be selected for the calendar, and the following prizes will be on offer:
    1st Prize of a Lotus 7 Club Micro Fleece Jacket
    2nd Prize of a Lotus 7 Club polo shirt (mens or ladies)
    The remaining selected entrants will receive a t-shirt from the Club’s regalia range.
    Terms and Conditions.
    1) The closing date for the competition is the 17th November 2014. Images received after this date will not be eligible for consideration.
    2) The competition is open to Club members only. Although you are welcome to submit up to five pictures per membership number, typically no more than one from any member’s set will be chosen in the final winning selection.
    3) No images submitted to previous years’ competition will be considered.
    4) Entrants must warrant that the photograph that they are submitting is their own work, that they own the copyright for it and that they have obtained any necessary consents relating to its capture and reproduction.
    5) Entrants will retain the copyright to the image, but by entering, agree to allow the Lotus 7 Club licence to reproduce the submitted images royalty free in any manner that the Club deems fit for Club purposes.
    6) The Club will endeavour to credit your picture wherever possible with an appropriate attribution, but this is not guaranteed.
    7) Late, incomplete, defaced or corrupt entries will not be accepted. No responsibility can be  accepted for lost entries and proof of transmission will not be accepted as proof of receipt.
    8) The Judges’ decision is final.
    9) The Club reserves the right to alter the prizes awarded in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
    10) Submission of an entry implies acceptance of these terms and conditions in full.
    Comp Scorer
    Whilst the official results from Anglesey have not yet been recieved the following is the provisional end of season results :-Championship - Shaun Elwell - 508.07
    Class 1 - Steffan Eldred - 699.30
    Class 2 - Andrew Willoughby - 697.57
    Class 3 - Matthew Jenkins - 698.88
    Class 4 - Mike Sankey - 700.00
    Class 5 - Shaun Elwell - 700.00
    Class 6 - No Competitor Completed 7 Rounds
    Class 7 - No Competitor Completed 7 Rounds
    Novice - Clive Marsden - 492.95
    Ladies - Lynn Gilbert - 492.72
    Edward lewis - Oliver Wright - 24.08
    the full provisional results can be downloaded from here
    As always please let me know of any of the inevitable errors.....
    Congratulations to all those who took part this year.
    Comp Scorer
    Round 12 Anglesey National Circuit
    Class Winners
    Class 1 - Robert Jacobs - 64.10s Class 2 - Alan Bowler - 64.46s Class 3 - Richard Price - 59.58s Class 4 - Mike Sankey - 57.25s Class 5 - Shaun Elwell - 56.91 - New Class Record Class 6 - Joe Charles - 58.38s - New Class Record Edward Lewis
    Class 2 - John Bransfield - 2.76 Class 3 - Richard Price - 8.84 Class 4 - Mike Sankey - 1.89 Class 5 - Gill Elwell - 3.27 Class 6 - Joe charles - 2.21 Fastest Novice - Clive Marsden - 97.97 points
    Round 13 Anglesey InterNational Circuit
    Class Winners
    Class 1 - Robert Jacobs - 107.73s Class 2 - Robert Spencer - 105.61s Class 3 - Richard Price - 99.46s Class 4 - Mike Sankey - 94.98s Class 5 - Shaun Elwell - 93.17s - New Class Record Class 6 - Joe Charles - 98.37s Edward Lewis
    Class 2 - John Bransfield - 3.06 Class 3 - Oliver Wright - 0.95 Class 4 - Mike Sankey - 0.16 Class 5 - Shaun Elwell - 0.68 Fastest Novice - Clive Marsden - 97.97 points
    The full results can be downloaded from National and International
    Area Rep CoOrdinator
    3rd October 2014.
    The order book for one of Caterham’s most extreme variants of the legendary Seven, the Superlight R500, has closed.
    Production of the final R500 – number 174 – finished at Dartford recently and is destined for Caterham’s distributor in Peru, South America, of all places.
    After accumulating blanket five-star reviews following its launch in 2008, the 2-litre, 263bhp firecracker, which is capable of reaching 60mph in just 2.88 seconds, later starred on Top Gear TV’s test track by setting a time of 1:17.9 – nearly half a second faster than the Bugatti Veyron – while also scooping its Car of the Year award in the same year.
    Despite the extreme nature of its performance and character, the R500 remains one of Caterham’s most popular models ever, attracting buyers from around the world. Its place in the garages of several celebrity customers confirmed its legendary status.
    As well as attracting recognition for its handling and performance, the Superlight R500 was replicated by model maker, Matchbox, and was produced as a remote control car by Marks & Spencer. It was also recreated for several computer games so that younger enthusiasts could experience the two-seater sportscar in the well-known white and orange striped livery, made famous by Top Gear’s The Stig.
    Caterham Group CEO, Graham Macdonald, said: “If Caterham wasn’t already firmly on the map as one of the world’s best-known British sportscar makers, the R500 certainly helped us to cement that position".
    “It was a landmark model for us in many respects; its performance on the road and track was matched by the impact it had on our brand. It brought new technologies to the Seven range and was the first production Caterham to adopt a sequential gearbox".
    “To some extent, it represented the start of a new era in which Caterham stepped into the 21st century, but it perfectly encapsulated Colin Chapman’s original ethos and harnessed our determination to provide accessible fun like no other.”
    The largest export markets for the R500 were Japan and Italy, followed by France and then Germany. In total, nearly 50 per cent of vehicles found homes overseas. 
    Until 2013, when the supercharged Seven 620 R was launched, the R500 remained the fastest and most focussed Seven ever produced. The newer model provides an additional 47bhp as well as a multitude of other technical and aesthetic enhancements over the older model.
    For more information, visit www.caterhamcars.com or call Caterham South on 01883 333 700 
    Mcalvert
    Media Statement
    Caterham Group wishes to clarify that, following the sale of the F1 business in July, it has no affiliation with Caterham F1 Team.
    Regarding news reports today that bailiffs have removed several items from Caterham F1 Team’s Oxfordshire base, Caterham Group also wishes to assure its customers and suppliers that this action has no bearing whatsoever on the car company or any of its affiliate business arms.
    Moreover, the Group wishes to reiterate that neither the Company nor any of its automotive or engineering divisions are in any financial danger. The shareholders of the Group, including co-Chairmen Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, are wholly committed to the business.
    The Caterham brand name is in Formula One as a result of the Group’s former ownership of the F1 team and is being used under licence. The Caterham Group is concerned about the negativity that these circumstances, which are outside of its control, have on its brand and will continue to monitor the situation.
    Caterham Group now consists of Caterham Cars, Caterham Technology & Innovation and Caterham Composites; the F1 team is now run by an unconnected consortium of Middle Eastern and Swiss investors, following its sale earlier this year.
    While the Caterham F1 Team never reached its full potential, the other arms of Caterham Group – Caterham Cars, Caterham Technology & Innovation (CTI) and Caterham Composites – have continued to develop and flourish.
    The order book for Caterham Cars is full until March 2015, with the Company having to ramp up production from last month to satisfy increasing and unprecedented global demand for the legendary Seven.
    As Caterham Composites’ work in the aviation, marine as well as automotive sectors grows apace, CTI continues to win new third party contracts as well as the development of the new flagship Caterham two-seater sportscar, codenamed C120, amongst other projects.
    Shaun_E

    Lowflying October 2014

    By Shaun_E, in Lowflying,

    In this month's edition: Touring Scotland, The Sandra Harrison-Moore Memorial Blat, The ReHaB tour, Driving the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit, Fridge Door, Croft Racing Report, Area profile: Scotland North, The Rule of 12. Sprint reports from Harewood and Curborough, Club News and Forthcoming Events
    gileshudson
    This Thursday from 7.30pm . . . come along to the monthly meet of the Bear 7's (Warwickshire, North) . . .

    http://img01.beerintheevening.com/80/806fd7c59633519247c5cb9be073004f.jpg  The Blue Lias,
      Stockton Road,
      Stockton,
      near Southam,
      CV47 8LD

      Telephone: (01926) 812249

      Map

    Terri and I aim to both be there from around 7.30pm, so please come and say hello, particularly if you haven't been to our (or any) L7C meet before.

    If you know you'll be coming along/eating, can you please let us know, so that we can reserve enough space in one part of the pub for the whole group.

    Might be the last outing for se7ens this year, depending on how the weather turns from here onwards . . .

    Cheers
    Giles & Terri

     
     
     
    Giles Hudson
    Area Representative (AR)

    (07976) 769022
    warwickshirenorth@lotus7club.com
    gileshudson   (BlatChat forum name) 
     Terri Foulger
    Assistant Area Representative (AAR)

    (01455) 272340
    warwickshirenorth@lotus7club.com
    Mrs Mavic82   (BlatChat forum name)
      
     
    Shaun_E
    Welcome to the new website. It has been a long time in development but finally it's here and we hope you like it. There are bound to be a few glitches so please bear with us and we are adding more content all the time. Rich, dynamic content will be what makes this website, so we are always looking for contributions, news snippets, pictures, youtube links and of course events to publish. All management team members and all area representatives will have the ability to add content so please make sure you submit stuff to them. You can of course post in the forums or even create your own blog entries.
    All current club members will have received an email with instructions on how to register but if you haven't then please contact the membership secretary.
    Guest
    Well a great day at Wiscombe park, with new class records 
    Class 1 - Robert Jacobs - 47.75s - New Class Record
    Class 2 - Alan Bowler - 45.18s
    Class 3 - Matthew Jenkins - 42.20s - New Class Record
    Class 4 - Mike Sankey - 42.26s
    Class 5 - Shaun Elwell - 40.90s - New Class Record
    Class 6 - Robert Margel - 42.48s
    Class 7 - Simon Rogers - 39.84s - New Class Record
    Edward Lewis
    Class 1 - Robert Jacobs - 0.58
    Class 2 - Alan Bowler - 3.13
    Class 5 - Gill Elwell - 6.22
    Class 6 - Robert Margell - 1.87
    Fastest Novice - Philip Matchwick - 88.83
     
    Full Results are Wiscombe 2014.pdf
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