Official TLF @ Supercar Weekend at Beaulieu 5/6 Aug 2017

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On 05/08/2018 at 06:07, a7esk said:

Thought so! I saw the blue Evora on my way to pick up my Evora from service and assumed it was heading to Beaulieu, nice to see one in the wild for once  

 

 

 

[a7esk]

Were a few Evora parked up must have been a special colour Evora NA 2010 Pearlescent white that what it looked like never seen that one before .

[tim_marra]

33 minutes ago, a7esk said:

Were a few Evora parked up must have been a special colour Evora NA 2010 Pearlescent white that what it looked like never seen that one before .

Ice white maybe? Not sure when if ever the pearl white was offered as an Evora colour, when i spec'd mine in 2012 peal white was an Exige V6 colour with the Evora white being aspen. I have seen at least one 400 in pearl white though.

Edited August 8, 2018 by tim_marra

[swindon_alan]

Received this from Club Lotus Wessex about this year's event:

Dear Member,

 

I have spoken to Beaulieu events team about the possibility of a Club Lotus stand at the Beaulieu Supercar Weekend again this year. Unfortunately I was informed that this year there a criteria which must be met and they would only consider top of the range Evoras and Exiges to qualify for “Supercar” status and all other models would be excluded.  The fact that the Esprit Turbo, for example, was a significant supercar of its day seems to have passed them by.

 

I therefore took the decision that the club will not be having an official presence at the show this year due to the high level of exclusion for most of our members.

 

Any member is, of course,  entitled to attend the show under his own steam but there will be no Club Lotus stand.  Entry can be done through the Beaulieu website.

 

Regards

Ian Rymer

Wessex Area Co-ordinator

Well bo**ocks to Bealieu then.

 

 

[eeyoreish]

So they'll be excluding classic/old Ferraris, Lambos, TVRs etc too? Going to be a quiet weekend...

[swindon_alan]

Indeed. There will be almost nothing there. No DB6s, Stags, XJSs etc. etc. which I really liked to see the last time I went.

Foot. Big smoking hole.

[Chillidoggy]

Sod 'em.

We'll all meet up at yours instead, Alan.

[eeyoreish]

The Swindon Supercar Weekend. I like it. Will there be free cake?

[Barrykearley]

Sod the cake.

Coke and hookers ??

[Chillidoggy]

12 minutes ago, eeyoreish said:

The Swindon Supercar Weekend. I like it. Will there be free cake?

Your spelling really is atrocious. This is Alan. Of course they’ll be coke. And other ‘entertainment’.

[swindon_alan]

2 hours ago, Chillidoggy said:

Sod 'em.

We'll all meet up at yours instead, Alan.

Now. Seriously. There's an idea.

[swindon_alan]

Official TLF Lotus Supercar Weekend

3rd-4th August 2019 (same as Beaulieu - f*** them)

Wroughton Aerodrome, Swindon, Wiltshire

Home of the Science Museum National Collection

The National Collections Centre is currently home to thousands of large items from the Science Museum Group collection — such as the world’s first hovercraft and an early robotic arm used in manufacturing—as well as the Science Museum’s Library and Archives which contain over half a million items that chart the history of science, technology, engineering and medicine from the fifteenth century to the present day.

Free to show your Lotus and free to the public to come and look
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It wouldn't take much to organise, obviously need to get in touch with the SM, burger vans, my local substance dealers and my "ladies" blah blah blah

This might not be possible but it is an idea.

What do you think @Bibs?

[Barrykearley]

1 hour ago, swindon_alan said:

Now. Seriously. There's an idea.

Less distance to push that V8

[eeyoreish]

I'd be in. Plus I reckon Barry could rig up that early robotic arm to halve his gearbox removal time 👍

[Escape]

Great idea Alan, I hope we can make it!

Filip

[Barrykearley]

9 minutes ago, eeyoreish said:

I'd be in. Plus I reckon Barry could rig up that early robotic arm to halve his gearbox removal time 👍

Ahh stuff it - @swindon_alan - I’ll come down earlier and rip that gearbox out for you

[Kevin Wheeler]

I applied directly to Beaulieu, pointing out that the Turbo Esprit was a Supercar and they said "fine" and gave me a two day drivers pass. Try it.