Castle Combe itinerary .

[clemo]

FRIDAY.
For those who are around we have an early evening beer in town at the smoking dog pub. has a garden beer festival and foodie thing.


SATURDAY
FOR OUR 20th ANNIVERSARY YEAR, LOTUS ELAN CENTRAL ARE PLEASED TO CELEBRATE WITH CLUB LOTUS THE 30 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAUNCH OF THE ELAN M100.

JOINING US FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT MILESTONE IN THE HISTORY OF LOTUS AND THE PRODUCTION OF THE M100 WILL BE :-

MIKE KIMBERLEY : EX LOTUS CEO

PETER STEVENS : STYLIST

BARRIE WILLS : M100 PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR

PHILIPPE ADAMS : LOTUS TYPE 109 FORMULA ONE DRIVER AND M100 OWNER

Amongst the 30+ of us signed up for the M100 show area, there will be 4 featured cars :- TO BE USED IN 3X MAGAZINE ARTICLES

Initial Build 10 - One of the first cars built and thought to be the last Elan to leave the factory Justin
1 (of the 129 built) Normally Aspirated Elans John
1 (of the 3726 built) SE Elans Trevor
1 (of the 801 built / 500 RHD UK - JAP - OZ Spec) S2 Elans Nick

Possibly en route
1 (of the 801 built / 300 LHD European Spec) S2 Elans Philippe

BREAKFAST / CONVOY / DAY / CURRY

Schedule for the day :-

08:00 Convoy congregates for Breakfast at M4 J17 http://www.chippenhampitstop.com/our-menu#.XK-GBK3Mw1g

09:00 Convoy to Castle Combe. Elan M100 convoy to Castle Combe via some beautiful Cotswold villages Enright to Co-ordinate

Arrive Castle Combe , Park in Elan only section (left hand side) Put Kettle on , hand out purchases , have a good ole chat / catch up

10:15 M100 best in show award. ( hopefully awarded by VIP's if they are out of bed !)

10:30 - 11:00 Informal talk with featured IB10, NA, SE, & S2 on M100 and LEC in the M100 area.

11:00 - 11:15 The cutting of the 20 years / 30th years cake(s) . Kettle on again .

11:15 - 12:15 M100 photo opportunity for Car + Owner + VIPs via Jim Gainsford ( Circuit photographer ) Back row only. photos developed on site for signing later.

12:30 Line up for M100 featured car track parade lap x3.

14:30 - 16:00 M100 presentation at the Strawford Centre. Short introduction by Mike Kimberley then presentations by Peter Stevens & Barrie Wills.

16:00 - 16:30 Q&A With Mike Kimberley, Peter Stevens, Barrie Wills, Philippe Adams and possibly others.

16:30 - 17:00 VIP photograph signing.


19:00 Curry Club with VIP's and Clemo's super LEC/M100 quiz with Prize . http://www.spicemerchantrestaurant.co.uk/index.html
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SUNDAY . Breakfast club.
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Really looking forward to this . Thank you everyone for being part of it and making it happen . A gathering is nothing without the people .

[GeoffSmith]

[TrevorB]

[nicowalker1]

This is my first show in years, even longer with my Elan! I’m really looking forward to it.

[alan e]

:agree:

[Steve A]

[Kathryn]

Ooh, an itinerary! In my 5 years as an LEC member I don’t think I’ve ever seen one before!
It’s gonna be a great day, looking forward to it. Well done to all the organisers.

[MPx]

An impressive agenda - well done indeed. For those of us track bound, I'm afraid some will be missed - but not through any lack of interest. I should be able to get the first session done before you really get going, so getting along to the informal talk @10:30 should be possible. But the afternoon talks are during prime track time so I'll be either queuing or out there. I'll get along when I can - which may be most of the time if its a monsoon!

[Kathryn]

I'll get along when I can - which may be most of the time if its a monsoon!

I don’t think anyone else is hoping for a monsoon!

[alan e]

For anyone that may have OCD will we be arriving at Castle Combe in colour order for maximum impact.

[GeoffSmith]

Well, Neil is coming…

[Rambo]

Hmmmmmmmmm..... should I bring yellow or black

[GeoffSmith]

Depends if Gareth takes the bait.

[maz_r]

For anyone that may have OCD will we be arriving at Castle Combe in colour order for maximum impact.

Oh ‘eck - please, nooooo.....

[Simon_P]

For anyone that may have OCD will we be arriving at Castle Combe in colour order for maximum impact.

Oh ‘eck - please, nooooo.....

Yes, no, please no.

Perhaps the OCD crowd could organise us by tyre manufacturer or exhaust system to minimise the effect of the impact.

Serious thanks to those involved with the organising!

[theelanman]

Depends if Gareth takes the bait.

wot bait......

[GeoffSmith]

If you buy the yellow one, he'll have to come in the black one.

If you don't buy the yellow one, he'll have to come in the yellow one to try to tempt you even more.

[nchase]

So looking forward to this.

Been a few years as the children have been around since I attended an LEC event.... I remember organising the convoys (sure Neil learnt that skill of me ), camping overnight in Sy's field (bless him - I still have his and I first email exchange ), meeting up with Greek (The Shark) and Australian colleagues... along with many who look like they are going to this event.

Now I am bringing my 14 year son who's just realising what this car means to his Dad, having owned two over the past 27 years.

Thanks Clemo et all for arranging and it's good to be bringing my S2 along.

Nick

[lolita]

We'll be coming from West Sussex on Friday and staying overnight nearby. Do we need to register?

[dapinky]

We'll be coming from West Sussex on Friday and staying overnight nearby. Do we need to register?

Hello and welcome - no need to actually register anywhere for the main event - however, there are numerous 'ancilliary' events arranged for the weekend, and you'd be more than welcome to come along to as many or as few as you wish to - some have 'lists' attached to the various posts, and inclusion of your name helps with the event administration.....

... failing that, just pitch up and enjoy the day.