Club Lotus New Zealand is planning a
national celebratory tour and is extending an invitation for all worldwide Car club members to attend
Lotus 60th Birthday New Zealand Alpine/Track tour
The purpose of the tour is to not only to celebrate Lotus 60th anniversary, but with Lotus’s historical connection to NZ race tracks, to take in all the current public race tracks in a national tour. Commencing at Auckland Domain Friday 10th Oct 2008 in 4 stages that include New Zealand’s best scenery, roads, and race tracks, 60 Lotus cars accompanied by other British marques, will tour New Zealand in 4 stages, visiting and competing on all 6 track days over an 18 day tour.
The tour has been designed so that residents and visitors alike will take in the most beautiful and diverse scenery in New Zealand including Taupo, Rotorua, Kaikoura coast, The Desert Road, Milford, Queenstown, Haast, Nelson, and all the spectacular Lakes, Alpine and rolling farmland regions of the country. Restaurants, Ferry crossings, race tracks, and Town center car displays and events have all been organized to gain maximum enjoyment for participants.
This unique opportunity to take advantage of New Zealands excellent traffic free rural roads in your classic Lotus, British car, or even Touring hire van, with a like minded social group of enthusiasts in a spectacular road show visiting all major regions is a once in a lifetime opportunity not to be missed. For those who wish to take part but cannot attend the whole tour, you can book to take part in a single or multiple stage, then leave the tour as it moves into the next stage. Members can then take part in the event as it moves through each region.
Track use will be in the nature of MSNZ type regularity trials and will take place over a minimum of 4 events per track. You do not need a race car to participate. A legally registered road car is all that is required to compete.*
Due to the complex nature of planning this tour, entry information is available on www.lotuscars.net.nz and www.Clublotus.org.nz . If you wish for further info, or want to discuss any options you can contact me on 64 (0) 21 512 568 anytime…Looking forward to meeting y’all in October
Roger Phillips
President Club Lotus
CEO Lotus Cars NZ Ltd
