LCR National Day - Lotus Festival 24th/25th Aug 2013

Post by **GoLotus** » Sat 24th Aug 2013 5:59 pm

Trident team wrote:I can't wait to see your pictures

Have taken getting on for 800 pics today so hopefully there will be one or two that are good enough to share

Post by **Pete G** » Sat 24th Aug 2013 6:31 pm

L2Man wrote:To the wire......

Rad split on the shakedown trip wed.....

Replacement in and seems ok so still coming sunday...

Still will be raining so prob will not have to dodge spectators pushing to get
In at 9.30 on Monday.....

How was getting in on Sat morning?

Monday??

Post by **H Cortina** » Sat 24th Aug 2013 6:53 pm

The weather here in Kent today has been rubbish, hope you have been able to make the most of so dry spells.

Sorry i can't join you tomorrow as i've had to bring holiday forward by a day.

Have fun, in "muddy puddles" as Peppa Pig would say. Unless you have a -5 year old around you won't know hwat i'm talking about.

Post by **Pete G** » Sat 24th Aug 2013 7:14 pm

I'm going Sunday,- probably still wet in the morning with plenty of puddles but the afternoon is looking good !

Simon G · Post by **Simon G** » Sun 25th Aug 2013 7:55 pm

Thanks to everyone who came along to help make this a very special weekend. The final total was 80 cars which was an excellent turn out. However, there was a significant number of people who failed to turn up on either day without a reasonable explanation, some of whom lived only a short drive from the circuit. This is a shame because there were a number of people who we had to turn away as we had no spare tickets. Obviously if we had been notified in advance then these tickets could have been allocated to people on the waiting list. Fair enough the weather on Saturday was poor but it was fine and dry today. In future if anyone expresses an interest in coming to similar events please take the time to come along as planned otherwise it's just a waste of everyone's time. Regards

Simon

Post by **WayneW** » Sun 25th Aug 2013 8:45 pm

Thanks Simon, Andy & Families

Me, Tracey, Rob & Sharon had a blinding weekend. Saturday night was a fantastic night, thank you so much for all the organisation you have done.

Regards Wayne

Post by **Jarvy** » Sun 25th Aug 2013 9:30 pm

Big thanks to everyone who helped organise this weekend, I had the best weekend this year! Despite the weather! Finally got to meet a few people, and put faces to names, you should all be proud that you've done a great job. Alan J -Wimborne

Post by **Lotus Outlaws** » Sun 25th Aug 2013 10:21 pm

excellent weekend a credit to those who oranised it; the 175 mile journey started wet with tyre blow outs and windscreen wipers flying off but it was worth every mile; met some great people and a big thanks to those who voted for our car to be best mk2 runner up; easily best venue all year regards Chris

Post by **GoLotus** » Sun 25th Aug 2013 10:22 pm

Just want to add my thanks to everyone who made this weekend happen - not going to single anyone out, you know who you are!

Am working on the photos but with over 2000 shots taken over the two days it'll be a while before I've got though them all - looks like I've got some great shots from todays LC race though

Post by **ozzy** » Sun 25th Aug 2013 10:48 pm

Thanks to all concerned for putting on a fantastic weekend, your efforts were & still are extreemely appreciated by my colleague & myself. I couldn't have wished to have spent it with a better bunch of ladies & gentlemen. Well done!

sprint-gt · Post by **sprint-gt** » Sun 25th Aug 2013 11:29 pm

What a really great weekend and event and even the appalling weather on Saturday couldn't put a dampener on it. So many people deserve thanks for making the event such a success but Andy M and his family must take first prize with great support from so many others.
Thanks Andy and I think your vision for a very memorable 50th anniversary was achieved and probably exceeded for myself and for many others I suspect.

Post by **Lashman** » Mon 26th Aug 2013 6:00 am

Really stunning event, I'll go through my photos when I get home. As well as the usual thanks I'd like to say well done to everyone who bought a car.

cheers
Louis

Post by **Pete G** » Mon 26th Aug 2013 9:30 am

Well done the organisers

That was some gathering, I expect there will be a photo fest on here !

Post by **Scott Simpson** » Mon 26th Aug 2013 11:06 am

ANDY MORRELL.
YOU ARE A LEGEND!! What a fantastic weekend, one that can never be surpassed. Soak it up friend, you deserve every plaudit comming your way.
Julie and Kelly Morrell, Simon & Florrie Godfrey, Hi-Vis Darren, Curley,
Louie Ashman and all the others involved in the set up and running this wonderful event, also legends.
To all the guys who trailered their projects, just to be part of it and everyone who braved the crap weather on saturday with their pride and joy, I salute you all.
Scott

Post by **Keith Halstead** » Mon 26th Aug 2013 11:31 am

What I saw of it was just brilliant - congrats to all who spent time & effort to pull it off - I just picked the wrong day & that 24 hours of almost continuous deluge, plus no sleep, finished me off by Sunday morning.

All that damage to those race cars was hard to take though..... especially Geoff Letts' one.