Scottish Elises

It was previously operated in-house, now re-opened in conjunction with a specialist who can give it more attention. They're doing a great job.....

http://www.lotusdrivingacademy.com/

Cross-country trough Picardy To Reims (with the obvious old racetrack stop) is lovely; then down through Epernay making sure to stop in the old town of Troyes for lunch......then a very lazy drive down the D971 trying to avoid vineyard stops would be my choice

Leaving tomorrow night for leg 1, Folkstone - Picardy...then Burgundy for 3 days from Saturday. Wine tasting at the gite from 5pm....you'll see wine and cheese FB updates to vary the route as appropriate

Leaving tomorrow night for leg 1, Folkstone - Picardy...then Burgundy for 3 days from Saturday. Wine tasting at the gite from 5pm....you'll see wine and cheese FB updates to vary the route as appropriate

I take it a COC is a 'Cert of Conformity'? Martin Correct, an 09 build car (if it was s standard road Exige (as i remember, and not a Cup) would have been built to Euro 4 spec so would have a COC - he should be able to register it in Germany with the doc alone. But if he's started the process - he'...

Why does it need to go through a TUV? Has he applied to the factory for a COC?

Our road trip next month follows a similar route: 1 night in Picardy 2 nights in Burgundy (gite on a vinyard) 1 night in Geneva (via Annency, agreed) 4 nights Lake Como 7 nights Switzerland (near Interlaken) 1 night Eiffel mountains (not the Ring) At Lake Como - our lovely hotel of last year, Hotel ...

Graeme, why have a stand and not let people on to sit in the cars?? I always allowed the girls to unlock the cars on request as the minimum; you only have 3-4 cars, for a 12 day show, and if you have an open stand and leave them open on the early public days you get kids with drinks, folk with food...

If anyone is going, be aware Geneva airport is struggling with the peak through security. I know some people who took 1 1/2hours to get through and missed their flight. Made worse by the fact there everyone seemed o be in the same boat and were queue jumping. Avoid Friday return as it's ski chalet ...

No blagging on to mine last year

Some of the stories you hear as stand manager are tremendous - "I'm Colin Chapman's grandson" when we had Clive on the stand was a classic

Sad to hear this, Andrew. Best hang on to what you've got, then! Mine's a Minter / Rackham / Thomson progeny, and they're all long gone :-( Mr Rackham is here and very busy, although we did just have time for a coffee ......! Graeme, please saty hello to Richard Rackham & Russel Carr... I had the f...

Yes I have a few esteemed motor trade colleagues flying in with funds as we speak....!

I had great fun at the Anglia Classic auction last week......all sorts of interesting things, results as follows:

http://www.angliacarauctions.co.uk/en/c ... uary-2017/

Such is the huge number of unique colour cars up here that in order to be totally unique and stand out from the crowd one would have to have a Lotus the same colour as someone else had. :leave :D It does look good tho :blackeye Clearly a Metallic Grey Exige is, Jim, unlikely to remain unique for lo...

And Ed - it is, indeed, the only one that colour in the country :wink: Such is the huge number of unique colour cars up here that in order to be totally unique and stand out from the crowd one would have to have a Lotus the same colour as someone else had. :leave :D It does look good tho :blackeye ...