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    Next weekend Dowlis are moving their order processing over to a new system which will mean a slight delay to Regalia orders received during the changeover.
     
    To ensure a smooth transition they will not be able to process any orders received after 3pm on Friday 27th October through to 10am Wednesday 1st November. This is to enable all the stock data to be migrated to the new system in an efficient way and keep any disruption of service to a minimum.
     
    Any orders received during this period will be prioritised and will be despatched as quickly as possible after November 1st. Get your orders in before Friday if urgent!
     
    Apologies for any inconvenience
    Guest

    2006 Speed Championship Awards

    By Guest, in Speed Championship,

    The 2006 Speed Championship Awards lunch and Technical Forum will be held at the Donington Grand Prix Collection on Sunday 19th Novenber 2006.  There's a booking form too /Providers/HtmlEditorProviders/FckHtmlEditorProvider/FCKeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/wink_smile.gif
    Admin
    From Caterham Cars:
    To improve the current traffic situation in delightful Dartford, Kennet Road is temporarily becoming one-way. We are told that this will mean no more traffic lights at the end of the road, whilst they build the roundabout that will ultimately be there.
    The one-way system means you can no longer turn into Kennet Road, but instead go just a short distance further along Thames Road (towards London) to the roundabout and take the last exit into 'Optima Park' industrial estate. The route into Kennet Road is then clearly signposted with diversion signs.
    Once into Kennet Road (which will become immediately obvious compared to the lush tarmac of the new Optima estate), you are abandoned by the signage. So take the first (and only) left hand turning, which is perhaps 50m (55yds in old money) from the start of the road. Follow the road around to the right and bingo, the Caterham factory is just along the road on the right hand side.
    Admin
    15 years ago Club Chairman Lo Pilfold created the role of Club Fund Coordinator - then told me to get on with it! I don’t think any of us ever dreamed it would carry on for this long or that it would capture the imagination of members in the way that it has. You have all raised an unbelievable amount of money over the years; over £280K and still climbing which is an enviable record by anyone’s standards, and still the interest, kindness, generosity and support from club members continues at every level across the UK and from members overseas too.
     
    Of all the jobs in the club it’s probably the best one to have. Cheques fall on the mat almost on a daily basis and although every now and again a cloud goes over the sun and a very sad reason for the donation puts it all into perspective, the vast majority come with interesting letters or notes offering explanations of what, when, how and why, some funny, some very detailed, some sparse and some cryptic but all full of generosity so it is a job where one is constantly exposed to the very best side of people - and it really is time for me to stop being so selfish and pass the role on to someone else!
     
    I can’t say any more than I have already said many times over the years to express my thanks to you all so please take it as read as I’m sure you will, you are a great bunch and I’ve loved every minute and if you can give the same support and goodwill to the new Club Fund Coordinator, Rachael Sangha, then she will very soon see it as the most enjoyable job in the club as well! 
     
    Many of you already know Rachael as the AO for the Cambridge area and well experienced at getting in the thick of club life she is too, with plenty of enthusiasm, energy and intelligence so I recommend her to you wholeheartedly. Some say she is also better looking but I’m not sure about that! :o)
     
    Rachael has agreed to take over the role from the 1st December 2006 so please send all cheques and NtL stuff to her from then onwards – see contacts below.
     
    Enough of my wittering, onward and upward as they say, cheers all:
    Steve Winterberg

    Lowflying October

    By Steve Winterberg, in Lowflying,

    In this month's issue...

    News, events and new regalia : The Fridge Door : The L7C went drag racing : The view from the bleachers : Nuke-the-leuk news : Freedom! the presentation : The Silverstone International : Born again 4 (reassembling the wedding car) : Members benefis and offers round-up : Area directory : The Club speed championship : Debutante - a first-time sprinter : Classified ads : Events diary
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    Buffs

    By Guest, in Merchandise,

    The Club Buffs will be in stock on Tuesday or Wednesday this week http://www.lotus7.club/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/teeth_smile.png http://www.lotus7.club/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/thumbs_up.png Sorry for the delay, the Spanish factory had a 6 week shutdown over the summer.

    For those that don't know what a Buff is, it's a stretchy tube that can be worn as a neck scarf and all variety of headgear... There's a great video on their website in Quicktime and RealPlayer formats http://www.lotus7.club/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/teeth_smile.png

    We got them to make 2 custom designs for the Club:

    MONO

    COLOUR

    Buff sell their other designs on their website at £10.99 plus £2.50 P&P. The club Buffs are a bargain £9.50 plus P&P.

    If ordering with other Regalia items normal P&P prices will apply, however if ordering just Buffs the postage will be cheaper as they are quite light: 94p for 1, £1.20 for 2, then an extra 40p for each additional one.

    The updated Regalia order form can be downloaded HERE

    There will be 100 of each colour in the first batch. Please note that expressions of interest on the previous threads don't count as orders as we don't have addresses or payment, so you'll need to order via Dowlis the usual Regalia way http://www.lotus7.club/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/thumbs_up.png
    Steve Winterberg
    In this month's issue:

    A slice of life from the fridge door : News and events : A sideways look at Sevens, trackdays, life and Japanese poetry… : Keeping the spirit alive (without a Seven) : Open house at Millwood : The Britissh GP at Totota GB : The Club's speed events championship : A fast-paced USA Western Sevens weekend : The latest Nuke the Leuk news : Area antics : Area directory : "I decided to build a new Seven" : Classified advertisements : Diary of events
    Guest

    Nuke the Leuk '06 - Lap 7

    By Guest, in Club Charities,

    “Just completed the bicycle trip. As planned I arrived home last Friday after cycling a total of 4300 km ( yes, I know, some 1100 km more than planned at first but who cares). With plenty of sunshine most of the days (with the occasional shower), but managed to do the whole trip without wearing a jacket which is quite unique. What more can one ask for, and with temperatures sometimes over 35 degrees it got a bit hot on some days.
    Plenty of water up to 4 litres a day to keep the machine in motion,
    All goals have been reached: via Germany (Remagen, Bingen, Heidelberg, Tübingen, to Friedichshafen), then in Austria via the Silvretta Alpenstrasse to Italy via the Reschenpas, Trento, Verona, Ferrara to Venice, and two days later back via Bassano, Trento, Reschenpass (and not the Brenner I had as option), Arlberg and then via Liechenstein to Switzerland via the Oberalp pas and the Furka passing Martigny to Genève and back to Lausanne via Neufchatel and Bieler See to Brugg (family visit), and then Basel to France, Selestat (Col du Donon) in the direction of Metz, Vianden (Our valley) to Eupen, via Plateau of Margraten to Maastricht along the Meuze river to Venlo, Nijmegen and then via the Betuwe to Utrecht.
     
    Number of countries :  8 (Germany, Austria, Italy, Liechenstein, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium) Punctures :  NONE Dirt roads : 250 km Total distance :  4300 km Shortest distance per day : 81 km Longest distance per day : 175 km Weight lost  : 10 kilos ;)   A very special holiday, and a totally different experience than the one to Santiago in 2004. And it remains a strange phenomenon that one manages to return back home exactly on schedule despite the number of kilometres cycled.”
    A fantastic effort Jan and for those sort of heroics I think we all ought to stick another cheque in the post for you or online here: http://www.westernfront.nl/lrf2006 - follow the links > sponsors > Justgiving.com.
    Guest

    Lowflying - August 2006

    By Guest, in Lowflying,

    Picture gallery (another slice of life from the fridge door) : News and events (announcements and forthcoming attractions) : Born again, part 3 (a masterclass in painting and decorating) : Area antics : a car show and a some motorsports history : Seven States in Sevens (or How The West was Driven, part 2) : Nuke-the-Leuk (the latest fundraising news) : Area meetings directory : A day at the races : Louts Seven Club speed events championship : Classified advertisements: Events diary
    Guest

    Nuke the Leuk '06 - Lap 5

    By Guest, in Club Charities,

    Monthly standing order from a shy, team sparring partner of old…   25.00 Nick “DohNut” Callen passes a PC monitor to Roger Ford   20.00 A kind donation from the Browns   10.00 Mark Durrant passes a nose to Mr. Edmands (or is it ‘passes Mr Edmunds by
    a nose’? )   20.00 Trevor Gilby thanks to Conor Kaby for a big red starter button and the Count
    for some back copies of Low Flying   130.00 Quiet Jim sorts out some HTML stuff for ‘Maggie May’ Alston    20.00 Philip Smith kindly passes me a cheque from R. Wiltshire no doubt for a good
    deed done   30.00 Richard (not so) ‘Tight Fart’ Philips auctions a ‘Not Just A Number – The
    Story Of A Legend’ video on eBay for NtL that Nifty Styles wins, then Nick
    Addison does it in DVD for Nifty who hasn’t a video and the original is re
    auctioned on Blatchat that Dave ‘Wile7’ Ardley wins! (I’m sure they all know
    just what they are doing - it’s all too much for me!)   30.00 Charles Carter at last gets Elaine’s membership details correct. He really does
    love you and wants to be married to you but remember he is a bloke so some allowances just have to be made. He will get better over time – really! Just be
    patient!   20.00 Alistair McDonald makes a donation   5.00 Terry Secker supplies a gear stick to Steve Motts   12.00 Peter Griffiths arranges an area visit to Prodrive in Banbury at a fiver a head   75.00 Matt Jones passes on a steering wheel to P Abrahams   25.00 Barbara Swift Blatchat Smiley stickers(With March, brings total to £1,445.00)   5.00 Adrian Williams supplies a battery to Steve Herring
      15.00 Martin ‘MAV’ Richards supplies an Apollo tank to Tom Edgerley   20.00 L.A.D.S (Lancs & district Sevens) Paul Richards, with thanks to Martin & Lynn Whiteley for the loverly bacon butties at Curborough track day   76.00 .. And a donation from Frank Toogood for the Le Mans camping ticket provided by the L.A.D.S. for 2006   5.00 Richard Ince, Nurburgring DVD – Bionic Matty P does a bit of homework   10.00 R500MAT does an HPI check for Simon Edmonds   25.00 Chris Rea Freedom Raffle (Total to date £7,625)   1560.00 This month’s total: 2,008.00 2006 total so far: £14,148.65 Total 2006 to date: £16.136.65   Plus fundraising history 1991 to 2005: £253,105.29   £269,241.94
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