To celebrate Colin Chapman's birthday we will go on a scenic drive on country roads, through woods and farmland – no gravel. It’s a beautiful drive that both enthusiasts and spouses will enjoy. It starts at 10:00 AM where we normally meet, at Portland Brewing Company (driver meeting and route …

On Thursday March 1 at 7pm CLNW will be hosting our third annual Karting event at Sykart in Tigard. The Club will be hosting two races and dinner afterwards at the McMenamins John Barleycorns. Each club member can bring one guest. If you plan on attending, please RSVP to [email]jarjuura@yahoo.com[/email] …

[i]by Simpson “Doc” Balaclava / Sweaty Helmet Racing, Club Lotus Northwest[/i] [u]The plan[/u] For the past few years I’ve been trying to find a mechanic for my Esprit who would look after all the little things and slowly get my car into top condition. These are things I have neither …

It’s Monday morning, the day after our September 2006 drive to [url=http://www.silverfallspark.org/]Silver Falls State Park[/url]. The sound of hard rain pounding on my roof tells me how lucky we were to have a warm, sunny day for our outing. Especially since the days leading up to the drive made it …

· A sightseeing drive about 100 miles on paved roads. · Pick from either of two Start times o 11 AM in Wilsonville o 1:PM in Canby. Wilsonville starters will start at Meet at [url=http://www.gpimports.com/]Gran Prix Imports[/url] and cross the Canby Ferry to have lunch at Seasons Grill in Canby. …

[i][size=small][font=Helvetica]by Simpson Balaclava / Sweaty Helmet Racing[/font][/size][/i] [url=http://www.clnw.org/html/modules/xoopsgallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=album14][img align=left]http://www.clnw.org/html/modules/xoopsgallery/cache/albums/album14/dsc_1937.thumb.jpg[/img] [/url][i]A ridiculous place! Leaping from one bump to another, 187 corners or whatever it was! The number of times I’ve thanked God when I finished a lap there! It gave you amazing satisfaction, no doubt about it, but anyone who says …

[i]by Simpson Balaclava / Sweaty Helmet Racing, Club Lotus Northwest[/i] [url=http://www.clnw.org/html/modules/xoopsgallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=wclm_2006][img align=right]http://www.clnw.org/html/modules/xoopsgallery/cache/albums/wclm_2006/7_Lotuses_on_California_coast.thumb.jpg[/img] [/url] During the Saturday evening dinner at the 2006 West Coast Lotus Meet in Morro Bay, Kiyoshi Hamai, while presenting awards, mentioned that there used to be the day when you dare not drive your Lotus any further …