Lotus Club Queensland
Dedicated to the promotion and enhancement of the Lotus experience
Login
Register
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Membership
    • Member Login
  • Events
    • Calendar
  • Motorsport
    • Lakeside DTC Timed Laps
    • LAKESIDE DTC RESULTS
  • Magazine
  • For Sale
    • Merchandise
    • Classifieds
  • Posts
  • Galleries
  • Directory
    • Suppliers & Parts
    • Advertisers
  • Archives
20160514_124022

ICC Round 3 – Mt Cotton Hillclimb

Round 3 of the 2016 Interclub Challenge was hosted by the MG Car Club at their Mt Cotton Hillclimb complex.

By Shane Murphy. Photos by Dick Reynolds and Shane Murphy.

The venue itself is a fantastic tribute to the MGCC, who must spend many hours maintaining the track and surrounds.
Turning to the Challenge, Club representation consisted of Lotus (of course); Porsche; Triumph; Volkswagen; Holden Racing Car Club; Z Club; MMX-5; 86DC and NDSCC, a full compliment. Of course being at home over 50% of the entries were the home team. In order to keep the field in order, the entrants were classified into 12 categories, on the day a prize was awarded for each of the class winners.

The team for this round consisted of:
Jon and fans

  • Dick Reynolds (Caterham 7)
  • Phil Hart (Porsche GT3)
  • Jon Young (Caterham 7)
  • Zaid Latif (Exige)
  • Jason McGarry (Caterham 7)
  • Martin O’Brien (Elise S)
  • Shane Murphy (Lotus 7)
  • Ken Philp (Caterham 7)
  • Liam Philp (Caterham 7)

The day started well with all cars passing scrutineering in plenty of time to get those slicks on and to get the tyre pressures spot on. Jen and Gail manned the sidelines providing both moral support and nourishment where appropriate. Jen was kind enough to take charge of the unofficial LCQ lap times scoresheet, offering key performance indicators and reference points to those in need, i.e. “the author”!

Prior to the event I – with the help and guidance of Ken Graham (Accurate Suspension Services) – upgraded my front springs and shocks, hoping to dial out inherent understeer, with great success.

Early on, Ken, Martin and Liam seemed somewhat apprehensive; Liam and Martin being Mt Cotton first timers and Ken not having seen the track for many years.

With the promise of 5 runs (the organisers wanted to get home to watch the league double header) we were into it with no sighting run. OK for most and of course, caution prevailed, which was evident in the run 1 times across the board.

Liam has clearly thought deeply about his car craft and consistently attacked the track with unsurpassed precision, resulting in very quick times and ultimately the fasted time.

Class winners on the day:
Production Sports Cars (up to 2000 cc) – Zaid Latif
Production Sports Cars (over 2000 cc) – Phil Hart
Clubman Sports Cars – Brian Pettit with Lotus Club filling 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th.
Sports Cars – Travis Johns with Martin O’Brien in second place

Interclub Challenge points were racked up by the club and as the dust settled, LCQ maintained a commanding lead, with the Porsche and MG’s not far behind. The next event is the Show and Shine; we are hoping for a strong line up to keep on top.

Lunch
Zaid
Shane with new front suspension
Shane ready to go
Shane and Jon
Ready for run 5
Pre Race Briefing
Philps-7
Phil, Jon, Martin and Daryl
Phil Hart
20160514_124022
Lotus Team
Liam, tuning up
Liam and Supprt crew
Jon
Jon and Shane
Jon and fans
Jenny, Dick and Martin
20160514_124024

[Show slideshow]
Jumpers & Jazz Weekend Away 2016 Track & Driver Training Day

Related Posts

mp-banner

Events, Gallery 2022, Homepage, Racing

Morgan Park Sprints R4

gold-rush-banner

Events, Gallery 2022, Homepage, Racing

Gold Rush Hill Sprint – 2022

leyburn-banner

Events, Gallery 2022, Homepage, Racing

Leyburn 2022

Random images

Martin-hitting-the-garage
IMG_7665
IMG_8728
IMG_8781
IMG_8784
IMG_8981
Scene_from_the_tour_bus
IMGP0978
MG_8796
12.LCQ-Lockyer-Ullysses-Club
jag
vintage-BSA
IMGP3618
MG_6064
The-Recliners
IMG_4903
1. Cameron, Steve, Clive, Robyn, Colin & Barry
Johan and Don
Car breakdown
IMG_0425
Tony
Peter Stringfellow
20170226_070103
Ready Set Go
Spectators
Vyv-waiting-in-line
20180415_135132
IMG_2477
Big-Daz
Maleny-bound_gw
Morning-light
172_THC22_2022-7
IMG_8405
IMG_9136
Assemby_Line
2006_08_27_Gympie_Skid_Pan0043
2006_08_27_Gympie_Skid_Pan0044
IMG_4906
main-50
Morning-coffee-with-a-view
122_2250_IMG
image_063
IMG_7977
IMG_8043
IMG_3071
P1050548
095_95
120_120
IMG_5215
IMG_3896
121_2195_IMG
121_2127_IMG
IMG_4433
IMG_6959
image_250
image_185
image_003
lot_029
20090822_094
113_1301_IMG
IMG_8893
IMG_4339
IMG_6560
Assembly at the start
_MG_9526 as Smart Object-1
Starting Grid 3
Tracy, Rob, John, Debbie, Norma
20200816_080443
2-Lotus-Elan-ad
20200815_083038
Colin-event-organiser_gw
IMG_3893
Lindsay
unnamed-2
highly-modified-xjs-jag
the elise contingent
breakfast-at-mtg
IMG_8209
Wannabe-James-Bonds
The 60
smashed capri
IMG_8211
Phil, Gail
Under 2 Litre pre 1980
IMG_8208
unnamed-5
parked-at-the-classic
Presentations
Display-5
Jones-Winery-2
alex-gostwyck-chapel-1
happy-campers
P1020979
Gayle
Daryl and Mal
Mals-S1-Elise
Vyvyan
IMAG5948
Moggie
IMAG6190

Recent Articles

  • Morgan Park Sprints R4
  • Kev’s Big Day Out
  • Duratec Elise – better late than never
  • Gold Rush Hill Sprint – 2022
  • Marburg Pub Run – 4 Sept 2022
  • Unique +2 Road Trip to Brisbane
  • Leyburn 2022
  • August 2022 DTC

Latest Gallery Images

20220220_093834 20220220_093818 20220220_093827 20220220_093743 20220220_093812 20220220_093730

Search articles by category

Archived articles

Lotus Club Queensland
© Lotus Club Queensland   |   Site by Black Eye Studios