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
thelads-banner

Mt Cotton Hillclimbs – Oct 2017

ICC Rd 7 Mt Cotton Hillclimb – 30 Sept 2017

Story by Vyvyan Black. Pics by Vyvyan Black and Shane Murphy.

I’m not sure what the temperature gauge registered on the Saturday of the ICC Mt Cotton Hillclimb but it was certainly an unusually hot day, even by Brisbane’s heady standards.

That didn’t stop a great turnout for this event, though it did see many leave the track before the last couple of runs. There were the usual suspects and, being an InterClub Challenge, a party of Porsches came to play. Pity, because they did a nice job of putting the Lotus Club quartet onto the lower step of the dais. Well done guys… we’ll just have to do our best to get on top at the next event.

I think Mt Cotton is the kind of place where a bit of grunt doesn’t go astray, especially when it comes to getting up the hills quickly. Talking of the need for grunt, my poor little engine struggled and my novice capabilities meant that I wouldn’t be of much help in getting the Club up a rung or two!

This was my third go at the track and I admit I was quite a bit quicker last time. Maybe it was the heat, I don’t know, but inconsistency decided it was to be my companion for the day.

This was not the case for our Clubman members who all performed admirably. Dick nabbed a PB (along with a clip of the Armco), and a Shane Murphy run sliced a big whack off his previous time. I asked what his secret was…

“No real mystery,” he said. “You just have to go faster than you think you can! Be braver.”

“Hmm, be braver,” I thought. “I can do this!”

Little did I know what was to come. I jumped into the Plus 2 with elan (!).

The heat in the cabin was full-on as I waited in line for my next run. The doors on the cars in front of me were waving open and shut as their owners tried in vain to fan some air inside. Directly ahead of me was Daryl Morton’s blue Mini – a highly modified track-only car that goes like stink. I continually needed to wipe the sweat off my hands by patting them on my driving suit. The Mini was as loud as a banshee as Daryl skidded up to the start line. My turn next. “Be braver” I confirmed to myself. Just as Daryl’s run was about to end I heard an official yell out.. “What the..?!” I looked quickly to see the Mini tumbling along the track. “Oh my God”. I sat on the start line, in the heat, as the medic jumped in his car, and the trucks and rescue guys leapt into action.

Luckily Daryl was only slightly shaken and walked away with a sore arm. Suddenly I realized that my run was about to start. My hands were wet. “Be brave?” Bugger that! I just wanted to get through to the finish without incident. Needless to say, that wasn’t my best run!

Here are our results:
Driver Best time Place in Class Place overall
Dick Reynolds 48.30 1 16
Shane Murphy 50.67 2 22
Jon Young 51.08 3 24
Vyvyan Black 55.68 1 34
Daryl-Morton's-Mini-1
Daryl-Morton's-Mini-2
Dick's Very Close Call
In Transit
Keith, Dick and Daryl
New Wheels and Rubber
the-lads
Tyre Pressures OK
Vyv-waiting-in-line
Vyvyans Elan
Early Pits

[Show slideshow]

MGCCQ Mt Cotton Hillclimb – 23 Sept 2017

Pics by Vyvyan Black.

Mt-Cotton-Hillclimb-Sep17-01
Mt-Cotton-Hillclimb-Sep17-02
Mt-Cotton-Hillclimb-Sep17-03
Mt-Cotton-Hillclimb-Sep17-04
Mt-Cotton-Hillclimb-Sep17-05
Mt-Cotton-Hillclimb-Sep17-06
Mt-Cotton-Hillclimb-Sep17-07
Mt-Cotton-Hillclimb-Sep17-08
Mt-Cotton-Hillclimb-Sep17-09
Mt-Cotton-Hillclimb-Sep17-10
Mt-Cotton-Hillclimb-Sep17-11
Mt-Cotton-Hillclimb-Sep17-12
Mt-Cotton-Hillclimb-Sep17-13
Mt-Cotton-Hillclimb-Sep17-14
Mt-Cotton-Hillclimb-Sep17-15

[Show slideshow]
ICC Rd 6 – Lakeside DTC Run to Maison de Provence

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

121_2169_IMG James and-the-cat-came-too Elan-owners-Vyvyan-and-Greg John-Flynn-leading btiu-03 20130814_093652 P1020671 IMG_8427 IMG_8407 Lotus-12-What-is-under-the-Drivers-seat 121_2143_IMG IMG_4378 IMG_3277 IMG_4348 119_1978_IMG 08c 27_Geoff_on_3_wheels 19_IMG_9595 Liam 20210912_092811 Photo-28-11-20-8-09-33-pm Mitch-and-Darryl-braving-the-wet-2 the-meeting Kris McKerron 2004 Lotus Elise 111R - 2 Lotus as far as the eye could see elises-6 Cool Parking Lot Shane M other_exotica dtc-11 dtc-2 20160514_124022 Ormiston-19 _MG_5012 as Smart Object-1 _MG_4514 as Smart Object-1 LCQ ICC competitors nose-bugs main-3a IMG_7384 main-26 main-15 Daryl Geoff-in-his-Honda-powered-Elise Clive,-Darryl- main-10 main-18 P1080245 P1060093 10_Entering_the_Maiala_Rainforest_Teahouse IMGP2257 Ploughman's Lunch Ploughman's Lunch IMG_0024 img_1113 20131005_181838 Club_Lotus_Dec_08_005 194_194 003_3 P1050574 Club_Lotus_Dec_08_018 0211dr P8310107 P1020820 IMG_3316 IMG_3250 IMG_8057 IMG_7998 0211jg P1090169 IMG_7973 IMG_0549 DSC03835 Gathering-at-Eaton-Hills-gw Europa-has-a-GT4-as-the-neighbour M6K3158 Tim & Derek_gw IMG_8843 Elise Camp IMG_7752 LCQ-members-learning-the-art-of-distilling IMG_4358 Shane IMG_3892 Flutterbies@Tyalgum_gw Rob-Mike_gw Drinks are Served unnamed-6 Very-Pretty-Ford Packing Up LeighCarolyn-Craig-wine-tasting_GW IMG_0859 MG_3924 main-38 aston-martin-1 Paddy Wagon main-43 IMAG5949 Alvis IMAG5985

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