The Lotus Grand Tourers

Wingnut wrote:I will be on my own I would suspect (not SWMBO's cup of tea unfortunatly ) So a single would be fine.

Tell her there will be others there in a similar position. That sometimes helps. They like having other women to chat with.

That's why I proposed setting up ExcelHQ somewhere so that it can be more of a social event than a tyre-kicking exercise.

And if Shannon is coming - it'll definitely be a lively weekend anyway

Looking at hotel prices - it seems we can spend from around £70 per room per night up to £200 +

Would someone like to set an upper limit ?

For location : Park Farm Classic at Hethersett seems to be about the closest we could get to the factory : £128 per room per night, inc. breakfast.

Alternatively : Dunston Hall (£204) or Holiday Inn (£65-£75) are the others on the right side of Norwich.

BL**DY LOTUS!

I've just received the invitation - maximum of 2 cars on show and we need to provide evidence of Public Liability Cover to exhibit.


Anyone fancy an alternative competing event ?

Re Lotus Cars - Sounds a bit off. I suppose the reduced number of cars will relate to how much of the factory they want to clear, but the Public Liability Insurance requirement isn't nice, and I assume that it won't be that cheap. Wonder how they covered that item last year?

Hotels seem to be an issue - even the Premier Inn at the showground appears to be booked. I guess we have to decide soon.

Update - quick look at the insurance for event exhibitors shows Hiscox would provide cover for about £75!

amarshall wrote:BL**DY LOTUS!

I've just received the invitation - maximum of 2 cars on show and we need to provide evidence of Public Liability Cover to exhibit.


Anyone fancy an alternative competing event ?

Do we have to have cars on display? Can we not just have an area of the car park for excels? Or does that constitute a display?
PS Sounds like Holiday Inn would be good from a financial standpoint.

There's even a website:

http://www.lotus60thanniversary.com/

... although it's not working very well at the moment!

Sounds great, but sorry too early to tell if I can make it too.

swmbo has just signed my passout. So put me down for a single please,
Holiday inn sounds good to me too
Cheers,

Phil

Please see this thread for arrangements :

http://www.lotusexcel.net/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=13

You DO need to post again if you are coming to Hethel.

Stayed at the Old Thorn Barn last night (driver training today) and the guy told me it was block booked before the official announcement by someone from Doncaster. Inside info?