National Days...who can name location, date and years?

1986 1st National Day: Ashton Court Bristol, 25th May
1987 Ashton Court, Bristol, 24th May
1988 Ashton Court, Bristol (25 year Anni)29 May
1989 Longleat House, Wiltshire, 25 June
1990 Longleat House, Wiltshire, 3 June
1991 Longleat House, Wiltshire, 9 June
1992 Longleat House, Wiltshire, 7 June
1993 Castle Combe Circuit, 5 June
1994 Castle Combe Circuit, 4 June
1995 Castle Combe Circuit, 3 June
1996 Coombe Abbey 20/21 July
1997 Coombe Abbey 19/20 July
1998 Coombe Abbey 25/26 July
1999 Coombe Abbey 24/25 July
2000 Coombe Abbey
2001 Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon 24 June
2002 Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon 23 June
2003 Mallory Park Race Circuit 15 June
2004 Mallory Park Race Circuit 27 June
2005 Mallory Park Race Circuit 19 June
2006 Mallory Park Race Circuit 18 June
2007 Billing Aquadrome 12/13 May
2008 Mallory Park 26 October
2009 Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon 26 July
2010 Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon 25 July
2011 Warlingham Surrey 12 June (Keith - GBP 1C actually ventured out of Essex!)
2012 Brands Hatch, Lotus Festival 18/19 August
2013 Brands Hatch, 50th Celebrations 24/25 August
2014 Donington Park, 20 July
2015 Heritage Motor Centre Gaydon 19 July
2016 Hatton Country World 19 June
2017 Stratford on Avon Racecourse 5/6 August
2018 Brooklands Double 12 16/17 June

Finally found the 2006 copies of Quarter Bumper, so only the date of 2000 National Day needed now Steve.
 
1986 1st National Day: Ashton Court Bristol, 25th May
1987 Ashton Court, Bristol, 24th May
1988 Ashton Court, Bristol (25 year Anni)29 May
1989 Longleat House, Wiltshire, 25 June
1990 Longleat House, Wiltshire, 3 June
1991 Longleat House, Wiltshire, 9 June
1992 Longleat House, Wiltshire, 7 June
1993 Castle Combe Circuit, 5 June
1994 Castle Combe Circuit, 4 June
1995 Castle Combe Circuit, 3 June
1996 Coombe Abbey 20/21 July
1997 Coombe Abbey 19/20 July
1998 Coombe Abbey 25/26 July
1999 Coombe Abbey 24/25 July
2000 Coombe Abbey 22/23 July
2001 Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon 24 June
2002 Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon 23 June
2003 Mallory Park Race Circuit 15 June
2004 Mallory Park Race Circuit 27 June
2005 Mallory Park Race Circuit 19 June
2006 Mallory Park Race Circuit 18 June
2007 Billing Aquadrome 12/13 May
2008 Mallory Park 26 October
2009 Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon 26 July
2010 Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon 25 July
2011 Warlingham Surrey 12 June (Keith - GBP 1C actually ventured out of Essex!)
2012 Brands Hatch, Lotus Festival 18/19 August
2013 Brands Hatch, 50th Celebrations 24/25 August
2014 Donington Park, 20 July
2015 Heritage Motor Centre Gaydon 19 July
2016 Hatton Country World 19 June
2017 Stratford on Avon Racecourse 5/6 August
2018 Brooklands Double 12 16/17 June

Having found a July 2000 copy of the mk1 cortina owners club magazine Steve, I can now confirm the 2000 date as 22/23 July, so that should be them all.
 
Was there another club prior to the LCR?

I remember my brother and I each in a lotus cortina
Attend a club meeting in Bromley around 1978-79 maybe.
It was an interesting evening with a concourse delegance
With some arriving on a trailer or two especially but it included some Castrol period movies from the 60’s.
Afterwards we decided to see who could get home first down the A21.
He won in his black mk2 as I stopped to top up my GTX at Sidcup, (car cost £275 2 years earlier!).
Happy days
Brendan
 
L2Man said:
Was there another club prior to the LCR?

I remember my brother and I each in a lotus cortina
Attend a club meeting in Bromley around 1978-79 maybe.
It was an interesting evening with a concourse delegance
With some arriving on a trailer or two especially but it included some Castrol period movies from the 60’s.
Afterwards we decided to see who could get home first down the A21.
He won in his black mk2 as I stopped to top up my GTX at Sidcup, (car cost £275 2 years earlier!).
Happy days
Brendan
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Maybe a Club Lotus event?
 
Tommy - what can I say , excellent. Many thanks for taking the time to dig all this info out. If we don't start to collate this info now it would be lost forever , which will be a shame. I'll get this list into the next QB to try and get some photo's from members and with a bit of luck we can start adding the content to the new website.

Hopefully it will bring back some memories for long term members and gee the newer ones up a bit to participate in future events.
 
No bother Steve, I was quite surprised how many issues of Quarter Bumper I could still lay my hands on. Personally I have only managed 2 trips to national days since I joined in 1996, both around 1999/2000 and I do have some photographs from them. I must see if I can dig them out for you.
Tommy
 
L2Man said:
Was there another club prior to the LCR?

I remember my brother and I each in a lotus cortina
Attend a club meeting in Bromley around 1978-79 maybe.
It was an interesting evening with a concourse delegance
With some arriving on a trailer or two especially but it included some Castrol period movies from the 60’s.
Afterwards we decided to see who could get home first down the A21.
He won in his black mk2 as I stopped to top up my GTX at Sidcup, (car cost £275 2 years earlier!).
Happy days
Brendan
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My earliest memory was meeting at a pub in Carshalton in the late 70s,- The Greyhound I think next to the village pond. I used to take my LC so it has to have been 77-79 latest as it was garaged after that. Scott can remember going there but I don't remember who else would have attended? Anyone on here?
 
Blimey Brendan! I remember meeting up with Phil Baskerville around 1979/80 & I recall going with him to a register pub meet in that part of the world. I was very familiar with the roads down that way then & I know we turned off the Reigate road & headed towards Carshalton so must have been the same place. My new wife seemed to think that selling my LC would be a good idea for raising the deposit on a new hatchback. I couldn't see it myself so started making enquires about clubs & fellow enthusiasts. I think that the majority there were early committee members?

I don't remember you though. Mind you, you probably had a moustache, long hair & stripped trousers then?

Dave B
 
David Baldock said:
Blimey Brendan! I remember meeting up with Phil Baskerville around 1979/80 & I recall going with him to a register pub meet in that part of the world. I was very familiar with the roads down that way then & I know we turned off the Reigate road & headed towards Carshalton so must have been the same place. My new wife seemed to think that selling my LC would be a good idea for raising the deposit on a new hatchback. I couldn't see it myself so started making enquires about clubs & fellow enthusiasts. I think that the majority there were early committee members?

I don't remember you though. Mind you, you probably had a moustache, long hair & stripped trousers then?

Dave B
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My grandfather says he remembers you all......... :D
 
David Baldock said:
Blimey Brendan! I remember meeting up with Phil Baskerville around 1979/80 & I recall going with him to a register pub meet in that part of the world. I was very familiar with the roads down that way then & I know we turned off the Reigate road & headed towards Carshalton so must have been the same place. My new wife seemed to think that selling my LC would be a good idea for raising the deposit on a new hatchback. I couldn't see it myself so started making enquires about clubs & fellow enthusiasts. I think that the majority there were early committee members?

I don't remember you though. Mind you, you probably had a moustache, long hair & stripped trousers then?

Dave B
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In all honesty at that time I was an articled clerk living for the weekend. Had hair mind.

I think that trip might be the night I had left my oil filler cap off and as I pulled into the winston petrol station the radio was on and the following song was playing on the radio 📻

https://youtu.be/uqJHoZBJYxI

Most fitting !!
Brendan
 
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