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An overcast morning... but a good turnout, anyway. --Bob Collum

Katie's update: Phil, who was taken away from Katie's in an ambulance on Saturday, is home and OK. He did yard work all day Friday, without drinking enough water. His problem was being dehydrated, and he's taking care of that. He said he'd be back at Katie's soon. --Bob Collum

A beautiful sunrise at Katie's, this morning. At Katie's today, a guy we know - ZR-1 driver Phil, collapsed inside Katie's. The Great Falls Emergency Squad (luckily, right across the street) came right over. Seems like a heart incident. He was conscious and coherent when he left - a good sign - and they took him to a local hospital. Two good things accompanied this frightening event - 1.) Fellow Corvette guys talked to Phil before he left, and volunteered to get his car home and safe. I know that took one of his worries away. 2.) I was VERY happy to see that no one was parked along the sides of the entrance road to Katie's from Georgetown Pike. People had been parking their cars on both sides of this road in recent weeks, and it makes it difficult to get traffic in & out. Thankfully, the ambulance and fire truck had a clear shot in to pick up Phil, and get him to the hospital. --Bob Collum

While Cameron's has never developed into a large C & C venue, our small weekly event here has enthusiastic people, and quality vehicles. This week, Mark Franke and Bob Scates drove their Esprits. Brothers Dino and Jerry Andreatos upped the exotic-car ante with their F430 and GT3 RS. --Bob Collum

The area around Cameron's was given over to a staging area for the Rolling Thunder motorcycle event. --Bob Collum

Two Sevens there today - my Caterham, and Chuck S's Westfield. An interesting overhead shot of a Corvette ZR-1. Would you trade your occasional Seven problems for troubleshooting a Stanley Steamer? --Bob Collum

Four Lotus at Katie's today! Two Elises (including mine), an Elan, and a Lotus Omega. Bonus photo - A Carrera GT! --Bob Collum

Thanks, Tom. Unfortunately, multiple birthdays in my wife's family mean we are always occupied when this weekend happens. Have a great time! --Bob Collum

We had a total of 19 Lotus at our latest Get Your Lotus Out event in Great Falls, VA on Sunday, 05/19/19. Of that 19, three were Sevens! --Bob Collum

A good day at Katie's. Tomorrow, (05/19/19, starting at 10:00AM), we will hold GYLO 17 on a back lot at Katie's, and it will be another good day! (We had 3 Lotus there today; we hope to do MUCH better for the Get Your Lotus Out event tomorrow!) http://novalotusclub.freeforums.net/thread/530/gylo-17-sunday-19-2019 I will have a special prize for the Seven in attendance, that gets the most votes as 'favorite'. (My Seven will not count in this voting!) --Bob Collum

A member of our local Lotus club, who happens to work for the British Embassy, got us invitations to bring a few of our cars to display at their annual open house. This is the second year we have been invited. Gavin has a beautiful Caterham, and he displayed that. We also had an Elite, an Esprit, and my Elise. This is especially nice, since the other British car firms - Aston, Jaguar/Land Rover, and Bentley - just send a couple of reps with new cars. Lotus is the only invitees to bring member-owned cars. We generated a lot of interest. I really liked the variety of our chosen vehicles - the Seven, representing Lotus' early tube-frame cars, the Elite, a monocoque, the Esprit, a backbone car, and my Elise, with the aluminum tub. We met the ambassador and his wife, and they spent a good amount of time checking out our cars. The embassy grounds are beautiful, and we had good weather all the way until quitting time, 4:00PM - at which point, it drizzled all the way home. --Bob Collum

What started out as an overcast Saturday morning turned into a pretty nice day at Katie's. My friend Gavin and his daughter Scarlett drove out in their Seven. --Bob Collum

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We had a terrific turnout for the Lotus class, including 3 Caterhams and a Westfield. We also had a 340R! --Bob Collum

Some of my favorite cars (and people) were there today! On the second picture, you can't tell, but the black fender barely visible is a Lamborghini Urus coming in - passing its grandfather, the Espada. --Bob Collum

Here's some of what was at Katie's today... --Bob Collum

A misty Sunday morning, so my expectations were low for turnout. As it happens, there was good attendance, anyway. A couple of really nice, older British cars were there. --Bob Collum

It rained through the night last night, but stopped 20 minutes before I left home to go to Katie's. As a result, Cars & Coffee got a late start, and was limited to not much more than a full front lot. Still, there were some nice cars there! --Bob Collum

I have to wonder what made someone do this to their car. The wing... look at the angle on it! Note that the exhaust has been re-routed to the rear valence, flanking the license plate. Finally, the 'speedster-style' windshield appears to have been done by using a Sawzall on the pillars, and the (I think) plexiglass windshield. With the windshield frame no longer providing any support, I have to think this 'Ultimate Driving Machine' has the chassis rigidity of a grilled cheese sandwich! Kudos! --Bob Collum

A pretty good day for Lotus at Katie's. In addition to my (freshly detailed) Elise, there was also an Exige with carbon doors, which I had never seen, as well as an Evora. Steve M. returned with his amazing Lotus Omega! (No Sevens today!) --Bob Collum

Chuck S. and his Westfield joined my Caterham. I had never seen a Vanderhall three-wheeler. --Bob Collum

My friend Pete brought his beautifully restored Sprite. --Bob Collum

Sorry - my laptop gave up the ghost in late March, and I'm just catching up in mid-April! My friend Pete brought out his well-turned-out Sprite... --Bob Collum

Glorious! Two weekend days without rain! It was cold... 29F when I got there at the 8:00AM start time. Still, the pent-up demand by regulars brought out a lot of vehicles. Bob Scates brought his Esprit out, so there were two Lotus in attendance. --Bob Collum

Amazing! We had a cool, clear Saturday, and the biggest Katie's by far this year! A few Lotus, and several Lotus people there today, the day before St. Patrick's Day! The cars filled up the lot, and went all the way around the square. Lots of variety, too! --Bob Collum