rnr Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 (edited) Last year I took a 2000 mile road trip in my Seven for the 2013 West Coast Lotus Meet and it was the best roadtrip of my life. As the chair of the 2014 West Coast Lotus Meet, I hope I can encourage some of you to do the same this year to attend the 2014 WCLM in beautiful Lake Tahoe, CA (Oct 2-5 2014). We have 4 days of great fun planned and it should be great weather to enjoy some excellent "seven friendly" roads. Registration officially opened yesterday and I'd like to specifically invite my fellow Seven owners to attend. We already have 2 Sevens signed up and I hope to have at least a dozen 7's there in total. More information is on the website http://westcoastlotusmeet.com. Early registration ends on June 16th. I'll leave you with some great pics of Sevens from the last few WCLMs as well as the official event announcement. If you have any questions or suggestions please dont hesitate to contact me directly. The 2014 West Coast Lotus Meet (WCLM), the premiere event for Lotus enthusiasts in Western North America, is heading to Lake Tahoe.With the majestic Sierra Nevada mountains and the deep blue waters of Lake Tahoe as backdrops, the 2014 WCLM will encompass four days of total Lotus celebration starting Thursday, October 2, and ending Sunday, October 5. Hosted by the San Francisco Bay Area’s Golden Gate Lotus Club (GGLC), this event will be a joint effort with the Southern Nevada Lotus Club, Lotus Owners of Phoenix, Club Lotus Northwest, Lotus Car Club of British Columbia and the Evergreen Lotus Car Club. Without a doubt, the 2014 WCLM will have something for every Lotus enthusiast from hard-core track junkies to vintage cruisers as well as everyone in between. The WCLM organizing committee has planned a fantastic series of events that include: a Casual Concours; a private tour and banquet at the famous National Automobile Museum in Reno, NV; a Lotus Autocross; and an optional Lotus track day at challenging Reno-Fernley Raceway. In addition, there will be great awards, lunches and spectacular scenic drives! The 2014 WCLM will be headquartered at the Ridge Resorts in Stateline, NV, and discounted rates (as low as $69/night) have been negotiated for event attendees. Each room includes a covered parking spot, and onsite trailer parking is available. Everyone staying at the Ridge Resorts will have full use of the resort’s facilities, which include: golf lockers, complete health club (with racquetball), year-round sports complex (with tennis), billiards room, indoor/outdoor swimming pool, whirlpool, spas and saunas, movie theater, guided hikes, yoga and aerobic classes, weekly cooking demonstration and wine tasting. Registration for the 2014 WCLM is now open. Be sure to take advantage of the lowest rates by signing up before the early-bird deadline of June 16. Members of any regional or national Lotus club will receive an additional $25 discount. Registration is per person, and it includes access to all WCLM events except the optional track day. The key events included in your registration for the 2014 WCLM are the opening reception, group drives, autocross, main banquet and casual concours. In addition, lunch will be provided October 3–5. To sign up for the 2014 WCLM, or to get more information about this spectacular fall weekend at Lake Tahoe, please visit http://westcoastlotusmeet.com/. This comprehensive site includes details about all of the weekend’s events as well as specifics regarding registration and hotel arrangements. Edited April 25, 2014 by rnr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnr Posted May 24, 2014 Author Share Posted May 24, 2014 Are you an Indy 500 fan? Join us for the main banquet at the 2014 WCLM where Lotus 38 chassis #3 will be the star of the show. Built for All American Racing, this car was raced by Dan Gurney in the 1965 Indy 500 where he qualified 3rd and retired after 42 laps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnr Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 Are you an autocross fan? Here are some shots of the fantastic autocross site we will be using for the 2014 WCLM. Early registration ends on June 16th - sign up today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 The gravel trap in the runoff area on the far side looks to be a little bit much for a Lotus but OK for a Wrangler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnr Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 Just some of the amazing food we will be serving at the WCLM Banquet @ the National Auto Museum. Early registration ends on Monday (June 16th), sign up today for the best prices. http://westcoastlotusmeet.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnr Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 Early registrations expires today. We already have 4 sevens registered - sign up now to save $25/person. http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5274/13890530929_f7c4012b84_z.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdaddy Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Early registrations expires today. We already have 4 sevens registered - sign up now to save $25/person. http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5274/13890530929_f7c4012b84_z.jpg I have reservations for the hotel and will be registering with GGLC a bit later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnr Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 I have reservations for the hotel and will be registering with GGLC a bit later It will be great to see you again. Will you be bringing the Elise or the Seven? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdaddy Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Looking forward to seeing you again too! Brining the Seven. Planning to take the "back roads" to Tahoe. Just sold the Elise - after almost nine years of enjoyment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnr Posted July 22, 2014 Author Share Posted July 22, 2014 I’d like to start with giving a huge thank you to the Lotus community for their enthusiastic response to WCLM 2014. Early registration has just ended and we are on track for having the largest WCLM in a decade. With registered attendees from Colorado, Montana, Arizona, Washington, Oregon, Nevada and California, this is your chance to meet Lotus fans from all over the Western US. If you havent signed up already head over to westcoastlotusmeet.com and sign up today! Events Update The WCLM organizers have been busy scouting the various events and sites for the 2014 WCLM and I am happy to say that everything is on track to make this another successful Lotus event. We scouted the sunrise drive and can say that while it has an early start, the roads and the photo opportunities make it well worth getting out of bed. The route for the High Sierra tour is in the advanced planning stage as well. We can announce that we have secured passes that will allow us to use sections of SR207 which will be closed to the general public for the duration of the event. Click here to see the tentative route for the drive. The WCLM banquet is also shaping up to be one of the marquee events of the 2014 WCLM. Dinner will be served around the ex-Dan Gurney Lotus 38 Indy car and is followed by a private tour of the National Auto Museum. Having tasted the menu, I can safely say that the food will be spectacular as well. After a site visit and speaking to several locals we have decided that the track surface at Reno Fernley Raceway is not up to the mark and are canceling the planned friday track day. However track rats need not despair, we are looking into organizing a replacement track day at the brand new Thunderhill West racetrack to be held on October 6th. Stay tuned for more details. Accomodation The WCLM has reserved a large block of rooms for WCLM entrants at extremely attractive rates. The block is at 70+% occupancy at the moment – reserve now for rates as low as $69/night. Sponsorship The 2014 WCLM would not be possible without the generous support of all our sponsors and I’d like to personally thank them for extending their support to the 2014 WCLM. Dave Bean Engineering (WCLM Concours) Dietsch Werks (WCLM Banquet) JAE (Opening Reception) Lotus of West Covina (High Sierra Tour) Spencers Motorsport (WCLM Autocross) British Motor Car Distributors & Los Gatos Luxury Cars (Sunrise Drive) The WCLM is a great way to promote products and services to the Lotus enthusiast community. Along with display advertisement on the web, sponsors will be listed in event banners and can distribute promotional materials during the event. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor please visit the WCLM sponsor page. Those are all the WCLM updates we have for the moment. As more things happen we will continue to post them on the GGLC blog as well as on the WCLM Facebook page. If you have not registered for the 2014 WCLM yet, head over to WestCoastLotusMeet.com and sign up today for the best Lotus event of the year. Rahul Nair Chair 2014 WCLM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 OK, ya got me. I tried to make a reservation at the Ridge Tahoe and the Lotus code came back as invalid. The best rate was then $104 per day plus tax. I tried calling but the reservations office is closed Can you check this out and let me know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnr Posted July 22, 2014 Author Share Posted July 22, 2014 It will be great to see you again Skip, I believe you will be the 6th Se7en to sign up. Sorry about the difficulty with the booking, the site is a little difficult to use. The exact steps are : Go to the Hotel site (http://www.ridgetahoeresort.com/), select the dates and hit "Check Availability" This will open a new page with the regular rates. In the top right of the page click the link to "Enter your access or promotional code" Select "Group Code", enter the code "Lotus" and click update You should get a message saying "Please note this change may result in changes to your prior selections.". Click confirm. You should now see the WCLM price of $69 Please let me know if it works for you. OK, ya got me. I tried to make a reservation at the Ridge Tahoe and the Lotus code came back as invalid. The best rate was then $104 per day plus tax. I tried calling but the reservations office is closed Can you check this out and let me know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 It worked but this part wasn't there. In the top right of the page click the link to "Enter your access or promotional code" Select "Group Code", enter the code "Lotus" and click update There was a place for a code and I entered Lotus and it worked. The only surprise was that the $69 rate was only for weekdays, Saturday and Sunday cost $99 each. Is that correct or are we supposed to get the $69 rate for each day? Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnr Posted July 22, 2014 Author Share Posted July 22, 2014 The only surprise was that the $69 rate was only for weekdays, Saturday and Sunday cost $99 each. Is that correct or are we supposed to get the $69 rate for each day? It looks like it is only giving the rate for the duration of the event thurs-sun when we should get the group rate for 3 days on either side of the event. Thanks for pointing it out - I just emailed them and will let you know once it has been fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Now its getting weird. I got another confirmation email from Ridge Resorts with a different confirmation number and a daily rate of $89 which is the average of one day at $69 and two days at $99. Same charge as the first email. The two emails are different formats, the original one is far more detailed and the new one only shows the daily rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnr Posted July 22, 2014 Author Share Posted July 22, 2014 The rates for the additional days have been fixed - waiting to hear back from them about your extra confirmation code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnr Posted August 11, 2014 Author Share Posted August 11, 2014 WCLM rooms are almost gone and the remaining rooms will be held till the 17th of August only. Book now for room rates as low as $69/night. The hotel has no more rooms left for the general public so please use the instructions on the WCLM site to book your rooms asap: http://westcoastlotusmeet.com/2014/#hotel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnr Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 Tomorrow is the last day for the reduced hotel rates. The two bedroom suites are already sold out - make your reservations today. Instructions at http://westcoastlotusmeet.com/2014/#hotel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnr Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 Regular registration ends on Monday. If you havent signed up yet head over to http://westcoastlotusmeet.com/2014/ and sign up today. Sierra Boat Tour I am happy to announce that we are having a new event on friday afternoon. Those folks who wish to have a shorter drive than the High Sierra Tour can now opt to go for a shorter drive around the lake along with a stop at the 60,000 square foot facilities of Sierra Boat in Carnelian Bay. We are still finalizing the exact details about this event and will post the final details on the WCLM website in due course. http://sierraboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/sierra-boat-aerial.jpg Established in 1952, Sierra Boat is one of the oldest and largest antique and classic boat restorers in the country. The quality restoration of wooden boats includes the fine craftsmanship and finishes, but it is much more than that. In order to restore a boat properly; you must research the boat as to correctness of wood, finish, upholstery and mechanical details. With a process that has many similarities to car restoration, the hour long tour of their facilities will be a revelation to any fan of mechanical restoration. WCLM T-Shirts We have also been hard at work on the official T-shirt of the WCLM which will be given to all WCLM attendees. Kiyoshi has done an outstanding job on the graphic design and we can now give you a sneak peek at design. Done in a JPS-styled color scheme, the t-shirt shows correctly scaled silhouettes of important Lotus passenger cars starting from the Seven and continuing down to the Evora. We will have a limited number of extra t-shirts at the event for folks who would like to buy some extras for friends and family. WCLM T-shirt http://gglotus.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Shirt-Art-vC-300x260.png Sponsorship I would like to welcome two new associate sponsors – Sports Car World and Sector 111. Both have a long history of supporting Lotus and we are delighted to have them on-board as sponsors of the 2014 West Coast Lotus Meet. The 2014 WCLM would not be possible without the generous support of all our sponsors and I’d like to personally thank them all for extending their support to the event. Those are all the WCLM updates we have for the moment. As more things happen we will continue to post them on the GGLC blog as well as on the WCLM Facebook page. If you have not registered for the 2014 WCLM yet, head over to http://westcoastlotusmeet.com/ and sign up today for the best Lotus event of the year. I look forward to meeting everyone in person on October 2nd. Rahul Nair Chair 2014 WCLM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVP66S Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I kinda wanted to come to this, but my SO will be out of town on a business trip. :puke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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