Race programs and event guides are one of the best resources for any researcher working on motor racing history, and of course really cool to just sit and read!
The Lotus themed selection of this invaluable group of items that are held in Auto-Archives is larger than you might expect. The main archive currently has over 1,750 event programs and guides from the 1930s until the present day. The 100 or so items are listed here in chronological order. The majority are from race meetings and shows in the UK, Europe and the USA, but it would be great to get some from the Far East and Australasia. Do you have any Lotus themed event programs you could donate?
Riverside Grand Prix
October 15th, 1964
Oulton Park, Spring Meeting
April 3rd, 1965
Brands Hatch, Guards International
August 30th, 1965
Auto Racing Tours European Programme
January 1966
Snetterton, Scott-Brown Trophy Races
April 8th, 1966
Players No.6 Presents Live from America
May 28th, 1966
Virginia International Raceway, Trans-Am
July 31st, 1966
Fuji 200 International Champion Race
October 9th, 1966
Kyalami, South African GP
1st January 1968
Oulton Park, Spring Races
April 12th, 1968
Trade Fair Bulawayo 100
May 5th, 1968
Brands Hatch, RAC British Grand Prix
July 18th, 1968
Watkins Glen, US Grand Prix
October 6th, 1968
Michigan Int. Speedway, USAC
October 13th, 1968
Brands Hatch, London M.C.
November 24th, 1968
Brands Hatch, Race of Champions
March 16th, 1969
Zandvoort, Dutch GP
June 21st, 1969
Silverstone, British Grand Prix
July 19th, 1969
Brands Hatch, Clubmans Races
April 4th, 1970
Nurburgring
May 3rd, 1970
Bournemouth Pavillions, Racing Car Show
June 13th, 1970
Brands Hatch, Guards International
August 31st, 1970
Mid Ohio
July 5th, 1971
Crystal Palace, Daily Express Trophy
August 7th, 1971
Brands Hatch, John Player Grand Prix
July 15th, 1972
Brands Hatch, John Player Grand Prix
July 15th, 1972
Osterreichring, Austrian Grand Prix
August 13th, 1972
Crystal Palace, Hexagon Trophy
September 9th, 1972
Brands Hatch, John Player Victory Meeting
October 22nd, 1972
Silverstone, International Trophy
April 8th, 1973
Silverstone, John Player Grand Prix
July 14th, 1973
Monaco Grand Prix
May 26th, 1974
Brands Hatch, Silver Jubilee Races
20th April, 1975
Brands Hatch, Race of Champions
March 14th, 1976
Brands Hatch, John Player Grand Prix
July 18th, 1976
Donington Park, Else Race Day
May 28th, 1977
Silverstone, John Player Grand Prix
16th July, 1977
Watkins Glen, US Grand Prix
October 2nd, 1977
Brands Hatch, John Player British GP
July 16th, 1978
Donington Park, Gunnar Nilsson Memorial
June 3rd, 1979
Osterreichring, Austrian Grand Prix
August 16th, 1981
Hethel, Lotus Founders Day
August 21st, 1982
Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian Grand Prix
March 13th, 1983
Brands Hatch, John Player GP of Europe
September 25th, 1983
Brands Hatch, John Player British GP
July 22nd, 1984
Hethel, Lotus Open Day
June 16th, 1985
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix
August 18th, 1985
Jacarepagua, Brazilian Grand Prix
March 23rd, 1986
Estoril, Portuguese Grand Prix
September 25th, 1988
Hethel, Club Team Lotus Concours
June 18th, 1989
Donington Park, Lotus '89
August 13th, 1989
Stoneleigh Park, The Lotus Festival
April 22nd, 1990
Sonoma, 1990 Lotus Convention
June 3rd, 1990
Stoneleigh Park, Lotus Festival
March 24th, 1991
Stoneleigh Park, Lotus Festival
April 12th, 1992
Sears Point, Lotus Convention
May 31st, 1992
Stoneleigh Park, Lotus Festival
March 14th, 1993
Grand Rapids MI, LOG 13 (Lotus Owners Gathering)
October 11th, 1993
Waterbury CT, LOG 14 (Lotus Owners Gathering)
August 29th, 1994
Donington Park, Lotus Festival & Exhibition
April 1995
Lotus Festival '95
August 20th, 1995
Monterey Historic Races
August 20th, 1995
Pocono Raceway, LOG 15 (Lotus Owners Gathering)
September 17th, 1995
Atlanta GA, LOG 16 (Lotus Owners Gathering)
October 28th, 1996
Cuyaboga Falls OH, LOG 17 (Lotus Owners Gathering)
September 15th, 1997
Olympia, Brooks Auction #78
December 4th, 1997
Brands Hatch, Lotus 50th Anniversary Dinner
June 6th, 1998
Brands Hatch, Lotus 50th Anniversary Weekend
June 7th, 1998
Atlanta GA, LOG 18 (Lotus Owners Gathering)
September 28th, 1998
Corning NY, LOG 19 (Lotus Owners Gathering)
July 18th, 1999
Ottawa CAN, LOG 20 (Lotus Owners Gathering)
August 20th, 2000
Worcester MA, LOG 21 (Lotus Owners Gathering)
August 26th, 2001
Silverstone VSCC Lotus Day
21st September 2002
Lake Geneva WI, LOG 22 (Lotus Owners Gathering)
September 22nd, 2002
Grand Island NY, LOG 23 (Lotus Owners Gathering)
August 17th, 2003
Birmingham AL, LOG 24 (Lotus Owners Gathering)
September 10th, 2004
Coys Lotus Auction Catalogue
October 30th, 2004
St. Louis MS, LOG 25 (Lotus Owners Gathering)
August 29th, 2005
Fort Worth TX, LOG 26 (Lotus Owners Gathering)
October 17th, 2006
Snowmass CO, LOG 27 (Lotus Owners Gathering)
August 27th, 2007
Indianapolis IN, LOG 28 (Lotus Owners Gathering)
August 4th, 2008
Birmingham AL, LOG 29 (Lotus Owners Gathering)
June 1st, 2009
Snetterton, Classic Team Lotus Festival
June 20th, 2010
Gettysburgh PA, LOG 30 (Lotus Owners Gathering)
October 11th, 2010
Las Vegas, LOG 31 (Lotus Owners Gathering)
October 16th, 2011
Orlando FL, LOG 32 (Lotus Owners Gathering)
October 29th, 2012
Lotus 2017, Victoria, Australia
April 23rd, 2017
