{"id":1910,"date":"2011-04-27T09:47:44","date_gmt":"2011-04-27T17:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/?p=1910"},"modified":"2011-04-27T09:47:44","modified_gmt":"2011-04-27T17:47:44","slug":"corkscrew-mania-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/2011\/04\/27\/corkscrew-mania-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Corkscrew Mania 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rnair\/103721754\/\" title=\"Untitled by rnair, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/24\/103721754_f64322b9c1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><br \/>\nLotus and Laguna Seca are two of the most famous names in motorsport and have a long and illustrious history together:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> The very first race at Laguna was won by Team Lotus driver and Lotus 49 F1 privateer <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pete_Lovely\">Pete Lovely<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The famed hairpin at turn 2 is named after Lotus` own 1978 World Champion <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mario_Andretti\">Mario Andretti<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The 1995 Monterey Historics with <a href=\"http:\/\/gglotus.org\/ggpast\/monterey95\/x11.htm\">Lotus as the featured marque<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/2010\/08\/lotus-exos-t125-revealed\/\">world debut of the Lotus Exos T125<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/2010\/08\/evora-cup-gt4-north-american-premiere\/\">North American premiere of the Lotus Evora GT4<\/a> were held at Laguna last year<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lotuscupusa.us\/\">Lotus Cup USA<\/a> holds an annual race at the track<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Golden Gate Lotus Club, Lotus Cup USA and Lotus Cars USA presents the newest chapter in this historic tradition: <strong>Corkscrew Mania 2011!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rnair\/103722994\/\" title=\"P2200823 by rnair, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/41\/103722994_9736440201.jpg\" alt=\"P2200823\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What is Corkscrew Mania? It&#8217;s a FULL day of Lotusing. There&#8217;s Lotus Cup USA racing, a VIP Hospitality tent, a Lotus Autocross, a Lotus Tech Session that will cover track preparation, tires and more. On top of that there&#8217;s a VIP BBQ lunch, track rides around the famous 11-turns of Laguna Seca (including the renowned &#8220;Corkscrew&#8221;) and a Lotus Corral. To be held on Sunday June 26th at the famed Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Corkscrew Mania is THE Lotus event for every Lotus enthusiast in Northern California.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" width=\"325\">\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#006600\">\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>CORKSCREW MANIA SCHEDULE<br \/>\nSunday, June 26, 2011<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"> (tenative schedule)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\">Check-in &amp; Registration<\/td>\n<td width=\"125\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">9:00-12:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">\n<td valign=\"top\">GGLC Lotus Corral<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">9:00-5:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">\n<td valign=\"top\">VIP Hospitality Tent<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">9:00-5:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">\n<td valign=\"top\">Lotus Autocross<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">9:30-12:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">\n<td valign=\"top\">Lotus Cup Tech Session<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">11:00-12:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">\n<td valign=\"top\">Lotus Track Rides<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">11:45-12:15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">\n<td valign=\"top\">Lotus VIP BBQ Lunch<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">11:45-1:30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">\n<td valign=\"top\">Lotus Cup Racing<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">1:30-2:30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">\n<td valign=\"top\">Lotus Autocross<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">1:30-4:30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">\n<td valign=\"top\">Lotus Cup Awards<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">3:00-3:30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gglotus.org\/corkscrewmania\/\">REGISTER TODAY!!!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Advanced Registration is required. NO Walk Ups!<\/li>\n<li> Please bring a helmet if you want to autocross (some loaners are available)<\/li>\n<li> Only Lotus cars will be allowed to park in the GGLC-Lotus Corral<\/li>\n<li>Entry fee is ONLY $10\/car for GGLC members. Non-members are welcome. Non-member entry fee is $25\/car. (There is a separate $10\/car track entry fee to enter the paddock area)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Register by going to <a href=\"http:\/\/gglotus.org\/corkscrewmania\/\">www.gglotus.org\/corkscrewmania <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration deadline is June 20, 2011.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Corkscrew Mania is sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dietschwerks.com\/\">Dietsch Werks<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.exoticautoworks.com\/\">Exotic Autoworks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Questions can be directed to <a href=\"mailto:webguy@gglotus.org\">webguy-at-gglotus.org<\/a> or to <a href=\"mailto:prez@gglotus.org\">prez-at-gglotus.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Are you interested in racing, time trials or track events? Want to participate in the Lotus Cup USA events? Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lotuscupusa.us\/\">www.lotuscupusa.us<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/180770_145828975476588_139131672812985_270168_829399_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/180770_145828975476588_139131672812985_270168_829399_n-450x406.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Lotus Cup USA at the Corkscrew\" width=\"450\" height=\"406\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1925\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Photo by Lotus Cup USA<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lotus and Laguna Seca are two of the most famous names in motorsport and have a long and illustrious history together: The very first race at Laguna was won by Team Lotus driver and Lotus 49 F1 privateer Pete Lovely. The famed hairpin at turn 2 is named after Lotus` own 1978 World Champion Mario &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/2011\/04\/27\/corkscrew-mania-2011\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Corkscrew Mania 2011&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pqLPi-uO","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1910"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1910\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}