{"id":98494,"date":"2025-02-08T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/mcivortimes\/?p=98494"},"modified":"2025-02-05T21:03:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T10:03:01","slug":"a-treat-for-car-enthusiasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/mcivortimes\/news\/a-treat-for-car-enthusiasts\/","title":{"rendered":"A treat for car enthusiasts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HEATHCOTE car enthusiasts were treated to a special show recently when 20 Lotus Marque owners drove into town for Sunday lunch.<\/p>\n<p>While the drivers and guests enjoyed lunch at the Union Hotel, locals stopped to look at the cars lined up outside, asking questions and taking photos.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/02\/lotus2_64808.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"584\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Union Hotel co-owner Alison Nurthen said she would love to host the car club again.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Lotus Club is a Melbourne based club dedicated to the promotion and enjoyment of the Lotus Marque,&#8221; Union Hotel co-owner Alison Nurthen said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Members enjoy activities including weekends away and monthly social events involving driving on &#8216;Lotus friendly&#8217; or twisty roads.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were thrilled to host the club for their Sunday lunch outing, but the biggest thrill was when I was given the chance to take a spin in one of the cars. That was amazing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/02\/lotus1_66271.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"580\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The drivers and guests enjoyed lunch at the Union Hotel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The club members all said they enjoyed the outing and thanked us for the meal and the venue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We would love to have them back again.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HEATHCOTE car enthusiasts were treated to a special show recently when 20 Lotus Marque owners drove into town for Sunday lunch. 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