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Club Lotus talk in May
Peter Wright will visit Club Lotus – Avon Area (Bristol & Bath) – to talk about his career and his new book titled "How Did I Get Here".
Attendees will be able to obtain a signed copy of Peter's book on the evening of Tuesday 20th May 2025, starting at 7:30pm, at the venue which is:
The Bull Inn at Hinton, postcode SN14 8HG; this is not far from Junction 18 of the M4 Motorway.
Christmas stop press! I've been reading the life story of Peter Wright, called How Did I Get Here?, and it's fantastic. Wright was one of the elite engineers who worked with Colin Chapman at Lotus to build some of the world's greatest grand prix cars, after which he joined the FIA to regulate the sport. The clarity of his words, his modesty and the enormity of the events that unfolded around him are mesmerising.
Best of all is a nine-page chapter on his 'spare time' project of 1976-1977: running wind tunnel tests for the Lotus 78's designer, Ralph Bellamy. He describes how a tired and cut-about quarterscale model with sagging sidepods led to the historic discovery of ground effects - and how the full-sized car's side skirts were subsequently tested on a Renault 4 van. The description is so matter-of-fact that I found it quite moving.
As I write, I've only reached page 125 of 339, but I'll be reading the rest tonight. Spend your wisest £30 of the silly season on a copy direct from Peter at howdidigethere.co.uk.
Steve Cropley – Autocar