I have got the perfect gift for my Jewish friends.
The Jew in the Lotus @ Amazon
Not as good as the other Jew in the Lotus but pretty good nonetheless 
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Author: rahulnair
My Elise just turned 1 – I have a had a great time and have met some really cool people. Here is to another fun year.
6-Dec-2005: Take Delivery at SVAG
10-Dec-2005: Break-in: drove from SF to LA down Highway 1 😀
11-Dec-2005: LA Sunday Drive
24-Dec-2005: Lotus Section of Crystal Cove
31-Dec-2005: Spend New Years Eve watching the sunset at the 17 mile drive
1-Jan-06: Celebrate the new year with my very first track day at Laguna Seca(see how far I am from the apex 🙂
9-Jan-06: A long line of Elises at the GGLC/Club111 drive
14-Jan-06: Standoff
5-Feb-06: 6000 miles in 60 days
20-Feb-06: Tackling the Corkscrew at the GGLC track day (actually hitting the apex this time).… Read the rest
Last Sunday was the end of an era in F1 when Michael Schumacher finally hung up his boots. He may not have won his final race but he gave some moments of intense action that will not be forgotten soon. Here are some of the overtaking moves he made in his final race.
Overtaking Fisichella in the first few laps – I’m amazed he was able to catch that slide.
Overtaking Fisichella once again – he pressured Fisi in the final few laps until the Italian finally just cracked.
And finally a true balls to the wall maneuver down the inside of Kimi Raikkonen going into turn one.… Read the rest
Imagine Jeremey Clarkson in machinima – thats exactly what the Sir Community have created using Battlfied 2 to recreate the Top Gear test of the Range Rover Sport.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-494190851614785518
All your Top Gear are belong to them.… Read the rest
Tesla Motors displayed a prototype roadster at the 29th Annual Palo Alto British Car Meet last sunday. Looked to be a very polished prototype and I believe they actually drove it to the event. Dimensions are exactly the same as the Elise though the coke bottle shape of the Elise has been replaced by something more traditional with a large aero vent under the doors. While it does look sporty I am not sure if it is distinctive enough to make it stand out in a crowd – looks more like an MR2 body kit than a revolutionary new roadcar.
In terms of practicality the boot was much wider but the shape is still too odd for hard luggage.… Read the rest