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Recording in-car video for free

I am a great fan of in-car video during HPDEs. It is a great tool to analyze your performance and see how different lines have affected you laptimes – works even better when you have a DL1 or some other data logger. In-car video is also a great way to give people an idea of what its like to track a car and maybe even understand you keep grinning from ear to ear after each event.

However when I see the average setup (for an Elise) at an HPDE it looks to go one of two ways

1) The full on treatment: This is a full on video system that gives you the best quality video and audio and will usually record several hours without any issues.… Read the rest

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The Tesla Roadster – the perfect Elise?

I had the opportunity to visit Tesla Motors on a tour organized by SFF1 and would like to write up some of my thoughts about the company, its technology and their first car. This is going to be from the point of view of a petrol head engineer who daily drives an Elise – take it how you will :-).

In case you haven’t heard of Tesla, on account of the rock you have been living under for the last 6 months, it is a Bay Area automotive startup that is designing and building the Tesla Roadster which will be the worlds first mass produced electric sports car.… Read the rest

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A year in pictures [Orig posted: 23/10/2006]

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

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10-Dec-2005: Break-in: drove from SF to LA down Highway 1 😀

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11-Dec-2005: LA Sunday Drive

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24-Dec-2005: Lotus Section of Crystal Cove

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31-Dec-2005: Spend New Years Eve watching the sunset at the 17 mile drive

A Lotus sunset

1-Jan-06: Celebrate the new year with my very first track day at Laguna Seca(see how far I am from the apex 🙂

Laguna Seca

9-Jan-06: A long line of Elises at the GGLC/Club111 drive

A long line of Elises

14-Jan-06: Standoff

Standoff v 2.0

5-Feb-06: 6000 miles in 60 days

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

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Goodbye Michael!!! [Orig posted: 23/10/2006]

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

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Best Top Gear Tribute/Parody Ever [Orig posted: 19/10/2006]

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