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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Category: personal
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
I spent the weekend of Aug 26-27 at a track weekend at Reno-Fernley Raceway with TEAM racing. It was my first time with both the track and the organization and I must say I had a great time. RFR is a terrific track containing both (Elise friendly) twisty bits and some long straights (not so Elise friendly). There are some blind corners that require quite a bit of commitment but if you once get the layout down it is a very rewarding experience. Turns 3 through 11 in particular are my favorite portion of the track where you have to manage you throttle carefully to stay under the rev limiter and on-cam through the entire section.… Read the rest
I won the prize for most unexpected hack!!!
I cant tell you what it was but I do hope that I can convince someone in the company to pick it up and run with it.
More hack day coverage at
Tech Crunch
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The picture was generated using GPS readings that I took at one of my track sessions. As you can see I really need to get some more confidence and put in some consisten lines through turns 8-10. I am taking the corkscrew (turn 8) pretty well for a beginner but turns 9 and 10 are confidence turns and I just dont have that confidence in me and my car yet.
I am starting to get a hang of it and my lines did improve quite a bit over the course of the day. Jason (Enigma on Elisetalk) took me out for a session in his Elise which showed me what the car can do.… Read the rest