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Tesla Roadster & the Palo Alto British Car Meet [Orig posted: 13/09/2006]

Post author By rahulnair
Post date January 20, 2007
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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 Dimensions are exactly the same as the Elise though the coke bottle shape of the Elise has been replaced by something more traditional with a large aero vent under the doors.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

Reno-Fernley Raceway track weekend [Orig posted: 09/09/2006]

Post author By rahulnair
Post date January 20, 2007
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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

Tags Elise, HPDE, Lotus, Reno-Fernley Raceway, track day

personal work

I’m a Hack Day Winner!!! [Orig posted: 18/06/2006]

Post author By rahulnair
Post date January 20, 2007
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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
Chad Dickerson… Read the rest

personal track days

Track day #3 (GGLC – Laguna Seca) [Orig posted: 27/02/2006]

Post author By rahulnair
Post date January 20, 2007
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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