{"id":1749,"date":"2020-12-06T16:57:21","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T23:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rahulnair.net\/blog\/?p=1749"},"modified":"2020-12-07T10:53:47","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T17:53:47","slug":"15-year-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rahulnair.net\/blog\/2020\/12\/06\/15-year-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Year Anniversary of my 2006 Lotus Elise"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today was the 15 year anniversary of my picking up the Elise. I did post some pictures after years one<\/a> and two<\/a> but I figure a milestone event like this is worth a few more. Click through on the pictures to see them in more detail on Flickr.<\/p>\n

Picked up from Los Gatos Luxury cars on 6-Dec-2005 some 5 months after I placed the build order. I was told that this was the first 2006 Elise delivered in California.
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Did the 1500 mile break-in down Highway 1. I was at the dealer 6 days after pickup with the odometer at 1490 miles.
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My first trackday at a very cold and wet Laguna Seca. You can see me giving the apex plenty of space \ud83d\ude42
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One of the very first EliseTalk forum lunches in Nov 2006. I remember being younger and thinner.
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19,200 miles at the one year anniversary
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Another trip down highway 1.
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Visited the Tesla factory and got some side-by-side pics with the Roadster.
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Had a massive 95 mph spin<\/a> at Reno-Fernley Raceway in May 2007. One of the pics I took that day ended up becoming a full page magazine advert for SCCA Rallycross.
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Drove to Vancouver to present at JCDL 2007<\/a>. Winning best paper<\/a> was a nice bonus after a fun drive.
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First breakdown was caused by the wires to the coil pack wearing through in Aug 2007. Interestingly enough this exact same issue has happened twice more since then. This time was particularly annoying as Nithya was in the car with me and we were in a spot without cell service. Having to thumb a ride away from your sports car isnt fun.
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Roadtrip to WCLM 2008 in Oregon where I won the Elise class<\/a> at autocross.
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Jen Dietsch took this great pic on the way back from OR to CA
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Took a roadtrip through Death Valley<\/a> on the way back from LOG31 at Las Vegas in Oct 2011. Timelapse video below:
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