Say hello to my light little friend
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Say hello to my light little friend
I picked up the TT replacement Saturday. I had thought long and hard about getting a GT3, but I think that's too much car for me -- it will be there waiting for me when I'm ready.
As for the Elise, wow, what a rush. This car buzzes and rattles like the dickens, but I just don't mind at all... For those of you who have never driven a mid-engined car before, I highly recommend it. That polar moment of inertia stuff is not a joke, this car wants to rotate. Also, I finally understand what "communicative steering" means. There's no power steering, and when you corner hard, the second you lose grip the steering effort gets extremely high. Then, when you counter-steer, the second it goes light again, you're good to go. Telepathy.
And while I used to get positive comments and stares driving the TT, I now need a pair of dark glasses and a hat. In my neighborhood, this is usually the first Elise most people have seen, so in one afternoon of driving around town, I made many new friends... Kids all know it, adults have never heard of it.
Anyway, a couple pics, the car is polar blue with red leather interior:
<img src="http://www.rtfarhang.com/elise/elise2.jpg">
<img src="http://www.rtfarhang.com/elise/elise4.jpg">
As for the Elise, wow, what a rush. This car buzzes and rattles like the dickens, but I just don't mind at all... For those of you who have never driven a mid-engined car before, I highly recommend it. That polar moment of inertia stuff is not a joke, this car wants to rotate. Also, I finally understand what "communicative steering" means. There's no power steering, and when you corner hard, the second you lose grip the steering effort gets extremely high. Then, when you counter-steer, the second it goes light again, you're good to go. Telepathy.
And while I used to get positive comments and stares driving the TT, I now need a pair of dark glasses and a hat. In my neighborhood, this is usually the first Elise most people have seen, so in one afternoon of driving around town, I made many new friends... Kids all know it, adults have never heard of it.
Anyway, a couple pics, the car is polar blue with red leather interior:
<img src="http://www.rtfarhang.com/elise/elise2.jpg">
<img src="http://www.rtfarhang.com/elise/elise4.jpg">
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awesome, congrats. i spent the day at the track yesterday with a bunch of lotuses... (loti?)
and they're pretty damn capable cars... i had a TON of fun with them on the track. none of them passed me, though... hehe :-) i was running green group, though, so there were a lot of beginners. i'm sure i'd get totally schooled by a capable driver in an elise or exige.
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I can't wait, I have my first BMWCCA HPDE in June.
And apparently the Lotus dealer puts together tons of these and I'm not invited to all of them. I'm definitely a novice, though, so I'm not going to be passing anyone any time soon.