The Lotus compared with regular cars

There is a great thread over on elisetalk with pics of the Elise and the Exige next to regular cars. Some of the pics are amazing. The one below is my favorite:

More nesting

Just picked up my own Multivex Mirrors from the mail (ordered from hangar 111). Now I just need to get a bigger horn.

Nesting

Got leather racing gloves from Luvaria Ulisses in Lisbon. A Classic Team Lotus shirt from an F1 memorabilia store at the airport. Also bought a Nuvi 360, very happy with it except for the voice instructions in portuguese, which is appalling! I immediately installed the Portugal speed trap database.

Here's a pic of the Nuvi 360.



Here's a pic of the Classic Team Lotus shirt.

Data acquisition on track

Haven't tested any of the products below, but I have read about them in online fora and thought it would be interesting to post.

First there's ChronoGPS which is a free piece of software for Windows Mobile devices. Lots of features and hgey, it's free! Virtua cup follows a similar approach, but with more features. You have to pay for it, though.

The cheapest datalogger (and not so bad, this is the one I want) is the Performance Box (used in shows like Top Gear). Very compact and looks great. Not sure if it features backlight, though. But you wouldn't be timing your driving at night now, would you?

If you don't want to go all the way, there's always GPS speed sentry.

Exige S delayed :-(

Got a call from the dealer. I'm going to have to wait a few more weeks.

:-(