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And why is he taking Jim’s picture? Stay tuned …..
Browsing Posts published in July, 2005
Last Friday was the second trackday for the Elise. This event was hosted by the local BMW club. The club put on a great event, staying on schedule so everyone got plenty of track time.
After the last trackday, I removed the front camber shims to help tune out the understeer. I don’t know if that was the trick, but the car felt much more stable today. So much time has passed since the last event, it could have been me just learning how the car works.
The last session of the day I took a friend who races a Lotus Mk 9 for a quick ride. His overall critique was good, with a couple of pointers about entry into turn one and the exit of turn 12. There was not enough time in the day to give the coaching a try. I’ll have something to work on at the next event.
It was bound to happen. One of the common problems with the Elise is with the liner on the touring softop. The glue that was used becomes unstuck after a few days or weeks in the hot sun. It has been hot in Portland and I became unstuck. In fixing the liner, the dealer broke a clip that holds the trim piece on the rail. Of course this was out of stock and I’m waiting for a clip.
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