Archive for June, 2010

Mars bar and cheese twisty aerodynamic efficiency testing

June 28, 2010

On Sunday Brendon, Josh and myself decided to test the aerodynamic efficiency of a mars bar and cheese twisty on the roof of the Exige. We felt it compromised high speed stability slightly and reduced the power-to-weight output of the car also slightly, but we noticed if we breathed out for long periods we could [...]

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Motion X Gps Must Have Iphone App for the outdoors’y type

June 19, 2010

This is one of the best apps for free on the iPhone without a doubt I’ve found. Motion X GPS is a very detailed GPS logging app that allows you to pre-load all the map data of where your going as you typically don’t have any phone signal when your out trekking/riding and log your [...]

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From Elise to Exige – a sad story, a happy ending and a road trip in-between

June 17, 2010

There have been a few emotional speed bumps to my Lotus ownership experience over the past 6 months, here’s how it all came about, so if you’re sitting comfortably I’ll begin. Back in December 2009 me and friend Ash swapped cars for a short afternoons drive. His was a 2 week old new BMW M3 [...]

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