I like to play dirty! - LotusTalk

25psi_Elise_Killer · 07-30-2007, 09:44 PM

Group of my friends went to Rabbit Lake Bed somewhere in East Bumble****, CA somewhere past Apple Valley. Huge dried out lakebed with a hard clay surface with dust as fine as flour. I stopped by Serebo1's body shop and saw at least 6 of Lotus' getting body work done. and his guys helped me clean out my engine bay. He suggested i post some pics on here:

Gotta set the Active Center Differential to "Gravel Mode" first

Miles of flat surface

This clay surface is fun to play on. Surprisingly your tires do "screech" going across its surface:

Lakebed tires

The aftermath

Preliminary video of us playing. I'm in the graphite gray car with blue tape around the wheel wells and also the gray car being chased by a moving camera car:

mikelr · 07-30-2007, 09:53 PM

Cool, but I'd hate to be your air filter!!!

codymac · 07-30-2007, 10:01 PM

I want to play!

Looks like a riot - would have loved to been there for that!

Serebo1 · 07-30-2007, 10:55 PM

Really nice meeting you today! Haha, that window cracks me up.

JMY · 07-30-2007, 11:20 PM

Looks like it was alot of fun !!!

25psi_Elise_Killer · 07-30-2007, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Serebo1

Really nice meeting you today! Haha, that window cracks me up.

Nice meeting you too! Hopefully, i won't have to pay a visit to your shop, but i will keep you in mind! I'm going to call NBC and have them setup a reality TV camera crew at your shop since you have more drama there than i see on the show American Chopper on Discovery Channel

charliex · 07-30-2007, 11:31 PM

haha

i was up by apple valley, i thought i saw dust clouds, i'd join you guys, my car is already plenty dirty.

Serebo1 · 07-30-2007, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by 25psi_Elise_Killer

Nice meeting you too! Hopefully, i won't have to pay a visit to your shop, but i will keep you in mind! I'm going to call NBC and have them setup a reality TV camera crew at your shop since you have more drama there than i see on the show American Chopper on Discovery Channel

Might not be a bad idea, as long as someone has their finger on the *bleep* button at all times. Oh, and a couple armed guards might not be a bad idea.

BTW - in deference to Mopho - it's not my shop, it's Steve's.

knucklehead · 07-31-2007, 12:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by charliex

haha

i was up by apple valley, i thought i saw dust clouds, i'd join you guys, my car is already plenty dirty.

LOL! That's funny your car was the first thing I thought of when Simon came to pick me up this morning. Accept of course his interior wasn't the same color as the exterior like yours Charlie.

Simon looks like you guys had a blast. Wish I would have tagged along now. Can you find out what program your buddy did the titles with? And what effect that is.

Z-dculus · 07-31-2007, 03:13 AM

very cool shot of all the evos!

Patricko · 07-31-2007, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Serebo1

- in deference to Mopho - it's not my shop, it's Steve's.

Mopho???????????

No, I think you are referring to the Elise killer that couldn't...

mopho · 07-31-2007, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Patricko

Mopho???????????

No, I think you are referring to the Elise killer that couldn't...

I sent Alan a PM last night asking him when he bought the place, but he just confirmed my suspicions; he is living there and working off his flat black debt by cleaning toilets, mopping floors, etc.. He said he is sleeping under a makeshift tent made up of discarded Elise clams. A mix of fiberglass shavings and Bondo act as a cushion under the old canvas tops he's using as a bed.

Sorry Alan, I had to tell

FLuXeXigeS · 07-31-2007, 11:17 AM

cool pix, musta been fun!!!

SweetDaddyD · 07-31-2007, 11:40 AM

Very cool video. I can't believe the amount of dust coming off the back of them! Neat how you see the airflow of the ginourmous wings in the dust.

Patricko · 07-31-2007, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mopho

I sent Alan a PM last night asking him when he bought the place, but he just confirmed my suspicions; he is living there and working off his flat black debt by cleaning toilets, mopping floors, etc.. He said he is sleeping under a makeshift tent made up of discarded Elise clams. A mix of fiberglass shavings and Bondo act as a cushion under the old canvas tops he's using as a bed.

Sorry Alan, I had to tell

I think I found a picture of him in his new matte black uniform that they make him wear at SCC

Sorry Alan, you know I can't help myself

JWA · 07-31-2007, 11:45 AM

Now you need to go try out a RallyCross race. I sold my Elise to buy an STI that I'm running in the National Series and numerous regional series and have been having a lot of fun and learning a lot.

PhlypSide · 07-31-2007, 12:41 PM

Siccnesss.... rallycars where they belong... OFF tarmac

mopho · 07-31-2007, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by PhlypSide

Siccnesss.... rallycars where they belong... OFF tarmac

Rally cars belong on the Tarmac too

PhlypSide · 07-31-2007, 01:00 PM

mopho:

I know, but there are no cool dirt, water, dust, or snow plumes on tarmac

mopho · 07-31-2007, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by PhlypSide

mopho:

I know, but there are no cool dirt, water, dust, or snow plumes on tarmac

I like tarmac rallying as much as gravel. It's more akin to real world driving

07-30-2007, 09:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
25psi_Elise_Killer Drunk on alcohol Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,778	I like to play dirty! Group of my friends went to Rabbit Lake Bed somewhere in East Bumble**, CA somewhere past Apple Valley. Huge dried out lakebed with a hard clay surface with dust as fine as flour. I stopped by Serebo1's body shop and saw at least 6 of Lotus' getting body work done. and his guys helped me clean out my engine bay. He suggested i post some pics on here: Gotta set the Active Center Differential to "Gravel Mode" first Miles of flat surface This clay surface is fun to play on. Surprisingly your tires do "screech" going across its surface: Lakebed tires The aftermath Preliminary video of us playing. I'm in the graphite gray car with blue tape around the wheel wells and also the gray car being chased by a moving camera car: __________________ '06 Evo IX Stage 1E Tuned by Road Race Engineering: Stock:turbo,intake,internals,ECU,Walbro 255lph fuel pump,RC Engineering1000cc Injectors,Espelir downpipe, RRE High Flow Cat, AVO catback, RRE dyno tune flash, Dejon Tool boost controller (325whp @ 22PSI Costco 91 octane, 353whp @ 25psi on 100 octane, 383whp @30psi on E85) , Zeitronix wideband, Defi BF gauges, Stoptech rotors, SS brakelines,Graphic/Interior Design,Brand Identities,Invitations www.nomadic-nomads.com** Last edited by 25psi_Elise_Killer : 07-30-2007 at 11:01 PM.

07-30-2007, 09:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
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