|
|
|
|
|||||||
 |
|
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | Display Modes |
05-30-2008, 03:30 PM
|
#121 (permalink) |
|
untitled
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Posts: 2,910
|
Boy, I'd put a day or two of just plain sightseeing in there somewhere, even though it sounds kind of lame.
Edit: Sorry, I was just going by the first post. Major change of plans. It looks like you are making a side trip to Daytona Beach and will be going right through Jacksonville.
__________________
It is all about "Other". Last edited by Beanie : 05-30-2008 at 03:39 PM. |
|
|
|
05-31-2008, 12:56 PM
|
#122 (permalink) |
|
V Not my picture V
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Palatine, IL
Posts: 9,074
|
On the 14th, if you drive Detroit to Joliet and spend the night there, there's a gambling boat in Joliet, if you're into that.
Also, if you want someone to photograph your Autobahn experience, I'm available. No charge, of course...  |
|
|
|
|
05-31-2008, 02:41 PM
|
#123 (permalink) | |
|
Registered User
|
Quote:
ChaseCam Roadtrips <--- going to try to keep this up to date as I go. So no Jacksonville otherwise I would have made a point to meet up. As far as sightseeing, the entire trip is mainly sightseeing. Otherwise I would drive straight on the freeways and be back in San Diego in two days.
__________________
[b]* V E R I T A S * A E Q U I T A S *[/b] We have been feeling the buzz since 2002 2006 Noble M400. Getrag tranny, Quaiffe LSD, Hinged clams. Duratec dual turbo V6. Hoosier 315-18 tires. 2350 pounds. Over 500hp. Track weapon. 2009 Rossion Q1. [color=orange]Monaco Orange. [/color]Wing. Black leather/Alcantara with orange stitching. The street car. In build: 2009 Toniq R (300whp? 1100 pounds?). [color=orange]Chrome Orange. [/color] Lexus GX-470 tow vehicle. [color=blue]“Busy at times off the forum and *scary* actually off the Internets. So I may not see your pm or emails for a while"[/color] |
|
|
|
|
|
06-11-2008, 01:15 PM
|
#124 (permalink) |
|
goofn' with the bees
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: out of a suitcase- my stuff lives in LA
Posts: 5,304
|
Sounding like quite the adventure Randy, makes me feel better about my first few days and problems with the Seven
 Good luck!
__________________
________________ 2004 Caterham 7 Superlight R - 67 Lotus Elan www.morgansegal.com www.socalsportscar.com |
|
|
|
|
06-12-2008, 06:35 PM
|
#125 (permalink) |
|
Registered User
|
I am back.
Some pics from Tail of the Dragon, full res are on the gallery.       
__________________
[b]* V E R I T A S * A E Q U I T A S *[/b] We have been feeling the buzz since 2002 2006 Noble M400. Getrag tranny, Quaiffe LSD, Hinged clams. Duratec dual turbo V6. Hoosier 315-18 tires. 2350 pounds. Over 500hp. Track weapon. 2009 Rossion Q1. [color=orange]Monaco Orange. [/color]Wing. Black leather/Alcantara with orange stitching. The street car. In build: 2009 Toniq R (300whp? 1100 pounds?). [color=orange]Chrome Orange. [/color] Lexus GX-470 tow vehicle. [color=blue]“Busy at times off the forum and *scary* actually off the Internets. So I may not see your pm or emails for a while"[/color] |
|
|
|
|
06-12-2008, 06:43 PM
|
#126 (permalink) |
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 734
|
Hey Randy - glad to see you made it back home. We're now famous on the killboy blog!
__________________
2005 Lotus Elise - Ardent Red - Touring / HT / SS / Larini / Micromirror / Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2s / Audiovox CCS100 Cruise Control 2002 Honda Civic Si - Flamenco Black Pearl |
|
|
|
|
06-12-2008, 06:48 PM
|
#127 (permalink) |
|
Registered User
|
Sweet Last time when I came thru with the Elise, Killboy gave the car a nice write up.
killboy.com - Your High Quality Photos from the Tail of the Dragon at Deals Gap
__________________
[b]* V E R I T A S * A E Q U I T A S *[/b] We have been feeling the buzz since 2002 2006 Noble M400. Getrag tranny, Quaiffe LSD, Hinged clams. Duratec dual turbo V6. Hoosier 315-18 tires. 2350 pounds. Over 500hp. Track weapon. 2009 Rossion Q1. [color=orange]Monaco Orange. [/color]Wing. Black leather/Alcantara with orange stitching. The street car. In build: 2009 Toniq R (300whp? 1100 pounds?). [color=orange]Chrome Orange. [/color] Lexus GX-470 tow vehicle. [color=blue]“Busy at times off the forum and *scary* actually off the Internets. So I may not see your pm or emails for a while"[/color] |
|
|
|
|
06-12-2008, 06:49 PM
|
#128 (permalink) |
|
Registered User
|
Nice shot
__________________
[b]* V E R I T A S * A E Q U I T A S *[/b] We have been feeling the buzz since 2002 2006 Noble M400. Getrag tranny, Quaiffe LSD, Hinged clams. Duratec dual turbo V6. Hoosier 315-18 tires. 2350 pounds. Over 500hp. Track weapon. 2009 Rossion Q1. [color=orange]Monaco Orange. [/color]Wing. Black leather/Alcantara with orange stitching. The street car. In build: 2009 Toniq R (300whp? 1100 pounds?). [color=orange]Chrome Orange. [/color] Lexus GX-470 tow vehicle. [color=blue]“Busy at times off the forum and *scary* actually off the Internets. So I may not see your pm or emails for a while"[/color] |
|
|
|
|
06-12-2008, 07:12 PM
|
#129 (permalink) |
|
Registered User
|
LOL
I just saw this shot on his blog, it was farther down. It is caption- No Pressure or anything...
__________________
[b]* V E R I T A S * A E Q U I T A S *[/b] We have been feeling the buzz since 2002 2006 Noble M400. Getrag tranny, Quaiffe LSD, Hinged clams. Duratec dual turbo V6. Hoosier 315-18 tires. 2350 pounds. Over 500hp. Track weapon. 2009 Rossion Q1. [color=orange]Monaco Orange. [/color]Wing. Black leather/Alcantara with orange stitching. The street car. In build: 2009 Toniq R (300whp? 1100 pounds?). [color=orange]Chrome Orange. [/color] Lexus GX-470 tow vehicle. [color=blue]“Busy at times off the forum and *scary* actually off the Internets. So I may not see your pm or emails for a while"[/color] |
|
|
|
|
06-12-2008, 10:56 PM
|
#130 (permalink) | |
|
#101
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 3,084
|
Quote:
__________________
http://www.forearthonline.com/supervixen www.facebook.com/sprvxn "Never create anything. It will be misinterpreted. It will chain you and follow you for the rest of your life. And it will never change." - I'm Not There |
|
|
|
|
|
06-13-2008, 05:47 AM
|
#133 (permalink) |
|
Prez: The K.G.B.
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 5,302
|
So how does it drive???
__________________
2007 Exige S265 - Krypton Green - Gotham 265 ECU - Volk TE37s - Toyo R888s - B&M Shifter - QuickSilver exhaust - stripes - harnesses - Pagid pads - Green air filter 2002 Jaguar XKR convertible 2000 BMW 528i President - Lotus Limited Southeast http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/LLSE/ |
|
|
|
|
06-13-2008, 07:41 AM
|
#134 (permalink) |
|
Registered User
|
I drives like an Elise with slightly more weight and a 500+hp.
 There are a lot of similarity in the Elise and the Noble as far as handling. Both are designed to be very compliant so they soak up the undulations quite well. To me, the Lotus was a tad more nimble. The Noble makes up for that with awesome acceleration and brakes. Which I was using a lot more of on the Tail of the Dragon.Mick, when you and I were on it in 2004, I felt that a lot of the curves were more speed maintenance. In the Noble, the acceleration is so much more, that I have to brake so much harder approaching the next corner. And I have to modulate throttle also to watch the throttle induced oversteer. It was pretty easy to spin the tires.
__________________
[b]* V E R I T A S * A E Q U I T A S *[/b] We have been feeling the buzz since 2002 2006 Noble M400. Getrag tranny, Quaiffe LSD, Hinged clams. Duratec dual turbo V6. Hoosier 315-18 tires. 2350 pounds. Over 500hp. Track weapon. 2009 Rossion Q1. [color=orange]Monaco Orange. [/color]Wing. Black leather/Alcantara with orange stitching. The street car. In build: 2009 Toniq R (300whp? 1100 pounds?). [color=orange]Chrome Orange. [/color] Lexus GX-470 tow vehicle. [color=blue]“Busy at times off the forum and *scary* actually off the Internets. So I may not see your pm or emails for a while"[/color] |
|
|
|
|
06-13-2008, 07:42 AM
|
#135 (permalink) | |
|
Registered User
|
Quote:
__________________
[b]* V E R I T A S * A E Q U I T A S *[/b] We have been feeling the buzz since 2002 2006 Noble M400. Getrag tranny, Quaiffe LSD, Hinged clams. Duratec dual turbo V6. Hoosier 315-18 tires. 2350 pounds. Over 500hp. Track weapon. 2009 Rossion Q1. [color=orange]Monaco Orange. [/color]Wing. Black leather/Alcantara with orange stitching. The street car. In build: 2009 Toniq R (300whp? 1100 pounds?). [color=orange]Chrome Orange. [/color] Lexus GX-470 tow vehicle. [color=blue]“Busy at times off the forum and *scary* actually off the Internets. So I may not see your pm or emails for a while"[/color] |
|
|
|
|
|
06-13-2008, 08:05 AM
|
#137 (permalink) | |
|
Registered User
|
Quote:
__________________
[b]* V E R I T A S * A E Q U I T A S *[/b] We have been feeling the buzz since 2002 2006 Noble M400. Getrag tranny, Quaiffe LSD, Hinged clams. Duratec dual turbo V6. Hoosier 315-18 tires. 2350 pounds. Over 500hp. Track weapon. 2009 Rossion Q1. [color=orange]Monaco Orange. [/color]Wing. Black leather/Alcantara with orange stitching. The street car. In build: 2009 Toniq R (300whp? 1100 pounds?). [color=orange]Chrome Orange. [/color] Lexus GX-470 tow vehicle. [color=blue]“Busy at times off the forum and *scary* actually off the Internets. So I may not see your pm or emails for a while"[/color] |
|
|
|
|
|
06-13-2008, 08:55 AM
|
#138 (permalink) |
|
Prez: The K.G.B.
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 5,302
|
What about the interior? More or less claustrophobic than the Elise? How are the sight lines? A lot of blind spots? What about the clutch/shifter? Any storage at all in the vehicle?
__________________
2007 Exige S265 - Krypton Green - Gotham 265 ECU - Volk TE37s - Toyo R888s - B&M Shifter - QuickSilver exhaust - stripes - harnesses - Pagid pads - Green air filter 2002 Jaguar XKR convertible 2000 BMW 528i President - Lotus Limited Southeast http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/LLSE/ |
|
|
|
|
06-13-2008, 09:28 AM
|
#139 (permalink) |
|
Registered User
|
Differences in the cars? The interior on the Noble is slightly larger, so a bit more rommy, specially with a passenger. The seats are not as close together.
Sills are lower in the Noble so ingress/egress is easier. Also there is a full rollcage around the doors and windshield so it is easy to grab onto. More plusher interior in the Noble. Less transmitted noises and less direct heat being transferred. Seats are more padded in the Noble, very comfortable. I like being able to rest my right arm on the padded and covered center console. Which makes shifting quite nice since the shifter is a very short stubby deal. Not claustrophobic at all, but then I don't think the Elise was either. Nice in the Elise to be able to remove the roof, I do miss that a little. Sight lines and visibility are almost the same. I have good visibility out the rear between the clam upswept lines and the wing. A bit of a "letterboxing" effect which is handy at night if there are bright lights behind me. A small head movement and I can see quite well. Side mirrors are a bit limited, just like the Lotus. I wanted my Multivex mirrors. Backing out, just like the Lotus. Side mirrors have interior adjustments, but I can't reach the passenger one from my seat. Car is a bit wider. With the 6 point harness on, I can't reach the passenger side mirror, window, or the radio (it has a remote control). With a lapbelt on (car has both sets of belts on both seats), I can reach the radio, swap CDs. But I can't roll down the passenger window. Noble has very good AC and heater. Noble sound system is good. Noble is a touch quieter than the Elise, specially in the gearbox noises that the Elise made. The stock exhaust on the Noble is very quiet, perhaps a bit too much? The main noise is all the wooshing from the blow off valve. Clutch is similar. Heal and toe is easier than my Elise. Accelerator pedal on the Noble seems more flimsy. Shifting is shorter and more precise in the Noble. Except that 5-6 are quite notchy and take more effort to engage. Noble's brakes are awesome. The only storage is behind the seats. It is a little more than the Elise there and the passenger seat moves. There is also a shelf area behind the seats. No trunk. So the Elise can haul more than the Noble. I was able to fit small duffel bags behind the seats in the Noble. Both cars have the laminar heat flow from the front radiator coming around the cockpit. Both cars have the issue of heatsoaking from long drives. The Noble does not have the sills heating up, but the center tunnel does, but since it is force air cooled, that is not too bad. Power steering on the Noble is quite nice. When I lost the belt in Atlanta, the car was almost impossible to drive in a parking lot. I like to gauges in the Noble. Oil pressure. Oil temps. Coolant temps. RPM. Speed. Odometer. Boost. I want to add a clock (I added on the Elise). The full rollcage is handy for attaching things to. It is 100% covered in Alcantara so you don't even see it really. The fuses are inside the car, so that is handy. The clams hinge open on the Noble, another handy thing. Getting the belly pan off the Noble makes the complaints about the number of fasteners on the Elise diffuser, laughable. I counted 134 screws. Noble is harder on the brakes and creates more dust that gets on the side of the car. Elise windows roll all the way down. I can live with the Noble only rolling half way down, but I wish they would go all the way down. No manual locks in the Noble. If the alarm does not work, that is a problem, but there is a work around for that, which I had to use when my battery was dead. Access to the battery in the Noble is a little harder as it sits on the belly pan in the middle of the car.
__________________
[b]* V E R I T A S * A E Q U I T A S *[/b] We have been feeling the buzz since 2002 2006 Noble M400. Getrag tranny, Quaiffe LSD, Hinged clams. Duratec dual turbo V6. Hoosier 315-18 tires. 2350 pounds. Over 500hp. Track weapon. 2009 Rossion Q1. [color=orange]Monaco Orange. [/color]Wing. Black leather/Alcantara with orange stitching. The street car. In build: 2009 Toniq R (300whp? 1100 pounds?). [color=orange]Chrome Orange. [/color] Lexus GX-470 tow vehicle. [color=blue]“Busy at times off the forum and *scary* actually off the Internets. So I may not see your pm or emails for a while"[/color] |
|
|
|
|
06-13-2008, 09:40 AM
|
#140 (permalink) |
|
It's a Lotus
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Beverly Hills, Ca.
Posts: 16,986
|
Sounds nice, Randy.
__________________
2005 Saffron Yellow Elise. Stage II Exhaust. 2007 ProBax seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T) |
|
|
|
Linear Mode
