This Sunday I pulled into grid and someone said there was a cone stuck behind the front passenger side wheel.
I said "would you mind pulling it out?"
In retrospect, I should have gotten out of the car.
He tugged and tugged, mentioned half jokingly we are going to need a jack... someone else joined in, I nudged the car back and forth using the clutch....and then it finally popped loose. Then I forget about it.
The next morning...backing out of my driveway, I hera a really bad sound from that wheel. Sounds like something is breaking off. I stop the car and look.
The mudflap behind the wheel was loose, all the screws were mostly pulled out. One screw was sticking almost fully out and the tire was catching on it. Not that big of a deal, it just sounded much worse inside.
So anyway, I thought I would post this as a word of advice to others. If a cone gets stuck on the Elise, take your time and be gentle. Maybe even jack up that corner.