IF you wondered why the updates stopped last week, it’s because I’ve been at Europe’s other greatest race track – Spa Francorchamps! Only 120kms from the Nürburgring, it’s not unusual to be instructing and renting cars out there. We had our own RSR day on Wednesday and two RMA trackdays on Monday and Tuesday (with [...]
Life changes are inevitable. Maybe you find yourself single after years of attachment. Perhaps you’re approaching your “sell by” date with frightening velocity. Whatever the case may be, some cars seem perfectly suited for quelling a mid-life crisis. Associate Editor Mark Takahashi will be presenting the case for the 2010 Lotus Evora (just as soon [...]
Particularly given its performance capabilities, the Lotus Elise has always been remarkably fuel efficient. The Lotus Elise (and its hardtop Exige sibling) have long been a rolling testament to the benefits of light weight. Thanks to a new 1.6-liter, 136 horsepower inline-four and a new lower drag nose, the European-spec 2011 Elise S is now [...]
i have a small lotus pond with a single lotus plant and for ow there is three leaves. the are of the pond is 100cm2, and the water content is about 4 liters of tap water in it which is stagnant and three about guppies. will a single lotus plant can provide enough dissolved oxygen?
I’m exploring the difference of symbolism between the two and the ONLY thing I have come up with on the Black Lotus flower is it has to do with witchcraft, and more darkness than the regular Lotus flower which seem to signify life and beauty out of darkness. Any opinion? yea I know “symbolic-ness” isn’t [...]
Just the Facts: HPE has released photos of its Venom GT supercar. The supercar combines a lightweight Lotus Elise chassis with an LS9 power plant derived from the Corvette ZR1, good for 725 horsepower. Hennessey says the Venom GT will cost approximately $600,000. SEALY, Texas — Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE) has released photos of the [...]
Track days are a natural part of my Elise’s life. Lately, I’ve been running every six weeks or so at Willow Springs Raceway with an outfit called OpenTrackRacing.com. As far as track days go, it’s pretty cheap — at about $160 for at least 2.5 cumulative hours behind the wheel. In the most recent outing, [...]