| Date | Description |
| 09/07/2003 | My 39th birthday! |
| 09/08/2003 | Janie in London on business... I ask her to get an Elise brochure for me |
| 10/15/2003 | November Road & Track Elise article reaches newstands |
| 01/15/2004 | Make deal with Janie to get Elise (get rid of ALL old Honda stuff, clean garage) |
| 02/03/2004 | Join LotusTalk (formerly EliseTalk) |
| 02/06/2004 | Attend Chicago Auto Show to see Elise for the first time (meet Bill Jr. from FVMC) |
| 02/07/2004 | Place deposit on Elise at Fox Valley Motorcars (FVMC) |
| 07/14/2004 | First North American Elise delivered! (Chris Smith) |
| 09/07/2004 | My 40th birthday! |
| 10/15/2004 | Take first Elise test drive |
| 01/03/2005 | Place order for Elise options (Base, Graphite Gray, Sports Pack, Hardtop, Starshield) |
| 01/22/2005 | Elise meet in Lawrence. Babak gets car! |
| 03/12/2005 | Elise meet in Lawrence (with Janie & kids). Mike Roberts gets car! |
| 04/22/2005 | Attend Elise Driving Experience at Autobahn Country Club |
| 04/23/2005 | Take sports package Elise test drive with Janie at Fox Valley Motorcars |
| 05/09/2005 | Start sending Fox Valley down payment money |
| 05/26/2005 | Car is built at Lotus in Hethel... |
| 05/26/2005 | Install gridwork on garage floor |
| 07/28/2005 | Install slatwall in garage with dad |
| 08/09/2005 | Car has been invoiced |
| 08/15/2005 | Discover that car has wrong options (no Sport Pack). Fox Valley fixes this ASAP |
| 08/22/2005 | Correct car arrives at Fox Valley - via Desert European |
| 08/24/2005 | Aftermarket Starshield application |
| 08/26/2005 | Fly to Chicago to pick up car from Fox Valley Motorcars - DELIVERY! (waited 527 days) |
| 08/26/2005 | Attend LOG25 for an evening - Meet fellow Lotus owners & Lotus CEO |
| 08/27/2005 | Arrive home in Kansas City 1:30pm. Shuts down neighborhood ;) |
| 08/29/2005 | Hardtop is off for the first time |
| 08/31/2005 | Our 4th wedding anniversary & Janie's first ride. Valet parked at Capitol Grill. |
| 09/07/2005 | My 41st birthday! |
| 09/08/2005 | Get license tags |
| 09/13/2005 | Attend SCCA Solo2 Nationals & go to Babaks in Topeka for dinner afterwards |
| 09/25/2005 | KCRSCCA Autocross #6 |
| 10/03/2005 | Finish Lotus Wall |
| 10/15/2005 | Dynoed at MC Racing 190 hp / 138 lb/ft (SAE 167.53 whp / 121.68 wlb/ft) |
| 10/23/2005 | KCRSCCA Autocross #8 |
| 10/28/2005 | Drag raced at KCIR. 2100 lbs. Bone stock. Best ET: 13.180, Best Trap: 102.70 mph |
| 11/05/2005 | Elise meet at Napoleans Bakery. |
| 01/06/2006 | Have lunch with Phil (another Graphite Gray owner) at Sports 820 |
| 01/28/2006 | Elise meet at Napoleans Bakery with kids (brought minivan). |
| 02/26/2006 | 6 month anniversary (3024 miles) |
| 03/15/2006 | World Of Wheels auto show - took Best In Show 'Exotic Sports' class - 3294 miles |
| 03/26/2006 | Crown Autocross #1 |
| 04/12/2006 | HPT Road Warriors #1 |
| 04/15/2006 | Phase I Evolution Autocross School in Salina, Kansas |
| 04/23/2006 | Crown Autocross #2 |
| 05/10/2006 | HPT Road Warriors #2 |
| 05/14/2006 | Crown Autocross #3 |
| 06/04/2006 | Crown Autocross #4 |
| 06/17/2006 | Dynoed at MC Racing 193 hp / 139 lb/ft (SAE 170.03 whp / 122.74 wlb/ft) |
| 06/24/2006 | Full Day getaway at Lake Of The Ozarks - 350 miles in a day! |
| 06/28/2006 | HPT Road Warriors #3 |
| 07/12/2006 | HPT Road Warriors #4 |
| 07/15/2006 | Crown Autocross #5 |
| 07/28/2006 | Dinner with Janie at Aixois |
| 08/04/2006 | Dinner with Janie at Starkers Reserve |
| 08/09/2006 | Golfing at IronHorse with my dad - we fit two sets of clubs in the car! |
| 08/09/2006 | HPT Road Warriors #5 |
| 08/26/2006 | MAM 'Find The Line' track day (one year of ownership today!) |
| 08/31/2006 | Our 5th wedding anniversary at The American Restaurant |
| 09/06/2006 | Fisher Price booster seat for Hailey's ice cream 4th birthday drive! |
| 09/07/2006 | My 42nd birthday! |
| 09/23/2006 | Dinner with Janie at Paulos & Bills, then go see 'FlyBoys' |
| 09/26/2006 | Go to Babaks for dinner in Topeka |
| 09/27/2006 | Dinner CME with Janie at The American Restaurant |
| 09/30/2006 | Photoshoot with Joe Lynch at JCCC and Corporate Woods |
| 10/18/2006 | Dinner CME with Janie at The Capitol Grill |
| 10/20/2006 | Porsche Driver Track Event at Heartland Park |
| 10/28/2006 | Ben Noel over with his Black 2006 Elise |
| 11/11/2006 | Elise meet in Lawrence - Phil comes over first |
| 11/19/2006 | Drag raced at KCIR. 2060 lbs. Best ET: 13.030, Best Trap: 105.06 mph |
| 12/09/2006 | Attended Crown Autocross Banquet - received 1st place ASP trophy |
| 12/15/2006 | Dynoed at MC Racing 201 hp / 143 lb/ft (SAE 177.17 whp / 126.04 wlb/ft) |
| 02/18/2007 | We sign contract on our new house |
| 04/07/2007 | MAM 'Find The Line' track day |
| 04/18/2007 | HPT Touring Club #1 |
| 05/16/2007 | HPT Touring Club #2 |
| 06/20/2007 | HPT Touring Club #3 |
| 06/22/2007 | We break ground on our new house |
| 08/26/2007 | Two years of ownership! |
| 08/31/2007 | Dynoed at Supertune (3.4" pulley) 256 hp / 168 lb/ft (SAE 225.56 whp / 148.48 wlb/ft) |
| 08/31/2007 | Our 6th wedding anniversary. Valet park at Capitol Grill. |
| 09/07/2007 | My 43rd birthday! |
| 09/15/2007 | Elise meet at First Watch in Shawnee |
| 09/19/2007 | HPT Touring Club #4 |
| 09/28/2007 | Fast Fridays Track Event at MAM |
| 10/24/2007 | HPT Touring Club #5 |
| 11/10/2007 | Dyno at MC Racing (3.2" pulley) 262 hp / 173 lb/ft (SAE 230.87 whp / 152.29 wlb/ft) |
| 11/18/2007 | Drag race at KCIR. 2070 lbs. Best ET: 12.410 Best Trap: 110.03 mph |
| 12/04/2007 | Move out of our current home - car is in storage at Phil's barn @ 14250 miles...! |
| 05/21/2008 | Pick up car from TurboPhil's place... drop off at house |
| 06/06/2008 | Close on new house - move in! |
| 06/21/2008 | Porsche Driver Track Event at Heartland Park - first time out in 241 days! (14420 miles) |
| 07/24/2008 | Madison's first drive - she loved it! |
| 07/26/2007 | Dynoed at Supertune (back to 3.4" pulley) 261 hp / 169 lb/ft (SAE 230.11 whp / 149.15 wlb/ft) |
| 07/30/2008 | Create beta-version LOTUS wall in new garage (see pix above) |
| 08/13/2008 | HPT Touring Club #5 - new best lap time 1:41.58 |
| 08/19/2008 | Hailey's first day of school in the Elise! |
| 08/26/2008 | Three years of ownership - three year warranty is over! :( |
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| 08/30/2008 | Our 7th wedding anniversary at 7pm at SEVEN ;) |
| 09/07/2008 | My 44th birthday! |
| 09/10/2008 | HPT Touring Club #6 |
| 09/27/2008 | MAM 'Find The Line' track day |
| 10/15/2008 | HPT Touring Club #7 |
| 10/18/2008 | Porsche Driver Track Event at Heartland Park |
| 11/23/2008 | Drag race at KCIR. GOAL: 1999 lbs. Best ET: 11.999 Best Trap: 115.00 mph |
| Date | Description | Change (lbs). | Total |
| 08/26/2005 | Took delivery of car 1949 lbs. (non-touring, sport, soft top) Not counting hard top. | | 1949.00 |
| 08/28/2005 | Remove soft top | -11.500 | 1937.50 |
| 08/28/2005 | Add LED brake light flasher | 0.225 | 1937.73 |
| 08/28/2005 | Remove visors | -1.100 | 1936.63 |
| 08/28/2005 | Remove battery cover, user manual, toolkit | -3.125 | 1933.50 |
| 09/17/2005 | Add CG Lock | 0.250 | 1933.75 |
| 09/17/2005 | Upgrade to Braille battery/bracket (Replace stock battery) | -13.750 | 1920.00 |
| 09/25/2005 | Weigh: Truck scale 1920lbs (720 front, 1200 rear). Full fluids, no top, empty trunk | | 1920.00 |
| 10/13/2005 | Add leather emergency brake cover | 0.063 | 1920.06 |
| 12/05/2005 | Upgrade to MultiVex side mirrors (Replace stock mirrors) | 0.063 | 1920.13 |
| 01/15/2006 | Upgrade headlights to 55watt 8000k HIDs (Replace stock headlights) | 1.863 | 1921.99 |
| 01/15/2006 | Upgrade high beams to H7 SilverStars (Replace stock high beams) | 0.000 | 1921.99 |
| 01/15/2006 | Upgrade parking lights to white LED (Replace stock parking lights) | -0.050 | 1921.94 |
| 02/21/2006 | Upgrade speakers to Infinity Reference 4012i / Kappa 52.7i (Replace stock speakers) | -0.206 | 1921.73 |
| 02/22/2006 | Add black powder coat to rear diffuser (Replace rubber trim) | -0.200 | 1921.53 |
| 02/22/2006 | Add 35% window tint on rear window & sides - 15% eyebrow in front | 0.000 | 1921.53 |
| 02/22/2006 | Add Lotus Sport & Elise front licence plate vinyl | 0.000 | 1921.53 |
| 03/10/2006 | Remove visor posts | -0.150 | 1921.38 |
| 04/11/2006 | Remove front camber shims (3mm) | -0.150 | 1921.23 |
| 05/09/2006 | Upgrade to TurboXS Intake System (Replace stock airbox) | -1.350 | 1919.88 |
| 07/10/2006 | Remove fix-a-flat aerosol can | -0.825 | 1919.06 |
| 07/10/2006 | Remove trunk side carpet | -1.438 | 1917.62 |
| 07/10/2006 | Remove trunk rear carpet | -0.788 | 1916.83 |
| 08/05/2006 | Remove dead pedal | -0.180 | 1916.65 |
| 08/05/2006 | Remove trunk release handle | -0.015 | 1916.64 |
| 08/05/2006 | Upgrade Yokohama A048 M rear tires at 7000 miles (Replace worn L compound tires) | 4.750 | 1921.39 |
| 08/05/2006 | Remove trunk foam pad | -0.415 | 1920.97 |
| 08/05/2006 | Remove rear exhaust insulation | -0.795 | 1920.18 |
| 09/16/2006 | Upgrade to Challenge grill (Replace stock rear panel) | -3.000 | 1917.18 |
| 09/16/2006 | Add ForcedFed carbon fiber front splitter | 3.030 | 1920.21 |
| 09/16/2006 | Add Nordlocks for rear inner toe link | 0.013 | 1920.22 |
| 10/01/2006 | Upgrade to AutoZone rearview mirror (Replace stock mirror) | -0.063 | 1920.16 |
| 10/01/2006 | Add Stan's clutch stop mod | 0.013 | 1920.17 |
| 10/26/2006 | Add felt trunk liner | 0.350 | 1920.52 |
| 10/26/2006 | Add aluminum headlight embellishers | 0.038 | 1920.56 |
| 10/26/2006 | Add battery charger quick connectors for hardwiring | 0.063 | 1920.62 |
| 10/27/2006 | Upgrade to ForcedFed street header with decat pipe (Replace stock header) | -10.600 | 1910.02 |
| 10/27/2006 | Upgrade to 2bular 6" diffuser exhaust (Replace stock exhaust system) | -13.485 | 1896.54 |
| 11/15/2006 | Add "Stan shifter mod" | 0.013 | 1896.55 |
| 01/04/2007 | Add Kemmler Air2Gel seat buildup | 3.030 | 1899.58 |
| 01/12/2007 | Add pop-up cup holder | 0.313 | 1899.89 |
| 02/23/2007 | Add Lotus Sport badges to floor mats | 0.013 | 1899.91 |
| 03/30/2007 | Add wiring for RPM and TPS datalogger pickup | 0.125 | 1900.03 |
| 04/03/2007 | Add passenger airbag / abs cutoff switch | 0.063 | 1900.09 |
| 04/04/2007 | Upgrade charger cable to rear license area | 0.063 | 1900.16 |
| 05/25/2007 | Upgrade Yokohama LTS A048 rear tires at 11250 miles (Replace worn M compound tires) | -6.000 | 1894.16 |
| 06/11/2007 | Remove all rear engine heat shielding | -2.675 | 1891.48 |
| 07/09/2007 | Add NGK AFX wideband sensor | 1.000 | 1892.48 |
| 07/25/2007 | Add quilt batting to rear cubbies to reduce droning | 0.188 | 1892.67 |
| 07/29/2007 | Add Ronin/Katana supercharger & custom 270R plaque | 20.950 | 1913.62 |
| 08/21/2007 | Upgrade to stock airbox/green filter (Replace TurboXS intake - for safety) | 1.000 | 1914.62 |
| 08/21/2007 | Upgrade to Fidanza Aluminum Flywheel (Replace stock flywheel) | -5.515 | 1909.10 |
| 08/21/2007 | Upgrade to ACT LE1-XTSS Extreme Clutch (Replace stock clutch) | -0.415 | 1908.69 |
| 09/11/2007 | Upgrade charcoal canister system (Replace stock canister) | -4.269 | 1904.42 |
| 10/17/2007 | Upgrade port enhance stock intake air box (Remove excess material) | -0.425 | 1904.00 |
| 10/22/2007 | Add Saikou Michi dual oil catch can system | 0.963 | 1904.96 |
| 10/29/2007 | Upgrade to 10psi 3.2" supercharger pulley (Replace 3.4" pulley) | -0.200 | 1904.76 |
| 11/16/2007 | Upgrade to VoltPhreaks 4.5 lb. battery (Replace Braille Battery) | -7.200 | 1897.56 |
| 06/17/2008 | Upgrade to TitaniumDave brake rotors / rear brake pads (Replace stock rotors) | -11.388 | 1886.17 |
| 07/10/2008 | Upgrade to stock 8psi 3.4" supercharger pulley (Replace 3.2" pulley for safety) | +0.200 | 1886.37 |
| 07/16/2008 | Upgrade to AreaP titanium 2.5" exhaust (Replace 2bular Exhaust) | -5.726 | 1880.64 |
| 07/16/2008 | Upgrade to VonHep rear panel (Replace Challenge grill) | -1.288 | 1879.35 |
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| 08/16/2008 | Upgrade engine cover lock with AeroCatch (Replace stock lock) | -2.103 | 1877.25 |
| 08/16/2008 | Remove A/C recirculation panels | -0.275 | 1876.97 |
| 08/26/2008 | Add polyurethane motor mounts | +0.413 | 1877.38 |
| 08/28/2008 | Full weight (no top): 1877 lbs. (851 kg) (LF:380 RF:370 LR:557 RR:570)
Empty weight (no top): 1803 lbs. (818 kg) (LF:367 RF:353 LR:529 RR:554) | | 1877.35 |
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| 09/20/2008 | Add BOE ClamHinge rear clam tilting system (Remove extra bits) | -3.000 | 1874.38 |
| 10/31/2008 | Upgrade to TR MotorSport F1 silver wheels (Replace stock wheels) | -13.900 | 1860.48 |
| 12/31/2008 | Upgrade to Nitron sport coilovers (Replace stock shocks) | -3.600 | 1856.88 |
| 12/31/2009 | Upgrade to Sector111 carbon fiber cloth seats (Replace stock seats) | -13.900 | 1842.98 |
| 12/31/2009 | Upgrade to Lexan windshield (Replace stock windshield) | -16.100 | 1826.88 |
| 12/31/2009 | Upgrade to FIA kevlar fuel tank (Replace stock aluminum tank) | -25.000 | 1801.88 |
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| 12/31/2009 | Target weight (no top): 1799 lbs. (816 kg) With driver (goal 169 lbs): 1968 lbs. (893 kg)
Empty weight (no top): 1725 lbs. (782 kg) With driver (goal 169 lbs): 1894 lbs. (859 kg) | 2.88 | 1799.00 |
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