| 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) |
| 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. |
| 09/08/2005 | 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 |
| 10/10/2005 | First checkup & Oil change at MidRivers Lotus in St. Louis (1589 miles) |
| 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. 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 |
| 05/26/2006 | Oil change at home with Motul 8100 (4532 miles) |
| 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! |
| 09/23/2006 | 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 |
| 10/23/2006 | Oil change / Dash Replacement at MidRivers Lotus (9205 miles) |
| 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. 2050 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 |
| 04/02/2007 | Oil change at home with Motul 8100 (10517 miles) |
| 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. |
| 09/15/2007 | 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! |
| 07/26/2008 | 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) |
| 08/12/2008 | Oil change at home with Motul 8100 (14803 miles) |
| 08/13/2008 | HPT Touring Club #5 - new best lap time 1:41.58 |
| 08/16/2008 | Elise GetToGether (GTG) at Phil's |
| 08/19/2008 | Hailey's first day of Kindergarten in the Elise! |
| 08/26/2008 | Three years of ownership - three year warranty is over! :( |
| 08/30/2008 | Our 7th wedding anniversary at 7pm at SEVEN ;) |
| 09/07/2008 | My 44th birthday! |
| 10/17/2008 | Porsche Driver Track Event at Heartland Park - new best lap time 1:57.65 |
| 11/16/2008 | Elise GetToGether (GTG) at Phil's |
| 11/23/2008 | Drag race at KCIR. 2030 lbs. Best ET: 12.697 Best Trap: 112.10 mph |
| 04/10/2009 | Dynoed at Supertune (TVS supercharger) 325 hp / 212 lb/ft (SAE 286.44 whp / 186.50 wlb/ft) |
| 05/03/2009 | Elise GetToGether (GTG) at Phil's - claybar & waxing! |
| 07/01/2009 | Current mileage: 18440 |
| Modification | Date | Change (lbs) | Weight (lbs) | (kg) |
| Base Elise (LSS, non touring, full fluids, no top) | - | - | 1949.00 | 883.90 |
| Empty stock 45 liter gas tank | - | -74.009 | 1874.99 | 850.34 |
| Remove touring softtop (padded) | - | -11.500 | 1863.49 | 845.12 |
| VoltPhreaks VPH-700 battery + bracket (Replaces stock battery) | 11/16/2007 | -19.950 | 1843.54 | 836.07 |
| AreaP titanium 2.5" exhaust (Replaces stock exhaust system) | 07/16/2008 | -17.950 | 1825.59 | 827.93 |
| TitaniumDave brake rotors (Replaces stock rotors) | 06/17/2008 | -11.388 | 1814.20 | 822.77 |
| ForcedFed street header + decat (Replaces stock header/cat) | 10/27/2006 | -10.600 | 1803.60 | 817.96 |
| CF Cloth Seats (Replaces stock seats) | 10/28/2008 | -10.180 | 1793.42 | 813.34 |
| ProAlloy gas tank + Walbro 255 pump / plumbing (Replace stock tank/pump) | 06/30/2009 | -9.640 | 1783.78 | 808.97 |
| TRM F1 17x7.5 rear wheels (Replaces stock LSS wheels) | 11/17/2008 | -8.200 | 1775.58 | 805.25 |
| TRM F1 16x6.5 front wheels (Replaces stock LSS wheels) | 11/17/2008 | -5.700 | 1769.88 | 802.67 |
| Remove rear speaker panel | 10/28/2008 | -5.650 | 1764.23 | 800.11 |
| Fidanza aluminum flywheel (Replaces stock flywheel) | 08/21/2007 | -5.515 | 1758.72 | 797.60 |
| Remove charcoal canister & related plumbing | 09/11/2007 | -4.269 | 1754.45 | 795.67 |
| Remove battery cover / toolkit | 08/28/2005 | -3.625 | 1750.82 | 794.02 |
| Remove exhaust heat shielding | 06/11/2007 | -3.470 | 1747.35 | 792.45 |
| Frame mounted challenge grill (Replace stock rear grill) | 10/04/2008 | -3.288 | 1744.07 | 790.96 |
| TurboXS intake system - no map tube (Replaces stock intake system) | 05/09/2006 | -3.150 | 1740.92 | 789.53 |
| Aerocatch engine cover lock (Replaces stock locking system) | 08/16/2008 | -2.103 | 1738.81 | 788.58 |
| Remove trunk side carpet | 07/10/2006 | -1.438 | 1737.37 | 787.93 |
| Engine grill mesh (Replaces stock plastic slats) | 10/24/2008 | -1.294 | 1736.08 | 787.34 |
| RevoSport carbon fiber door panels (Replaces stock cloth panels) | 01/10/2009 | -1.275 | 1734.81 | 786.76 |
| Remove visors | 08/28/2005 | -1.100 | 1733.71 | 786.26 |
| Aluminum rear clam shims (Replace stock steel shims) | 05/25/2009 | -1.063 | 1732.64 | 785.78 |
| Remove 20" of extra battery cable | 06/07/2009 | -0.869 | 1731.77 | 785.38 |
| Remove Fix-a-flat aerosol can | 07/10/2006 | -0.825 | 1730.95 | 785.01 |
| Remove rear trunk carpet | 07/10/2006 | -0.788 | 1730.16 | 784.65 |
| LETSLA shifter mechanism (Replaces stock shift linkage) | 03/01/2009 | -0.725 | 1729.44 | 784.32 |
| Remove foam trunk pad | 08/05/2006 | -0.415 | 1729.02 | 784.14 |
| ACT LE1-XTSS Extreme Clutch (Replaces stock clutch) | 08/21/2007 | -0.415 | 1728.61 | 783.95 |
| A/C Enhancement (Remove under dash panels) | 08/16/2008 | -0.275 | 1728.33 | 783.82 |
| Remove primary O2 / plug secondary | 06/05/2009 | -0.206 | 1728.12 | 783.73 |
| Infinity Reference 4012i speakers (Replaces stock speakers) | 02/21/2006 | -0.206 | 1727.92 | 783.64 |
| Powder coat diffuser / remove trim | 02/22/2006 | -0.200 | 1727.72 | 783.55 |
| Remove dead pedal | 08/05/2006 | -0.180 | 1727.54 | 783.46 |
| Remove visor posts | 03/10/2006 | -0.150 | 1727.39 | 783.40 |
| Remove camber shims (3mm) | 04/11/2006 | -0.150 | 1727.24 | 783.33 |
| AutoZone rearview mirror (Replace stock mirror) | 10/01/2006 | -0.063 | 1727.18 | 783.30 |
| White LED parking lights (Replaces incandescents) | 01/15/2006 | -0.050 | 1727.13 | 783.28 |
| Remove trunk release handle | 08/05/2006 | -0.015 | 1727.11 | 783.27 |
| General UHP 225/45/17 Rear Tires (Replaces stock A048 tires) | 11/17/2008 | 0.000 | 1727.11 | 783.27 |
| H7 SilverStar highbeams (Replace stock high beams) | 01/15/2006 | 0.000 | 1727.11 | 783.27 |
| 35% window tint on rear window & sides / 15% eyebrow in front | 02/22/2006 | 0.000 | 1727.11 | 783.27 |
| Lotus Sport & Elise front license decals | 02/22/2006 | 0.000 | 1727.11 | 783.27 |
| White LED license plate lights (Replace stock incandescent) | 11/15/2008 | 0.000 | 1727.11 | 783.27 |
| K&N Performance Oil Filter (Replace stock filter) | 04/10/2009 | 0.000 | 1727.11 | 783.27 |
| Stan shifter mod | 11/15/2006 | 0.013 | 1727.12 | 783.28 |
| Nordlocks for rear inner toe link | 09/16/2006 | 0.013 | 1727.14 | 783.28 |
| Stan's clutch stop mod | 10/01/2006 | 0.013 | 1727.15 | 783.29 |
| Lotus Sport badges added to floor mats | 02/23/2007 | 0.013 | 1727.16 | 783.29 |
| Aluminum headlight embellishers | 10/26/2006 | 0.038 | 1727.20 | 783.31 |
| Leather emergency brake cover | 10/13/2005 | 0.063 | 1727.26 | 783.34 |
| MultiVex side mirrors | 12/05/2005 | 0.063 | 1727.33 | 783.37 |
| Passenger airbag / abs cutoff switch | 04/03/2007 | 0.063 | 1727.39 | 783.40 |
| Carbon Fiber side mirror covers | 12/07/2008 | 0.100 | 1727.49 | 783.44 |
| LED brake light flasher | 08/28/2005 | 0.225 | 1727.71 | 783.54 |
| CG Lock | 09/17/2005 | 0.250 | 1727.96 | 783.66 |
| Pop-up cup holder | 01/12/2007 | 0.313 | 1728.28 | 783.80 |
| Felt trunk liner | 10/26/2006 | 0.350 | 1728.63 | 783.96 |
| Polyurethane motor mounts | 08/26/2008 | 0.413 | 1729.04 | 784.15 |
| Kenwood subwoofer / datalog cables | 03/05/2009 | 0.925 | 1729.97 | 784.56 |
| Reinstall rear speakers | 03/06/2009 | 1.250 | 1731.22 | 785.13 |
| AFX Air Fuel System | 07/20/2007 | 1.740 | 1732.96 | 785.92 |
| 55watt 8000k HID headlights (Replace stock headlights) | 01/15/2006 | 1.863 | 1734.82 | 786.77 |
| BOE Clamhinge system | 11/16/2008 | 2.850 | 1737.67 | 788.06 |
| ForcedFed carbon fiber front splitter | 03/01/2009 | 3.030 | 1740.70 | 789.43 |
| EFI standalone engine management system | 09/16/2006 | 3.200 | 1743.90 | 790.88 |
| BOE TVS Supercharger system (550cc injectors, 90mm pulley) | 03/01/2009 | 29.100 | 1773.00 | 804.08 |
| Current (empty gas, no top): LF:364 RF:361 LR:524 RR:529 | 07/02/2009 | | 1773.00 | 804.08 |
| Nitron Sport Coilovers | 12/31/2009 | -3.600 | 1769.40 | 802.45 |
| CF Undertray | 12/31/2009 | -3.500 | 1765.90 | 800.86 |
| Speedglass windshield | 12/31/2009 | -16.100 | 1749.80 | 793.56 |
