Project Nirvana Leaves for Laguna Seca!

This past week has been a busy one for us. We got our stock '05 Elise (code named Project Nirvana) in the middle of last week and immediately began to transform her into the perfect N/A Lotus. Our goal was to have the build finished in time to take the car up to beautiful Laguna Seca for a special round of the Lotus Challenge Series.

We worked through almost every day and even late into the night on the some occasions building a car that would personify performance through lightweight. We still have a long way to go, but already, Project Nirvana is naturally aspirated driving bliss! This morning, Shinoo took Project Nirvana to our friend Carl's to be aligned and corner balanced. From there, we'll be heading up to Monterrey to take on the corkscrew!

This is the first time the Lotus Challenge Series has visited this world-famous track. Its a great track with an exhilarating mixture of high and low speed turns as well as some wild elevation changes.

For those of you that are not familiar with Laguna Seca, it's home to one of the most notorious and beautiful turns in all of motorsport. Turn 8a/8b, more commonly referred to as "the corkscrew," is a very tight downhill chicane that requires massive mechanical grip (grip that is not generated by aerodynamics). The elevation change alone is awe inspiring! Pictures WILL be posted!

Stay tuned here an follow us on twitter @ www.twitter.com/sector111 for full coverage of the Lotus Challenge Series at Laguna Seca and our Project Nirvana Elise.

We'll be posting live track-side!