Cyclists on the road? Stationary objects to all intents and purposes - would you stand in the road with a collection of metal tubes? All other slow moving vehicles (tractors etc) generally have a flashing orange light on them - I propose bicyclists should have these fitted. They pay no road tax, have no insurance, require no license and quite often, no lights and no sense. I know they’re entitled blah blah blah but just because you are legally allowed to do something doesn’t mean it’s a good idea. Roads are busy and fast these days. OK if it’s your only means of transport - but the guys that dress up like power rangers and use the public roads as their own private velodrome - just have a look in the mirror before you go out… Don’t get me started on the horsists either - you can’t tell me they are driving those things to work.

As for the so-called “safety cameras” - how can people randomly braking (often because they don’t actually know the speed limit - it’s 70mph on a de-restricted dual carriaway btw all you guys who brake in front of me to below 60) make the roads safer? Not to mention the carnage caused by the mobile speed camera van parked just past a junction on a dual carriageway - people should be concentrating on merging with the fast moving traffic, not randomly swerving about and braking.

Nice blog!

Good point. I agree with you that Google will need to re-index. This is something I am having to deal with now. In reverse though.

What is the negative impact of simple URLs on SEO. I noticed in my google webmaster console that it is picking up the same page but the long and the short versions and reporting them back as “problems”

Cheers!

That said I used to go to Sainsburys in mine.

I’m viewing a Lotus Elise S2 Sport 190 on Saturday at Alexander David near Ascot. Have had my heart set on a 111S for some time and drove one last weekend - it was quick but not as exciting as I had hoped… I will be driving the new car daily although I only commute 6 miles each way to work. Really interested in the Sport 190 but is it too hardcore (in comparison with the more ’sedate’ 111S) for regular use and better suited to track days and occasional blasts?

Thanks for any advice you can offer

Ben

I’d be interested to see what you end up with next. After a while of searching I finally found your site.

Years ago, before I bought my S2 Elise Sport 135, I used to read your Sport190.com site. I loved the videos, articles and all of the pictures you used to post up. In fact, I’m sure I saw your car at Hethel one day I was visiting to have something put onto my car (can’t remember what it was now).

Anyway, I’ve recently taken delivery of my new Elise SC which is just so much fun. Like you, I have had a Caterham and Elise in the past and after messing about with a whole host of powerful German cars, I’m back with the Lotus again. Nothing compares to that direct feel, that suspension that rides on air and the feeling you get when you drive an Elise. Of all of my cars, the Elise is just the best.

So anyway, I just thought I’d post up here to say a belated thank you for your old Sport190.com site. It would be great to see some pictures of your old car again if you still have them to bring back some memories. Many an evening was spent with a cuppa in front of my PC watching the videos, looking at the photos and dreaming of one day having a car such as yours. I’ve not finally got it and it was well worth the wait!

Cheers Tim,

Chris.