I posted a reminder about seeing the Atom on various car boards I frequent, and Clyde of Team WTF?! suggested I drop by the SCCA autocross at FedEx Field. Apparently he posted on some other boards that I’d be bringing the Atom, as a large crowd of folks came to see it.

Despite a number of requests for me to take the car out for a run, I declined. It turns out that my tires and my insurance both only last a month or so, and it is pretty close to the end for both of them. [I’ll be ordering new tires when I get back, and I already have a replacement insurance policy in force, but I didn’t want to tempt fate.]

I let a bunch of folks sit in it (to see if they fit comfortably). C’mon guys (and gals!), let’s get some Atom orders in!

Update: This visit was posted to the Team WTF?! site:

I drove through Washington, DC on my way to Delaware. I figured I’d see some of the sights and it would be worth the extra travel time. I was wrong.

We really should do something about it, lest we give the wrong impression to foreign tourists. The roads are in terrible shape (at least in New York City, when there’s a chunk of road missing, it is because some utility work is going on – in Washington, DC there are chasms in the road for no apparent purpose). The signage is confusing / nonexistant (who would ever put exits in tunnels and then put the labels on the exits 1/4 mile past where the road splits)? The traffic signals seem to be timed to catch you at every light. Did I mention the signage is terrible? I would up getting a scenic tour of the Union Station parking garage due to the signs.

Fortunately, all the locals were friendly and were glad to help me “get the hell out of here”.