Is there a really weird CG on these cars - the jacking points must be further back on that Elise than say an MR2.
I was lifting all sorts of cars at RSpeed long ago and I always recall that sweat you break by thinking you did not double check the jacking points - you always double check before jacking or at least get it 1/4 way in air for a safety check (tug on the wheel, etc).
Goodyear should be used to all sorts of mid, rear and front engine balances....but everytime I look at this pic, I just see the car being totalled.
A friend of mine here in ATL had (and now has) a red Elise and hit a chuck on concrete on the highway - doing minimal damage on the outside, but it was totalled by his insurance as the aluminum tub was tweaked.
I hope he comes out ok on this with his lawyers.