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I'm buggered if I know what Caterham Midlands have done to the little swine but dear Frederico Botswami, it is just the definitive adrenalin fix on (mostly!) 4 wheels...
Against all the advice, I got a set of the 50 Cent 15" wheels, shod with new roobarb, the 13s joining the burgeoning collection of automobillia cluttering it's quarters. Asked 'em to send it back with just the aeroscreen so the last hour's been a 'bedding in' sortie...
I've said this before but when you're on the sinewy sections and the bikers are waving you by, the impulse to push still further takes hold: biker recog is one of the higher forms of the hooner's pleasntries and before you could say limited sli...I was stringing together little sequences with unbridled, firing, richocheting ecstacy.
The cat bypass engendered the downshifts with a rat-a-tat blare, all terribly Cerby of old but most amazing was the smoothness in any gear over a much wider rev band: almost banished is the bucking 'hopper.
With the helmet angled down to avoid lift above 95 (achieved 114 on the 'bahn but thought decapitation soon to follow), the pscychological focus permeates all your actions, as does the even greater degree of exposure.
Best of all (and this was High Numpty Time, Sunday, remember) was the palpable sense of goodwill the flashing blackie seemed to generate: Not sure how much of that was the sight of a helmet astern (my God, that infers numptitia actually using their rear mirrors!) but several cars either pulled over completely or indicated left to allow passage forth: fellow hooners, including a small trio of Type R, M3 & Clio Sport gave way and ALL either gave the
or gestured some other, warm approval.
It seems that in a 'rham, you can genuinely have your cake, eat it and escape the salivating jaws of the Red Army.
If you haven't already, I implore you to start the process of acquisition.
DeR, The Smitten.
Against all the advice, I got a set of the 50 Cent 15" wheels, shod with new roobarb, the 13s joining the burgeoning collection of automobillia cluttering it's quarters. Asked 'em to send it back with just the aeroscreen so the last hour's been a 'bedding in' sortie...
I've said this before but when you're on the sinewy sections and the bikers are waving you by, the impulse to push still further takes hold: biker recog is one of the higher forms of the hooner's pleasntries and before you could say limited sli...I was stringing together little sequences with unbridled, firing, richocheting ecstacy.
The cat bypass engendered the downshifts with a rat-a-tat blare, all terribly Cerby of old but most amazing was the smoothness in any gear over a much wider rev band: almost banished is the bucking 'hopper.
With the helmet angled down to avoid lift above 95 (achieved 114 on the 'bahn but thought decapitation soon to follow), the pscychological focus permeates all your actions, as does the even greater degree of exposure.
Best of all (and this was High Numpty Time, Sunday, remember) was the palpable sense of goodwill the flashing blackie seemed to generate: Not sure how much of that was the sight of a helmet astern (my God, that infers numptitia actually using their rear mirrors!) but several cars either pulled over completely or indicated left to allow passage forth: fellow hooners, including a small trio of Type R, M3 & Clio Sport gave way and ALL either gave the
or gestured some other, warm approval. It seems that in a 'rham, you can genuinely have your cake, eat it and escape the salivating jaws of the Red Army.
If you haven't already, I implore you to start the process of acquisition.
DeR, The Smitten.
Yes... agree...
Picking up my new Caterham tomorrow, an R300 with aeroscreen as well. Traded up from a a standard roadsport to the R300(lsd,6speed,big brakes,carbon wings/nose/dash, Stack dial). Sold my Exige as well as the caterham is soooo much more raw, scalpel-like in its driving sensations that it made the Lotus seem flabby.
Packing the pixie-race boots, oakleys and full face helmet for the drive home from RatRace...cant wait to get her home and introduce her to the pleasures of Essex tarmac ribbons.
Picking up my new Caterham tomorrow, an R300 with aeroscreen as well. Traded up from a a standard roadsport to the R300(lsd,6speed,big brakes,carbon wings/nose/dash, Stack dial). Sold my Exige as well as the caterham is soooo much more raw, scalpel-like in its driving sensations that it made the Lotus seem flabby.
Packing the pixie-race boots, oakleys and full face helmet for the drive home from RatRace...cant wait to get her home and introduce her to the pleasures of Essex tarmac ribbons.
LRdriver II said:
Yes... agree...
Picking up my new Caterham tomorrow, an R300 with aeroscreen as well. Traded up from a a standard roadsport to the R300(lsd,6speed,big brakes,carbon wings/nose/dash, Stack dial). Sold my Exige as well as the caterham is soooo much more raw, scalpel-like in its driving sensations that it made the Lotus seem flabby.
Packing the pixie-race boots, oakleys and full face helmet for the drive home from RatRace...cant wait to get her home and introduce her to the pleasures of Essex tarmac ribbons.
Picking up my new Caterham tomorrow, an R300 with aeroscreen as well. Traded up from a a standard roadsport to the R300(lsd,6speed,big brakes,carbon wings/nose/dash, Stack dial). Sold my Exige as well as the caterham is soooo much more raw, scalpel-like in its driving sensations that it made the Lotus seem flabby.
Packing the pixie-race boots, oakleys and full face helmet for the drive home from RatRace...cant wait to get her home and introduce her to the pleasures of Essex tarmac ribbons.
Carsten, did you keep that aeroscreen you picked up from Clive at Aryliam on ebay?
Yep.. still got it. The only problem was that it was stuck on with silkaflex and requires a little violence to get it removed from the scuttle its attached to. Needless to say, I havent used it and only pinched the mirrors from it. the scuttle has too many holes in it to purely respray sadly, as its a carbon jobbie..
You need it?
You need it?
Edited by LRdriver II on Monday 14th August 19:10
LRdriver II said:
Yep.. still got it. The only problem was that it was stuck on with silkaflex and requires a little violence to get it removed from the scuttle its attached to. Needless to say, I havent used it and only pinched the mirrors from it. the scuttle has too many holes in it to purely respray sadly, as its a carbon jobbie..
You need it?
You need it?
Edited by LRdriver II on Monday 14th August 19:10
Ironically, I only wanted the aeroscreen - had I known the whole lot was on offer for £200 I'd have bought it and sold the mirrors on! - perhaps we could do a deal on it if it's useable?...pm me thru here and I'll swap you email addresses - I don't have yours to hand. Cheers
jaker said:
My only experience of a Caterham with an aeroscreen was tempered by my helmet wanting to fly off (with my head attached) above about 90... do those helmet spoiler things help?
I'd say yes.
I had a standard helmet and replaced it with one with chavster chin and head spoiler and the difference was marked. Car had a screen, though I'd expect more marked differences without a screen...
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