Caterham R300 madness..

[LRdriver II]

My Caterham R300.. blinged up with carbon tat, kevlar seat, LSD, Stack dash.
Insane to drive as this is my first experience with an aeroscreen. mad thing..

[GTi T]

Now thats cool!!

Cold in winter though or do you have a more practical car?

Love the colour

[cossiemetro]

now that looks fun

[LRdriver II]

Yep, got an Audi diesel as the daily barge. The Caterham is purely a driving instrument to get a good hit of adrenaline (and everything else the car in front cares to drive thru). First time with an aeroscreen and enjoying the sensory overload you get driving it. raindrops hurt as well

[L100NYY]

LRdriver II said:

Yep, got an Audi diesel as the daily barge. The Caterham is purely a driving instrument to get a good hit of adrenaline (and everything else the car in front cares to drive thru). First time with an aeroscreen and enjoying the sensory overload you get driving it. raindrops hurt as well

Hee hee, rain drops are like being hit with a paintball gun aren't they! I have very fond memories of driving my Superlights with the aeroscreen, particularly hitting the rev imiter in 6th (on a private test track obviously) and the helmet was being rippped from my head by the wind!

[granville]

L100NYY said:

Hee hee, rain drops are like being hit with a paintball gun aren't they! I have very fond memories of driving my Superlights with the aeroscreen, particularly hitting the rev imiter in 6th (on a private test track obviously) and the helmet was being rippped from my head by the wind!

Not 'alf!

Having said that, Jeremy C's pre-400 SLR has a more upright aeroscreen than the one pictured and which we both have experince of - certainly, hitting 125 up the Hangar Straight in his - I did not feel near to certain decapitation.

Iffy design flaw ito the angle itself?

[L100NYY]

My first Superlight had the earlier JPE style aeroscreen but to be honest I can't remember whether it was any better or worse than my later ones!

It's all a bit blurry!

[espresso]

Fantastic!!
Sell the Audi and buy a woolly hat.

Driving your Caterham in the dead of winter is the sign of a REAL enthusiast (or nutter of course, who can tell?)

[mackie1]

Hehe, refer to the Top Gear mag article where Tom Ford takes an Atom to the arctic circle to get an idea of what winter driving in such a car is like (although a caterham at least has bodywork to keep the wind off your toes!)

[snapper seven]

Hello mate,

See you have decided to chop the other one in for a higher spec! Good man - you know you will end up upgrading this one anyway
Glad you are having fun with it.

Hope to see you at the L7 meet this Thursday in it!

Cheers

Dave
(I was the one with the red seven (with flares!))

[benzo]

nice.

Does the aero screen deflect rain over your head when its pouring?

[snapper seven]

To answer your question benzo...no it doesn't. The rain just hits your face and hurts like hell, you have to wear a crash helmet. A number of people wear crash helmets regardless of weather anyway to offer some protection from bugs and flying stones

Edited by snapper seven on Tuesday 12th September 18:45

[benzo]

thanks snapper! I went out in an aero screened ultralight about ten years ago. I asked the caterham driver if flying wasps and rain where an issue. He said no, I believed him.

My own seven with a windscreen has been great in the rain. I've often looked at the aero screens and wondered

Thanks for the info