Incoming Caterham

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Incoming Caterham

Post by andy tims » Mon May 29, 2023 12:58 am

Picked up the 620S on Saturday from GP Sevens who have been brilliant to deal with.

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The journey home was awful due to a nasty accident on the M25, but once home I had a good blast around some of the local roads & the car is fantastic.

It's a tight fit in the garage, with the bike & all the the other stuff despite a major clear out over the last couple of weeks in preparation.

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The drive is a bit full too, as the Exige doesn't go until Wednesday

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All the toys

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Very chuffed.
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Re: Incoming Caterham

Post by Morethan1 » Mon May 29, 2023 7:48 am

Congrats! Quite the collection 😃

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Post by jimyritz » Mon May 29, 2023 7:53 am

Congrats- didn’t realize how quick it was…That should be fun to drive…

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Post by Joeprez » Mon May 29, 2023 9:01 am

Spectacular! I’ve always liked Catethams, even considered the GBS kit before selling my Miata NB:

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Being so low and open top, how is the experienced compare to a bike on the streets?


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Re: Incoming Caterham

Post by rockmastermike » Mon May 29, 2023 9:18 am

You have the coolest toys….you win

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Post by Ryeguy » Mon May 29, 2023 9:37 am

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Being so low and open top, how is the experienced compare to a bike on the streets?


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My guess is the biggest difference is the car leans the wrong way in corners!

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Post by andy tims » Mon May 29, 2023 1:32 pm

Being low heightens the feeling of speed compared to the bike but overtaking is nowhere near as easy. In car terms the acceleration is pretty ballistic, but it’s not quick bike fast.
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Re: Incoming Caterham

Post by deepcdvr » Wed May 31, 2023 2:52 pm

Your collection makes me chuffed as well…

Congrats!
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Post by blkgsl » Wed May 31, 2023 10:03 pm

Congrats !

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Re: Incoming Caterham

Post by smellody » Wed May 31, 2023 10:06 pm

Very, very nice. Love it.

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Re: Incoming Caterham

Post by unsub073 » Thu Jun 01, 2023 10:00 am

Can't wait to see your new track day video's with the new car. Congrat's :clap:

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Re: Incoming Caterham

Post by andy tims » Thu Jun 01, 2023 1:59 pm

Thanks all for the positive comments.

Had a good blast out this evening. The weather was stunning.

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Conclusions -
1) When accelerating hard in 1st and 2nd it’s critical to be very smooth with the throttle. I broke traction a few times despite having nice warm tyres on warn, clean, smooth tarmac.
2) I’m getting used to the brakes, but with no servo assistance, they really do need a firm press if you need to stop quickly.
3) The car has immense cornering grip with warm tyres / tarmac.
4) I absolutely love it.
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Re: Incoming Caterham

Post by deepcdvr » Thu Jun 01, 2023 7:22 pm

andy tims wrote:
Thu Jun 01, 2023 1:59 pm


I absolutely love it.
There it is :cheers:
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Re: Incoming Caterham

Post by Bob1035 » Fri Jun 02, 2023 2:16 am

Sick!

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