A30Racer Posted November 27, 2021 Author Posted November 27, 2021 At the moment, she seems to be delighting in exploring the capabilities of the Caterham & it seems a shame to spoil that by making it too fierce, too quickly. I'm still having a blast getting the best out of it myself, so that's cool. 1
A30Racer Posted April 30, 2023 Author Posted April 30, 2023 My ladies (wife & step-daughter) have been competing at Werrington Park Hillclimb in the Caterham. A bit damp today, but a nice dry day yesterday. Paddock shot to feast your eyes on...... 1
Escadrille Ecosse Posted April 30, 2023 Posted April 30, 2023 Excellent. Good to hear the car is being enjoyed properly
A30Racer Posted September 1 Author Posted September 1 This may come as a shock to you all, but I have made a little progress on one of my cars. Decided to pause the work on the VW T25 and do a bit on one of my projects.........The Caterham has only done one sprint this year and there will be a visit to Wiscombe on 14th of september, so was feeling a little neglected. I have had a Ford English axle modified to fit the Caterham suspension, so have been cleaning, painting, refurbishing the bits to go in the axle. At the end of the process we will have new bearings, brakes etc and a plate type LSD, with a suitably light pre-load to match the weight of the car. There are plans moving on to replace the benign old Vauxhall 8v motor with a Vauxhall Redtop 16v, which should be approx 100bhp more!! In a 530Kg car, we are hoping for great things next season! Here's hoping...... There may be those amongst you who recognise the slightly unorthodox work bench!
Nick Jones Posted September 1 Posted September 1 6 minutes ago, A30Racer said: There may be those amongst you who recognise the slightly unorthodox work bench! That’s no way to treat an old lady - even one from Solihull Is that axle intended to be in for Wiscombe? Would be a little anxious about introducing an lsd to relatively inexperienced drivers on that hill? Though judging by the report in the Woolbridge magazine, conditions must have been pretty bloody perfect at the last meet - more than a second of the hill record! Outstanding effort!
A30Racer Posted September 1 Author Posted September 1 The English axle will be going in over the winter, so not putting myself under too much pressure. Good guess on the mystery work bench!
Nick Jones Posted September 1 Posted September 1 17 minutes ago, A30Racer said: Good guess on the mystery work bench! A true multipurpose vehicle… 2
A30Racer Posted September 2 Author Posted September 2 It took us around North Devon on our honeymoon too! Just been woken up after 2 years idle in the garden (I am ashamed that we neglected the old love). Still slow, thirsty and noisy, but likely to be the last vehicle standing!
A30Racer Posted September 4 Author Posted September 4 Drove all the way from Salisbury to Chelmsford this morning and place a deposit on this very energetic Vauxhall Redtop motor. According to the data, it was tested at 243bhp at 7300rpm, which should liven up the Caterham a bit! Will fit this over the winter along with the Ford axle with LSD 1
Nick Jones Posted September 4 Posted September 4 58 minutes ago, A30Racer said: it was tested at 243bhp at 7300rpm That’ll change the driving experience a bit….
A30Racer Posted September 5 Author Posted September 5 Yes to both the blueness and the altered driving experience! It is lovely on the road with the old 8v motor, but I am having to go so, so hard through the bends to be in contention at the hillclimbs & sprints. Will try to get the new engine installed before winter properly arrives, so we can iron out any bugs before next season (this may not happen, obviously!) 1
Nick Jones Posted September 5 Posted September 5 5 hours ago, A30Racer said: Will try to get the new engine installed before winter properly arrives, so we can iron out any bugs before next season This…. And to give the less experienced pilots a bit of seat time so they can hold the beast in check! (Or remove a plug lead or two for their runs!)
A30Racer Posted September 5 Author Posted September 5 We have concluded that the way forward is the ASWMC Sprint championship in 2025, as these venues have a bit more run-off and are a bit longer, so we can let the beast off the lead to take advantage of it's new athleticism. There may be the odd hillclimb depending how we get on taming it......... 2
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