So finally the day had come and the car was ready to be collected from Caterham's showroom in Crawley. Martin Whitlock Head of aftersales was there to meet me and show me round the car. It looked fantastic and Caterham had done a great job of fixing up the last little details. There wasn't much to do today apart from get the keys and drive off. Before that we couldn't resist a look around the work shop and the new facility they have at Crawley. There are putting on the finishing touches but it is already very impressive. The only concern was the amount of Caterhams being "fixed up" after some over confident driving - probably a timely reminder!!

We then drove the car back to the office. First impressions were of course that the car is amazing, very fast and just like being the perfect go kart. The road was cold and wet however so goal number one was just getting back in one piece....

The car has to be run in at less than 4000 rpm for 500 miles and then first service is at 1000 miles. Clearly this is not the ideal time of year to get the car on the road and a lot later than planned so we will have to wait for some dry days before we can properly report back on the handling and performance. We look forward to doing that and getting the car out to meet some winners and some track events in the summer. Updates to follow when the weather gets better!!!

Моя любимая игрушка! Дарит море радости. Вот думаю, когда отпустит наконец? :)
Урожденный Lotus Seven – детище великого конструктора Колина Чепмена. Лозунг «Ни грамма лишнего веса!» он принес из авиации в гонки Formula-1 и, конечно, в конструкцию Seven. Суперлегкий, но мощный автомобиль быстро снискал популярность на гоночных трассах и узких дорожках английских имений.