SIDC - Caterham Vids

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:12 pm

Kept them short to keep file size down:

Vid1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxSXFTE_Lqs

Vid2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FPQzD6Cm-M
Vid 2 slightly better/longer.

ExigeKen · Post by **ExigeKen** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:04 pm

Nice work Gareth

if my maths are right you are lapping in around 1.02 I guess that you will be aiming to break a minute soon

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:29 pm

by braking later going into Duffus for a start

Rag_It · Post by **Rag_It** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:32 pm

Very smooth - good on you just getting on with it, no gloves, nothing... just learning how to drive her well!

It does look like good fun!

Dave

Post by **simon** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:14 pm

There's a 60 second lap on there

meatball · Post by **meatball** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:28 pm

simon wrote:There's a 60 second lap on there

He's right you know!
OOOOOO me want a pax!
Nice car and good footage!

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 7:32 am

That footage was taken during my first 35 mins on track. Battery died before I started using kerbs/braking harder. Unfort. battery died during my laps with Tut

Bullet cam worked well though

Post by ed » Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:15 am

Im gunna need to get me a shot of one of these caterfield things!

BigD · Post by **BigD** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:58 am

Good footage Gareth.

Had a couple of laps with you. Your car was definately pulling away on the straights.

Power to weight pretty good now?

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:08 am

BigD wrote:Good footage Gareth.

Had a couple of laps with you. Your car was definately pulling away on the straights.

Power to weight pretty good now?

190bhp @ 529Kg (car was weighed yesterday)
Need to sort out the cornering

BigD · Post by **BigD** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 11:42 am

Gareth wrote:
BigD wrote:Good footage Gareth.

Had a couple of laps with you. Your car was definately pulling away on the straights.

Power to weight pretty good now?
190bhp @ 529Kg (car was weighed yesterday)
Need to sort out the cornering

Bloody hell that's light.

You now have 100bhp/ton more than me.

Not sure if I'd be as quick on the corners if I didn't have a steel cage for my comfort zone.

Plastic or air just isn't the same.

mac · Post by **mac** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:18 pm

Gareth wrote:
BigD wrote:Good footage Gareth.

Had a couple of laps with you. Your car was definately pulling away on the straights.

Power to weight pretty good now?
190bhp @ 529Kg (car was weighed yesterday)
Need to sort out the cornering

Makes my 120 @ 560 (i think) look puny in comparison.

It gets even worse when you add the driver's weight

jason · Post by **jason** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 4:47 pm

mac wrote:
Gareth wrote:
BigD wrote:Good footage Gareth.

Had a couple of laps with you. Your car was definately pulling away on the straights.

Power to weight pretty good now?
190bhp @ 529Kg (car was weighed yesterday)
Need to sort out the cornering

Makes my 120 @ 560 (i think) look puny in comparison.

It gets even worse when you add the driver's weight

Mac, your's is a Roadsport A yes? On paper I understand your car has ~138bhp.... but IIRC what I've heard it may be more on a sealed race engine.

mac · Post by **mac** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 6:01 pm

Cool - I thought the A spec sealed engines were 120 and got upped for B spec.

Suppose I really need to get it on a RR to find out for sure.

Still nowhere near the 190 G's putting out

Mac

CSK_423 · Post by **CSK_423** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:34 pm

Top Class Gareth, can't wait to see a calypso Red Elise with gold wheels being gunned down in your next vids