Caterham Academy/270 Racer
The Caterham Academy is one of the very best ways to dip your toe into the world of motor sport.
The Caterham Academy is one of the very best ways to dip your toe into the world of motor sport.
The HPC model stood for “High Performance Course”. Caterham felt at the time that the performance of these cars was so great they had a moral responsibility to ensure those who bought them were prepared. So they enrolled all new owners of these cars on a course to teach them how to manage the cars abilities.
This Supersport is very similar to an original Caterham Superlight, with all the same mechanical running gear.
Powered by Ford’s 1.6l Sigma engine, used across their range of Fiesta’s and Focus’ for years, this entry level Caterham is extremely dependable and provides ample performance for the majority of circumstances.
The Caterham CDX was a model which Caterham produced early in the 2000’s. The initials stood for Caterham Driving Experience, because, as the name suggests, these cars were built for use within Caterham as demonstrators. As such, they had every performance extra fitted as standard! The engines were either the 1.6 or 1.8L K-Series Supersport units, with the higher lift cams and racey engine maps. These were fitted with dry sump systems, including the uprated gold scavange pumps. Big brakes including the uprated master cylinder were also standard, as well as 6-speed gearboxes, limited slip differenentials and adjustable wide track suspension.
The Supersport was one of Caterham’s most popular models. When it was launched it was an instant hit with all automotive critics, offering the perfect balance of power and grip for maximum fun and usability on the roads of Britain.
The K-Series Superlight R500 was launched in 2002 and immediately became the fastest Caterham ever to be manufactured for sale. The Sevens already ultra light-weight design was taken to extraordinary new levels, with grams being shaved off everything possible. This included fitting the car with carbon fibre front and rear wheel arches as well as a carbon fibre nose cone and dashboard. The aluminium panels which made up the side and rear skins were made from a thinner, lightened piece of aluminium. Even the engines sump and bell-housing were cast from magnesium to further reduce every last ounce of weight.
This great looking Seven has been built up as a road legal track day car. Fitted with a revy 1600 K-Series engine producing around 130bhp, and mated to Caterham’s famous 6-speed close ratio gearbox, it has all the character and performance you could want for a fun and incredibly capable trackday toy.
The Lotus Elise 111R is a special sports car known for its exceptional driving dynamics, lightweight construction, and captivating design. Here are the key factors that make it stand out:
This Supersport started its life as a Palmer Sport car, offering Caterham driving experiences to the paying customers. After a four-year stint with Palmer Sport, it was sold back to Caterham where it was then acquired by an experienced racing driver. His vision was to develop this Seven into a monster racing car and as such commissioned the full strip and rebuild of the car to its current specification. The complete build process took a couple of years, and included some very high-quality parts, including a brand new Mountune built Duratec engine and Quaife sequential gearbox.