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Caterham Academy/270 Racer

£22995

Chassis Size Series 3 chassis

Year 2020

Mileage 2400

Engine Size 1598

BHP 135

0-60 5.5

Gearbox 5 Speed

Reg Number FJ20FNO

Description

The Caterham Academy is one of the very best ways to dip your toe into the world of motor sport.

Caterham Cars sell 50+ of these brand new entry level racers every year, complete with an introduction to motor sport package, spanning the full first year of ownership. This package is designed to help keen drivers into the world of competitive motor sport, holding their hands at every step of the way. From the first handling day, to their first race start and chequered flag.

From there, Caterham have a comprehensive ladder of motor sport championships, which allows these cars to be upgraded year on year, as they become more and more focused race cars.

At the start though, these cars are effectively the same specifcation as Caterham’s 270S, with the same chassis, the same 1.6L Ti-VCT Sigma engine under the bonnet, the same gearbox and differential, even the same suspension. The main differences are that where 270S’s come with comfortable leather seats, heaters and inertia reel seatbelts, these “Academy” versions, come with a full roll cage, Tillet seats, full racing harness and plumbed in fire extinguishers.

Many of the cars which take part in this “introduction to motor sport” series, continue onwards up the Caterham motor sport ladder. However many do not, and become occasional track day cars, or even get converted back to being full road cars with the comfortable interiors and gleaming paintwork found on Caterhams road car range.

This Academy car had a quite beginning to its life. Its original owner found that the realities of being on a race track with numerous other cars, wasn’t quite for him, and having taken part in only the first two events of the Academy year, this car went back to Caterham to be sold to a new home. This new home came by the way of a Yorkshire based gentleman, who coming out of covid, wanted a nice toy to play with on the local roads, and liked the idea of having the full cage for its additional protection. Three years and 2,000 miles later, he has moved on to a more road focussed version.

This then is a great opportunity to pick up a nearly new Academy car, which would perfectly suit a novice track day goer and/or someone looking to join the world of motor racing. This car is fully road legal and is also compliant with both Caterham’s motor sport series and other more club type series like the Caterham Graduates Racing Club.

Please feel free to contact us for any questions. All our cars come serviced, inspected and MOT’d. We also provide all our customers with an in-house guarantee to ensure the peace of mind that we care about our vehicles and our customers’ experience.

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Full Specification

Exterior & Weather Equipment

Gloss blue body wrap with black fibreglass nose and wings

FIA Roadsport roll cage

Drivers side intrusion bar

Heated windscreen windscreen

Full weather equipment

Windscreen mounted mirrors

Black Aero filler cap

Lighting & Electrical

5.3/4″ Black headlights

Standard indicator pods

Standard cyclewing repeaters

Standard rear light clusters

Master battery isolator switch

Optional – Motorsport Transponder £100

Optional – V-Box Lite Motorsport datalogger £1000

Engine & Transmission

1.6L Ford Sigma Ti-VCT engine 135bhp

5-Speed gearbox

Open differential

Brakes & Suspension

Adjustable platform Caterham Bilstein suspension

Narrow-track front suspension

De-Dion rear suspension

Adjustable rear anti-roll bar

Dual piston front calipers with solid discs

Standard brake master cylinder

Wheels & Tyres

All around:

13×6″ Black and Diamond cut Apollo alloys

185/70R13 Avon Caterham Academy tyres

Interior

Composite Tillet seats

Lowered floors

4 point harness

MOMO quick release steering wheel

Plumbed in fire extinguisher

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Pre-Delivery Service & MOT Included

Road Tested by our Caterham Specialist Technician

No Quibble Warranty

Full Specification

Exterior & Weather Equipment

Gloss blue body wrap with black fibreglass nose and wings

FIA Roadsport roll cage

Drivers side intrusion bar

Heated windscreen windscreen

Full weather equipment

Windscreen mounted mirrors

Black Aero filler cap

Lighting & Electrical

5.3/4″ Black headlights

Standard indicator pods

Standard cyclewing repeaters

Standard rear light clusters

Master battery isolator switch

Optional – Motorsport Transponder £100

Optional – V-Box Lite Motorsport datalogger £1000

Engine & Transmission

1.6L Ford Sigma Ti-VCT engine 135bhp

5-Speed gearbox

Open differential

Brakes & Suspension

Adjustable platform Caterham Bilstein suspension

Narrow-track front suspension

De-Dion rear suspension

Adjustable rear anti-roll bar

Dual piston front calipers with solid discs

Standard brake master cylinder

Wheels & Tyres

All around:

13×6″ Black and Diamond cut Apollo alloys

185/70R13 Avon Caterham Academy tyres

Interior

Composite Tillet seats

Lowered floors

4 point harness

MOMO quick release steering wheel

Plumbed in fire extinguisher

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