Caterham vs Porsche - like a Yorkshire terrier snapping at a rottweiler's heels...
It's quite an old video, this one, having been shot way back in 2009. But 8m 29s of a buzzy little 500kg Caterham R500 terrorizing a 996 GT2 around the Nurburgring is always worth a look, even if you've seen it before.
Although the GT2 clearly has the legs of the Caterham on the straights, it simply can't keep up on the tighter sections, even when the driver is indulging in some, er, rather lairy cornering techniques.
Talking of the driver, it's one Dario Margutti of Mythos Cars, the Italian distributor for Caterham and Gardner Douglas (you may remember him from this equally heroic Gardener Douglas GD70 video). A man with balls of tungsten, clearly...
Thanks to PHer Plotloss for reminding us of this fab pair of videos...
Why is there a special section in the company car handbook we recieved that specifically details the days of torture and instant dismissal if we take the car to the 'ring? Seeing stuff like this just makes me sooo want to go!!
I know personally both drivers! And I'm nowhere near their driving skills... The 996 driver (a very nice person, btw) offered me a couple of laps of the 'Ring in his previous car, a Z3M coupè with "optimized" chassis and semislick tires... unbelievable skills and speed...
Why is there a special section in the company car handbook we recieved that specifically details the days of torture and instant dismissal if we take the car to the 'ring? Seeing stuff like this just makes me sooo want to go!!
The last CC handbook I had said "No Trackdays or other use on Racetracks"
Wow that r500 is a twitchy beast, huge respect to the driver. Went on the carlimits day in the wet and the guys who had them could barely keep them the straight on the straight.
Did a passenger ride at the ring in my cousins R500 in 2010 in torrential rain wearing helmets and board shorts! Obviously we came off, but only minor damage. That really shows what these cars are capable of on a dry track!
t-your-pants moment at 2:11
