caterham and the ring ?

[jackal]

isn't it about time someone updated caterhams status there ?


the old K series R500 at 7.55 was at least 30bhp down on todays D R500
it was on the old standard bilsteins I would imagine ?
probably CR500's as well
and Not driven by a full on Ringmeister (AFAIK)


what would the new R500 make in the hands on a ring speciliast and with a nice new set of ACB10's ?

(with all these special tyres that GT3's, GT-r's, CSL's etc.. come with standard these days it would surely be totally unfair to put the caterham on CR500's)


7.45 ? ... 10 seconds quicker ?

The greater top speed of the duratec alone would shave seconds off through dottinger hohe, the section after bergwerk and Flugplatz etc.. ? Maybe even sub 7.40 ... high 7.30's anyone ?

[fergus]

I'm sure any of the guys racing 7s here could beat the current time "It's only a circuit like any other"...

Given that Radical seem to have gone all out to show their provenance their, I'm surprised Caterham haven't also risen to the challenge, as suggested.

[sam919]

Would be better off with something other than ACB's.

[thequietone]

Rob Nearn was the pilot at the time and aparently there was a 'little bit left'..
I think you are right, the new Duratec powered car would be capable of a high 7:30 - low 7:40 in the right hands.

[The Wookie]

Oh god you had to bring this one up again

Whatever that chap did in the Youtube clip, knock at least 15 seconds off of it for a pro-ringmeister at the wheel!

Perhaps the same again, maybe a bit more with a decent set of slicks on, but I believe that would invalidate the 'road car' provenance. A set of Yoko 48's would probably see around 10 shaved off of a CR500 time though.