Caterham Superlight Twenty

Caterham Superlight Twenty

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nigelpugh7

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5,996 posts

189 months

Friday 10th June 2016
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Don't think I have posted pics of my new Caterham Superlight Twenty, so here goes.








Quickmoose

4,482 posts

122 months

Friday 10th June 2016
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I want it.
That looks totally focused and ALOT of fun.
I think perhaps I should start to seriously plan for one. I already have a 2nd weekend only car...and I've always wanted a 7. If I wait much longer I won't be able to get in or out of the thing...hmm... spring 2017...

neil-935ql

1,079 posts

105 months

Friday 10th June 2016
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Hi again , looks really good. One thing I find amazing is the weight of the paint , it's 6kg I think seems a lot to me ! Good saving though , nearly as much as my road bike weighs

Fetchez la vache

5,568 posts

213 months

Friday 10th June 2016
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bloody lovely cloud9

anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 10th June 2016
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I'm considering a Caterham for track days. Have driven one at Jonathan Palmer a couple months back and I loved it. Just need to make up my mind as to which one. What are you planning to use this one for and why this model in particular - besides the fact that it looks chuffing amazing!

nigelpugh7

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5,996 posts

189 months

Friday 10th June 2016
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Quickmoose said:
I want it.
That looks totally focused and ALOT of fun.
I think perhaps I should start to seriously plan for one. I already have a 2nd weekend only car...and I've always wanted a 7. If I wait much longer I won't be able to get in or out of the thing...hmm... spring 2017...
Thanks for the comment,, it certainly is very focused, but then all Caterhams are I geuss!

If you want to truly become as nutty for Caterhams as I am, why not do the same as me, and build yourself one as a kit, just as this one was.

Here's the link to my blog, on the complete build from delivery day, to collection day from the new Caterham BookaTrack dealership at Donington.

Here's the link to my blog:-

http://superlighttwenty.blogspot.co.uk

It really is very easy to build, and so very very rewarding too!


nigelpugh7

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189 months

Friday 10th June 2016
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neil-935ql said:
Hi again , looks really good. One thing I find amazing is the weight of the paint , it's 6kg I think seems a lot to me ! Good saving though , nearly as much as my road bike weighs
Hi again Neil,

Yes your right, the paint is a surprising amount of weight.

If you recall when Caterham released the original Superlight, the options including the paint and other items like screen Heater etc were listed not by price but by weight!

I still think it takes a very very committed person to not tick some boxes and have it just as it comes from the factory with no options whatsoever added!


nigelpugh7

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Friday 10th June 2016
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thecook101 said:
I'm considering a Caterham for track days. Have driven one at Jonathan Palmer a couple months back and I loved it. Just need to make up my mind as to which one. What are you planning to use this one for and why this model in particular - besides the fact that it looks chuffing amazing!
Yep so. Many people get their very first fix of a Caterham on track at a Jonathan Palmer day,,it's a great way to be introduced as the team at JP really know how to show you to push them to their limits.

This Superlight Twenty is a fairly low power model compared to my precious Caterhams, I have built snd owned 5 other cars previously, the last one being an R500, which actually had twice the BHP of this new Superlight Twenty.

This model is actually based on the current 270R model Caterham, with a few nice additions as part of the limited edition status, that includes full carbon race tillet seats, all carbon interior panels carbon dash, carbon front and rear wings, carbon nosecone plus a whole raft of items unique to the twenty limited edition.

My car is number 7 of 20, we have a Facebook owners page for the Twenty limited edition too,,currently we have 16 of the twenty cars owners signed up.

This will be used exactly the same as all my previous Caterhams,,lots of fun weekends on the twisty B roads, track days, sprints, hill climbs and longer trips to Southern Europe too.

binnerboy

486 posts

149 months

Friday 10th June 2016
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nigelpugh7 said:
If you want to truly become as nutty for Caterhams as I am, why not do the same as me, and build yourself one as a kit, just as this one was.
would love to do that however I am constrained by cash , the nearest I could afford is my £850 Eunos :-)

mcerbm

111 posts

203 months

Friday 10th June 2016
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Just out of interest, has it been on the scales yet..... and how did it compare to caterhams official figure?

Quickmoose

4,482 posts

122 months

Friday 10th June 2016
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nigelpugh7 said:
Thanks for the comment,, it certainly is very focused, but then all Caterhams are I geuss!

If you want to truly become as nutty for Caterhams as I am, why not do the same as me, and build yourself one as a kit, just as this one was.

Here's the link to my blog, on the complete build from delivery day, to collection day from the new Caterham BookaTrack dealership at Donington.

Here's the link to my blog:-

http://superlighttwenty.blogspot.co.uk

It really is very easy to build, and so very very rewarding too!
that's a nuts idea... however with no other earthly commitments, research on exactly that might well fill my weekend thumbup

nigelpugh7

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189 months

Friday 10th June 2016
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Quickmoose said:
that's a nuts idea... however with no other earthly commitments, research on exactly that might well fill my weekend thumbup
Indeed, all my nuts ideas always end up being my best ones!

I hope you spend many many hours of fun researching it.

One of my other Caterham Buddies, Daniiel French also has a very fanatical build blog too, check this one out:-

http://www.caterhamr500.co.uk




iphonedyou

9,234 posts

156 months

Friday 10th June 2016
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nigelpugh7 said:
If you recall when Caterham released the original Superlight, the options including the paint and other items like screen Heater etc were listed not by price but by weight!
That is a legitimately cool fact.

smile

GFWilliams

4,941 posts

206 months

Friday 10th June 2016
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Awesome Nigel, not as quick as mine though wink

nigelpugh7

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Friday 10th June 2016
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GFWilliams said:
Awesome Nigel, not as quick as mine though wink
Of course you would say that wouldn't you buddy!

But mines got a carbon Aeroscreen and yours still has that big bad glass air brake!

Nah nah nah with bells on winkwinksmile

nigelpugh7

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189 months

Friday 10th June 2016
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Thanks to Matt Bird from Pistonheads, this thread and my new Superlight Twenty are now featured as the " Readers Car of the week"

I do hope this won't turn into something like " Readers Wives " from all this 70's lads mags! wink

Thanks anyway guys!


GFWilliams

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206 months

Friday 10th June 2016
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nigelpugh7 said:
Of course you would say that wouldn't you buddy!

But mines got a carbon Aeroscreen and yours still has that big bad glass air brake!

Nah nah nah with bells on winkwinksmile
Touché wink

Give me time, my wallet is hurting at the moment! I'll probably get my clear aeroscreen on next week though, can't wait!

As you know, I absolutely love your 7 mate, it's a beautiful build

nigelpugh7

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5,996 posts

189 months

Friday 10th June 2016
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GFWilliams said:
Touché wink

Give me time, my wallet is hurting at the moment! I'll probably get my clear aeroscreen on next week though, can't wait!

As you know, I absolutely love your 7 mate, it's a beautiful build
Cheers ears, only having a bit of fun you know!

We all love our mad little cars don't we, I feel a couple,of trips out to somewhere nice this weekend coming! smile

suffolk009

5,344 posts

164 months

Friday 10th June 2016
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nigelpugh7 said:
If you recall when Caterham released the original Superlight, the options including the paint and other items like screen Heater etc were listed not by price but by weight!
Not for all parts. I recall speccing a 1.6 Superlight in 99 (it has a W plate). I asked the Caterham Sales guy what the weight saving was for carbon wings and nose instead of glassfibre. He couldn't (or wouldn't) tell me. In the end I went for glassfibre and orange paint.

jimmy7

687 posts

206 months

Friday 10th June 2016
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Looking great Nigel, will have to arrange a drive out somewhere soon!

Shame I had the full screen on here really, but had to leave the car over night! Not strictly part of the 'Superlight' ethos!