New Supersport R - must have options.

[Redbrix]

Hi All

Had a very enjoyable morning at Caterham South showroom this morning and have left a deposit to get onto the waiting list for Spring next year for a Supersport R.

I plan to self build and have the car read for summer. Would be very interested to hear what owners think are must have options.
Usage for me would be predominately weekend blats, half a dozen track days per annum and the odd long weekend European road trip to Le Mans Classic etc..

Look forward to the feedback.

Choosing colours seems the hardest part, still I love having this kind of problem!

[Redbrix]

Thanks for all your responses guys, its made interesting reading.

The options I am going for are:

Lowered Floor
QR steering wheel
Leather Seats - unfortunately the GT Style Leather seats are being discontinued.
Armourfend 3M treatment - will look into incorporating this during build. Thanks to those that suggested it.

Undecided:

FIA Roll bar - it appears only L7 owners club insist on this for some reason at Trackdays so cant see the benefit of installing this when there are plenty of other options for track days. Am I missing something?
Heater - still Not convinced this is a must have? How effective is it over and above normal heat dissipation from engine/exhaust?
SV - I am 5'11 and 90kg and test drove the SV with lowered floors which was fine. However I sat in the S3 and felt very snug. Am still undecided about which to choose and will therefore hire an S3 for a day before committing to the spec to see how well I can live with it.

Would also be very happy if I can be moved up the build queue to feb!!

[Redbrix]

Forgot to mention weather gear too, I like the half hood option but the supersport R doesnt come with a windscreen as standard.

[Redbrix]

LawrenceR said:

Hi Redbrix,

Good choice, I ordered my Supersport R kit a couple of months ago.

My spec is

220 bhp upgrade which includes TB's
Dry sump
Lowered floors
Full weather
Aeroscreen
Master cylinder upgrade
FIA roll bar
carbon dash
QR Wheel
Wide rears
Weather gear
Tonneau cover

I guess I think these are essential

And you are correct choosing the colours is the most difficult decision.

Good luck with the Build.

Hi Lawrence,

Out of interest - what made you choose the Supersport R with the engine upgrade + drysump over the R400, that has these as standard + 6 speed gearbox?